The 2023 BMW M3 Competition xDrive Touring (G81) a high-performance wagon manufactured by BMW offered as a wagon body option for the M3 Competition package.
The seventh-generation 3 Series was revealed on October 1, 2018, a day prior to appearing at the 2018 Paris Motor Show, and the M3 was revealed in September 2020 alongside the Competition package.
Fitted with a 3-litre inline-6 twin-turbocharged engine, the M3 the high-performance option for the 3 Series. It has a wider body with side grills, double-wing M mirrors, a carbon fibre roof, a quad exhaust, a 6-speed manual gearbox, and a rear-wheel drive configuration.
The Competition package increases horsepower and torque output as well as the inclusion of an 8-speed automatic gearbox, black painted exhaust tips, and black exterior badging. Tt is also the first all-wheel drive M3 with xDrive offered as an option.
The Competition xDrive Touring was revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June 2023 and is the first M3 wagon produced - although a E46 wagon prototype was developed - with it going on sale in late 2022. It retains a near 50/50 weight distribution, but gains an extra 70 kg over the saloon models, and set a lap record around the Nordschleife with a 7:35.060 lap in June 2022 to become the fastest wagon.
Additional optional packages include the M Driver's package increasing the top speed limiter, the M Pro package including carbon-ceramic brakes with gold calipers, and the M Carbon package replacing various interior gloss panels with carbon fibre panels as well as carbon fibre bucket seats and laser headlights.
Games[]
Need for Speed: Unbound[]
The M3 Competition Touring (2023) appears in Need for Speed: Unbound as part of the Volume 7 update released on May 21, 2024 following its reveal through a post on the official Need for Speed website on May 20, 2024.[2]
Stock
The stock M3 Competition Touring can be purchased from the "Buy Stock" section of the "Buy and Sell" menu in the garage for $121,000 and has a Tier A+ 240 performance rating.
Story & Lakeshore Online[]
It is unlocked for purchase upon the player reaching level 30 of the Speed Pass during Volume 7.
"Speedhunters Edition"
The M3 Competition Touring "Speedhunters Edition" is a rare rated custom vehicle that can be purchased from the "Buy Custom" section of the "Buy and Sell" menu in the garage for $121,000 and has a Tier A+ 242 performance rating.
Story & Lakeshore Online[]
It is unlocked for purchase upon the player reaching level 35 of the Premium Speed Pass during Volume 7.
"Underground Dragster"
The M3 Competition Touring "Underground Dragster" is a rare rated custom vehicle that can be purchased from the "Buy Custom" section of the "Buy and Sell" menu in the garage for $121,000 and has a Tier A+ 240 performance rating.
Story & Lakeshore Online[]
It is unlocked for purchase upon the player reaching level 65 of the Premium Speed Pass during Volume 7.
Gallery[]
("Speedhunters Edition")
("Underground Dragster")
("Speedhunters Edition" - Promotional Image)
("Underground Dragster" - Promotional Image)
References[]
- ↑ Website: automobile-catalog.com (2023) 2022 BMW M3 Competition Touring M xDrive (aut. 8). Available at: https://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/2023/3121475/bmw_m3_competition_touring_m_xdrive.html
- ↑ Website: needforspeed.com (2024) Vol. 7.0.1 Patch Notes. Available at: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/need-for-speed/need-for-speed-unbound/news/vol7-0-1-patch-notes