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BMW M2 Touring Shooting Brake Arrives Faster Than the Big M5 Wagon, Albeit Only in CGI

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The Bavarian automaker is currently working on many things – the recently-teased fourth-generation 2025 X3 luxury compact SUV, a BMW-Rimac battery supply deal for its upcoming EVs, the new M4 CS, which is reportedly debuting in May, and – of course – the big M5 business Sedan and Touring.
BMW is among the few automakers still holding on to the stick shift ethos thanks to versions of the M2, M3, M4, and Z4 roadster – which is probably making purists happy. However, they're also sad, confused, or angry, depending on the model situation, because the Bavarians are now home to some of the quirkiest automotive designs, to put it mildly.

There are lots of models worthy of polemics and controversy, starting with the big XM, 7 Series, X7, and iX flagships and coming down the ladder to small and nimble creations like the M2. Some say that it was designed after a prolonged Minecraft session; others appreciate the raw feeling of the latest 2 Series Coupe and its high-performance M2 version. It's also well equipped to handle anything with the 3.0-liter S58B30T0 twin-turbocharged inline-six rocking 453 hp and 550 Nm (406 lb-ft), RWD setup, and choice of six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic transmissions. Plus, it costs $63,200, making it America's most affordable high-performance M GmbH option.

As far as the division is concerned, their main concern right now is for everything to work out as intended with the teasing campaign of the mighty G90/91 BMW M5 sedan plus Touring – and the good news is that the latter is also coming to America to give the Audi RS 6 Avant a run for its money. Naturally, the rumor mill and imaginative realm of digital car content creators are both enamored with the high-performance executive saloon and station wagon.

But that doesn't mean everyone only favors the M5 these days. As such, some pixel masters – like Avante – are asking us which one we are going to take home, the sedan or wagon, even if only in CGI, at the moment. The colors are rich and ritzy, too, with deep shades of green and fuchsia – check them out in the second post embedded below.

However, another virtual automotive designer, better known as a.c.g_design on social media, also tries to help the BMW fanbase dream about what comes next for the smallest M GmbH representative, the great second-generation G87 M2. And if you ask him, it's time to skip the M2 Competition and CS ideas and go straight to an M2 Touring vision. Even better, it's not a five-door M2 all of a sudden – instead, it's a shooting brake with slightly altered rear proportions and more space in the trunk. So, which one is your M-favorite?





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About the author: Aurel Niculescu
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Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution.
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