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The 50 hp BMW M3 Touring is the fastest wagon ever to lap the Nurburgring.

for Brad Anderson

2 hours ago

The BMW M3 Touring doesn’t just look amazing, it packs a serious punch and is a powerful performer that even suits the occasional track day well. It’s also very capable in a straight line, as this video shows.

Motorsport Magazine recently had the opportunity to test drive the M3 Touring and while driving it timed a sprint from 0 to 200 km/h (124 mph) to see how fast the car is. Of course, most M3 Touring owners will probably never accelerate from a standstill to 200km/h like this unless they’re going to the track or the Autobahn, but it’s a fun test.

The M3 Touring took approximately 14 seconds to reach 200 km/h in this test. In a world where some powerful supercars and hypercars can reach 300 km/h (186 mph) in less than 13 seconds, that might not sound that fast, but if you ever get the chance to drive an M3 Touring, you’ll probably be more . how impressed with how fast it is.

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Key to the car’s performance is its twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine that’s good for 503 hp and 650 Nm (479 lb-ft), the same figures as the M3 Competition sedan. This engine works in conjunction with an eight-speed automatic transmission that drives all four wheels via BMW’s xDrive system that includes a rear-wheel-drive only mode. BMW M’s official claim is that the M3 Touring can hit 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.6 seconds, but we’ve seen tests where the sedan can hit that figure in less than 3 seconds.

In an attempt to prove the car’s capability, BMW took it to the Nurburgring last year and set a lap time of 7:35.060, making the M3 Touring the fastest production estate ever to lap on the German circuit. Not too bad considering he’s also very capable of grocery shopping.

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Watch: Is The BMW M3 Touring The Perfect Performance All-Rounder?"
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