It needed a more powerful V12 engine and instead of using two 2.5-liter inline-six series production engines joined at a 60-degree angle, BMW used two 3.0-liter inline-sixes from the E36 M3.

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The car has been listed up for sale from Sport Auto in the town of Skien and the seller notes that it has also been upgraded with the suspension set-up of an E36 M3. It also features seats, gauges ...

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Somebody is selling the ultimate E46, made using an M5’s V10 and pieces of newer M3 and M4 models. It’s not cheap, but it is well-priced. Aston Martin’s 88-unit, $950,000, topless supercar ...

Each example will have an MSRP of $200,000 before taxes and fees, with a $995 flat destination fee. The first street-legal V12 to grace a BMW engine bay was introduced in 1987.

There's no word on its performance, but the Z3 M - with a 321bhp 3.2-litre straight-six from the old M3 - did 0-62mph in around 5.4 seconds (the coupe ‘breadvan' did it in around 5.1).