BMW’s dominance on the Nürburgring has reached a new milestone with the BMW M3 CS Touring clocking a blistering lap time of 7 minutes and 29.490 seconds. This feat establishes the model as the fastest Touring car to ever lap the iconic Nürburgring-Nordschleife, further cementing BMW M GmbH’s reputation for engineering excellence in the high-performance segment.
The achievement comes hot on the heels of the BMW M2 CS’s recent lap record in the compact class, underscoring the brand’s continued pursuit of performance benchmarks. Now, the M3 CS Touring joins the ranks of BMW’s most formidable production vehicles, proving that practicality and racing DNA can coexist in one uncompromising package.
The lap time was recorded on the 20.823-kilometre Nordschleife layout, often referred to as the “Green Hell” due to its punishing technical demands. Driven by BMW M’s test engineer and experienced record-setter Jörg Weidinger, the M3 CS Touring shattered the previous Touring benchmark set by the BMW M3 Touring in 2022, which stood at 7:35.060 minutes. Breaking the 7:30 barrier not only elevates the Touring model’s standing in the mid-size performance category but also places it just fractions of a second behind its saloon counterpart, the BMW M3 CS.
