8 Hot Wagons We Wish Were Real

BMW M5 Touring (G30)

We’re maybe jumping the gun a bit here since the saloon version of the new 5-series was only revealed yesterday, and the M5 won’t be revealed until well into next year, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say that there won’t ever be an G30 M5 Touring.

It’s a safe but depressing bet to make: only the E60 M5 was built in reasonable numbers as an estate, and for the most recent F10 M5, BMW hasn’t bothered making a Touring version at all.

To help us imagine this glorious car we’ll never have, X-Tomi Design rendered this vision of a G30 M5 Touring for CT. And it got us thinking - what other estates do we wish were real? Here are a few other wagons that only exist in render form from X-Tomi’s back catalogue:

Ford Focus RS

The Ford Focus RS is a 345bhp, all-wheel drive mega hatch that can handle pretty much anything for just over £31,000. But you know what it can’t do? Carry a pair of big dogs in the boot. If only Ford made an estate version - then you’d have an unbeatable all-round performance car.

BMW F80 M3

There’s never been a production M3 estate, because BMW reckons the demand is just too low. For now, the closest you can get is the Alpina D3 Touring.

Tesla Model S

With a massive boot, a capacious frunk and even the option of an extra pair of kid seats, the Model S is hardly lacking in the practicality stakes. But still, how cool would an estate version be?

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Sportwagon

If Alfa Romeo is serious about taking on the likes of the BMW 3-series and Audi A4, an estate ‘Sportwagon’ version of its Giulia saloon will almost certainly happen. But a wagon version of the hot, 503bhp Quadrifoglio? We could see that going either way, but let’s keep our fingers firmly crossed.

VW Golf GTI Clubsport

We get why VW doesn’t make this: the Edition 40 Clubsport is - after all - supposed to be a more focused version of the regular GTI, so adding the weight of an estate body makes no sense. No harm in dreaming, though.

BMW 7-series Touring

Estates simply don’t exist at this end of the market, and probably never will. That’s understandable, but a shame, as evidenced by the majesty of this ‘7-series Touring’!

Subaru WRX

This isn’t the first time we’ve featured X-Tomi’s vision of a WRX wagon, as it’s a car we’ve been pining after for some time. The old WRX and WRX STI wagons were legendary for their blend of practicality and performance, and for that reason hugely popular, but sadly neither the current WRX or WRX STI is available in that bodystyle. Boo.