My guess is reliability and quality issues keep it from selling her in this country. We are an overly critical group of buyers who care more about quality, not how fast you can go. It would probably be shamed by cars costing thousands less like the Buick Lucerne or Cadillac DTS/STS, meaning not good for the Germans. Boohoo ;(

It has the goods, but simply doesn’t look the part, so probably better off not coming here.

Good move, I don’t think it would sell here. Wrong market.

GMnumberone4ever,
You do know that nobody here takes you seriously right?

Big surprise.

Nah, theres just not a marklet for BMW Avants.

I always thought that if you’re going to buy a sports car, you’re not also going to buy a station wagon in the same vehicle.

Perhaps there are enough people who think like me to keep BMW from putting it on the market.

But really, how hard would it be to just send a couple of units over? If they don’t sell, send less. You’ve got the powertrain already, so how much more costly would it be to send the wagon over?

Makes sense. There is a much larger market in Europe for wagons. Americans only buy wagons if they are on stilts, have the aerodynamics of toolsheds and are called sport-utes, or some other variant.

Wagons are a dying breed. With the introduction of the new Lambda utes, we are going to see more and more wagons die off as the competition diverts funds to playing catchup to them. Same with minivans, same with truck based SUV’s (Other than the new 900’s of course, those are kicking ass and taking names). They have little market prescence anymore and they aren’t nearly as hip and cool as the Lambda’s.

Mix that with reliability blues, quality glitches and foolish crap like I-drive, and this new BMW would be just another loser.

The fact that it wouldn’t sell here, and it won’t, isn’t a reflection of BMW, but U.S. consumerism. Why buy a fully capable 500+Hp super-wagon that will last 20 years when I can go buy a Charger I saw in a NASCAR race that will last the whole drive home.

kind of silly in my opinion, I dont see any solid reason for not bringing a few over, maybe not 20,000 but theres always a market for something, high hp wagons are cool in my book.

i love super-wagons…the Audi RS6 Avant is one hell of a machine!

No market indeed….at least in the states.

However, if they were to slap some wood on the side and have Chevy Chase as the spokesperson, NOW we have potential.

Those tail pipes alone look alot nicer then some GM cars. That thing is BADA$$

Ultimate wagon(before they started throwing V8 into them), I don’t care what anyone says, it will always be…

http://img.auto.mail.ru/pic/editor/Image/articles/AudiRS4TG1.jpg

To Andre Neves and rest of the adults here-
With redard to the Web (village) idiot GMnumberone4ever, just ignore him, he doesn’t exist.

STFU Mr. Bush (I always wanted to say that!) prove me wrong or move along.

Why don’t you start you own GMnumberone4ever web-site and see how how lonely you get, you are here just because you crave attention.

I have this image in my mind of loading up an M5 wagon with a pack of Chihuahuas and then flooring it.

For some reason it would tickle me to see their writhing bodies smacked up against the tailgate glass as we approach 155 mph.

LOL meanpants555

ahah in europe bmw has a comercial like that. Theres a bmw 535D and this guy loads a dog into the trunk and puts a helmet on the dog. then he procedes to drive off quickly and you hear the dogs helmet smack the glass. and a tagline of more powerful than you think

^ thought would be funny but would never fly here in the U.S.
Too many people would get “offended”. PETA would get offended, the makers of the helmets would get offended, etc. Welcome to America.

Every see the Ford Ka ad were the cat gets its head cut off by the sunroof? Hilarious.

