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The BMW M3 Touring blends the performance of the sport sedan with the utility of a wagon. In this video, a driver opens up the long-roof model on the autobahn to see how fast it can go. The clip starts with the M3 Touring sliding around a bit and speeding down rural roads. The wagon makes a properly aggressive sound to fit the sporty body. Gallery: 2023 BMW M3 Touring 81 Photos As a refresher, the M3 Touring packs a twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six making 503 horsepower (375 kilowatts or 510 metric hp) and 479 pound-feet (650 Newton-meters) of torque. The drivetrain consists of an eight-speed automatic gearbox and xDrive all-wheel-drive system with a selectable rear-drive mode. The factory specs say the wagon can reach 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) in 3.6 seconds. The standard top speed is 155 mph (249 kph), and the M Driver's Package raises the … [Read more...] about See How Fast A BMW M3 Touring Can Go On The Autobahn

It's Crawfish Week at Chron! For four days, the food team will be dropping fun stories about Houston's favorite crustacean. Read all our crawfish coverage here. As we say goodbye to one year and say hello to the next, there's always one pressing question on the lips of all Texans: When does crawfish season start? The mudbugs are a delicacy on the Gulf Coast, particularly in Louisiana and here in Houston. Here's what you need to know about this year's crawfish season. When is crawfish season? Broadly speaking, if it's warm enough, a crawfish season can start in November and end in July—but this is not typical. Peak crawfish season is in the spring, beginning in February or March and sunsetting in May or June. This is when the crawfish are going to be at their biggest and juiciest. Crawfish are kind of like us: They get chilly. If the weather is cold at the beginning of the season , they bury themselves in the ground, making it difficult to harvest them. Farmers who … [Read more...] about All your questions about Texas crawfish season answered

Dusty Baker followed his usual pregame regimen Saturday morning as the Houston Astros sat one win away from the second championship in franchise history. More for you Astros Space City gear is a fashion grand slam The Astros manager made a stop at his favorite Rice Village coffee shop upon leaving his home, and he ran a few errands before heading to Minute Maid Park. Baker got a pair of shoes repaired, then stopped by his dry cleaners. The avid music fan then threw on a pregame playlist as he drove to the ballpark, which Baker said on Saturday included the Big Mama Thornton hit "Hound Dog" from 1952. Just hours before one of the biggest games of his life , Baker's pregame routine remained relatively mundane. It's hard to quibble with Baker's daily schedule given his historic success across a career matched by few in MLB history. Baker's life in baseball extends more than 50 years. He was a two-time All-Star as a player with 242 home runs across 19 … [Read more...] about Dusty Baker secures elusive championship with Astros’ World Series win

Not so long ago, seeing a Lamborghini in the snow was a big deal. LM002 notwithstanding, that all changed a few years back with the arrival of the Urus. The all-season Lambo is expected to perform in any climate, and that goes for the future plug-in hybrid trim level. New spy shots capture a Urus PHEV test vehicle making sure winter weather is not an issue for the electrified super SUV. And if rumors about the powertrain are correct, there shouldn't be any major surprises. Our sources believe that Lamborghini will borrow plug-in hybrid tech from Porsche , specifically the twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 and electric motor from the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid . If a Porsche engine in a Lamborghini sounds a bit sacrilegious, take heart in knowing it shouldn't be just a straight swap. Whereas Porsche offers 690 horsepower with this powertrain, Lamborghini could tweak it to make upwards of 820 hp in top trim, with a less-powerful variant making around 675 hp. Gallery: … [Read more...] about Lamborghini Urus PHEV Spied In The Arctic Testing Cold Weather Capability

Listen to this article It’s also the youngest of the professional categories and, while Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock each race 24 times during a season the runs from February through much of November, Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) has 16 races, starting at the third contest of the year, the Gatornationals at Gainesville, Fla. in March of each year. That doesn’t mean PSM is any less competitive than its three brethren, nor does it mean there’s less combativeness between competitors, all thinking the other guy gets a better break. No, PSM is a tense and terse battleground - and for the Countdown to the Championship, it races at the same six venues allocated to the other pro classes. The players in Pro Stock Motorcycle There are four primary motorcycle manufacturers vested in NHRA’s Pro Stock Motorcycle class: the long-lived Suzuki’s TL1000 and GSXR; Erik Buell’s XB12R, Victory’s Gunner and the Harley-Davidson V-Rod. Only two of these manufacturer’s motorcycles are … [Read more...] about Hines gunning for sixth Pro Stock Motorcycle title

Listen to this article The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series is sprinting to its close, with only two events remaining in a 24-race season. The penultimate event, the 16th annual Toyota NHRA Nationals on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway takes place the final weekend of October, a tradition that incorporates both competition and fun, as it either falls on or close to Halloween. .For the four Mello Yello categories: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, the Countdown to the Championship could continue to the season finale in Pomona two weeks hence. That being said, there’s a very good chance for reigning and two-time Top Fuel champion Antron Brown to rack up his third category title on the dragstrip that abuts Nellis Air Force base. Brown, with seven wins in his pocket and a 150-point lead over Doug Kalitta, earned his second title at this race last year and could take his pink-emblazoned Matco Tools “Tools for the Cause” dragster to the top of … [Read more...] about Titles in the balance in Vegas