This rumor will not apply to us within the U.S. even when it is true, however we’ll take pleasure in peering over the ocean (once more) at what Europeans get to drive. BMW Weblog heard BMW’s honchos gave the official “Ja!” to an M3 CS Touring that may debut subsequent summer time. A possible little bit of supporting proof could be that lengthy earlier than report on the rumor, Motor Authority printed a set of spy pictures displaying an M3 Touring Competitors on observe, the wagon sporting a camouflaged entrance lip that is a ringer for the carbon splitter fitted to the M3 CS sedan. That was the one change, the prototype not displaying the opposite CS tells like completely different grille mesh and yellow DRLs as a substitute of white.
BMW Weblog suspects that if the wicked-up wagon materializes, will probably be a restricted manufacturing providing like each different CS, the outlet suggesting not more than 2,000 models on the market. Each would comply with different facets of the CS recipe, like supplemental enhance from the twin-turbos feeding the three.0-liter inline-six that push output to 543 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque, up from 503 hp and 479 lb-ft in the usual Competitors. Some additional carbon fiber bits, further structural bracing, delicate weight financial savings of round 75 kilos ought to make cameos, too, and maybe a particular launch shade.
Countering the percentages of this, the extremely educated insider often known as yunguldyn on the Bimmerpost boards writes of the M3 Touring, “There can be a single mannequin: Comp xDrive.” Additionally crimping the percentages, BMW M3 Touring is already flat-out and there is a stacked docket for subsequent yr earlier than the rumored entry — not that the gang shopping for such vehicles will protest about ready for an additional exceptionally unique unicorn.
What we do find out about M in 2024 is that there can be lots of the previous within the latter. At the very least seven new or up to date M fashions are coming subsequent yr, together with a extra highly effective M2 that will not be referred to as “Competitors,” mid-cycle refreshes for the M3, M3 Touring, and M4, an M4 CS, and the brand new M5 and M5 Touring. What M vehicles will not do subsequent yr is get BMW’s newest iDrive 8.5 and iDrive 9 for some cause, a product planner telling BMW Weblog there is not any plan to roll out the brand new infotainment to the tuned vehicles nor the two Sequence, 3 Sequence, or 4 Sequence. BMW accountants are probably all smiles anyway, the manufacturing engineers are probably not getting as a lot sleep as they’d choose.
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