√2023 BMW M3 Touring price and specs

BMW’s long-awaited M3 Touring is due to arrive in Australia early next year, with an $8000 price premium over the sedan.

2023 BMW M3 Touring pricing and specifications
Sold exclusively in Competition xDrive trim
3.0-litre six-cylinder engine produces 375kW/650Nm
Priced from $177,500 before on-road costs

The 2023 BMW M3 Touring – the name given to the wagon variant sold alongside the coupe and sedan – is due in Australian showrooms early next year, and now the German car-maker has locked-in local pricing and features for its long-awaited performance five-door.

Revealed in June 2022, the M3 Touring is the first wagon from BMW’s high-performance M division to be sold in Australia, after local buyers missed out on the limited-run M5 Touring built from 2007 to 2010.

The BMW M3 Touring is priced from $177,500 plus on-road costs, making it $8000 more expensive than the equivalent sedan.

BMW’s M3 Touring is also $21,300 more than the Audi RS4 Avant, its German performance wagon rival. While Mercedes-AMG revealed its new C63 earlier this week, a wagon variant is reportedly not planned.

As with the flagship four-door BMW M3, the Touring will be sold exclusively in Competition xDrive guise – pairing the ‘S58’ 3.0-litre twin-turbo inline six-cylinder petrol engine with an all-wheel drive system and eight-speed automatic transmission.

Producing up to 375kW and 650Nm, BMW claims the M3 Touring can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 3.6 seconds, taking 12.9 seconds to reach 200km/h from a standstill.

The BMW M3 Touring is electronically limited to a top speed of 250km/h, however buyers who opt for the $17,500 M Carbon Experience package can have this increased to 280km/h.

Additional inclusions in the M Carbon Experience package include M Carbon bucket seats (reducing the car’s weight by 9.6kg), carbon fibre interior and exterior trim plus two vouchers to the BMW Driving Experience’s advanced courses.

As with the recently-updated 3 Series range, the M3 Touring is equipped with BMW’s new iDrive 8 dashboard, which includes a 14.9-inch central touchscreen and 12.3-inch digital instrument display incorporated into a single curved panel.

The iDrive 8 system includes features such as wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, DAB+ digital radio and Bluetooth connectivity.

Additional interior equipment includes a Harmon Kardon sound system, three-zone automatic climate control, wireless smartphone charging and a head-up display.

The BMW M3 Touring’s electrically adjustable and heated front sports seats, rear seats, centre console, door cards and lower dashboard are upholstered in Merino leather trim – available in four colours.

Compared to the existing BMW M3 sedan, the M3 Touring’s 500-litre boot capacity provides a 20 litre increase with the rear seats up. When the 40:20:40 split second row is folded down, its capacity increases to 1510 litres – identical to the Audi RS4 Avant.

The BMW M3 Touring is equipped with an automatic powered tailgate and separately opening rear window, allowing two ways to access the boot.

Safety features carried across from the 3 Series and existing M3 line-up includes auto high beam LED headlights, forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, autonomous emergency braking (AEB), lane departure warning, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, parking assistant plus, front cross-traffic alert and lane centring assist.

A full list of equipment can be found at the bottom of this article.

The 2023 BMW M3 Touring will arrive in Australian showrooms early next year.

2023 BMW M3 Australian pricing

BMW M3 manual – $153,500
BMW M3 Competition automatic – $163,500
BMW M3 Competition xDrive automatic – $169,500
BMW M3 Touring automatic – $177,500

Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.

2023 BMW M3 Touring standard features:

500 litre boot (1510 with folded rear seats)
Automatic powered tailgate
Separately opening tailgate window
BMW M 50 year anniversary badging
19-inch front, 20-inch rear forged alloy wheels
Non-metallic paint
- Alpine White, Sao Paulo Yellow
Metallic paint
- Black Sapphire, Portimao Blue, Toronto Red, Isle of Man Green, Brooklyn Grey, Skyscraper Grey, Aventurine Red
M-compound brakes with blue calipers (high-gloss red or black available as no-cost option)
M Drive Professional driver system
Active rear differential
12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
14.9-inch central touchscreen
Wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
DAB+ digital radio
Tyre pressure indicator
Tyre repair kit
Adaptive M suspension
BMW Digital Key functionality with keyless entry
Laser headlights with auto high-beam
BMW Individual Lights Shadow Line
M sport seats with electric adjustment and driver’s memory
Front-seat lumbar support and heating
M seat belts
Merino leather upholstery
- Yas Marina Blue/Black, Silverstone/Black, Kyalami Orange/Black, Black/Black
Carbon-fibre interior trim elements
Ambient cabin lighting
Three-zone climate control
Head-up display
Harman Kardon surround sound system
Wireless smartphone charging
Metallic paint
Interior and exterior mirror package
Forward collision warning with pedestrian detection
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB)
Lane departure warning
Blind-spot monitoring
Rear cross-traffic alert
Parking assistant plus
Front cross-traffic alert
Lane centring assist

The optional $17,500 Carbon Experience package adds:

M Carbon bucket seats
- 9.6kg weight reduction
- Cut-outs in the rear seat backrest, side sections and functional belt guides for multi-point seat belts
- Visible carbon surfaces across back sections
- Removable headrest cover for additional helmet space
M Carbon exterior package
- Mirror caps in carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (CFRP)
- Side inlets in front bumper with CFRP frame structure
- Rear diffuser insert in CFRP
M Driver’s package
- Top speed increased from 250 km/h to 280 km/h
BMW M Driving Experience
- Voucher for BMW M Driving Experience Advance 1 and 2 course at BMW Driving Experience

The optional $16,500 M Carbon ceramic brake package adds:

Matte gold painted brake calipers (six-piston front, one-piston rear) with M lettering
400mm carbon ceramic front rotors, 380mm rear rotors (up from 380mm/370mm respectively)