BMW M3 Touring

M3 xDrive Competition M 5dr Step Auto [Ultimat Pk] [2024.25]

BMW enthusiasts have been waiting a long time for this car. The BMW M3 is naturally nothing new – in fact, it’s arguably the definitive performance saloon – but this is the first time the fabled M3 badge has adorned a full-production estate. Of course, BMW has previously dipped its toe in the hot estate market, having briefly sold the V10-powered M5 Touring in the late 2000s, and the existing M340i xDrive Touring is hardly a slow poke, but this is a much more focussed performance car.

The gestation period has been very lengthy indeed. BMW mocked up an M3 Touring in the early 2000s and even built a prototype, but the project was shelved and the German company never even admitted its existence until 15 years later. Now, though, the company has gone all out with the M3 Competition xDrive Touring – a car that takes all the go-faster features of the M3 Competition saloon and adds a little more practicality. But will the long-awaited wagon be worth the wait?