When I was in school, my Chinese teacher once said: There is a threshold for art appreciation, for example, going to a movie theater to see a movie, and going to a theater to see a play, the energy you feel is different. The energy difference between them is the expression of different levels of art; and your own level of cultivation determines whether you can absorb energy from higher art.
Punk youths with fire in their eyes and knives with them are puzzled, how can a group of people change clothes for 3 hours under the stage and have more energy than a 90-minute Hong Kong film fire? Shouldn't life be irrigated by passion and surrounded by speed like a supercar? Until I comb my hair into the shape of an adult, I understand that in addition to hot blood, there should be calmness in life, in addition to playing handsome and cool, there must be elegance and tolerance. Of course, I also understand that the Dream Car that can hold all this is not a supercar, but a station wagon.
More precisely, it would be a high-performance station wagon.
About a year and a half ago, BMW announced that it would launch a travel version of the new M3 model; it wasn't until two weeks ago that we finally waited for the first official trailer. Many Bimmers cheered with excitement: we finally have a weapon to compete with Mercedes-Benz and Audi.
As we all know, the three BBA companies have the most say in the circle of high-performance station wagons, which is currently non-Audi, not to mention the RS6 Avant that can be enshrined, just by relying on an RS4 Avant, it has wept countless people, not to mention an S4 Avant with the same extraordinary performance but more affordable price and may be introduced at any time. Although the high-performance station wagons introduced by Mercedes-Benz in the Chinese market are not as many as Audi, it is good that there is a C43 Estate that can give AMG fans a good deal. And BMW... You can only silently quit the group chat.
This embarrassing situation, BMW itself is bound to know. Since the birth of the M3 in 1985, when the first generation of chassis codenamed E30 was born, the M3 has not only won countless honors in many events such as WTCC (World Touring Car Championship), DTM (German Touring Car Masters), ETCC (European Touring Car Championship), but also played from the original two-door hard top to the four-door hard top (and even derived the two-door convertible M4), from the original 4-cylinder engine to the V8, and from the V8 cylinder to the straight 6. It can be said that the M3, which used two flowers in the competition, took nearly 40 years to prove that it is the benchmark of the topic in this level. It can be said that whatever became famous overnight, in fact, it is all made of steel.
And BMW in 2022 finally understands: benchmarking is easy to do, but as the king, it also owes fans a station wagon. Therefore, the arrival of the first ever M3 station wagon, rather than simply competing with Audi and Mercedes-Benz, it is more significant than once again expanding the influence of the entire M3 family.
According to foreign media, this travel version of the model based on the new M3 with chassis codename G81 will be named M3 Touring, and it is easy to guess what this M3 Touring looks like from the pictures that have been exposed. Huge kidneys, a wide exploded body, a blackened four-out exhaust, and a seductive tail shape.
Unlike Audi fans' pursuit of station wagons, Bimmers' love often begins with the pursuit of handling fun, so how to give BMW the essence and soul of this M3 Touring, which is the opposite of flexible handling, is more difficult than simply building a high-horsepower station wagon.
To achieve its goal, BMW did not hesitate to take it to the New Nord circuit. It's also interesting to say that the Nürburgring Nordschleife, known as the "Green Hell", has now become the touchstone for almost all high-performance models, and whoever does not go to Nürbei to practice is like not completing the graduation exam. After the test of New North and the careful adjustment of the team of engineers, the project leader of M3 Touring asked "What is M3 Touring?" Track King or Travel Companion, GT Sports Car or Cargo Champion? "There was a response to this question.
First of all, it is a BMW M3 with all the driving dynamics and characteristics that represent several generations of the model series, which is complemented by the flexible and practical Touring concept characteristics of BMW. It's definitely more like a racehorse than an alpaca.
And, for whom is M3 Touring coming?
For us and anyone who likes to be on the track and highway, or just like to enjoy the daily fun of being in the urban jungle. In short, it is suitable for all people who feel that the four-door M3 has insufficient space and that the seat position of the X3 M is too high.
If you believe in BMW, then obviously you've got the standard answer you want. The rest don't need to ask more, and the praise is over.
A sure thing, the M3 Touring will be equipped with the latest S58 in-line 6-cylinder twin-turbo engine, with a maximum power of 375kW (510Ps) and a peak torque of 650N·m, matching the 8AT gearbox and xDrive all-wheel drive system.
Veteran BMW players must know that the last version of the Touring model launched by bmw's M department has been traced back to the 5 series of the E generation, and the M5 Touring of the E61 generation has only obtained production qualifications again after 12 years of the E34 M5 Touring production. It is conceivable how "miserly" BMW is in the launch of the travel version on the M model.
【E61 M5 Touring】
In addition, for simple M3 fans, the official launch of the G-generation M3 Touring will also make up for their regrets. Because around 2000, BMW had launched a Touring model concept car based on the E46 M3, but it was not until 2016 that it was officially displayed. Until then, the prototype had been stored in BMW's secret garage for testing and never entered the mass production phase.
Obviously, BMW's "foreplay" of launching M3 Touring this time has done enough, leaving the last official release in 2022 to let fans hit the G-spot. Red dust, a thousand tastes, 2023 is expected to M3 Touring will be officially listed, if not surprising, the Chinese market is its must come paradise. I just don't know how many people will be waiting quietly at that time...