Wow. What an attention-grabbing flip of occasions that has taken place over the previous few days.

Not way back, the world—and significantly these of a North American persuasion—was in for an actual deal with when BMW introduced that they’d be producing a brand new M5 Touring, and that the indomitable sports activities wagon would even be making its means west of the Atlantic.

That’s all large information for a few causes. For one, the brand new BMW M5 Touring is nearly assured to be a success and there’s little that the German automaker can do flawed, except they had been by some means within the temper for a little bit of self-sabotage. Secondly, it fills a void left by the producer’s choice to omit the BMW M3 Touring from US and Canadian markets—that one nonetheless stings, and a change of coronary heart is all the time greater than welcome.

*Screeeeeeeeeeech*

However, maintain that thought. After it was claimed by an array of automotive journalists that the BMW M5 Touring can be making its means stateside for the primary time, the brakes had been rapidly slammed on the likelihood of this taking place. This comes straight from the supply, too, with Carscoops reporting that BMW gaffer Domagoj Dukec outright denied saying something to that tune when requested for clarification on the matter.

“No, I didn’t!”  he responded utilizing essentially the most layman’s phrases attainable. Nevertheless, this doesn’t essentially seal the destiny for M5 Touring touchdown on western soil, or not. It’s nonetheless very early days, and the reasonable optimist in me says that this announcement may nonetheless be made afterward. Dukec additionally didn’t definitively say that it’s going to not be coming, solely that he by no means confirmed that it’s…shenanigans!

Anyway…

Moreover that, there’s lots in regards to the automotive that we will assume will come to fruition with a excessive diploma of certainty. The choice to make use of BMW’s S63 energy plant within the M5 Touring—a twin-turbocharged 4.4L V8 engine—in live performance with an electrical motor borrowed from the XM, has just about been nailed down at this level.

On the efficiency SUV, this identical hybrid configuration already produces about 740 hp and 740 tq, so we will anticipate at the very least these figures for the M5 Touring, and nearer to (or past) the 800-mark for particular variants just like the CS. Provided that the previous can already dash from 0-60 mph in simply 3.7 seconds, the comparatively diminutive wagon ought to be good for a low-3-second achievement.

xDrive all-wheel drive will come as customary and unique gear for BMW’s muscular and athletic property automotive. Likewise, an 8-speed automated transmission will likely be answerable for sending energy to every nook, with an intentional bias in the direction of the rear instilling extra sporty driving dynamics.

After all, we also needs to anticipate the total suite of M goodies to accompany all of those enhancements, which can embody extra subtle digital driving aids, further driving modes, a revised suspension system, greater brakes, and beefier tires, simply to call a number of.

The imprint of final BMW efficiency may also be delivered aesthetically, with options equivalent to a extra aggressive aero equipment, wider wheel arches, and quad exhaust ideas, serving to to color a silhouette which makes it simply distinguishable as an M-car. Those self same design cues will likely be infused within the inside, the place new sport bucket seats and the liberal use of carbon fiber—amongst a bunch of different upgrades—make sure that there isn’t any mistaking that you just’re sitting in one thing particular.

We anticipate the brand new BMW M5 Touring to be formally unveiled within the coming months, so keep tuned, and cross your fingers for a North American renaissance.