BMW 5 Series Touring 2018 review | Mat Watson Reviews

The all-new BMW 5 Series Touring takes the saloon's slick styling, updated chassis, modern in-car tech and punchy engines and adds a boatload of extra practicality in the form of a roomier estate rear end. Will this E-Class Estate, Audi A6 Avant and Volvo V90 rival lead the field of does BMW's latest effort disappoint? I head to the international launch in Germany to find out.

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[ekxn]

But should i avoid it, consider it, short list it or go right ahead and buy it? i dont know !?

[CosmicTourist]

The gesture control has some useful hidden features.
When you do a straight arm salute it drives to Poland

[SuperDare]

Ordered this in 520d M Sport trim last weekend...CANNOT wait.  Perfect family car for those fed up with boring SUVs

[FABM]

Own one since December 2019 and now driven 78000 km. This review helped me make the purchase. I was at BMW today and saw the new BMW 5 series which has sharper lines and looks more futuristic. This version while older still looks fine and is ageing well😊

[tsint]

As a true Swede I always prefer the estate versions of cars.

[Memories-_]

UK police force are going to love this

[gaborfrey]

I live in East Europe and i'm looking forward to import one of these for 10.000 euros in 2030 hahahaha

[joshbacon]

If only BMW would bring back the M5 Touring... 😢
How come BMW might not build an M5 Touring for the G31 generation?

[andrei]

see...its a BMW! How can you hate these. Such a perfect car!

[gudalawrence]

how did you get one with the steering wheel on the proper side 😋😋😋

[CristianFarapon]

Why British people say 'this motor is a 3 *Litre* blabla' but then change it to gallons when saying x miles/gallon

[supervlajko]

I don't know why but estate cars are sexy

[Stoub]

I tested the 530d xdrive touring and 550d xdrive saloon and i have to say that it is the most confortable car i have ever driven, it is hard to point out anything bad about it except the turning radius

[dimitris.p.kepenos]

The knee trick, I believe is the best quirk about the car. I can't tell if the engineers missed that or someone in the team thought "Why should I have my hands on the steering, when I can have my knee and just cruise?!"

[chele]

Anybody bitching about the gesture control should absolutely shut up. Its super convenient and responsiv actually, especially the volume feature. And its not like you can't use the freaking knob if you'd want to. Also, regarding the display key: if you don't like it, don't fucking order it. Saves you a bunch of money and you'll get a normal keyless fob.

[lucozade]

'estate cars are not particularly exciting'... Erm the Audi RS6?

[MrVoayer]

Even Matt is aware of how weather changes depending of whether your are inside or outside :-)
Lovely car. Just like almost any BMW !

[DevedMenEked]

Prefer the Touring more than the Saloon.

[tomtommy]

i liked that you showed us the car mostly rather than your face like some other car reviewers wich i hate them for showing their face 90% of the time. good job.

[SuperMrminecraftdude]

My favourite is the awesome headlights that splits in the middle to not blind others. It feels a bit like Moses when he split the ocean in two. I never tire from watching it xD