Growth of the 2025 BMW M5 sedan and M5 Touring wagon is constant with cold-weather testing in Arjeplog, Sweden.
Engineers took prototypes of the seventh-generation M5 on a 1,491-mile highway journey from Munich to Arjeplog—a favourite spot amongst automakers for cold-weather testing—and documented it in a sequence of YouTube movies.
Teaser for BMW M5 Touring due in 2024
The icy roads resulting in Arjeplog gave engineers a possibility to check out the M5’s dealing with in less-than-ideal situations, whereas low temperatures examined reliability. Upon arrival at BMW’s testing heart in Arjeplog, engineers tried a chilly begin at -22 levels F earlier than taking the prototypes out on take a look at tracks.
The following-generation M5 will cram a hybrid powertrain derived from the BMW M Hybrid V8 GTP race automobile into the most recent BMW 5-Collection physique shell. That probably means a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 getting help from an electrical motor. The race automobile’s output is restricted to 670 hp by laws that do not apply to road-car powertrains. So count on the M5 to simply prime 700 hp, despatched to all 4 wheels.
BMW has additionally confirmed that the M5 Touring will come to the U.S. for the primary time. Set to debut later this yr, it can arrive simply because the Audi RS 6 Avant bows out and can probably be the one 5-Collection wagon mannequin out there within the U.S. Manufacturing will start within the fourth quarter, and automobiles will arrive not lengthy after. It is doable that the M5 sedan will arrive a bit earlier.
Count on six-figure costs for the M5 sedan and M5 Touring, each of that are anticipated to reach as 2025 fashions.
Click on on the video above to see episode 2 of the video sequence and catch the M5 Touring in motion. You possibly can see episode 1 on YouTube and you’ll want to observe BMW’s YouTube web page to take a look at the following 4 episodes.
