BMW Begins On-Road Testing Of The M3 Touring Wagon

BMW surprised us last month when it dropped the teaser of the new M3 Touring Wagon and now the company has started with its on-road testing. The company took to Instagram to share the video of a test mule driving out of the BMW Motorsport (M Division headquarters) in Munich, Germany. While the test mule is completely camouflaged, certain elements that it shares with the M3 sedan are quite apparent. And the front end looks identical to the M3 Sedan.

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Even at rear there are familiar M bits speaking about its performance oriented demeanour.

For instance, you get to see the same massive kidney grille that extends to the bumper and is flanked by sleek adaptive LED headlights. Even at rear there are familiar M bits speaking about its performance oriented demeanour. Elements like black bumper cladding, a sizeable diffuser with quad exhaust tips which is a straight lift form the M3, and sharp detailing on the bumper are inevitable. BMW has even borrowed the L-pattern LED taillights form the regular 3-Series.

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The BMW M3 Touring is expected to go on sale in 2023.

At this point and we can only speculate it to be near identical to the M3 in terms of mechanicals and specifications. Under the hood, we expect it to get the 3.0-litre, straight six-cylinder engine that belts out around 480 bhp in the regular iteration and 510 bhp in the Competition variant, if it gets one. While all power will likely be send to the rear wheels as standard, we expect the Competition version to get the xDrive all-wheel drive (AWD) system as well. Gearbox options could include an eight-speed automatic transmission as well as a six-speed manual shifter in some markets. Having said that, it's really a long wait for the M3 Touring as the model is not expected to hit any market before 2023 and we yet have no word on it coming to India.