Ridiculously rapid wagons are something of a dying breed these days so when a new one joins the diminishing fray there's big reason to celebrate. Designed to go up against the Audi RS4 Avant, this new BMW M3 Touring has been a longtime coming and it certainly delivers with all the deliciously oxymoronic chops that we so love in machines of this ilk.
New BMW M3 and M4 Competition arrive in Mzansi 16 March 2021 - 17:38 By Motoring Reporter The new BMW M4 Competition Coupé, left, and BMW M3 Competition Sedan are now available in SA. Image: Supplied
The all-new and somewhat controversial (cue those vertical kidney grilles) 2021 BMW M3 Competition Sedan and M4 Coupé Competition models are alive and kicking in SA.
Powered by the Munich firm s S58 straight-six turbocharged petrol engine, both variants take to the asphalt with no less than 375kW and 650Nm worth of torque – figures that promise some storming straight-line performance.
BMW claims both will rocket from 0-100km/h in a scant 3.9 seconds. Top speed is capped at 250km/h, but when fitted with the optional M Driver’s Package this is raised to a license-revoking 290km/h.