After years of waiting for an official, wagon alternative to the Audi RS4 Avant and Mercedes-AMG C63 Estate, BMW’s fan base (outside of North America) will finally get an M3 Touring.

Officially planed to enter production in two years, unless the unpredictable happens, it will follow in the footsteps of the M3 Sedan, M4 Coupe and M4 Convertible, with the same powertrain, suspension and brakes.

The super estate will have the M3 Sedan’s nose, which will include the controversial kidney grille and identical air intakes. The back end will feature a more aggressive bumper compared to the standard 3-Series estate, with an incorporated diffuser and cutouts for the quad exhaust pipes. The design will be complemented by flared fenders housing larger alloy wheels – similar to zer.o.wt’s renderings shared here.

Details surrounding the twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six that will power the entire M3/M4 family are already official, so no surprises here. The engine will produce up to 503 HP (510 PS / 375 kW) and 479 lb-ft (650 Nm) of torque in the range-topping Competition version. In the coupe and sedan, the standard models will arrive with 473 HP (480 PS / 353 kW), fed to the rear axle through a six-speed manual transmission. The Competition will launch with an eight-speed auto and rear-wheel drive, but an xDrive AWD variant will follow.

It should be interesting to see whether the M3 Touring will be offered in rear- and all-wheel drive configurations too, or if the Bavarians decide that it will be better off with having the power channeled to both axles, considering that it’s a more family-friendly model.

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