BMW M3 CS Touring Limited To Only 30 Cars In Japan

Together with the UK and Australia, Japan was one of many markets that convinced BMW to make a right-hand-drive M3 Touring. As such, it comes as no shock that the Land of the Rising Solar is getting the warmer Competitors Sport particular version. However the tremendous wagon is just for a choose few, because the JDM-spec variant is capped at simply 30 items.

The M division hasn’t revealed what number of high-performance G81s it plans to construct total. Nonetheless, BMW usually produces Competitors Sport fashions for a 12 months. It restricted the M4 CS to 1,700 units and is predicted to cap its extra sensible sibling at not more than 2,000 examples. In Japan, clients are paying a hefty premium over the usual M3 Touring. Whereas the bottom mannequin begins at 14,800,000 yen ($102,400), the CS model retails for 20,980,000 yen ($145,100). Each costs exclude the native 10% consumption tax.

Order books are already open and can shut on July 13. Those that signal on the dotted line must wait till after November to take supply. BMW is launching the M3 CS Touring in Japan roughly six months after the automobile’s official debut. Higher late than by no means, I suppose. Though BMW hasn’t talked about the accessible exterior finishes, anticipate the identical shade palette: Particular person Frozen Strong White, British Racing Inexperienced, Laguna Seca Blue, and Sapphire Black.

Whatever the chosen paint, the high-performance wagon incorporates a black roof and a model-specific rear spoiler with purple accents. Regardless of its worth premium, the CS doesn’t include a carbon fiber roof, not whilst an choice. BMW instructed us that modifying the meeting line for a low-volume product would’ve been too much of a hassle. In comparison with a daily G81, the Competitors Sport sheds 15 kilograms (33 kilos) because of its use of carbon fiber.

Should you want one thing larger, the M5 Touring can be accessible in Japan, and we wouldn’t rule out a CS model. Nonetheless, a extra highly effective particular version is unlikely to reach earlier than the G99’s mid-cycle facelift, anticipated in 2027.

Supply: BMW Japan