BMW never sold an E46 M3 Touring, but this might be the closest you’ll get
OK, so it’s not an actual E46 M3 Touring , but what we’ve got here is a 325Xi Sport Wagon with many bits from an M3—including the fabulous ‘S54’ 3.2-liter in-line-six.
That should mean it pushes close to the 348hp and 364Nm of the car it’s imitating and get to 100kph in just over five seconds. Its previous owner had even thrown on the brakes from a 996-generation Porsche 911. Some Frankenstein project, this. OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:Could Hamilton be getting cold feet over his Merc departure? A fellow F1 champ weighs inAcura needs to build this Integra Type S HRC PrototypeAnd it gets even better, because two big mechanical conversions also happened during this rebuild: first, it was fitted with a six-speed manual transmission. Second, the all-wheel-drive system was ditched for a rear-wheel-drive configuration to make it closer to a real M3. Ooh indeed.
The body kit, hood, and flared arches are also plugged directly from a proper donor car, while the 19-inch Forged Club alloys are sat ahead of adjustable Bilstein coilovers and wrapped around Michelin tires. The whole look is complete with a lick of Silver Grey Metallic paint which, anoraks will know, was part of BMW’s original palate for the E46 M3.
Other bits include a sunroof and a CD player—remember those things? Oh, there’s also a new speedometer which tops out at 185mph , though the original car’s derestricted figure was actually closer to 173 .PHOTO BY BringATrailerPHOTO BY BringATrailerPHOTO BY BringATrailerPHOTO BY BringATrailer
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