Every time BMW launched a new generation of the 7 Series, we got all sorts of reports about how the Germans might finally build an M7. It happened again in 2015, when BMW introduced the sixth-gen, G11/G12 executive. Also, BMW fans have always asked that Munich deliver an M version of the 3 Series Touring (wagon), another model that has yet materialize.
Well, don’t hold your breath for any of these cars to happen. BMW has denied (yet again) that either a 2017 BMW M7 or an M3 Touring are in the pipeline. That’s the word from BMW M boss Frank van Meel, who told De Telegraaf that there is no business case for either model.
When asked about a beefed-up 7 Series, van Meel stated that the current sedan is an "upper luxury" model that’s not suited for a hardcore M package, adding that developing one would be a "difficult task." For some reason, it seems as if BMW doesn’t want a competitor for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG or the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG.
As for the M3 Touring, van Meel argues that there’s no real demand for it, especially since the wagon version of the 3 Series is only offered in Europe. "People look at what the competition is doing and then call that we need to do that too because we already have a Touring model. We tried to come up with an M3 Touring in the past but there was no demand," he said.
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