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23 Responses to “BMW to kill 5 Series Wagon in favor of the 5 GT?”

1. MIrza says:

   July 10, 2009 at 4:06 am

   I sure hope that this would not be true for Europe because Wagon is an importent modell over here:)

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2. Bradley Wint says:

   July 10, 2009 at 4:38 am

   I dont think the GT looks all that great as compared to the wagon honestly.

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3. kafkef says:

   July 10, 2009 at 6:22 am

   @ Bradley Wint – I think the complete opposite.
   I doubt BMW would kill the wagon in favor of the GT, especially not in Europe. The GT just isn’t as practical, which is important because in the end most people who buy wagons have families/children and need the boot space the wagons have.

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   • Bradley Wint says:

     July 10, 2009 at 8:55 am

     Interesting point you made there. I would have to agree that in the EU regions, the wagons are popular for that sort of thing, but over here, when you think of families, you think of the soccer mom mini vans, and I think thats why there have been such low sales of the 5er wagon (less than 400 unites of the whole of the US). At the end, I don’t know what the final result may be, but I know when people have say 2+ kids, they get those big mini vans, so many potential BMW family owners may turn towards the X line. who knows.

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4. kcsnayud says:

   July 10, 2009 at 8:24 am

   Guys, think about this. BMW is smashing the wagon cos nobody buys them. If we needed the wagon this much, it would sell better :I

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5. tiM3 says:

   July 10, 2009 at 9:15 am

   Will be a sad day for those of us who own these great, practical vehicles.

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6. viper says:

   July 10, 2009 at 11:09 am

   since when the wagon 5er is in the same league with the coming 5 gt…..that is the stupidest thing

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   • Horatiu B. says:

     July 10, 2009 at 11:18 am

     They’re not, but…..they do appeal a bit to the same customers….and why would you keep a car that barely sells?

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7. Lance says:

   July 10, 2009 at 1:58 pm

   If I was in this market, I would definately conside the GT and not the wagon. As for whether they shouold pull the plug, well, they should have thought about this when they were making the GT. I don’t think BMW should take it out completely. Afterall, how much does it actually cost for them to ship it to the US? (assuming that they’ll keep making it in Europe) – more choices will be beneficial to BMW. You don’t want those customers who would have wanted the 5Wagon but do not want the GT to go to Audi or Merc. Offer both as it does not cost BMW much more money to have the wagon as well – it’s basically an extended 5 Series.

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8. pkfolly says:

   July 10, 2009 at 2:47 pm

   Seems a pity to me, I think the wagon is the nicest looking car in the 5 series, and if I was in the market to upsize (we have a 3 series wagon) that’s the one I would look at.

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9. The Lee says:

   July 10, 2009 at 3:26 pm

   What a sad day it’ll be when the touring is ditched in favor of that fugly (IMO) GT.

   

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10. Gord says:

    July 10, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    I thought the GT had as much space as the 5 series wagon ?

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    • AC says:

      July 12, 2009 at 8:32 am

      The 5 series GT is slightly bigger but the effective cargo space is very close. The car looks much better in person than the pictures. But it also looks like an X6 tried to mate with a 7 series… )

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      • kafkef says:

        July 12, 2009 at 9:01 am

        I haven’t seen the GT in person but looking at photos the cargo space doesn’t look like much next to the wagon.

        http://www.dailytorque.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/5gt5.jpg
        http://www.carenthusiast.com/bmw/bmw_5seriestouring2007_010.jpg

        Still, if I were to choose between them I would take the GT in a heartbeat.

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11. Gil says:

    July 11, 2009 at 12:49 am

    Ugh… I haven’t warmed up to the 5 GT. Yet.
    I still prefer the 5 wagon.
    Then again, even if they discontinue the wagon here, they will still sell it in Europe, right? Can’t we take European Delivery?

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    • Horatiu B. says:

      July 11, 2009 at 1:16 pm

      It really does look in person, we weren’t allowed to take photos, but the car looked great….and this comes from someone that doesn’t like Wagons/Hatchback type of cars

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    • Horatiu B. says:

      July 11, 2009 at 1:17 pm

      Nope, European Delivery applies to cars that are sold in the U.S., so if they discontinue, it’s gone from the ED list

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12. AC says:

    July 11, 2009 at 9:02 am

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC-dntcm75Y

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    • Horatiu B. says:

      July 11, 2009 at 1:15 pm

      Cool video, thanks Andrea!

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13. AC says:

    July 11, 2009 at 7:29 pm

    I’m one of those wagon fans that will be sad to see the Touring go. I recently bought a 2010 535 wagon with the M-Sport package and not only it’s a great car but it was a SMOKING deal!

    Here are some pictures

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/12709551@N07/sets/72157617484342483/

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14. Cyril Bouteille says:

    July 15, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    I’m a delighted E61 owner who was impatiently awaiting for the F11. This would be sad news for American consumers… Those are great vehicles for people with families who don’t want to drive boats. The GT is really more going towards the X line & minivans, which just doesn’t do it for me. BMW would loose my business there if I can’t bring one back to the US!

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15. 2009 BMW 328i xDrive Sports Wagon vs. 2009 Audi A4 Avant vs. 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon says:

    October 3, 2009 at 3:56 am

    [...] since July we’ve been hearing rumors about BMW’s plans to phase out the Sport Wagons in the U.S., of course, in favor of the new “kid on the block”, the ultra-luxurious and spacious 5 [...]

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16. Jeff Moore says:

    October 18, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    where was the smoking deal? What was it?

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