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Compared to an SUV, it's lower, it's lighter, it handles better and it's easier to get in and out of. |
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It won't come to the US, because they won't sell 100,000,000 of them here, so it's not justified. But they should sell it here in small numbers anyways. 100-300 of these would do very well, and maybe even sell out. They'd have my money, at least.
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I miss my f31's rear wiper so bad too!
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BMW is going to tease us Americans forever with this! As cool as it is, I highly doubt it ever makes it here!
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They've done so well BMW doesn't even bring the 5 variant here anymore; and the G platform 3 has been canned from the US. Sorry bub, proof is in the sales
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I'd sell my 718 Boxster S for this in a heartbeat.
Love me a powerful and capable wagon.
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It's not just a short SUV, it doesn't need awd for many of us. It wouldn't hurt to give it some stones and a real transmission too. Audi is rumored to be bringing either or both the RS4 and RS6 here. Mercedes still sells the E63 Touring. Porsche has the Panamera wagon and likely soon, a Taycan wagon. Not everyone wants an SUV. |
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People are just sheep. Everybody wants a wagon because according to the bloggers and mags it's "cool". They are just as lame as an SUV...
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Moving back to Europe in January, thank you baby Jezus if this comes true
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That's great...except almost nobody buys them; including you.
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everyone complains we dont have an X3M yet and now we do but thats not good enough since they just teased a wagon over in EU.
you M owners are never happy. the reason wagons dont sell is because manufacturers price them higher than the equivalent SUV. They did this so they dont have to send them over the pond when they make the SUV here in the states. I would much prefer if the whole catalog was available via ED. that way we could just import the ones we want. its not like its all that hard with manufacturing today to slot in the correct US specific stuff while building an individually ordered car. It would be the best of both worlds really. you guys get your wagons and dealers dont have to have them sitting on the lot taking up prime real estate for their SUVs
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Actually, Europe would buy more SUVs if they have the room for them. Tiny roads, tiny parkings... I drove my friends Cayenne in Geneva some years ago and the parking sensors where basically beeping constantly. The car was just oo big (and we are talking first gen Cayenne). Car guys like wagon because you get 98% of the driving dynamics of a coupe/sedan with more practicality and exclusivity.
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Reminds me the C43 wagon is supposed to be sold in Canada within a few months... could be a good alternative to the F31. Would much rather a 340 wagon though...
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Which is a bigger long shot to the US market: M3 Wagon or M4 Gran Coupe?
I'd prefer the latter, honestly.
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