Ever since BMW announced the new F31 3 Series Touring, European customers have been curious about the performance of the 320d, the most popular Touring version sold by the Bavarian manufacturer.

For a real family man, space and comfort is important. Going on long holidays with your family will require some extra luggage space and a good, comfortable suspension for when the kids are sleeping.

Under the skin the Touring gets the same uprated straight-six as its CS siblings, with increased turbo boost pressure and management tweaks giving it 543bhp and 479lb ft. The engine is secured with ...