Bmw Usa M3 Touring

BMW M confirms the G81 M3 Touring will never come to America, despite strong demand. Here's why the U.S. market missed out on the ultimate performance wagon.

Explore the features and specifications of the 2026 BMW 3 Series Sedan M models. Find information on transmission, engine type, drivetrain, and more. The first of its kind, now with refined design: The BMW M3 Competition Touring with M xDrive combines authentic motor sport feeling with a very distinct character and a broader spread of practical qualities.

For the first time ever, BMW is officially giving M Power to the 3 Series Touring. Unfortunately, the US won't be getting the hotted-up wagon. Here's why.

BMW's M Division Confirmed The M3 Touring Isn't Coming BMW Blog spoke to Sylvia Neubauer, BMW M's vice president of customer, brand, and sales. BMW is considering the M3 Touring for US introduction, but only with the next generation. The M5 Touring's sales in the US will determine if the M3 Touring is worth homologating for America.

M5. A showroom fresh M3 Touring would sit alongside the existing M3 sedan and give American buyers a taste of Munich's most versatile performance package. Wagons like the quad turbo M550d Touring or even simpler stick shift models could suddenly become a reality in showrooms rather than auction imports.

But optimism comes with a reality check. The Touring follows the same formula as the M3 CS sedan that BMW sold for the 2024 model year, boosting power from the inline-six engine, retuning the chassis, and shedding weight. CarPix "The decision to move forward with the M3 Touring (G81) was made late in the development of the [non-M G21] 3 Series Touring," a BMW USA spokesperson told The Drive.

Carbuzz caught up with Andreas Meyer, BMW's VP of Product Management for the New World, and he said that if the 2025 M5 Touring does well in the U.S., the next.