Wednesday, 22 June 2022 06:12

BMW M3 Touring and officially

At this year's edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​(2022 Goodwood Festival Of Speed, June 23-26), BMW Motorsport will celebrate its 50th anniversary, among other things, with the promotion of the new M model.

It is the premiere of the long-awaited sports caravan M3 Touring, internal designation G81.

However, BMW showed M3 Touring to the press even before the mentioned event in Goodwood, so there are no more secrets.

So, the M3 Touring will be powered by a 3.0-liter twin-turbo six-cylinder engine with 375 kW / 510 hp and 650 Nm of torque.

The engine is paired with an 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, with xDrive all-wheel drive.

Acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h takes 3.6 seconds (0.1 s slower than the M3 sedan), reaches 200 km / h in 12.9 seconds and can reach el. limited to 250 km / h. With the optional M Driver’s Package, top speed is 280
Carbon-ceramic brakes will also be offered as an option.

With 4794 mm, the M3 Touring is 85 mm longer than the standard 3 Series Touring, 76 mm wider (1903 mm) and 4 mm lower (1436 mm). Here is the fact that the volume of the trunk ranges from 500 to 1510 liters.

As for the wheels, they are 19 and 20 inches, with 275/35 ZR19 and 285/30 ZR20 tires.

The package for the new M3 Touring also includes the M aero body kit (modified front bumper with larger air vents, wider fenders, a set of more striking sills, rear diffuser, rear roof spoiler ...), hood with air vents, sports suspension, sports exhaust system with four exhaust pipes, sports seats and M steering wheel, 12.3-inch digital instrument panel and 14.9-inch touch screen ...

The car will also have the most advanced traction and stability control systems.

It should be reminded that this sports caravan set its first official record a few days ago.

Specifically, the M3 Touring crossed the Nürburgring in 7: 35,060 minutes, making it the fastest production wagon on that track.

Finally, the price: M3 Touring in Germany costs 97,800 euros.

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