We aren’t trying to get your hopes up and this isn’t click-bate, we promise. For the first time ever, a BMW M3 Touring, the long-desired wagon variant of BMW’s famous sport sedan, is being considered by the Bavarians. For real this time.
According to a report from Autocar, there are sources inside BMW that claim a wagon-ized M3 os actually being considered, to take on cars like the Audi RS4 Avant and Mercedes-AMG C63 S Estate. It almost seems routine for BMW to develop such a car, as both of its aforementioned competitors do quite well with their uber-wagons. However, despite the sense of it all, BMW has never developed an M3 Touring.
We’ve been teased a few times, with rumors and on-off prototypes, but we’ve never actually seen a real-life BMW M3 wagon. We don’t want to bring you any false hope but this is the report from Autocar and they, generally, have pretty reliable sources.
To be honest, it’s a wonder why a BMW M3 Touring hasn’t been made yet. The cost of developing it would be relatively small, as BMW is already going to be making a 3 Series Touring and an M3. So all the pieces are there, making development costs quite reasonable. So even if it doesn’t sell in huge numbers (which we suspect won’t be an issue), it wouldn’t hurt BMW’s bottom line much.
Unfortunately, if you’re an American enthusiast, just disregard this entirely. Even if BMW does develop an M3 Touring, it’s almost certainly going to be a Euro market-only car and won’t come to America. We typically don’t buy wagons at all here in the ‘States, never mind expensive, powerful ones. So it wouldn’t make much sense for BMW to sell an M3 Touring here, even if it makes one for Europe. Still, it would be nice to know it exists.
Nothing is official as of yet and, as far as we know, such a car is only being considered by BMW’s top brass right now. But that’s a start and it’s closer to being real than ever before.
[Source: Autocar]
There was a E61 M5 once in north america.
Not true. It was only in Europe. USA didn’t get E34 M5 wagon either.
Maybe not USA but Canada did have the E61 M5.
Because we’re special.
I really hope this actually happens. It could be a massive success. Imagine a G81 BMW M3 wagon, with M5’s M xDrive 4WD system, S58 engine and around 500hp. It would be a dream come true. People from BMW actually said that manual ‘box will be offered for the upcoming G8X M3/4! Here’s the link from Bimmerpost:https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1548987
https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=901686
I think it will be easily confirmed that the manual transmission will not be available with all-wheel drive.
Driver should just not that good at shifting with an all-wheel drive setup let alone rear wheel drive.
Last M touring was E61 M5. I think that AWD possibility makes sense to bring M3 to life.
“… this isn’t click-bate …”
Unless you are trying to rhyme with masturbate, the word for which you are desperately reaching is “click-bait.”
As to competing with the E63S wagon in America, just let Alpina bring in a couple hundred B5 Touring each year. Simple.
I still want a B4S 99.
You say America doesn’t buy high priced wagons but Audi, Mercedes and Volvo have been selling expensive wagons without issue for decades.
I just think BMW would just rather sells SUVs at higher profit margins, not spend money advertising wagons, than give us the option of wagons.
You cite a few small volume models while the entire industry moves to crossovers, BMW sell more X models than cars, as does the entire industry.
There are still more niches to fill. M4 GC, X7M, M7, X8M, M6, M1, M10..
“We aren’t trying to get your hopes up and this isn’t click-bate, we promise.”
“Unfortunately, if you’re an American enthusiast, just disregard this entirely.”
Desperate for traffic much? Bounce rate go up!
1st day on the Internet?