Every April Fool’s Day, BMW lovers brace themselves. From fake pickup trucks to imaginary hovercrafts, we’ve seen our fair share of elaborate pranks from Munich. But 2025 threw us a curveball. What began as another playful joke—a wild idea of turning a family-friendly BMW M3 Touring into a full-blown GT3 racer—ended up becoming a very real and very cool build. Turns out freelance creative director Simon von Broich and his talented team took the prank seriously—very seriously. Rather than Photoshop trickery, they grabbed a production-spec M3 Touring and boldly began transforming it into something race-ready, borrowing elements from the M4 GT3 Evo and fabricating parts that didn’t exist.
How They Did It (Hint: Not Easily)
Making a race-spec GT3 wagon isn’t straightforward. BMW simply doesn’t make GT3 aero kits for wagons—why would they? So, von Broich’s team crafted entirely new body panels from scratch. Wider fenders, aggressive aero, custom side glass—none of this was off the shelf. The team even tackled perhaps the trickiest part: those beautiful yet incredibly complicated air inlets molded into the rear doors, carefully mimicking the GT3 racer’s look. The result? A genuine GT3-style wagon, complete with authentic race car vibes—front splitter, wide stance, vents, and all.
Wait, a Wagon Racer?
As crazy as it sounds, this build raises a pretty fun question: Why don’t we actually have wagon racing? Imagine touring car championships—literally—with high-powered wagons swapping paint. It’s as impractical as it is irresistible. But as automotive enthusiasts, aren’t we allowed to dream? The best part of this build might be how well it fixes something that’s always felt slightly awkward on factory M3 Tourings—the rear wheel arch flare treatment. BMW traditionally reuses standard wagon doors, forcing weird compromises on the flared arches. Von Broich’s approach beautifully integrates the widebody look, making BMW’s own solution look tame by comparison.
More Than A One-Off?
Realistically, don’t expect BMW Motorsport to suddenly homologate an M3 Touring for GT3. After all, they’ve got the M4 GT3 Evo doing just fine. But that’s the charm here—this wasn’t about practicality. It was about passion, craftsmanship, and proving a joke could become a breathtakingly cool reality. Maybe BMW won’t put a wagon racer on track anytime soon. But for one brief, glorious moment, a handful of enthusiasts proved that “impossible” ideas are sometimes only as impossible as our imagination allows.
And now we desperately want more.
