A BMW 9-Series Might Be In The Pipeline
The Mercedes-Maybach S600 could have an incoming rival from BMW. Sure, it already has a kinda/sorta Bavarian challenger in the form of the 7-series, but for anyone who wants something posher than the 7er and the incoming 8-series Gran Coupe, there could eventually be a ‘9-series’ available.
Asked by Autocar if BMW was planning such a car, design director Adrian van Hooydonk dropped a tantalising hint. “Let’s say this: we won’t stop here [with the 8-series]. Obviously, our job is to have more ideas than the company can build, because the other way round would be very bad…My team and I are now looking at 2021 and beyond – as far out as 2030. We have a lot of plans.”
Beyond this - admittedly vague - suggestion, it’s all guesswork. Autocar speculates such a car would share much of its architecture and engine line-up with the 7-series and 8-series, which seems a fair assumption.
An appearance of the M760Li’s 6.6-litre twin-turbo V12 would surely be a given…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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It does upset me that they never put the V12 in the 8
There’s time. They didn’t offer the 7 with the V12 either until last year.
Maybe, in the future there will be a BMW Hypercar or Supercar, the BMW 10 Series
At least I hope so because that’d be awesome
10 series Supercar !!!
Given that the 7 Series is a full size luxury car, the 9 Series would have to a super-luxury car. Wouldn’t it be stepping on the Rolls-Royce Phantoms toes?
Sounds like the idea is for it to slot in between. There’s £100k difference between the most expensive 7 and the Ghost, so there’s plenty of room
8 series is technically a 5 series coupe, 9 will be a coupe of the 7 series
So it’s basically a rolls Royce Ghost with Kidney grilles?
Cause the Ghost to me is just a aristocratic 7 Series.
Next thing will be BMW 1000000000005567777777777 in 99999999999 years time
The badge wont even fit on the car,and if BMW are going to make a 10-Series,will the badge even fit on the csr
This is getting silly now
better than Mitsubishi cancelling their products
They already make that.
It’s called the Rolls Royce Ghost.