BMW might bring its long-wheelbase SUVs to India

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BMW launched the 5 Series LWB successful the Indian market. It’s the 3rd long-wheelbase sedan offered by the German luxury brand, aft the 7 Series and 3 Series. Now, BMW is looking astatine introducing LWB SUVs arsenic well.

Jean-Philippe Parain, Senior Vice President for income regions Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa said, “SUVs inactive marque [up] much than 50 percent of BMW’s India sales. So it’s really, truly important. And we are looking astatine each options. We understood that agelong wheelbase is important for the Indian market; due to the fact that of the clip spent connected the road, abstraction is simply a cardinal feature.”

Premium cars with other legroom astatine the rear are highly fashionable successful China. BMW presently offers long-wheelbase versions of immoderate of its SUVs similar the iX1, X1, X3 and X5. The right-hand thrust 3 Series and 5 Series LWB though, are exclusive to the Indian market.

Rival Mercedes-Benz besides offers a wide scope of LWB models successful China. The brand’s C-Class, E-Class, S-Class and the GLC SUV are disposable successful the extended wheelbase form. Of these, lone the E-Class LWB is offered successful India.

Source: Autocar India

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GLE and S-Class are besides LWB successful India.

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Great move! X5 successful LWB signifier volition bash well. While it whitethorn cannibalise the X7, the wide measurement volition marque up for that.

I conscionable anticipation much car makers commencement offering the calf enactment successful the rear seats. That 1 diagnostic makes a immense quality successful comfort.