BMW E46 M3 CSL Compact 😱 The UGLIEST & The BEST! // Nürburgring 

Ugliest? Compared to the new BMWs this thing is beautiful.

Was a pleasure experiencing the ring with you. I am currently working on a lot of upgrades, including the much needed cooling. Maybe you can stress test it if all is done :D

You can tell the guy feels bad for his car over heating. It's OK man, safety first and I guess it's an easy fix anyways. Thanks for showing up

That megane R26 in front was a rocket.

A Compact 325ti 6 Speed Manual Sport with the Purple Tag Rack as standard is BMW's under rated bargain. Marc Gene called them a Baby M3 when interviewed by AutoCar in 2014 after driving their long term test car....his daily was an E46 M3.

I love to see the fear of the passengers on the first braking and cornering.

I had a 325ti compact, it looked good. Much better than what BMW have been doing for the last few years

One thing that very few people know is that the Compact is immune to the rear-subframe cracks that the rest of the E46 range (more powerful models) are prone to.

The Compact isn't ugly at all. I think BMW fans are used on longer chassis that's why they hate it. There's a 1000+ hp awd one here in Greece.

Personally I always liked the E46 compact, but then I did like the E36 compact as well.

I love compacts. Had an E36/5 and really miss it.

Compact M-Package II looks great. And it is the last BMW with seperated lense headlights. Most stable and reliable E46 chassis by the way. Gotta love these cars!

Sounds amazing, handles great! I couldn't live with the looks of the E46 compact myself and got a coupe. Same track and wheelbase as the coupe. The modern BMW's make the compact less and less ugly!

Just as I was thinking about selling my project Compact. Thank you Misha for this one!

the compacts look awesome special to me.. ❤️

I like it, with M pack it looks good. The mods are incredible. Congrats to the owner.

This reminds of the swedish Bmw E46 M3CSL (LOADED) that broke the lap record 7.22min many years ago!!! The Compact looks very good.!!!

Finally a compact on your channel. What a nice machine!^^

I do not agree that it is THE ugliest BMW, but i am not completely neutral having owned 320td (the 150 hp version). It has to have the M sport package to look less dull, but that goes for the sedan as well. The right colour also helps. The 'frog eyes' on the front give the car character in my opinion. Furthermore it is practical and not too common.

We have a motorsports series in the UK called BMW Compact Cup. They are all very lightly modified e46 318 compacts..tbey look great sliding around on rear wheel drive and produce some great racing.

I want one, now. I did not know that such a conversion with no rear seats would be road legal here in Germany!

I have a modified e46 318ti with 18 inch Breyton wheels and Brembo brakes,the car is driving like a dream and the handling is wonderful ,real wheel driving on a hatchback is a joy

Can’t wait to do POV Videos on the Nurburgring, looks like fun

The front really isn't that bad once you get used to seeing it. I've had one for a while now and it starts looking less bad every day :D

Absolutely gorgeous car. I would take this over the vast majority of BMWs today

A long time back i had a fast lap with an e36 compact with the E36 M3 Evo engine and running gear. I was in my Tommi Mak Evo VI. The cars were extrenely closely matched. Great fun.

My guys head is like a g-meter 😅 gets a proper tilt on round the corners 😂

i got a compact for the looks. when they are front swapped they look even more amazing. but damn he has the cleanest looking compact i ever seen its emaculate.

Beautiful compact 😍 Awesome build👍

i have a 325ti and its already good , csl or m3 e46 build on a compact is MY DREAM !!

Finally a compact 🙌🏾. Track weapon

I have owned one of these in the past. Still miss it! Great car and btw love the way it looks!

Nice!! I’m building one atm will be out in the summer!

I used to own a compact to as a former compact owner I have to say that was my dream build I always had in my mind Great !

that Megane was flying. Great lap as always!!

I'd get a badge made up as M2.9 - just for laughs. Love it

Ugle i absolutely love e46 compacts i have one an its bloody lovely an that car is just a dream

Has anyone noticed the 2nd to 3rd shirp right after the carousel. Because it sound awesome with the pop from the exhaust.👍👍

New cars can have 1000 hp, I would always prefer a sound like that.Sounds so good.

unpopular opinion, e46 compact is pretty cool in M sport, with projector headlights etc.

Might not be the prettiest becuase of the headlights... But God damn it sounds amazing. I think its pretty common for cars of this era getting a bit overheated on track (altho compared to other cars Misha has driven, this car did pretty good). And us Misha said, compared to modern BMWs this is absolutely beautiful car. I think BMW's slogan of "Sheer Driving Pleasure" fully fits to this car. Not something I think people can say on newer models.

We never saw that cars rear, but if it is cleaned (no M3 badge, no CSL) it can be a sleeper. Or you put a "316" badge on it, combined with a "Fehlende Leistung wird durch Wahnsinn ersetzt" sticker ((The) lack of power is compensated by insanity) All I have to say to the owner: Love BMW Compact, love this build, keep it as long as you can, 'cause this is a marvel!

This…..THIS is where my dream bmw track car is. (Controversial 👀) People used to call the Ford RS200 ugly but I never agreed with that and the 46ti also has a similar ‘misunderstood’ stigma, mainly because of its looks. I’ve personally owned 5 46ti’s and would have another tomorrow ! Great video Misha 👍 Im going back in for another viewing…..

