BMW turned an April Fool's joke into a real race car, and the M3 it used is unusual

Wouldn't it be silly to take a station wagon racing? No, it'd be awesome. So BMW's M division is going to do it.
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BMW confirms M3 Touring 24H entry for this year’s Nurburgring 24

An overwhelmingly successful April Fools’ joke is set to become reality when the racing version of the BMW M3 Touring ...

The Mad Scientists At BMW Are Racing An M3 Wagon At The Nürburgring 24

The M3 Touring 24H race car was just an April Fool's joke last year, but BMW built it for real — and is racing it for real.
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BMW’s M3 Touring GT will race at the Nürburgring – M division's April Fools' joke brought to life

The M3 Touring race car started as a joke but BMW M has made it a reality. It’ll be racing at the 2026 Nürburgring 24hr ...
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April Fools’ prank becomes reality as BMW creates new M3 Touring car to enter Nurburgring 24h

What started as an April Fools’ Day joke has now turned into reality. Earning over 1.6 million views, BMW’s 2025 April Fools’ ...

BMW Pitched This M3 Touring GT3 Car as a Joke. Now It’s Going Racing

Now there are two BMW M3 Wagons you can't buy in America, but at least this one's just a race car.

BMW Teases New 3 Series Touring — Even as Wagons Disappear From the Market

If you didn’t sit through the entire live reveal of the new BMW i3, you might have missed the fact that BMW teased something pretty special. The company will be making a new-generation 3 Series ...

BMW turned an April Fool’s joke into a real M3 Touring race car

So, this is the so-called 'timeline-wrecking' car that BMW teased a few days ago. While we were partially correct in calling ...