Germans Planning To Catch The Competition With Their Pants Down AGAIN!– 10 New SUVs On The Drawing Board

Here is a new trend among the German premium manufacturers that appears to be reaching boiling point: the insatiable rise of SUVs and crossovers.

It’s been happening for a while, of course, but CAR can reveal that no fewer than 10 - ten! - new 4x4s are on the drawing boards at Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

These are incremental, new models, not merely replacing like-for-like ranges such as X5s, Q3s or MLs. Premium car showrooms had better get building new extension wings to accommodate all the new metal coming…

222max - 8/7/2014 5:55:34 PM

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Um, when have the Germans ever caught ANYONE with their pants down when it comes to SUVs? If anything, they've been kinda late to the party.

skytop - 8/7/2014 7:23:37 PM

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Looks like this author is caught with a flapling mouth speaking dribble.

MattDarringer - 8/8/2014 10:03:41 AM

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agreed. The Germans are putting multiple hats on a given platform--which is dirt cheap to do--and as long as the product sells and makes money, it's a winning strategy.

The only real loser will be VW. As Audi increases its offerings--especially in VW territory--VW will see its sales collapse.

Mercedes and BMW can dip down into the near-premium band, lure buyers to the brand, treat them rights, and try to move them up.