BMW Playing Hard To Get? 5-Series GT M Not In The Works
Agent00R submitted on 10/26/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:34:06 AM
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According to AUTOCAR, based out of the U.
K., BMW sources have said it will not be producing a 5-Series GT M.
AUTOCAR reports:
"A company source told Autocar there are no plans for a hot GT, and the range topper will remain the twin-turbo V8 550i."
The first thing that comes to mind is BMW's denial of an sport utility M, which we now see being produced as the X5/6 M.
Then there is the last generation Z4, whose M plans were up in the air. After a long time coming, both roadster and coupe variants were produced using the E46 M3's powerplant.
If M GmbH has enough brass to produce the X5/6 M, I am pretty sure it was at least discussed. Perhaps after the GT proves itself through successful sales numbers they will introduce a special sport model -- a la X5 4.6/4.8 iS -- to test the waters.
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