As it tumbled down into Castellane, feeling almost weightless, sweeping through turns in its great, almost elastic sweet-spot, the relatively humble BMW M3 jumped right to the top of my list.

Watch the BMW M3 CSL E46 take on the VW Bora VR6 in an intense quarter-mile drag race! Experience the thrilling acceleration, high-revving engines, and the roar of these performance machines.