It's finally here! The new BMW M3 Touring has arrived. Would you have one over the M3 saloon?
, the powertrain and which bits are 3D printed - the full debut and all associated details are still jolly exciting. Not least because we finally get to see it in all its M-enhanced glory. Naturally the Touring is equipped with everything we’d expect of an M car: four 100mm exhausts, pumped up arches, plenty of carbon bits, the grilles…
The roof will be high gloss black as standard , with a body-coloured option available; the roof rails - on an M3! - are high gloss black. Though not typically a big concern for an M car, it seems appropriate to mention boot space here: the Touring offers 500 litres with the seats up, or 1,510 with them down. Hopefully a roofbox can get on those rails easily.
Certainly there’ll be no holding anyone up on circuit, the M3 Touring boasting the same 510hp/479lb ft 3.0-litre twin-turbo straight six as the coupe and saloon. Paired to the eight-speed auto and standard xDrive, the Touring will hit 62mph in 3.6 seconds , 124mph in 12.9 seconds and a 155mph maximum; a 174mph limiter raise is optionally available.
The hidden bits that make a 3 Series into an M3 will contribute to that total as well , with the same upgraded hardware as two- and four-door. So the Touring has its torsional rigidity increased with ‘specific strengthening links’ connecting the strut towers with each other, the nose and the bulkhead, an aluminium shear panel to bulk up the front subframe, additional bracing from front to rear plus a bespoke rear axle subframe.