This is one other placeholder submit that is received the same old dose of rumor and he-said-she-said on one facet, pitted in opposition to often dependable insider data on the opposite. On this case, it is also received 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 issues the next-generation BMW M5 Touring. The Munich automaker’s teased what is going on to be a mighty quick wagon for a couple of 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 manner. This week, nonetheless, Quebec, Canada outlet The Automobile Information wrote that in a press occasion in Portugal, one in every of its common contributors “has realized from Domagoj Dukec, head of design at BMW, that the next-generation M5 will likely be bought in North America in each sedan and wagon physique types.”
This is able to be a noteworthy occasion if true, as a result of auto execs virtually at all times communicate in conditionals even once we know what’s coming. Phrases like, “Do not be stunned if,” “I might like to see,” and, “You may not be far off should you 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 Automobile Information hasn’t modified the story besides to replace the context; the article’s first run stated 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. retailers requested BMW USA about it, the native outpost stated, “BMW M has confirmed the manufacturing of the BMW M5 Touring. Particulars associated to when and by which markets this automotive will likely be provided will comply with at a later date.”
That is the he-said-she-said. Common insiders say, “It is positively coming.” We’ll begin with an everyday BMW whisperer known as ynguldyn on the Bimmerpost discussion board. That is the discussion board poster who instructed us in 2018 that the newest Toyota Supra “will likely be a Toyota in in physique and title solely,” and in any other case be a BMW Z4. Extra lately, he outed the three.0 CSL a 12 months earlier than its debut, and the M4 CS final 12 months. 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 photographs 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, nevertheless 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. possibilities, the outlet stated 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’ll facet with the clan that claims it is coming right here. If that occurs, we anticipate 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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