With outrageous power, unprecedented efficiency, and a hatch, BMW steers the M5 into a new era. Cresting a rise on the autobahn northeast of Munich, we spot a nuclear cooling tower hulking in the near distance,

Yes, the M5 has put on over a thousand pounds, and the Touring rocks another 90 or so. That's because both models have adopted a plug-in hybrid powertrain, similar to the one foun

Like many of its SUV counterparts, the first U.S.-bound M5 Touring is basically a Vegas illusionist, able to make several hundred pounds disappear.

T he BMW M5 is now in its seventh generation, with three of those generations featuring an M5 Touring as part of the product offering. But the 2025 BMW M5 Touring represents the f

BMW hasn’t built an M5 wagon since 2010, and this is the first one ever available in North America. The Touring gets the same 717-hp PHEV V8 powertrain we’ve already tried in the M5 sedan. When BMW launches a new generation of M5 the car world snaps to attention.

It's heavy, it's mean, and despite its plug-in hybrid status, not all that efficient. But we'll be damned if it isn't capable.

Driving.Ca #BMWM5Touring #luxurycars #carreview The humble station wagon goes by many names: "estate," "shooting brake," and in the case of the all-new 2025 BMW M5 PHEV station wagon, "Touring." After spending a day hustling the new plug-in hybrid M5 Touring around Bavaria and along the autobahn outside of Munich,

The M5 sedan and Touring are virtually identical. But the wagon is a more interesting proposition—for a few reasons.