A true supercar, and we can’t get it.

who is in here everyone of you pretty much talked crap about bmw I can tell that none of you has ever steped foot into a bmw let alone an M5 reliabilty is not an issuse with bmw M5
How many cars have as good as reliabilty as an M5
Hell how many cars are as fast, handle as good, and pay for your mantaince.
Look at a 360 mondona not as fast not reliable but its ok becasue its them and not bmw, you guys suck. really suck

I’m sure BMW’s are good for the first 5 -10 thousand miles but after that it’s all downhill. Their electricals are worst (glitches, fires) and their body integrity doesn’t stand the test of time. They usually look pretty ratty by 50k. In comparison, look at a comparable GM like the Pontiac G6 or Chevrolet Impala and you’ll see they are solid and drive like brand new. Getting 300k on one of those is no problem. Good luck getting that on any other **** brand vehicle.

haha the reason gm products look good after 300k miles is cause they have been driven by rental drivers without soul. while the beemers been spanked its whole life.

i see many m5s here, and there’s a market for wagons here too. I guess a few of them may get to here…

I see lots of BMWs here but rarely 5 series wagons.
Lots of x3’s and x5’s

Dear GMnumberone4ever,

You’re silly. And, well, frankly, so is your name. Anyways, all those cars…Impalas, G6’s, etc….they are all good if you want to drive in a straight line to and from your job (probably in some cubical). What’s the fun in that? I’ve never been more impressed with a BMW until my friend took me for a ride in his 1986 535is. Last I recall the car had 150k miles and the best German paint job around….top notch. I’m sure if I came across a GM car that was 20 years old and had (God forbid someone drove it that long) 150k miles on it, I’d be able to take that car across the continent or push its physical limits on a race course. I don’t want to judge but i’m not sure you could tell me much about any BMW whether it’s one of the first 2002’s or this Touring M5 AND using vulgarity doesn’t help your cause. While you continue your silly tirad of bimmer bashing I’ll continue to enjoy the legacy of fine German engineering.

Much love (and an avid fan of course),

What a shame! I hope we’ll get it here in the Great White North. BMW Canada took always beter care of BMW fans over here. We had Euro-spec E36 ///M3 with proper ///M-engine and 286 hp in 1994, we had uniq to Canada run of 32 cars in 1995 of E34 ///M540i (bacisly M5, but with 540i drivetrain) and we have BMW Individual. So, there is a hope that we could get limited ammount of Super Tourings. IMHO E61 (5-Series Touring) looks better then E60 (5-Series Sedan).

——->just a funny joke but serious at the same time: with a coldintake & a little more boost my otherwise STOCK SRT-4 will outrun that car’s 155top-end, seriously…….I just don’t understand those germans & their pesky limiters……..

kendall, that was a deal from the 3 germans to reduce the sky high number of deaths that was going on autobahn…and it opened the market to brabus, lorinser, ac schnitzer, könig, hartge, alpina, abt sportline and so many others that for 10 bucks take the damn thing off and make your regular car do like 175mph…

——>OOOOHHHH Syrax, i feelya…………i aint never thought about that………

GMnumberone4Ever, please go away. You always make the same argument for every posted topic. You are, therefore, insane. Shoo. Go back to your front wheel drive GM cars which make the same 150 horsepower at 230k as they did at 1k. Boring. Boring. Dull.

BMW can go right up there with other negligent manufacturers for not bringing over station wagon versions of high powered sedans:

Audi’s S6 Avant
Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution Wagon
Nissan’s Stagea stationwagon (derived from the Skyline/G35 sedan)
Subaru’s Legacy Wagon B4 Blitzen and Forester STI
Volv…. no, I can’t think of a true superVolvo wagon we haven’t been given.

Not ONE of these manufacturers thinks anyone cares about high performance stationwagons in the USA. I agree that they should be able to sell them pretty easily. They just don’t want to and that makes it very frustrating for people who want a stationwagon and happen to like utility and speed in the same package.

Chrysler/Dodge makes a high performance stationwagon. They’re the only one unless you think a Subaru Legacy GT Wagon is fast.

Boo BMW. Do the right thing and change a few minds.

======= Every (almost every) car-maker in the world is seriously thinking about reliability now, that’s for sure. Look at early ’90s Ferraris, and look at them now. But German cars, as long as Swedish, were always known as tank-like built cars. I see GMnumberone4Ever as a retired comediant that’s just doin some comic moves for him and/or his friends. He just can’t be taken seriously.

