BMW is bringing followers of hot-rodded station wagons an early Christmas current by giving them a preview of the following M5 Touring. Due out earlier than the top of 2024, the long-roof M5 will take BMW right into a section it left over a decade in the past and that is at present dominated by its rivals.
The 41-second video reveals the M5 Touring wrapped in purple, white and black camouflage that makes it appear to be a gift; there’s even a gold-colored bow on the roof. We would not thoughts discovering one beneath (or subsequent to) the tree this 12 months. Whereas the wagon’s finer design particulars stay beneath the festive wrap, the teaser gives a good view of the large air consumption built-in into the entrance bumper and the punched-out rear wheel arches. Even camouflaged, the M5 Touring seems way more muscular than the brand new eighth-generation 5 Collection it is based mostly on.
Whereas the video stops wanting offering technical particulars, an earlier report claims energy will come from a plug-in hybrid drivetrain constructed round a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 referred to as S68 internally. The system will reportedly ship 718 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque to the 4 wheels by way of a selected model of BMW’s xDrive all-wheel-drive system. Nonetheless, a separate report suggests a non-hybrid mannequin will probably be supplied as properly. If that is the case, the bottom automobile may eschew electrification to avoid wasting weight. Be mindful nothing is official but.
Extra particulars in regards to the BMW M5 Touring will emerge within the coming months, and the wagon is anticipated to make its full debut earlier than the top of 2024. When it lands, it can compete in the identical section because the Mercedes-AMG E63 and the Audi RS6 Avant, although it might find yourself being the one V8-powered mannequin within the ring; the previous is downsizing and the latter is allegedly going electrical. Whether or not we’ll see the M5 Touring in america stays up within the air, particularly contemplating the recently-unveiled M3 Touring won’t be bought on our shores.
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