BMW M GmbH is presenting another special edition with the M3 CS Touring. The weight-optimized station wagon is designed for both the racetrack and everyday driving.
BMW M3 CS Touring
BMW AG
The new BMW M3 CS Touring is available in British Racing Green, Laguna Seca Blue, Frozen Solid White or Sapphire Black metallic. As with the M3 CS Sedan, the weight-optimized, frameless kidney grille at the front features red contour lines, as do the lettering at the front and rear and the roof spoiler. Lightweight construction is also a top priority for the M3 CS Touring: The bonnet, front splitter, front air intakes, exterior mirror caps and rear diffuser are all made of CFRP. Laser headlights are standard, as are the gold-bronze or matt black light-alloy wheels in 19" at the front and 20" at the rear. The titanium rear silencer saves even more weight, and overall the special model is around 15 kg lighter than an M3 Competition Touring with M xDrive.
Lightweight, electronically adjustable and heated carbon bucket seats with black and red leather Merino upholstery in the interior contribute to the weight reduction. The Alcantara steering wheel features CFRP shift paddles and a red 12 o'clock marking. The Curved Display is composed of the 12.3" Information Display and the 14.9" Control Display. The BMW Live Cockpit Professional includes the BMW Maps Navigation System, the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant and smartphone integration. A head-up display and the BMW Drive Recorder are optionally available. The boot of the racing station wagon holds between 500 and 1,510 liters of luggage.
M3 CS Touring with Powerful Six-Cylinder
Also in the Touring, a revised inline six-cylinder engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology and high-revving characteristics provides the power. It features a number of racing-derived details such as the closed-deck crankcase design without a liner, weight-optimized cylinder bores with an iron coating applied using the arc wire spray process (AWSP), a forged lightweight crankshaft and cylinder head cores manufactured using the additive process. Compared to the M3 Competition, the maximum boost pressure of the two mono-scroll turbochargers increases from 1.7 bar to 2.1 bar. This boosts the power of the 3.0-liter engine by 30 kW (40 hp) to 405 kW (550 hp). Maximum torque of 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) is available between 2,750 and 5,950 rpm. Power is transmitted to the M xDrive all-wheel-drive system via the eight-speed M Steptronic transmission with Drivelogic. With the help of an electronically controlled multi-plate clutch in the transfer case, it distributes the drive torque steplessly and fully variably between the front and rear wheels. The rear-wheel-drive system works with a fully variable active M differential in the rear axle drive. The M3 CS Touring accelerates to 100 km/h in 3.5 s, and thanks to the standard M-Driver's-Package, the top speed is electronically limited to 300 km/h.
The setup button on the center console can be used to adjust the engine, suspension, steering, braking system and M xDrive. The M Drive Professional system includes the 10-stage M Traction Control and enables the Drift Analyzer and Laptimer functions. The "M Setup Menu" can be used to select 4WD Sport and 2WD modes. In addition to the M-compound brake system, a carbon-ceramic brake system is optionally available. A weight-optimized precision strut package in the engine compartment increases rigidity. The chassis features independent axle kinematics, as do the electronically controlled shock absorbers, the electromechanical steering with variable ratio and the integrated braking system.
BMW M3 CS Touring Comes from Munich
The first BMW M3 CS Touring celebrated its world premiere at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, in the Australian state of New South Wales. This special-edition model is produced at the BMW plant in Munich, along with all other variants of the BMW M3 sedan and BMW M3 Touring.
This is a partly automated translation of this German article.
