2022 M3 Touring

SuperHamz · 10-20-2021, 05:40 PM

https://evo.co.uk/bmw/m3-touring/202...uring-pictures

Some not so candid shots - I've got to say, as much as the grilles have bothered me on the latest cars, they suit the touring a lot better.

I still don't like the smaller wheels at the front, they just look wrong.

shiftdnb · 10-21-2021, 12:45 AM

I still can't get over that grill. This was always a dream to have an M3 Touring.

Nibbles · 10-21-2021, 03:25 AM

It does seem odd they seem to have gone for a big gap at the front wheel arch and an almost slammed "four fat lasses from Stoke-on-Trent sitting in the back" look.

TodmordenLad · 10-21-2021, 03:47 AM

Love the idea but it does nothing for me at all. The front end is just so sh*t and the wheel size difference?
My neighbour is having the outside of her house redecorated. The boss shows up each day in an E46. What a lovely car. Happy to be called old-fashioned.

Watsey · 10-21-2021, 04:11 AM

I hope that's a pre-production mule.

Front stance : SE xDrive with aftermarket wheels - the different wheel diameter, compared to the rear, just looks weird.
Rear stance is fine.
Grilles : I've tried to like them, but I just can't.

It's a bit of a mess really. Hopefully a work in progress which will get a lot better before it's officially released.

HighlandPete · 10-21-2021, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Nibbles

It does seem odd they seem to have gone for a big gap at the front wheel arch and an almost slammed "four fat lasses from Stoke-on-Trent sitting in the back" look.

I look at the pictures and something is either odd, or we are seeing different wheels setups in some pictures. Plus it does appear the car is more loaded in the rear, in some shots. Not just the cornering forces.

Fronts wheel arches, nearly always have more gap, by design. Steering, suspension travel, all part of the reason why. You have to have a dropped front stance, to get filled front arches on most body designs.

Publicity shots often give the impression the front is lower than it is, but see the cars in the metal and there is the typical increased front clearances.

HighlandPete · 10-21-2021, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperHamz

Some not so candid shots - I've got to say, as much as the grilles have bothered me on the latest cars, they suit the touring a lot better..

A touring in the M4's red would look just fine, IMO.

BTW, that M4 looked stunning in the metal, grilles are growing on me, as are the 4-series grilles.

Scoobyd · 10-21-2021, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

My neighbour is having the outside of her house redecorated. The boss shows up each day in an E46. What a lovely car. Happy to be called old-fashioned.

You'll have no complaints from me on this one! The boss drives an E46 though? Gotta be careful of that... can't be very successful if he drives an older car. Apparently!

HighlandPete · 10-21-2021, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Scoobyd

You'll have no complaints from me on this one! The boss drives an E46 though? Gotta be careful of that... can't be very successful if he drives an older car. Apparently!

Or he lives in the past!

225 · 10-21-2021, 11:22 AM

I wouldn't say we can base too much on a mule going round the ring but does look good. Also this will be LCI based will it not so different lights and minor tweaks?

Alscoob · 10-21-2021, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by HighlandPete

A touring in the M4's red would look just fine, IMO.

BTW, that M4 looked stunning in the metal, grilles are growing on me, as are the 4-series grilles.

If I wanted a car that looked like and Audi Coupe A5 I'd have bought Audi !!

TodmordenLad · 10-21-2021, 11:55 AM

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My neighbour is having the outside of her house redecorated. The boss shows up each day in an E46. What a lovely car. Happy to be called old-fashioned.

You'll have no complaints from me on this one! The boss drives an E46 though? Gotta be careful of that... can't be very successful if he drives an older car. Apparently!

It's an E46 330i in immaculate condition. Beautiful. He also showed up in a 67 plate A6 Quattro Avant, not to mention a couple of signed vans, so it looks like he's doing ok

HighlandPete · 10-21-2021, 12:02 PM

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If I wanted a car that looked like and Audi Coupe A5 I'd have bought Audi !!

