Bootiful BMW M5 arrives: Wild plug-in hybrid twin-turbo V8 BMW M5 Touring priced for Australia ahead of early 2025 debut
The all-new 2025 BMW M5 Touring will be priced from $263,900 before on-road costs when it arrives early next year, blending huge power and plenty of space for those families who are always running late.
Marking the first M wagon since the V10-powered E61 M5 Touring (made from 2007-2010), the new (G99) BMW M5 Touring returns with an advanced plug-in hybrid twin-turbo V8 powertrain that musters an astonishing 535kW and 1000Nm of torque.
Performance is off the scale compared to any normal family wagon, with the M5 Touring capable of both a 0-100km/h in just 3.6 seconds and a top speed of 305km/h.
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Better still, for life in the city there’s even a full EV range, thanks to its 18.6kW (useable) lithium-ion battery pack located under the floor. BMW hasn’t homologated the M5 Touring yet, but it should be capable of covering an estimated 60km on all-electric power alone, making your daily work commute a zero-emission affair.
Alone, the small 145kW/280Nm electric motor is claimed to still offer brisk performance and allow you to cruise at speeds of up to 140km/h in EV mode.
Charging the battery from flat to full takes around three hours using the onboard 7.4kW AC charger, although BMW says from November the onboard charger will be replaced by a more powerful 11kW unit.
Come the weekend, or when you find yourself on your favourite road, you’ll appreciate the electrified Audi RS 6 Avant-rival’s variable all-wheel drive and eight-speed automatic that should deliver up supercar-levels of cross-country pace.
Running in all-wheel drive as standard, drivers can select three different modes that include rear-biased 4WD Sport and a pure rear-wheel drive mode for tracks.
Helping it look the part, the M5 Touring apes the sedan’s aggressive styling, getting the same quad pipes and staggered 20-inch front alloy wheels and large 21-inch rears as the four-door.
Said to offer a nearly perfect 50:50 weight distribution, BMW would prefer you gloss over the fact the M5 Touring tips the scales at an estimated 2508kg – which somehow makes it as heavy as a large SUV.
Measuring 5096 millimetres long, 1970mm wide and standing 1506mm tall, with a 3006mm wheelbase, the M5 Touring is curiously also 36mm longer, 70mm wider and 1mm taller than the i5 Touring M60 xDrive that rides on the same platform CLAR II platform, that’s also shared with the BMW 7 Series.
Capable of carrying up to 500 litres of luggage, the M5 Wagon can carry 34 more litres of luggage than the sedan, and that figure can be extended to 1630L with the second row folded.
When it lands, the M5 wagon will get a standard powered tailgate, M Compound brakes, Merino leather upholstery, heated seats and steering wheel, an 18-speaker Bowers & Wilkins surround sound system, four-zone climate control, carbon-fibre interior and exterior trim, comfort access, ventilated front seats and M Drive Professional.
Other free kit includes interior camera, wireless phone charging, M seatbelts, BMW Live Cockpit Professional, BMW iDrive running Operating System 8.5, ambient lighting and free metallic paint.
While red or black brake callipers will be a no-cost options, you’ll have to splash out a substantial $18,500 for those most-powerful carbon ceramic brakes.
Available to order now, the 2025 BMW M5 Touring are set to arrive in the first quarter of next year, with the super-fast wagon following on from M5 sedan ($259,900) deliveries that should commence from this October.
