{"id":84929,"date":"2026-02-25T07:29:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84929"},"modified":"2026-02-25T07:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:29:55","slug":"bmw-m3-cs-touring-laps-nurburgring-onboard-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84929","title":{"rendered":"BMW M3 CS Touring Laps The Nurburgring In Onboard Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"post-summary-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"post-summary-title\">Article Summary<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"post-summary-list\">\n<li>The high-performance wagon featured Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires.<\/li>\n<li>The 7:28 lap time is for the shorter configuration of the track.<\/li>\n<li>The official lap time for the 20.6-km layout is 7:24.7.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>The BMW M3 CS Touring was crowned the fastest production wagon at the N\u00fcrburgring in 2025. The ultimate G81, in the hands of M development engineer and seasoned race car driver J\u00f6rg Weidinger, was the first estate to crack the 7:30 barrier. Last April, he crossed the finish line in 7 minutes and 29.49 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sport Auto<\/em> test driver Christian Gebhardt has also put the pedal to the metal at the Green Hell with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/08\/29\/bmw-m3-cs-touring-spain-50-cars-price\/\">M3 CS Touring<\/a>. Although the 7:28.21 performance may give some the impression he beat the official time, that\u2019s not the case. The onboard footage shows the experienced driver lapping the shorter Nordschleife configuration, which spans 20.6 kilometers instead of the full 20.8 km.<\/p>\n<p>J\u00f6rg Weidinger still holds the wagon record with a 7:24.72 lap time on the shorter N\u00fcrburgring layout. Even so, Christian\u2019s performance is impressive and marks a massive improvement over the regular M3 Touring he tested back in 2023. The non-CS variant completed the lap in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/10\/19\/bmw-m3-touring-full-nurburgring-lap-video\/\">7:34.39<\/a>, making it about 6.1 seconds slower than the Competition Sport.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-bmw-m3-cs-touring-on-the-track-08.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-503379\" title=\"2025 BMW M3 CS TOURING ON THE TRACK 08\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-bmw-m3-cs-touring-on-the-track-08-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"2025 BMW M3 CS TOURING ON THE TRACK 08\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-bmw-m3-cs-touring-on-the-track-08-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-bmw-m3-cs-touring-on-the-track-08-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-bmw-m3-cs-touring-on-the-track-08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-bmw-m3-cs-touring-on-the-track-08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-bmw-m3-cs-touring-on-the-track-08.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s important to distinguish between the two M3 Touring versions. Not only is the CS more powerful and slightly lighter, but the N\u00fcrburgring runs were completed on different tires. The standard performance wagon used Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s, whereas the CS variant had stickier Cup 2 Rs. The latter remains street-legal but is more track-focused. We reckon most of the six seconds Christian shaved off were likely due to the upgraded rubber.<\/p>\n<p>As for which other wagons could beat the M3 CS Touring, a few come to mind. BMW might one day eclipse its own record with the M5 Touring. It\u2019s too soon for a hotter CS derivative, but we wouldn\u2019t rule one out later in the G99\u2019s life cycle. If a CS-badged version arrives, it would likely be based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/02\/16\/2028-bmw-m5-touring-spy-photos\/\">facelifted M5 Touring<\/a> set to launch in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the competition, Audi has just unveiled the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/02\/19\/new-audi-rs5-rivals-bmw-m3\/\">RS5 Avant<\/a> and is only months away from introducing a new RS6 Avant. Both of Ingolstadt\u2019s super wagons are plug-in hybrids, albeit with different engines: a V6 and a V8, respectively. Mercedes-AMG is phasing out the C63 Estate and replacing it with the six-cylinder C53. It\u2019s still too early to say whether Affalterbach will attempt to snatch the N\u00fcrburgring wagon crown from BMW.<\/p>\n<p><iframe type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"cmplazyload\" data-cmp-vendor=\"s30\" data-cmp-purpose=\"c52\" title=\"BMW M3 CS Touring | Nordschleife HOT LAP 7.28,21 min | sport auto Supertest\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cmp-type=\"text\/plain\" data-cmp-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3mzksztO3mk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Summary The high-performance wagon featured Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires. The 7:28 lap time is for the shorter configuration of the track. The official lap time for the 20.6-km layout is 7:24.7. The BMW M3 CS Touring was crowned the fastest production wagon at the N\u00fcrburgring in 2025. 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