It’s Not the BMW M5 Purists Wanted. It Might Be Better
BMW’s hybrid M5 Touring is big, heavy, and deeply controversial — but it still proves M cars can evolve without losing the plot.
BMW’s hybrid M5 Touring is big, heavy, and deeply controversial — but it still proves M cars can evolve without losing the plot.
The XM and M5 share more than critics might admit. One proves BMW M’s hybrid formula can work — when the execution is right.
BMW’s only U.S. wagon is heavy, hybrid, and controversial — but the M5 Touring still makes a powerful case for itself.
With 717 horsepower, family-sized cargo space, and electric range, BMW's first US M Touring delivers it all
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The 2026 BMW M5 returns nearly unchanged, keeping its 717-hp hybrid V8 and signature blend of performance, luxury, and everyday usability.
The 2025 BMW M5 Touring proves weight isn’t everything — its hybrid powertrain turns 5,400 lbs into the most versatile M car ever built.
Cumulative sales of the 5 Series Sedan and Touring have jumped by more than 40% in the first half of 2025 compared to H1 2024.
During the 2025 Daytona 24 Hours, Bobby Rahal took delivery of the first BMW M5 Touring in the United States.
BMW has transformed the new M5 wagon (G99) into a MotoGP Safety Car, which will share duties with the M5 sedan (G90) during the 2025 season.
The 2025 M5 Touring G99 wagon has dropped by the BMW Welt in Munich to show off its eye-catching Individual Speed Yellow paint job.
The BMW M5 wagon has hit the assembly line in Germany at the Dingolfing factory where the G99 is built alongside the M5 sedan (G90).