Mamma mia!!! Porca putana!!!!!
I think GMnumberone4ever is some Canadian guy just laughing at us… LOL
Scusami Canada. Io ti voglio bene!!!

Pardon Canada. Je t’adore!!!
Sorry Canada. Luv Ya!!!

GMnumberone4ever;

I ma sitting here in Germany; driving a BMW 5-series Touring everyday – have lived for years in the US and have driven GM cars – trust me; there is a difference. GM cars is Diet Coke and BMW is the Coke “The real thing” – until you have driven both cars – you can hardly allow yourself to pass any sort of judgement – there is a distinct difference in the the whole approach to building cars; GM is a car made for top speeds of 70-90 miles per hour, very soft (way too soft) suspension, plastic interior and seats felling you are sitting in a recliner – where as BMW is a true performer – great suspension, great handling and looks great.

So your obnoxious attitude is annoying and naive – just GM. GM is headed straight ahead in direction of Chapter 11 and BMW is one of the most productive & profitable manufactures worldwide.

Have a good one
Homes

i couldve told you this, lln. BMW has no balls when it comes to importing to the american market.

If everyone would stop responding to GMnumberone4ever’s comments, he would make less of them and possibly leave everyone alone. We’ll get bored eventually.

——–>ALL HAIL THE UP-COMING //M7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! S55AMG:Boooo

Who wants a M5 wagon?

I DO
theres a market for super-wagons here
it may be in a smaller volume than what manufacturers would wish for, but there IS a niche market for such a vehicle. Audi is losing faith in the US wagon market and its starting to piss me off… the E55 AMG wagon made it here and was actually FASTER to 60 than the sedan, as there was more weight over the rear wheels. Lets hope they bring these awesome products here and screw off with all the SUV’s.

alceuzito… what? “but german cars, as long as swedish”? what the hell?

And back to audi, i bet theyll rethink their wagon offerings now that they pulled the outstanding, and well-selling allroad from the american market as to favor the slow-selling Q7, which is worse than the allroad in every way. Yes the Q7 is a great SUV, but it showed up to the party too late, and SUVs are the last thing audi should be doing. The Q3 will be a decent offering if it has a 3-door setup and the S3’s 2.0t (as the fastest engine option). Wagons will be back… nevermind that manufacturers dont even advertise them. How many SUV ads have you seen? a MILLION. How many wagon ads have you seen? VOLVO’s. who sells wagons? VOLVO. Im tired of seeing Q7 ads on tv. They should have the A6 avant up there. With the S6 Avant coming out from behind it. RS4 avant? Have it fly up behind an M3 and C55, or even an M5, have it flash its lights, growl its engine, and have the inferior car move out of its way. Want to restore american’s faith in wagons? Publicize them as the new cool, and they will buy. Nobody even knows half of them exist. I sure as hell know my mom never knew there was a BMW/Audi wagon that would have spanked her Volvo XC70 when she bought it.

you know i actually agree with you guys, BMW will sell more M5 wagons in the US than probably all of europe combined. the M5 badge will be the selling factor itself. just another toy to add to the garage. too bad all the gearboxes for this thing suck. wheres a slushbox when you need one!

I’d take an M5 sedan any day, but I’d rather have the twin turbo 535d Touring over the M5 wagon — not enough torque from the V10.

Good.
Don’t bring that shat to the USA.

wouldn’t make sense bringing it to the US..
As who wants a do everything car..? Sports car handling, insane performance, wife and kids
on board, luggage in the back and bikes on the roof..?
muppets, like the comment above want Duallies, and a 67 Camaro for cruising.. and 8MPG…

Gimme an RS2,RS4, RS6 avant,M5 wagon, AMG wagon anyday..!

then start raising the pathetic 65 mph speed limit..