BMW South Africa has confirmed that it will not be offering a 3 Series Touring for our market. Touring is BMW speak for “station wagon”. This decision contradicts all direct rivals available in Mzansi. For instance, Audi offers Avant versions of the A4. Mercedes-Benz and Volvo also sell C-Class Estate and V60 models respectively.
Of course Mzansi is not exactly a hive of activity as far as wagons are concerned. We just don’t like these types of vehicles, and in fact, much less so since SUVs arrived on the scene. Quite a pity because they offer so much more car than sedans and some of them are now really pretty too.
