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So you need 738 lb-ft of torque, you must have a wagon, and it needs to have a plug so you can impress folks with your green credentials. We have good news if you also happen to have $130,000 ready to spend. BMW has created a crazy station wagon with insane horsepower. You won't have to worry about being dusted at a stoplight by a Tesla Model Y, and if you need to creep silently around a city center, it’s not a problem. Also not a problem would be any track day you wish to attend. Ring your local BMW dealer and ask for an M5 Touring. You don't need to say much more other than your preferred color, and “thrown in both options packages, and put a set of winter tires on their own rims in the trunk, and we’ll call it $135K, even.”
2025 BMW M5 Touring - What Is It?
The M5 Touring is a station wagon with five seats. Sorry, no rear-facing jump seats. It has a big, useful cargo volume, and it’s insanely fast.
2025 BMW M5 Touring - Powertrain
Let’s do this checklist style:
V8 Engine - Check
Turbocharger - Check, Check (there are 2)
Electric Drive - Check
All-wheel drive - Check
738 lb-ft of torque - Check
2025 BMW M5 Touring - How’s It Drive?
The M5 Touring is as fast as virtually any modern wagon or crossover EV’s top performance trim. It’s a rocket off the line, and it has a top speed just under 200 MPH. The tires are crazy Michelins that are super sticky. And huge. And different sizes front to back. The suspension is stiffer than most folks will like, but that will be helpful on racetracks.
Check out a TikTok video we made showcasing the 2025 BMW M5 Touring Here.
2025 BMW M5 Touring - Price
We used BMW’s build tool and threw in both packages. Have your money manager move $135K into the checking account. $130K for the car, and another $5K for the second set of wheels and tires you will need for winter.
2025 BMW M5 Touring - What Makes It Special?
This is the first plug-in hybrid electric station wagon that I remember testing with a gas guzzler tax ($2,600). I think it is also the only one capable of a 3.3-second 0-60 MPH sprint.
2025 BMW M5 Touring - Conclusion
Everyone who shops for a luxury-performance German car wants it to be special. The M5 Touring is as special a car as we can even imagine. Its powertrain says “Yes” to every option. It is a station wagon. It is fast enough to embarrass any 1960s and 1970s muscle car ever built, and it can likely pull over a G on a skidpad. The thing is mental. If you have the means, go get one before BMW pulls a Volvo and quits on wagons entirely.
John Goreham is the Vice President of the New England Motor Press Association and an expert vehicle tester. John completed an engineering program with a focus on electric vehicles, followed by two decades of work in high-tech, biopharma, and the automotive supply chain before becoming a news contributor. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE int). In addition to his fourteen years of work at Torque News, John has published thousands of articles and reviews at American news outlets. He is known for offering unfiltered opinions on vehicle topics. You can connect with John on LinkedIn and follow his work on his personal X channel or on our X channel. John employs grammar and punctuation software when proofreading, and he sometimes uses image generation tools.
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