The 2025 BMW M5 Touring Hauls in More Ways Than One

The Touring is indistinguishable from the M5 sedan from the B-pillars forward. The aggressive front clip, the filled-in kidneys, the additional track width versus a regular 5 Series; it’s all here. From the rear doors back, this model applies the M5 treatment to the 5 Series Touring found in other markets. A long window line should provide great visibility, with swollen rear arches just below to contain the huge 21-inch alloys wrapped in 295-width rubber. The Touring’s taillights offer a more traditional L-shape, wrapping around to the sides of the car. The prominent diffuser is still present as on the sedan, its shape mirrored in the sizeable rear spoiler atop the tailgate.

While other markets get the Touring in other flavors, it will be the only wagon 5er on these shores. In fact, it will be the only wagon BMW sells in Canada and the US, with no faux off-roading trim a la competitors Audi and Mercedes-Benz. BMW predicts cargo capacity of up to 57.6 cubic feet (1,631 liters), slightly less than the outgoing E 63 wagon.

The new M5 has already packed on over 1000 pounds compared to the outgoing model; the Touring adds another 140 lb (64 kilograms), tipping the scales at an estimated 5,530 lb (2,508 kg).

The rest of the M5 recipe is unchanged for Touring duty. Tucked behind those kidney grilles sits an evolution of the “hot vee” twin-turbo V8 engine, hooked up to the plug-in hybrid setup that debuted in the XM. Total system horsepower is 717 along with 738 pound-feet of torque, all funneled through an M-fettled eight-speed automatic transmission. Power goes to all four wheels, though drivers can disengage power to the front axle as they see fit. The electric portion of the powertrain is good for an estimated 25 miles (40 km) of all-electric range, same as the sedan. Similarly, straight-line performance is nearly on par with the four-door, the Touring clocking 3.6 seconds to 62 mph (100 km/h) and going on to 124 mph (200 km/h) in 11.1 seconds. Speccing the M Driver’s Package bumps the possible top speed to 190 mph (306 km/h); the standard limiter is set to 155 mph (250 km/h).

Like the sedan, the M5 Touring benefits from a unique, adaptive suspension as standard, along with additional engine and transmission mounts. An electronic locking rear differential is also standard. Same goes for big brakes: the stock setup includes 16.1-inch (410-millimeter) front discs and 15.7-inch (398-mm) rears, while the carbon ceramic option bumps the front discs to a full 16.5 inches (420 mm). Checking that box not only swaps in gold calipers, it sheds 55 lb (25 kg) from the curb weight.

This being a modern M car, there are myriad setting permutations, not just with selectable drive modes but for the transmission, throttle, suspension, and more, allowing drivers to tailor the M5’s setup to their tastes. A Boost mode, similar to that on the new X1 M35i, immediately moves all settings to the sportiest option, all activated by pulling the left paddle shifter for a full second. Boost mode is available in 10-second intervals.

New to the M5, both sedan and Touring feature rear-wheel steering, meant to improve low-speed agility and high-speed stability.