With the time change being three hours between D.C. and L.A., we always find when we're east, it's hard to get to sleep at a reasonable hour.
So becuase of that, you end up watching a LOT of late night TV!
Lot's of Conan, exercise machine infomercials, you know the drill....
Well, I hit the jackpot last night when i was going around the dial when I came across the show 'Night Talk' on Bloomberg where they had BMW's Tom Purves (President, BMWUSA) on as a guest.
I started to watch and I figured it would be the usual executive sound bites but good old Tom started talking future products!
And boy did my ears lift up!
So here's what he said or should I say eluded to....
Indirectly, he spoke about and confirmed the X6...he called it an X5 Coupe.
He then said they are building something totally new and it WOULD NOT be an R-Class competitor.
His description of the vehicle went like this:
It would have all the wants customer's have been asking them for with features like a higher driving position, would give customers the choice of 2 or 4wd, and a lot more luggage space but not the same scale as the R-class.
That said, put two and two together.
He then mentioned they would come out in the 09' model year with TWO diesels out of the gate but did not say which models.
We think 5-Series and X5 but we hope we're wrong and it is 3-Series and X5 at launch.
And finally regarding hybrids, don't hold your breath for a 3-Series Hybrid or something at the low end.
He remarked that the hybrid offerings would be at the high end...V8's, V12's.
So let's hear your opinions and speculation, now that we have a treasure map.
Let's find the treasure!