BMW M3 CS Touring slides and crashes into the hay bales at Goodwood

The brand new BMW M3 CS Touring was showcased on the Goodwood Competition of Pace this yr. It was merely for a static show, however was pushed up the hill a number of instances over the course of the occasion. Nevertheless, a crash throughout considered one of its runs meant it needed to pull out of the occasion early.

The M3 CS Touring scampered off the beginning line earlier than braking for the primary nook. The tail stepped out in typical BMW style simply as the driving force dropped the anchors and rotated. Sadly, the thrilling oversteer second rapidly changed into an uncontrolled slide.

The motive force tried to countersteer, and because the tyres touched the grass, the automotive darted off to the opposite facet and into the hay bales. The boundaries did a superb job of cushioning the affect. As you may see, the automotive solely suffered minor bodywork injury.

Launched in January this yr, the M3 CS Touring is a light-weight and sportier model of the already sporty M3 Touring. It encompasses a carbon fibre hood, entrance splitter, air intakes, mirrors and a carbon diffuser, leading to a weight discount of 15 kg.

Powering the M3 CS Touring is a 3.0-liter twin-turbo 6-cylinder engine that produces 543 BHP and 479 lb-ft of torque. The engine is paired with an 8-speed automated transmission, which sends energy to all 4 wheels. On this case, the automotive was in all probability in rear-wheel drive mode and had the DSC turned off.

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