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Petition To Bring BMW M3 Wagon To The US Won' t Work
May. 08, 2022 8:16 PM ET by Chase Bierenkoven Sports Cars / 6 Comments The petition now has close to 50,000 signatures. America is not the most wagon-friendly of environments. It took Audi the better part of 20+ years to finally bring a fast performance wagon to the US. There are a few outliers too. Porsche has not one but two fast wagons here, one of them being electric. Mercedes-Benz is perhaps the most consistent, offering some kind of fast long-roof car here in the States for the better part of 20 years. However, BMW has traditionally refrained, especially when it comes to M3 wagons- not just here in the US, but anywhere. That is set to change with the debut of the BMW M3 Touring. But like so many other fast wagons, we'll be seeing none of it here. There's even an open petition that's been running for two years in an attempt to get BMW to change its mind. It hasn't worked. Now, with the petition only 4,000 signers away from its 50,000 signature goal, things, well, they aren't going to change. m3tracktools/Instagram m3tracktools/Instagram BMW BMW We know it sucks. We've reported on the M3 Touring petition before. But BMW has laid out some very concise reasons it won't be happening, even with the petition having gained significant traction over the last two years. Signers say they'll place a deposit today if BMW brings over this new fast wagon, but their pleas fall on deaf ears. The Bavarian brand has said that the car would simply be too costly to homologate for American roads. Wagons are a dying breed in the US, as we well know. On top of what would likely be poor sales figures for any new BMW wagon, US crash regulations are significantly different from European ones. That means BMW has to spend a whole lot of money to get any wagon here, not just the M3 Touring. It'll all have to be homologated, and is basically tantamount to introducing a new car here in the US, even if it does share parts with other BMW models. At the end of the day, BMW has to make money, and a niche wagon won't do that for them here. BMW BMW BMW M/YouTube BMW However, Audi once said the same thing about the RS6 Avant before it showed up here. Then, it went ahead and brought the wagon over anyway. Of course, bringing in the A6 Allroad with it has helped. The Allroad formula is something that's worked well for Audi here but isn't really something that would translate well to the M3 Touring. Then again, who's to say BMW doesn't pull the same move? A lifted 3 Series wagon doesn't sound bad to us. For now, it looks increasingly unlikely. Despite that, you can still go and buy a BMW wagon here in America, just not a really, really fast one. You'll have to DIY it if you want that. BMW BMW BMW BMW M/YouTube Join The Discussion
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BMW M3 Sedan Chase Bierenkoven Associate Editor Shortly before applying to law school, Chase decided to take a chance on pursuing his dream job: playing with cars and getting paid for it. Law school was just a means to an end, after all. His first writing job was freelance and barely paid his grocery bill. It quickly turned into a full-time position, eventually leading Chase to join CarBuzz in 2022. Chase now tests cars, and sits comfortably at the news desk when he's not in the driver's seat. In his spare time, Chase can be heard trying to play guitar, or out enjoying Colorado's natural splendor in his BMW M3. Contact Chase @bierenkoven @cbier823 LoginSign Up Home News Features Car Reviews Car Advice 2021 CarBuzz Awards New Cars Used Cars Future Cars Compare Cars Sell My Car Car Dealerships Buy Here Pay Here Used Car Reviews Popular Tags Cars # Video # TOP # Spy Shots # Reveal # Rumor # Auto Show # Supercar # Tuning # Car Culture # Industry News # Motorsport Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bollinger Bugatti Buick Cadillac Caterham Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford Genesis GMC Hennessey Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Koenigsegg Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lordstown Lotus Lucid Motors Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mini Mitsubishi Nissan Pagani Polestar Porsche Ram Rimac Rivian Rolls-Royce Spyker Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo By Make Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bollinger Bugatti Buick Cadillac Caterham Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford Genesis GMC Hennessey Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Koenigsegg Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lordstown Lotus Lucid Motors Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mini Mitsubishi Nissan Pagani Polestar Porsche Ram Rimac Rivian Rolls-Royce Spyker Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo By Car Type SUVs Crossovers Sedans Coupes Trucks Sports Cars Wagons Vans Hatchbacks Convertibles Small Cars Luxury Cars Electric Cars Hybrid Cars Future Cars By Price Up to $15K $15K - $25K $25K - $35K $35K - $45K $45K - $55K $55K - $75K $75K - $100K $100K - $200K $200K - $300K Above $300K Back To Top