Lighter carbon-fiber parts, added muscle everywhere, and a top speed that trips a limiter at 186mph are the highlights of BMW’s upcoming M3 CS Touring xDrive. And it’s something BMW has never done before. Sure, the Bavarian automaker has made a few M3 wagons in its time, but it’s never made a CS range-topping version before.

The front end remains a “love it or hate it” feature with the extended kidney grilles, but the rest of the M3 CS Touring is sharp looking. Far from looking like a mundane station wagon, the M3 CS Touring adds carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) parts and additional performance with an extended roof.

BMW M3 CS Touring (from AUD$253,900 plus on-road costs) has been revealed at the famous Mount Panorama circuit ahead of the Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race. It marks

BMW makes its M3 sport wagon even sharper with the new CS model, which unfortunately won't be sold in America.

BMW is expanding its legendary CS package to the wagon version of the M3, which is not sold in the United States. This high-output wagon uses a 3.0-liter turbocharged I6 to send 543 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque through an eight-speed automatic before hitting the xDrive AWD system.

The BMW revealed the M3 CS Touring, a more powerful and exclusive version of the sports wagon that will not be sold in the United States.

Where that 3.0-liter turbocharged six-cylinder produces 523hp in the not-at-all-regular Competition, it now makes 542hp and 650Nm of torque, allied to an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission and all-wheel drive for rapid acceleration and speed.

Wagon fans and enthusiasts rejoice! Following in the footsteps of the M2 CS pocket rocket, the hardcore M3 CS and the excellent M4 CS, BMW is adding another track-focused CS model to its portfolio. Witness the M3 CS Touring, a lighter and more powerful version of the brand’s M3 Touring wagon.

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