The forthcoming BMW M3 Touring is a vehicle that enthusiasts have been clamoring for for decades and finally, the German brand has given it the green light for production. Unfortunately for shoppers in the U.S., however, it isn’t coming stateside.
Eager to change that, there’s currently a petition running pleading with BMW to sell the M3 Touring in the United States. A touch over 4,300 people had signed the petition at the time of writing.
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“Please embrace Audi’s decision to bring their RS6 Avant to the US Market and do the same with your upcoming G81 M3 Touring,” the Change.org petition reads. “Some individuals have already reached out to local dealers, but this should collectively represent the level of excitement and interest for your first-ever M3 Touring.”
BMW hasn’t responded to the petition but it is hoped that it will generate enough interest to make the carmaker reconsider its plans to not sell the M3 Touring locally. While it is true that the new Audi RS6 Avant is available in the United States, it competes in a different class to the M3 Touring. The nearest rival to the M3 Touring would be the Audi RS4 Avant but it isn’t sold in the United States. Mercedes-Benz also doesn’t sell the C 63 Estate in the U.S.
The M3 Touring will be equipped with the same 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged six-cylinder as the M3 sedan and M4 Coupe but it remains to be seen if it will produce the standard 473 hp or be sold in Competition guise with 503 hp.
