Officially! The BMW M5 Touring is Coming to the USA for the First Time

Access granted: The BMW M5 Touring is coming to America for the first time.

• The upcoming 7th generation of the BMW M5 sedan will be joined by a touring variant – for the first time in the USA.
• The BMW M hybrid powertrain promises first-class performance combined with remarkable space.
• Production of the 2025 BMW M5 Touring begins in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 4, 2024… The prototypes are carefully camouflaged, but the camouflage cannot completely hide their character as elite, high-performance vehicles. The seventh generation of the BMW M5 has entered the practical phase of its development process. The new high-performance sedan from BMW M is undergoing test drives on public roads, BMW testing grounds and race tracks around the globe.

But this time the story doesn’t end with the limousine. American fans of the M brand have more to look forward to – a lot more. Enthusiasts across the country made their voices heard and their wish was granted. BMW today confirmed that the BMW M5 Touring will be available to customers in the US for the first time.

The first BMW M5 Touring, based on the second generation M5 sedan (E34), was launched in 1992. With a motorsport-derived 3.8-liter in-line six-cylinder engine and an extremely powerful chassis, it offered an extremely satisfying driving experience and long-distance comfort and, of course, impressive storage space. In 2007, BMW M added a Touring variant to the fourth-generation M5 (E60). This version featured a high-revving 5-liter V10 paired with a 7-speed sequential manual transmission, making it equally capable on a racetrack as it was on a transcontinental trip with four adults and their luggage.

Like the future BMW M5 sedan, the next M5 Touring will feature an M Hybrid powertrain, closely related to that of the BMW M Hybrid V8 GTP race car. Its typical M performance features as well as the precisely coordinated chassis technology enable driving dynamics and agility at a level that is unique in its class. With the introduction of the new M5, BMW M continues its path towards electrification. “We are now also installing a hybrid drive with typical M performance in other high-performance automobiles,” says Dirk Höcker, head of development at BMW M.

For almost 40 years, the BMW M5 has been the benchmark for driving dynamics, agility and precision in the high-performance sedan segment. Evolutionary progress, development know-how from motorsport and groundbreaking innovations in the areas of drive, chassis, aerodynamics and lightweight construction have shaped the history of the BMW M5. Engines with six, eight and ten cylinders, M TwinPower Turbo technology and high-rev capability as well as the M xDrive all-wheel drive are just some of the technological milestones with which the M5 continually redefines top performance in a sedan that is unconditionally suitable for everyday use. The seventh generation of the BMW M5 continues this progress – with further innovations for an even more intense performance experience.

The first prototypes of the new BMW M5 Touring are already being tested in city traffic, on mountain roads and highways around Munich, at the BMW M headquarters in Garching and in the USA. The engineers will soon be heading to the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring, where the drive and suspension systems will be integrated with the aim of ensuring the ideal balance between sporty performance on the racetrack and the highest level of driving comfort in everyday life and on long journeys.