BMW has given the first hint that a production version of the next 3 Series wagon is just around the corner.

As part of his final official appearance, outgoing BMW CEO, Oliver Zipse (main and below), presented the first official images of the new 3 Series Touring on screen.

At the launch of the all-new electric i3 sedan, BMW first teased a wagon variant, although this latest hint from Zipse doesn’t reveal if this is the electric i3 Touring, or the internal combustion 3 Series. The latter has yet to be revealed in either sedan or wagon form, but it is tipped to look almost identical to the electric i3, despite running on an unrelated chassis.

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“The 3 Series is more than just a sedan, and it will remain that way in the future,” Zipse explained. “The 3 Series Touring is very popular with families and business customers, which is why we have already confirmed this model.”

With Zipse using the ‘3 Series’ name to refer to the Touring, rather than the i3 name assigned to the electric version, it appears this could be the first glimpse of the combustion-engined replacement for the current 3 Series.

Recently, BMW has expanded its range of wagons, adding a high-performance M3 Touring to its line-up in 2022, the first time an M3 wagon has been officially produced. After brief appearances in the late 1980s and mid 2000s, an M5 Touring was also reintroduced to the range in 2024.

In 2025, BMW’s company-endorsed April Fools’ Day joke centred on the M3 Touring endurance racer. The concept proved so popular that BMW is set to run a version of the M3 Touring, based on a modified M4 GT3 race car, in this year’s Nürburgring 24-hour race.

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For now, the official teaser images reveal only a full-width lighting signature at the rear, and portions of the tailgate, with a rear window aperture that mirrors the form of the tail lights, with angled corners.

The styling cue closely follow thos seen on the i3 sedan and iX3 SUV.

No mention of a high-performance version has been made yet, but the enduring popularity of BMW’s Touring models suggests that, alongside the petrol 3 Series and electric i3, at least one high-performance M Touring could be on the cards.