BMW gross sales figures are coming in from all all over the world and the numbers reveal some fascinating information factors. The final report comes from the UK the place Automobile Throttle reviews that BMW UK bought 1,495 M3 Competitors fashions in 2023. Practically half of those items (46% extra precisely) had been M3 Tourings (690 items). The breakdown doesn’t take note of the M3 CS mannequin, for which BMW hasn’t revealed precise figures, nor the M4 coupe.

The M3 To Purchase

2023 was the primary full yr of manufacturing for the BMW M3 Touring (overview right here) which made its world debut in Summer season of 2022 on the Goodwood Competition of Pace. After all, the report is hardly a shock contemplating how well-liked the first-ever BMW M3 Touring has been in Europe. Germany has additionally seen a robust demand for the M3 Touring which turned out to be a success for the M model. Final yr, BMW M division’s boss Frank van Meel stated the corporate was taken unexpectedly by the sturdy demand for the much-awaited Audi RS4 Avant rival.

Undoubtedly, the announcement opens the wound once more for American prospects, given BMW’s resolution to forgo the complete U.S. market. Whereas the corporate has persistently pointed to the excessive prices of homologations as the first motive, it prompts hypothesis about whether or not the demand for the M3 Touring was underestimated. Remarkably, this automobile has emerged as a stellar advertising and marketing instrument for the BMW M model, contemplating the model’s earlier scrutiny, particularly in mild of merchandise just like the XM.

The Final Wagon – M3 CS Touring

What’s much more thrilling is the truth that BMW is allegedly planning an M3 CS Touring. Slated for 2025, BMW has allegedly given the go forward for a supped model of the sports activities wagon which is able to are available in restricted numbers subsequent yr. The BMW M3 CS Touring will doubtless observe the identical recipe because the G80 M3 CS and the upcoming G82 M4 CS: 543 horsepower and 479 lb-ft of torque from the S58 engine. After all, we are going to see an identical design enhancements with carbon fiber bits on the entrance, a extra aggressive rear diffuser and a carbon fiber spoiler.

The BMW M3 Touring is perhaps the primary and final of its sort, until BMW extends the lifetime of the Touring alongside Neue Kasse M3 merchandise. One factor is for certain although, the M3 Wagon will go down as a basic automobile within the model’s historical past and when the 25 yr mark hits, we are going to see loads of them imported into United States. Simply 23 extra years to go….

[Source: CarThrottle]