When BMW introduced plans to convey the M5 Touring to america earlier this week, it additionally confirmed the G99 will probably be heading to Canada. It wouldn’t have occurred with out the help of wagon fanatics who had been requested final month to signal a petition to convey the long-roof M5 to the Nice White North. The automaker’s regional division says greater than 7,200 petitions had been submitted, and there was report engagement on its client web site and social media accounts.

The brand new M5 Touring will probably be coming to Canada in 2025 after collection manufacturing begins within the remaining quarter of this yr. It might make sense for BMW to promote the automotive in most if not all markets the place the smaller M3 Touring is offered. A competitor for the Audi RS6 Avant and Mercedes-AMG E63 Property has been lengthy overdue however the M division is lastly able to ship a big high-performance property automotive.

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All through the years, there have solely been two generations of the M5 Touring, none of which had been offered in North America. The E34 was assembled in solely 891 examples whereas the E61 was produced in 1,009 items. The upcoming G99 ought to garner much better gross sales, despite the fact that it’s anticipated to price practically €150,000 in Germany and over $120,000 in america.

Just a few years in the past, there was one other petition to convey the M3 Touring to North America however to no avail because the G81 didn’t make it there. That’s an actual disgrace because the smaller sports activities wagon would’ve been considerably cheaper than the M5 Touring. Some fanatics additionally choose the G81’s pure inside combustion engine setup as an alternative of the larger brother’s intricate plug-in hybrid system. There may be additionally going to be a serious weight distinction between the 2, however we must be grateful no less than one among them is coming to North America.

Count on the G99 to interrupt cowl close to the top of the yr, just a few months after the G90.

Supply: BMW Canada