By no means has a wagon carried the CS badge earlier than, and BMW will predictably make you pay dearly for the privilege of proudly owning one. Whereas the M division stays tight-lipped about complete manufacturing, we do know that simply 50 models are reserved for Spain. In case you’re , brace your self as a result of the worth tag is a shocker.
The long-roof Competitors Sport G81 begins at a staggering €196,150. To place that into perspective, it instructions practically a €63,000 premium over the common M3 Touring. Not like the fiery CSthe usual automotive isn’t a limited-run mannequin. The warmer model is anticipated to have a 12-month manufacturing cycle, capped at not more than about 2,000 models. Deliveries started again in March, so manufacturing will probably wrap up in early 2026, presumably by February.
However is the hardcore G81 actually definitely worth the worth? Past its steep premium over the donor automotive, it’s additionally significantly dearer than the M5 Touring. In Spain, the G99 begins at €167,150, leaving you with €29,000 for choices earlier than matching the M3 CS Touring’s sticker. Absolutely specced, the larger efficiency wagon simply crosses the €200,000 mark in Spain.
And regardless of its eye-watering base worth, the M3 CS Touring nonetheless comes with an choices listing. British Racing Inexperienced and Laguna Seca Blue value €6,260, whereas “ultra-track” tires add €3,194. Carbon-ceramic brakes will set you again one other €12,648. Tick all of the bins, and also you’re gazing practically €222,000, roughly 4 occasions the price of a base 3 Collection Touring in Spain.
One other wagon might sooner or later high that determine. If BMW greenlights a Competitors Sport model of the M5 Touring, it will undoubtedly be even pricier. That stated, nothing has been confirmed, and even when it occurs, the CS wouldn’t arrive earlier than the M5’s mid-cycle facelift, deliberate for the second half of 2027. Automobile paparazzi have already noticed the up to date sedan present process testing. It might solely imply it gained’t be lengthy earlier than the wagon may even seem in entrance of the spy digital camera.
