{"id":12990,"date":"2021-11-05T07:54:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T11:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/auto\/?p=12990"},"modified":"2021-11-05T07:54:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T11:54:19","slug":"2023-bmw-m3-touring-spy-video-nurburgring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=12990","title":{"rendered":"BMW M3 Touring video shows hot wagon during intense Nurburgring test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was only yesterday when ex-BMW M CEO Markus Flasch revealed some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2021\/11\/04\/bmw-m3-touring-not-originally-planned\/\">juicy tidbits about the first-ever M3 Touring<\/a> and now the speedy wagon has been caught at the N\u00fcrburgring. Several prototypes carrying \u201cB\u2019Ring It On\u201d side decals were seen by spy photographers while the test drivers were pushing the work-in-progress cars to their limits.<\/p>\n<p>The fast-paced footage shows the M3 wagon wearing the full production body while being thrown around the many corners of the Green Hell. We can easily observe the hazard lights automatically coming on under hard braking as the test drivers were not afraid to abuse the prototypes to squeeze every last drop of performance.<\/p>\n<p>Having already learned which sole configuration of the M3 Touring will be available, it\u2019s safe to say we\u2019re looking at a Competition-spec model with the automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. It will be BMW\u2019s belated answer to the Audi RS4 Avant and Mercedes-AMG C63 Estate, but as the saying goes, better late than never.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_410316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-410316\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-410316\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2023_bmw_m3_touring_photoshop_01-830x467.jpg\" alt=\"2023 bmw m3 touring photoshop 01 830x467\" width=\"830\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2023_bmw_m3_touring_photoshop_01-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2023_bmw_m3_touring_photoshop_01-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2023_bmw_m3_touring_photoshop_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2023_bmw_m3_touring_photoshop_01-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2023_bmw_m3_touring_photoshop_01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2023 bmw m3 touring photoshop 01 830x467\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-410316\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20467%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2023_bmw_m3_touring_photoshop_01-830x467.jpg\" alt=\"2023 bmw m3 touring photoshop 01 830x467\" width=\"830\" height=\"467\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2023_bmw_m3_touring_photoshop_01-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2023_bmw_m3_touring_photoshop_01-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2023_bmw_m3_touring_photoshop_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2023_bmw_m3_touring_photoshop_01-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2023_bmw_m3_touring_photoshop_01.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2023 bmw m3 touring photoshop 01 830x467\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-410316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Render by instagram.com\/magnus.concepts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It will obviously inherit the look-at-me front grille design of its sedan sibling, along with the quad exhaust tips typical of a fully fledged M car. BMW has been offering a speedy 3 Series wagon for a while with the M340i and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2020\/10\/05\/2021-bmw-m340d-test-drive\/\">M340d Touring<\/a> M Performance duo, but the long-roof M3 will take things to a whole new level.<\/p>\n<p>As you might have learned already, the fast estate was never part of the original plan for the latest-generation M3, but the former M head honcho insisted, and eventually got his way and the project was green-lighted for production. Two factors worked in his favor: the rear axle shared with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2021\/10\/30\/2022-bmw-m3-in-verde-mantis\/\">M3 Sedan<\/a> and the addition of xDrive, which Markus Flasch referred to as being indispensable for this type of car. AMG would disagree with the latter statement since the C63 has always been RWD, with only the next-gen car getting 4Matic.<\/p>\n<p>After decades of patiently waiting for the M3 Touring, which included an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2016\/10\/05\/video-check-unique-bmw-m3-touring-concept-motion\/\">E46 M3 Touring<\/a> tease, fast wagon enthusiasts will finally be able to buy one later in 2022, but not in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"503HP 2022 BMW M3 Touring Prototype Spied Testing At The N\u00fcrburgring B'RING IT ON\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1H0VbpIisYE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1H0VbpIisYE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CarSpyMedia \/ YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was only yesterday when ex-BMW M CEO Markus Flasch revealed some juicy tidbits about the first-ever M3 Touring and now the speedy wagon has been caught at the N\u00fcrburgring. Several prototypes carrying \u201cB\u2019Ring It On\u201d side decals were seen by spy photographers while the test drivers were pushing the work-in-progress cars to their limits. 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