Yahoo Autos Is the BMW M5 Touring coming to the U.S. or not?
Here's another placeholder post that's got the usual dose of rumor and he-said-she-said on one side, pitted against usually reliable insider information on the other. In this case, it's also got a claimed admission from an automaker exec, followed by a denial from the same exec, and an intriguing PR non-statement. We're fascinated by all of it — and hopeful! — because it concerns the next-generation BMW M5 Touring. The Munich automaker's teased what's going to be a mighty fast wagon for a few months before debuting the standard version last week. On all of our teaser posts, we've noted that it's not clear if the family missile is coming our way. This week, however, Quebec, Canada outlet The Car Guide wrote that during a press event in Portugal, one of its regular contributors "has learned from Domagoj Dukec, head of design at BMW, that the next-generation M5 will be sold in North America in both sedan and wagon body styles."
This would be a noteworthy event if true, because auto execs almost always speak in conditionals even when we know what's coming. Phrases like, "Don't be surprised if," "I would love to see," and, "You might not be far off if you imagined," are as close as one normally gets to confirmation of future product, if an exec will discuss it at all.
So, naturally, when Carscoops asked Dukec about giving confirmation, he replied, "No, I did not!" The Car Guide hasn't changed the story except to update the context; the article's first run said the contributor was there for a press event, and the event's now been specified as the media drives for the 2024 BMW X2.
