The BMW M3 Touring can be seen in action in a place where you will probably bump into it relatively often: the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. M3 fanatics can’t wait to see the new M3 variant without a psychedelic sticker sheet. It probably won’t be long before BMW officially presents the M3 Touring.
It is striking how the three major German ‘premium brands’ each follow their own path when it comes to the absolute top versions of cars in the 3-series and 5-series segment. Audi has been supplying the RS4 and RS6 for two generations only as an Avant and Mercedes-Benz offers the most powerful AMG variants of the C- and E-class as a sedan and as an Estate. BMW opts for the M3 and M5 to only give the sedans such a top version. Although both the E34 (photo 11) and E60 generations (photo 12) 5-series did exist as M5 Touring and BMW showed an M3 Touring Concept in 2000, an M3 Touring never came on the market. That will soon change. Next year we can welcome the first ever BMW M3 Touring. The sporty station wagon can be seen in these photos as BMW puts it to the test on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.
BMW M3 Touring Concept (2000)
What to expect from the BMW M3 Touring? In fact, nothing more than an über-Touring, which is available with the same 3.0 six-in-line as the M3 Sedan and M4’s. That six-cylinder delivers 480 hp in the regular M3 and is even good for 510 hp and 650 Nm in the M3 and M4 Competition. The ‘entry-level M’s’ have a six-speed manual transmission, while the Competition variants have an eight-speed automatic transmission. In addition to rear-wheel drive M3s and M4s, BMW also supplies the powerhouses with four-wheel drive. It remains to be seen in which configuration(s) the M3 Touring can be ordered.
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