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Old 08-16-2020, 07:09 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Simplex123 View Post
I wasn't really considering certification with my comment, but Audi at least offers an A6 allroad in Canada. BMW on the other hand doesn't think there is even a market in NA for the regular 3 series touring - it's going to be a long shot for them to bring the M3 touring over given the history of their touring sale numbers. I'm not sure how the RS6 Avants are selling but unless BMW sees an upward trend in the competitor's sale numbers, then maybe there would be a better chance of it landing here. Hopefully the market research and surveys they're doing in NA yield pro-touring results though
Interesting thing about the A6 Allroad - it's only barely an "Allroad" in that the stock ride height is the same as a regular A6 and it's the air springs which then raise it up for "off-roading" (har har, sure people will take their $85K wagon off-road). Even then it's lower than the Outback or the Volvo Cross Countries and the original A6 Allroad. It's really just the body cladding (which can be optioned away for $1k) that makes it an Allroad.
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