![The BMW M3 Touring on the road – is it a future classic car? Classic & Sports Car – Future classic: BMW M3 Touring](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2023-10/Classic-%26-Sports-Car-Future-classic-BMW-M3-Touring-10_0.png?itok=mg1EppF2)
They’ve finally done it.
Those wanting a BMW M estate no longer have to build their own out of a 320d Touring and a crashed M car; BMW is offering an M3 Touring for the first time and has a rival for the Audi RS4 Avant at last.
Of course, real BMW nuts will know that BMW did build a one-off E46 M3 Touring, and there were two generations of M5 Touring, but this is the model enthusiasts have wanted for decades.
The practicality of an estate combined with the famous razor-sharp driving dynamics of BMW’s compact sports saloon.
![The 50 years of BMW M badge Classic & Sports Car – Future classic: BMW M3 Touring](/sites/default/files/2023-10/Classic-%26-Sports-Car-Future-classic-BMW-M3-Touring-04_1.png)
![The BMW M3 Touring has impressive boot space Classic & Sports Car – Future classic: BMW M3 Touring](/sites/default/files/2023-10/Classic-%26-Sports-Car-Future-classic-BMW-M3-Touring-05.png)
![The BMW M3 Touring is great to drive Classic & Sports Car – Future classic: BMW M3 Touring](/sites/default/files/2023-10/Classic-%26-Sports-Car-Future-classic-BMW-M3-Touring-07.png)
Clockwise from top: BMW celebrated 50 years of its M division with an old-style badge; the M3 Touring is a very capable estate; 500 litres of boot space makes this a genuine load-lugger