How we see things so differently. I don't see Audi at all.

HighlandPete · 10-21-2021, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

It's an E46 330i in immaculate condition. Beautiful. He also showed up in a 67 plate A6 Quattro Avant, not to mention a couple of signed vans, so it looks like he's doing ok

Sounds as if he knows what he's about.

My neighbour had an old classic Jaguar up here the other day, feel for the poor guy who owned it. Only worth about £250,000

funff · 10-21-2021, 12:39 PM

Why do the prototypes get the "spilled a tin of white paint over it" look?

cramsnik · 10-21-2021, 12:45 PM

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Why do the prototypes get the "spilled a tin of white paint over it" look?

It's a cunning trick to break up the lines of the car, to deceive the eye as to how the panels/shape actually look. As to how effective it is I don't know.

HighlandPete · 10-21-2021, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by cramsnik

It's a cunning trick to break up the lines of the car, to deceive the eye as to how the panels/shape actually look. As to how effective it is I don't know.

Certainly helps to produce some strange photoshopped 'exclusive' images of the finished form.

isleaiw1 · 10-21-2021, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by HighlandPete

How we see things so differently. I don't see Audi at all.

Me neither. Excluding the grille I see Lexus (which is definitely worse!)

Scoobyd · 10-21-2021, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

It's an E46 330i in immaculate condition. Beautiful. He also showed up in a 67 plate A6 Quattro Avant, not to mention a couple of signed vans, so it looks like he's doing ok

Lovely. After 15 years of ownership I still look back fondly at mine when I park it. There's not many cars I can say that about these days. It's really proven to be a timeless shape.

isleaiw1 · 10-21-2021, 04:48 PM

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Lovely. After 15 years of ownership I still look back fondly at mine when I park it. There's not many cars I can say that about these days. It's really proven to be a timeless shape.

I had an E46 320d M sport Touring, 2003, mystic blue with a grey leather interior. It was a gorgeous looking car, never did quite like the MV2s as much as the original MV wheels.

Drove fabulously, wasnt a great fan of the 2.0d engine, bit lacking in lowdown torque in those days versus the VW PD engine I had owned before. But I did 60k miles in 2 years in that car and it never missed a beat.

And if I am honest, I bought it based on looks! Probably the only time I placed my company car order and then told my wife what we were having. I was not compromising!

HighlandPete · 10-21-2021, 04:56 PM

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Drove fabulously, wasnt a great fan of the 2.0d engine, bit lacking in lowdown torque in those days versus the VW PD engine I had owned before. But I did 60k miles in 2 years in that car and it never missed a beat.

Yes, the 2.0d of the period was tuned to be more linear, much like a petrol engine. VW's PD TDi was very different, get on that torque peak and ride the wave.

rich100 · 10-21-2021, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

My neighbour is having the outside of her house redecorated. The boss shows up each day in an E46. What a lovely car. Happy to be called old-fashioned.

You'll have no complaints from me on this one! The boss drives an E46 though? Gotta be careful of that... can't be very successful if he drives an older car. Apparently!

Warren buffet must be on the breadline….. he's been riding round in an old truck for years.

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Watsey Major General 6404 Rep 8,492 Posts Drives: F31 330D sDrive M Sport Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: On sabbatical. iTrader: (1)	I hope that's a pre-production mule. Front stance : SE xDrive with aftermarket wheels - the different wheel diameter, compared to the rear, just looks weird. Rear stance is fine. Grilles : I've tried to like them, but I just can't. It's a bit of a mess really. Hopefully a work in progress which will get a lot better before it's officially released. __________________ Current : F31 330sD, remapped, Ohlins Road & Track, Millway camber plates, Quaife LSD, Stoptech brakes + Pagid RSL1 pads all round, Weichers front strut brace, Eibach front & rear anti-roll bars, Michelin MP4S.
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