Retrofitting a carbon roof on the BMW M3 Touring (G81) from Evolve!

Thomas Wachsmuth 20 October 2023 -> Cars from AZ, -> Tuner from AZ, BMW, Evolve Automotive, News vehicles, Videos

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BMW offers that M3 Touring with a wide range Additional options ex works, supplemented by many M Performance tuning parts. Unfortunately there is no option that Carbon roof for G81 contains. For many this is a real problem, but for BMW the lightweight component would involve significant changes at the factory in Munich, where the Supertouring is built. But the Tuning scene has, as always, a solution to the “problem”. The team started with R44 performance an Your M3 Touring in August this year and is now moving Quattro Coachworks from the United Kingdom on behalf of Evolve Automotive after. Here too, the OEM steel roof disappears and, as on the R44 M3, the carbon version is installed Alpha N Performance.

Retrofitting the carbon roof on the M3

It may seem a bit crazy at first to have a car in perfect condition cut up, just to To install a carbon roof, the result is completely convincing in this case too. And we are convinced that Carbon roof BMW should have been there from the start. Should that actually be the case? M3 CS Touring come, then that will probably be the case. But there is still a long way to go until the (eventual) presentation in 2025. So, himself is the man (or the woman). The built-in carbon roof saves money 11 kilogram weight, which may not seem like much considering the car weighs almost 2 tons.

Many more changes to Evolve's M3!

But since the roof helps, main emphasis to lower, it is still noticeable. The G81 from the video not only has a carbon roof, it also had one Carbon bonnet, also manufactured by Alpha-N Performance. It is 5 kg lighter than the OEM component, so the M3 Touring already has the two components 16 kg less weighs. There were also the round pieces from the M4 CSL (Double Spoke 827 M) in the format 19 inches at the front and 20 inches at the back and also a Suspension from the manufacturer MSS and track plates of TPI are installed. You can make any further changes to the vehicle HERE ...