BMW US Chief Makes A Play For An Official M7

For years, the sportiest 7 Series has been the Alpina B7, which has been heavily breathed-upon by the namesake tuner and offered through official BMW dealers.

But now, according to U.S. chief Ludwig Willisch said he’d like to see the next-generation 7-Series, due in about three years, offer a proper M model to take on the likes of the Audi S8 and Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG.

Nitschke’s interview revealed a few more interesting details about BMW’s product plans, namely that turbocharged engines are here to stay. He said BMW has no plans to use superchargers for its M products, and it sounds like naturally aspirated M engines are a thing of the past as well.

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ThierryHenry14 - 6/4/2012 1:42:29 PM

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An official M7 will be nice... much better than an Alpina B7, which is effectively a tuner. Thats like Mercedes offering cars tuned by Lorinser or Carlsson or Brabus... They are all just tuners...