新款宝马8系还没捂热，外媒就爆料称，宝马高管正考虑推出更高端的9系车以便能抗衡奔驰迈巴赫。宝马设计主管霍伊顿克在最近的一次高层讨论会上谈到了9系车。当然，现在无法给出新车推出的时间。霍伊顿克在接受英国媒体采访时，强烈暗示正计划开发新车。当然，不要指望很快就能在纽伯格林赛道拍到原型车。宝马还在观察消费者对8系GranCoupe四门轿跑车的反应，从而评估更大，更昂贵车型的市场前景。8系Gran Coupe将于明年初亮相，而9系车或许要等到2030年才会亮相。

 

BMW Suggests A 9 Series Maybach Fighter Could Happen

The new BMW 8 Series coupe is still a very fresh offering in the large grand touring segment, and we haven’t even seen the forthcoming four-door Gran Coupe yet. Of course, automakers are thinking and planning years down the road, so it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that BMW executives in Munich could be considering a 9 Series offering to take the brand even further into the luxury realm.

 

Autocar posed the 9 Series question to BMW in a recent discussion with Adrian van Hooydonk, the manufacturer’s design director. He didn’t come right out and give a qualified yes on the topic, but he also didn’t shoot down the notion of a large Maybach fighter. According to Autocar’s report, Hooydonk strongly hinted something was in the pipeline.

 

There’s certainly plenty of room for interpretation in that quote, but the takeaway is a 9 Series wasn’t ruled out. That said, don’t expect to see a big BMW prototype testing at the Nürburgring anytime soon. Logic tells us the automaker would at least want to see how buyers take to the 8 Series Gran Coupe before committing to something even larger and more expensive. The official debut for that car should be early next year, and then you need to give it a bit of time to filter into the market. Suddenly, Hooydonk’s mention of looking out to 2030 makes a lot of sense.