A few days ago, in an official video of the BMW M brand, the details of the rear of the BMW M3 travel version were exposed. The new car is painted in matte silver with a bright black rear wing, diffuser and four exhausts for a sporty feel. The new car is expected to be officially unveiled in the summer of 2022 and officially launched before the end of the year. In addition, as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the BMW M brand, only one "M Competition xDrive" model may be available, equipped with a 3.0T six-cylinder engine, an 8-speed automatic transmission and a powertrain with a four-wheel drive system.
In fact, for an "M3", the tail design of the new car is completely expected. The BMW M3 Touring Edition features a matte silver livery, a bright black duck-tongued small tail on top of the same-colored tail at the rear, and the diffuser and four exhaust at the rear bar are also consistent with the M3 four-door sedan. In addition, as a station wagon, the new car is still guaranteed in terms of practicality, and the roof is equipped with a glossy black luggage rack.
In terms of exterior design, the BMW M3 travel version has a similar front face design to the M3 sedan /M4 coupe, a huge double kidney grille, in fact, this exaggerated design is also a very suitable for high-performance products, the body lines of the travel version look more elegant, and the rear can see the bilateral exhaust that indicates the performance.
According to the news previously reported by foreign media, the car is expected to start production in November 2022, and the release time is expected to be around the third quarter of 2022, just in time for the mid-term revision cycle of BMW 3 Series models, which may have a new interior design concept, and may use a dual screen center console design.
In terms of powertrain, with reference to the M xDrive Thunder Edition of the BMW M3 sedan, the new car is expected to be equipped with a 3.0-liter twin-turbo straight-six engine, with a power of 375 kW and a torque of 650 Nm, and the transmission system is an 8-speed automatic transmission and an M xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive system.
According to the data displayed in the "retention rate" list of the EasyCar App, the BMW M3 has a three-year retention rate of 87.89% among imported cars priced at more than 800,000 yuan, ranking third, and its performance is very outstanding.