All the carbon on the engine looks so sick 🔥🔥

Hi Misha. Greetings from Malaysia. Been following your channel and try not to miss it daily as I know you upload new videos very very frequently. Anyhow, I have the E46ti Compact as well. Really unique car as it's low in production number compared to other models. Mine is stock M54B25 (sadly auto tranny) apart from Zimmerman drilled rotors, bigger wheels, strut brace, rear cat delete with a H-pipe installed in their place and a BMC filter. How I wish I can upgrade the engine and transmission to what it is like in this video. Great car it is. ❤😊

Great build!

You could really see this guys face change when he realised all the parts slash money he has to put in this car to follow your recommendations , i bet he's obsessed with it now, at least i would be 😂 Great driving as usual🔥

Compacts are not ugly at all, BMW sold so many of them back in the day. I didn’t like them back in the day, but can really appreciate them now.

Intake noise is fantastic!!

Amazing ! I have 2 compact, one manual 318td daily and one 325ti SMG-C , just underated car i agree. I enjoy each time to drive and i will keep them as long as i can.

Geiler Sleeper alleine schon der CSL Motor und der Klang schöner umbau 🤝🏼

Finally a compact! Most overlooked BMWs out there

A true enthusiast! Good luck making that e46 what he desiers it to be! Also great idea, grab a compact do a swap on it and you have a fun track car.

What you said about Dutch drivers matches the exact thing we see here in Texas. The second you have any sort of turn in the road, people freak out and slam on their brakes. When it does get straight, they are going 20 mph below the speed limit and blocking the passing lane.

The sound ❤

That's one sick compact 🌶

As a E46 Compact owner, this is the dream. I'd love to do a OEM-style M3 conversion, like how people convert Tourings

UK MPH Speedo in the LHD car. I guess the donor CSL was a RHD pommy car. The sound is glorious. And the gearbox swaps cogs really nicely. I love the idea of this car. It’s kind of old school AMG in concept. ‘What’s the biggest motor that’ll fit? Let’s put that in’.

I didn't actually know people hated the compact body. For my personnal taste, it's the most, and almost only BMW desirable body, as this constructor (and all german ones) tends to build oversized and overweighted cars. I like the shape very much ! It's sad it doesn't cut the weight though...

Man it's sick that's why it's awsome!

Seemed like it was handling the corners pretty effortlessly. Looked like a real enjoyable lap.

You can upgrae your control arms to e46 m3 ones which help a lot. Also look at running a sqaure tire setup if youre not already add some front camber and toe out and youll be set.

The owner head turn into gmeter 😂

Lap looked and Sounded quality 🙏🏻

yo that clio v6 is also breaking hearts xD love the sound of this, and 470 hp na must be a blast on there....

Great sound !!!

For me it’s the most beautiful 😅💙❤️‍🔥

I've always liked the look of compact more than the 1 series.

That Megane was FAAAAAST! 😮‍💨

I love that car ❤ something Different and very unique 😊😊

The white BMW you encountered pulled a textbook 'BMW driver' move.😆

Wheelbase is the same as every other E46 hence you can CSL or M3 spec the whole thing as a bolt-on including geometry wise using M3/csl suspension components. It is definitely one of the goofiest designs from BMW but I ended up getting one simply because of the suspension setup and wheelbase and also the fact it's a rwd hatchback which is a format I like. You can get a TON of stuff in the back when folding the rear seats. I have travelled in it with the back full of stuff and with the m-sport bodykit and the right wheels, it doesn't look so bad. I like the squat fat stance it has in the back. It's really just those front lights that are a bit fugly xD This one with csl drivetrain must be kick ass. I got a 325ti with Z4 style 103 wheels which actually look perfect on this car.

I think they’ve gotten better looking with time. When they came out I thought🤮now I think meh quite beautiful in an ugly way😂

great intake sound

Nice performance!

another great video, greetings from Poland 😅

I miss my compact 325 manual!

Fastest steering rack of the E46 gen! I'll get one at some point and swap to coupe front end( getting it road legal in Croatia will be a journey 😅)

E46 Compact is the best driving version of e46s. FACT

My dream is to have you drive my manual AMG V8 swapped C class Compact on the Nurburgring 😁 it’s got a ton of upgrades and this year I’ll be throwing on some more parts and even some clk63 black series components 👀 also if you’re ever in Los Angeles, California lmk I’ll toss the keys your way 👍🏼

I had 325ti, fanaystic little car. Ibthink is actually good looking. In sivler grey is the best colour

The last hero bmw e46 combact misha nice video 👍👍😆

e46 compact is a common race car base in uk bmw car club championship, in fact the championship winner this year was in one with a 330i motor in it

Beautiful car 👍

One again Micha showing how careful he is with other peoples cars

But Misha can drive, wow!! what a guy. Knows the ring well and loves to drive 👌🏿

In the beginning you could see Bernd in the background ...........the good old times 🥲

Absolutely love my e36. Compact still not keen on the 46 compact tho

Would love to see an E36 compact

WE NEED A E36 COMPACT ❤❤❤❤❤

Clio is crazy 🔥 🤪

Bring the Japanese steel, Suzuki Swift 1.3 GTi.

Cams and uprated rad and this thing would be nuts

I liked the compact. They were popular in uk; 318ti maybe??

Engine I can understand but last thing I would do is swap over the gearbox

@ 2:55 untill 3:15 is so f*king true especially in the smaller towns people drive around apartment blocks like its a time trial to get to their work to 'feel alive' in their 80.000€ car.... Maniacs. Untill they hit a kid or smtn.. No insurance covers that 'fee'

That Megane was offski 👍♥️

I have one of these too😁 She's gorgeous to me. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 🥰🤣

The XM! YES! 😂

Bring this car back with more mods! 😁