{"id":25101,"date":"2022-06-21T18:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T22:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=25101"},"modified":"2022-06-21T18:01:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T22:01:24","slug":"bmw-m3-touring-reveal-specs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=25101","title":{"rendered":"BMW M3 Touring Officially Revealed \u2013 Fun For The Whole Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been more than a decade since BMW last sold an M wagon as the M5 E61<\/a> bowed out back in 2010. There had been a short-lived E34 before it, but it\u2019s only now the smaller M3 is getting the long-roof treatment. The idea of an AMG C63 Estate rival is far from being new considering the E46 M3 Touring was conceived in 2000. Sadly, it remained at the concept stage, and now, the G81 BMW M3 Touring is heading to showrooms.<\/p>\n

First Ever M3 Touring<\/h3>\n

Proving a predictable car isn\u2019t always a bad thing, the new high-performance BMW M3 Touring is indeed an M3 Sedan<\/a> turned into a wagon in the best way possible. From the B-pillar forward, the two cars are virtually identical. There\u2019s no carbon fiber roof on the estate where it comes as standard with a high-gloss black finish also applied to the roof rails. You can also have the roof in the same color as the rest of the body while the spoiler at the back was specially developed and 3D-printed for the M3 Touring.<\/p>\n

BMW M3 Touring is 85 millimeters longer externally than the BMW 3 Series Touring, at 4,794 millimeters,\u00a076 millimeters wider (1,903 millimeters) and four millimeters lower (1,436 millimeters).<\/p>\n

Only Competition, Auto and xDrive<\/h3>\n

As we\u2019ve been saying all along, the new M3 Touring is offered exclusively in the Competition guise, so only with an automatic transmission. It\u2019s also an xDrive-only affair in the same vein as the Audi RS4 Avant and the next-generation Mercedes-AMG C63 Estate<\/a>. The eight-speed M Steptronic sends 510 horsepower and 650 Newton-meters (479 pound-feet) of torque to both axles.<\/p>\n

BMW says the speedy wagon will do 0 to 62 mph (100 km\/h) in 3.6 seconds, thus making it only a tenth of a second slower than the M3 Sedan. From rest, it takes 12.9 seconds to reach 124 mph (200 km\/h) en route to 155 mph (250 km\/h). Opt for the M Driver\u2019s Package and it will loosen up the electronic top speed limiter to 174 mph (250 km\/h).<\/p>\n

More important than outright speed in a real-life scenario while overtaking is the pulling power in the midrange. The M3 Touring takes 2.7 seconds from 50 to 75 mph (80 to 120 km\/h) in fourth gear or 3.5 seconds in fifth gear. When it\u2019s time to stop, you\u2019ll be able to count on optional carbon-ceramic brakes. The athletic wagon sits on 19-inch front and 20-inch forged wheels wrapped around in meaty 275\/35 ZR19 and 285\/30 ZR20 tires.<\/p>\n