Together with the UK and Australia, Japan was one of many markets that satisfied BMW to make a right-hand-drive M3 Touring. As such, it comes as no shock that the Land of the Rising Solar is getting the warmer Competitors Sport particular version. However the tremendous wagon is just for a choose few, because the JDM-spec variant is capped at simply 30 models.
The M division hasn’t revealed what number of high-performance G81s it plans to construct general. Nonetheless, BMW usually produces Competitors Sport fashions for a yr. It restricted the M4 CS to 1,700 models and is anticipated to cap its extra sensible sibling at not more than 2,000 examples. In Japan, clients are paying a hefty premium over the usual M3 Touring. Whereas the bottom mannequin begins at 14,800,000 yen ($102,400), the CS model retails for 20,980,000 yen ($145,100). Each costs exclude the native 10% consumption tax.
Order books are already open and can shut on July 13. Those that signal on the dotted line should wait till after November to take supply. BMW is launching the M3 CS Touring in Japan roughly six months after the automobile’s official debut. Higher late than by no means, I suppose. Though BMW hasn’t talked about the out there exterior finishes, count on the identical shade palette: Particular person Frozen Stable White, British Racing Inexperienced, Laguna Seca Blue, and Sapphire Black.
Whatever the chosen paint, the high-performance wagon incorporates a black roof and a model-specific rear spoiler with purple accents. Regardless of its value premium, the CS doesn’t include a carbon fiber roof, not whilst an possibility. BMW informed us that modifying the meeting line for a low-volume product would’ve been an excessive amount of of a trouble. In comparison with a daily G81, the Competitors Sport sheds 15 kilograms (33 kilos) due to its use of carbon fiber.
When you want one thing greater, the M5 Touring can be out there in Japan, and we wouldn’t rule out a CS model. Nonetheless, a extra highly effective particular version is unlikely to reach earlier than the G99’s mid-cycle facelift, anticipated in 2027.
Supply: BMW Japan
