This is one other placeholder put up that is acquired the same old dose of rumor and he-said-she-said on one aspect, pitted towards often dependable insider data on the opposite. On this case, it is also acquired a claimed admission from an automaker exec, adopted by a denial from the identical exec, and an intriguing PR non-statement. We’re fascinated by all of it — and hopeful! — as a result of it considerations the next-generation BMW M5 Touring. The Munich automaker’s teased what is going on to be a mighty quick wagon for just a few months earlier than debuting the usual model final week. On all of our teaser posts, we have famous that it is not clear if the household missile is coming our method. This week, nevertheless, Quebec, Canada outlet The Automotive Information wrote that in a press occasion in Portugal, one in all its common contributors “has discovered from Domagoj Dukec, head of design at BMW, that the next-generation M5 shall be bought in North America in each sedan and wagon physique kinds.”
This is able to be a noteworthy occasion if true, as a result of auto execs virtually at all times communicate in conditionals even after we know what’s coming. Phrases like, “Do not be stunned if,” “I’d like to see,” and, “You may not be far off for those who imagined,” are as shut as one usually will get to affirmation of future product, if an exec will focus on it in any respect.
So, naturally, when Carscoops requested Dukec about giving affirmation, he replied, “No, I didn’t!” The Automotive Information hasn’t modified the story besides to replace the context; the article’s first run mentioned the contributor was there for a press occasion, and the occasion’s now been specified because the media drives for the 2024 BMW X2.
The unique piece additionally included this line, although: “BMW Canada spokesman Jean-François Taylor reached out on Tuesday night time and clarified that Canadian availability remains to be up within the air.” When U.S. shops requested BMW USA about it, the native outpost mentioned, “BMW M has confirmed the manufacturing of the BMW M5 Touring. Particulars associated to when and wherein markets this automotive shall be provided will observe at a later date.”
That is the he-said-she-said. Common insiders say, “It is undoubtedly coming.” We’ll begin with a daily BMW whisperer known as ynguldyn on the Bimmerpost discussion board. That is the discussion board poster who informed us in 2018 that the most recent Toyota Supra “shall be a Toyota in in physique and title solely,” and in any other case be a BMW Z4. Extra not too long ago, he outed the three.0 CSL a yr earlier than its debut, and the M4 CS final yr. Appears that he posted this single line in a Bimmerpost thread on July 24, 2022: “US model of G99 M5 Touring is confirmed.” That was 17 months earlier than the wholly unrelated insiders at BMW Weblog ran spy pictures of a camouflaged G99 M5 Touring testing in California and wrote, “The Bavarians have but to verify the M5 Wagon for the U.S. market, however it’s just about an open secret by now: we’ll lastly see the versatile and highly effective M5 subsequent summer season.”
In one other BMW Weblog story from seven months in the past on the wagon’s U.S. probabilities, the outlet mentioned M5 Touring manufacturing would start this November. Ynguldyn up to date his working listing of future mannequin data with, “G99 M5 Touring SOP 11/24,” indicating the wagon begins manufacturing 4 months after meeting strains start constructing the sedan, with out including market exclusions.
We will aspect with the clan that claims it is coming right here. If that occurs, we count on a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 plug-in hybrid powertrain with one thing like 715 horsepower and a nominal all-electric vary.
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