The Goodwood Pageant of Pace is an eclectic occasion, because it brings collectively a various vary of automobiles from all eras. Representing the tremendous wagon area of interest this 12 months is BMW’s hardcore M3 Touring. It’s the primary time M has utilized the Competitors Sport badge to a long-roof automobile. Hopefully, it gained’t be the final; we’re conserving our fingers crossed for an M5 CS Touring to observe.
For this 12 months’s competition, BMW introduced the M3 CS Touring with an attention grabbing look. The sports activities wagon pairs a matte Frozen Strong White paint job with matte Gold Bronze wheels. As if that wasn’t daring sufficient, the roof and aspect mirror caps are completed in shiny black, whereas the hood’s indentation options uncovered carbon fiber. Add within the CS-specific purple accents, and it’s truthfully loads to absorb.
A forbidden fruit in North America, the M3 CS Touring doesn’t sound as aggressive as we might’ve anticipated. That may not be too shocking, given how emissions laws are more and more muting even large-displacement engines. There’s nonetheless a twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six powering the hardcore “G81,” however a bit extra audio drama wouldn’t damage. As traditional, tuners will likely be desperate to coax extra decibels out of the “S58” engine.
With no X3 M successor on the horizon, some patrons would possibly rethink the M3 Touring. That’s actually what we’d do. Even when BMW launches one other high-performance crossover, we’d nonetheless go for the wagon. Perhaps not on this shade scheme, although. We’d favor one of many different obtainable shades: Sapphire Black, Laguna Seca Blue, or British Racing Inexperienced. These staggered wheels are additionally supplied in matte black for a extra understated look.
BMW hasn’t confirmed manufacturing numbers, however it’s believed the M3 CS Touring will likely be constructed for about 12 months. The ultimate instance is rumored to roll off the meeting line in Munich in February 2026. Throughout that point, roughly 1,800 to 2,000 models are anticipated to be made. In Japan, additionally a right-hand-drive market just like the UK, simply 30 automobiles are allotted.
Enjoyable truth: Japan and the UK have been two of the three nations that satisfied BMW to construct a right-hand-drive M3 Touring. The third was Australia.
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