In the United Kingdom, a BMW M3 Touring was intercepted and destroyed by the police, while it contained stolen parts.
Yes you read that correctly, and no, this is not a mistake. Because indeed, it is indeed a BMW M3 Touring which drew the wrath of the British police, before being destroyed a few hours after being intercepted. But how is this possible, when the brand has never marketed this model? This is precisely the concern, because in reality, the sports car was made with an assembly of parts from other models of the brand, including two M3s that were reported stolen in the West Midlands. In addition, two BMW 3 Series station wagons were also used to create this vehicle, which quickly attracted the attention of the police. In a press release, agent Mark Wheaver says that “ this BMW looked great on the outside, you can’t blame the paint job, but if you scratch under the varnish, you see that it was patched and therefore structurally dangerous ».
While it was driving, the fake BMW M3 Touring did not take long to arouse the curiosity of the police, who noticed that the license plate did not correspond to the vehicle in front. them. And for good reason, it corresponded to a BMW 3 Series diesel, enough to quickly understand that this car was not quite regulatory. After carrying out their investigation, the police noticed that the sportswoman was carrying under her hood a real BMW M3 engine, belonging to a car that was stolen in 2018. The running gear came from another M3, as for it stolen from a concession in 2019. “ Whoever tinkered with this car went to great lengths to try and hide his true identity. The numbers had been filed down and the decals removed, but we have vehicle experts using techniques to overcome these obstacles. A spokesperson for the Central Motorway Police Group said in a statement.
Immediate destruction
Once the investigation was completed, the vehicle was quickly taken to a car junkyard to be destroyed. In a video published on the net, the police point out that the fake BMW M3 Touring was first boned so that the liquids and polluting elements can be removed, before being thrown into a huge machine designed to grind metals. A few minutes later, there was nothing left of the car, considered too dangerous to be allowed to circulate. If nothing has been said about the penalty incurred by the owner, he is logically exposed to a very heavy penalty.
As a reminder, BMW never marketed an M3 Touring, although this had been envisaged with the E46 concept presented in 2000, which ultimately never had a sequel. But the firm confirmed last year the arrival of the sports station wagon in the range, without giving too much information. However, the noise of the corridors already evokes an engine similar to the standard M3, with a six-cylinder then developing the trifle of 510 horsepower, allowing it to compete with the Audi RS 4 Avant and its 450 equines.
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