BMW M3 Touring: 510 hp for the sporty station wagon

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At the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​2022, BMW presented the awaited new BMW M3 Touring . Finally, the German manufacturer has decided to satisfy the requests of its customers, offering its M3 sports car also in a station wagon version. Bisogner & agrave; wait a little longer to see it on the road. This sporty one will be able to & agrave; order from September. However, production will start. in November. For the moment, the prices of the M3 Touring for the Italian market have not yet been disclosed.

DESIGN AND INTERIORS

The design of the new sports car is not; certainly a surprise. We already knew about the look; almost all thanks to the many spy photos that have emerged in recent months and the images shared directly by BMW. The front resembles that of the M3 sedan. Therefore, we always have the double kidney XL that has caused the supporters of the German brand to discuss so much. Then stand out a bumper equipped with large specific air intakes, side skirts, widened wheel arches, a large rear extractor and a spoiler on the tailgate. At the rear we also find 4 large tailpipes.

The alloy wheels are 19 inches in front and 20 inches behind . The new BMW M3 Touring also features an M Compound brake system. For those who really want the best, & egrave; It is possible to have a carbon ceramic plant on request. This sporty one can & ograve; order in different colors. Above all, & egrave; a contrasting glossy black roof is provided as standard. You can & ograve; in any case, request in the same color as the bodywork. By choosing the M Carbon package, you can & ograve; have a carbon roof.

The dimensions of the new BMW M3 Touring are 4,794 mm long x 1,903 mm wide x 1,436 mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,857 mm. The trunk has a capacity; of 500 liters which can & ograve; increase to 1,510 liters by folding down the rear seat backrests. Inside the passenger compartment there are obvious differences compared to the M3 sedan. In fact, the Touring adopts the solutions seen within the restyling of the Series 3.

Therefore, the large panel stands out inside which are the instrumentation displays (12.3 inches) and the infotainment display (14.9 inches) based on the iDrive 8 platform. The infotainment system also has functions and specific graphics for this model. Inside the passenger compartment we also find the M Sport seats upholstered in Merino leather. Alternatively, & egrave; M Carbon Bucket seats available.

ENGINE AND SAFETY

The BMW M3 Touring features the 3-liter in-line twin-turbo 6-cylinder engine from the M3 Competition sedan. Thus, the engine delivers an impressive 510 hp (375 kW) with 650 Nm of torque . The change & egrave; an eight-speed automatic M Steptronic. The traction is; integral M xDrive. Speaking of performance, this sporty station wagon accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds . The 200 km/h, on the other hand, can be reached in 12.9 seconds.

The speed maximum & egrave; electronically limited to 250 km/h . However, by choosing the M Driver package, the speed peak is brought to 280 km/h. On the central console we find the command that allows you to select the three modes; driving available: Road, Sport and Track. In particular, in mode & agrave; Sport, by completely deactivating DSC (Dynamic Stability Control), the M3 Touring becomes a sports car with rear-wheel drive only to further enhance driving pleasure. As standard we also find the M Drive Professional, the M Drift Analyzer and the M Laptimer specific for use on the track.

BMW has also provided a specific setup for the trim. dedicated to the station wagon version of the M3. And that the car was very fast we already had it understood since a few days ago the news of the record at Nurburgring for the station wagon category had arrived. Speaking, however, of ADAS systems , standard, among other things, we find the anti-collision warning and the lane keeping warning. On request you can & ograve; instead, have the Driving Assistant Professional which includes active lane keeping, adaptive cruise control with Stop & amp; Go function, traffic sign recognition and the Parking Assistant system.

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