{"id":85637,"date":"2026-05-26T14:21:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85637"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:21:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:21:33","slug":"five-things-loved-bmw-m5-touring-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85637","title":{"rendered":"Five Things We Loved About the BMW M5 Touring After a Week Behind the Wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a lot to say about the BMW M5 Touring. With this generation M5 being one of the most controversial yet \u2014 thanks to a hybrid powertrain and massive curb weight \u2014 and the G99 M5 Touring being literally the only BMW wagon for sale in the U.S., the car has no shortage of loud voices on both sides of the fence. After spending another week with the car, we\u2019ve found at least five things that make the car stand out. While sure, there are sprightlier, cheaper options out there, there\u2019s definitely only one M5 Touring. And it\u2019s a force to be reckoned with.<\/p>\n

Surprising Overall Comfort<\/h3>\n

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Don\u2019t get it twisted. The M5 Touring is a full-fledged M car, which means it\u2019s set up with an eye to performance rather than the most plush ride possible. But compared to the F90 M5 that preceded it and even more contemporary offerings like the M4, the M5 Touring rides astonishingly well. Of course, it bears mentioning that we rarely ventured into the more aggressive suspension settings \u2014 the car\u2019s Comfort setting provided a solid balance of comfort and road-holding. But even the mid-grade Sport level was easy to live with even on less than perfect pavement. Overall, the M5 Touring\u2019s ride quality felt better than many other modern M cars and SUVs.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s\u2026a Wagon!<\/h3>\n

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Part of the reason we love the M5 Touring is simply because it\u2019s a Touring model at all! The M5 Touring looks like nothing else in the BMW lineup, or really anything else on the road. There\u2019s also a practical component here; the M5 Touring offers significantly more cargo space than its sedan counterpart. It\u2019s also quite a bit more usable space, when you consider the trunk opens by way of hatch rather than the typical sedan trunk. Between the lower loading floor and more wider load-in area, the M5 Touring\u2019s practicality is obvious as soon as you load your suitcases (or other cargo) in. Really, driving the M5 Touring just emphasized how much we in the U.S. are missing out on when it comes to Roundel-wearing M wagons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

V8 Power<\/h3>\n

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Yeah, we gotta say it. The M5\u2019s lethal S68 V8 engine<\/a> loses no potency with the addition of electric motors and a battery. In fact, it only gets stronger. But we\u2019ll touch on that a bit later. Strictly speaking on the combustion front, the S68 continues to both sound good and provide rapid acceleration; and thanks to the hybrid bits, it\u2019s not even too terrible to keep fueled up. But let\u2019s be honest: you\u2019re driving this thing for smiles, not miles, per gallon. The S68 is amazing here as it is elsewhere in the lineup; 717 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque is nothing to sneeze at and even feels underrated from the driver\u2019s seat. And \u2014 arguably more important \u2014 that sound!<\/p>\n

Little Details That Matter<\/h3>\n

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No doubt about it, the M5 Touring is a big car. It has a big price tag, starting at $125,300. It\u2019s nearly as long as the BMW X7<\/a>, and weighs just over 5,500 pounds (2,495 kg). All the same, the little things matter here \u2014 arguably more so considering the badge on the back and that base MSRP. In that respect though, the BMW M5 does a fine job. There\u2019s an M imprinted into the B pillar that you\u2019ll only really spot if you\u2019re looking for it. The ambient lighting quietly bubbles away in M color scheme (red\/purple\/blue). The iDrive controller<\/a> is chunky and expensive looking, and even wears an M logo on it itself. Even the M color stitching on the seatbelts adds something. The M5 doesn\u2019t sweat the small stuff, and it reminds you every second that you\u2019re in something BMW considers quite sacred.<\/p>\n

No Need For a Plug<\/h3>\n

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The other half of the M5 Touring\u2019s V8-based powertrain is, of course, the hybrid system. Controversial for both its real-world usability (or lack thereof) and significant weight add, it\u2019s actually a great system in practice. You never need to plug the car in, thanks to a variety of drive modes that actively work to charge the battery as you drive. Our electric-only range never dipped below 10 miles, and frankly, there were also some occasions where the silent creep of all-electric driving fit in far better than the burbling V8\u2019s churn. Having battery power also left us assured that we had the car\u2019s maximum performance always available to us, which includes instant torque. Overall; despite adding significant weight and some complexity, the hybrid components do not subtract from the driving experience.<\/p>\n

The M5 Touring, then, has quite a lot to like. My full review is still in the works; after all, a car this polarizing deserves some special attention. If you really can\u2019t wait, we\u2019ve already driven the G90 sedan<\/a> (nearly 4,000 miles, in fact) and reviewed a different Touring<\/a> last year. But regardless of how we feel about the car overall, we\u2019re quite sure that there\u2019s a lot to like about the newest generation of the M5. All this without even mentioning the glass roof that gives the cabin a fantastically open feel; or the car\u2019s physics-defying cornering abilities. Anything we missed?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a lot to say about the BMW M5 Touring. With this generation M5 being one of the most controversial yet \u2014 thanks to a hybrid powertrain and massive curb weight \u2014 and the G99 M5 Touring being literally the only BMW wagon for sale in the U.S., the car has no shortage of loud […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}