At the earliest, it was about the summer of 2020, foreign media began to spread the news that this generation of M3 will appear for the first time in the mass production version of touring travel models, and just when people send away 2021 and greet 2022, BMW officials once again released a New Year video through social media, while revealing the latest news of M3 Touring: After a long wait, M3 Touring is determined to debut in 2022.
Based on the film released by the original factory and the photos released by the previous official release, it seems that the M3 Touring will inherit the oversized double kidney design of the current G80 M3, and express the sense of speed through the full muscle lines of the whole car. In terms of power, although the original factory has not been disclosed at present, if it is the same as the M3 sedan version, then the maximum horsepower output can be expected to reach 510 horses, compared with rivals such as audi RS4 Avant and Mercedes-AMG C63 Estate.
Although the official power data was not given this time, the emission performance was clear at a glance. According to official data, M3 Touring has a fuel consumption performance of 10.3 litres per 100 km and CO2 emissions of 235 grams per km under the WLTP specification.
Although I believe many fans are looking forward to the arrival of this generation of M3 Touring, this is not the first M3 Touring in the world. In fact, as early as 20 years ago, the E46 generation M3 series was released in 2000, when the original factory launched the M3 Touring concept prototype prototype under the name of "M3 Concept". However, the original factory did not push it into mass production due to the emission regulations at the time and the fact that it was difficult to make a profit for high-performance medium-sized station wagons.
Of course, for many people, the M3 Touring can be said to be the best car that combines performance and practicality, but due to the delay in the launch of the BMW original, it also gives the space to launch the Performance Upgrade Alpina for BMW. In September 2019, Alpina launched the G21-generation B3 Touring, which is equipped with a 3.0-liter straight 6 twin-turbo engine code-named S58, with a maximum horsepower of 462 hp and a maximum torque of 700 N.m, which is arguably the closest product selection to the M3 Touring at present.