There’s no point beating around the bush, BMW has totally nailed the new M3 Touring. Only available in Competition form with xDrive, the new M3 Touring drives with all the engagement and capability of the saloon on which it’s based, which was no small feat. The team at BMW M specifically developed new stiffening structures based on those found on the M4 Cabriolet to compensate for the lack of the coupe and saloon’s rear bulkhead.
There is a negligible rise in weight, and so incredibly competent is the M3’s inherent chassis and powertrain you really don’t notice the extra mass. It drives with all the enthusiasm and alacrity of the already brilliant saloon, motivated by BMW’s S58 turbocharged engine that feels punchier than its 503bhp figure suggests.The Touring’s xDrive system is also another defining factor, as few all-wheel-drive systems are more deftly calibrated.
The rest is pure 3-series Touring. There’s a massive boot, more than enough space in the rear seats for offspring and an interior that’s both fantastically built and bang up to date in terms of tech and interface design. Even the digital climate controls don’t bother us as much as they usually would. In fact, the only downside to the M3 Touring is that it’s not a cheap car, starting at over £85,000. Go for all the bells and whistles and this can rise to over six figures.
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