FIRST LOOK: BMW M5 Touring – 717bhp, 2.5-Tonne Hyper-Wagon

At long last we have a BMW M5 Touring again!

Which, if you’re a parent, or a practical person with a ‘lifestyle’, means this could be all the car you’ll ever want. And if you’re not one of those, then the wobblier estate body and lack of a carbon roof might mean you think the Touring is destined to only ever be a worse version of an M5 saloon.

Either way, we haven’t had a big-booted BMW M5 since the V10-powered, E60-generation model, and with all the obvious rivals dead or dying out, there’s a rather large gap in the market for this new 717bhp über-estate.

So, what chance does the M5 Touring have at greatness? To find out, Top Gear Magazine’s Deputy Editor, Ollie Kew, has been in a studio with one, while Editor-in-Chief, Jack Rix, has been driving a prototype…

WATCH MORE TOP GEAR:

00:00 Intro
00:39 M5 History
01:55 Rear
03:15 Interior
04:50 Charging
05:35 Prototype Drive

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[TopGear]

Which are you choosing: this or the M5 saloon?

[-Zegop-]

I didn’t know BMW was venturing into the trans Atlantic cargo vessel market.

[SeungNam]

I swear I saw one of these blocking the Suez Canal

[VedBullRacing]

Station wagon which actually weighs same as an actual subway station

[GxSHIVALrup]

As a person who loves BMW i think this is a power plant on wheels

[agasthyareddy]

Just makes me realized how honored we all are to have the Rs6

[Tothefloor]

NO WAY is that thing a drooled over car in any sense of the word. It weights MORE than full size SUV's. No thank you!

[mihlebokveldt]

Wait why is my phone suddenly out of storage?

[KyleHubb]

Modern BMW Slogan: Heavy Complicated Unreliable.

Old BMW slogan: Ultimate Driving Machine.

[richdyer]

Luke: “Look at him, he’s heading for that small moon”
Obi-wan: “That’s no moon…..it’s a 2024 M5 wagon”

[GxSHIVALrup]

That diffuser is too large for those pipes. Looks atrocious

[vanlos]

Talk about the elephant in the room...

[YourLoyalDeserter]

A lot of hate in the comments, but we should be thankful that this type of vehicle isn’t dead yet. In this age of SUVs, EVs, and air travel, I’m glad we’re still building powerful, luxurious ocean liners like this.

[JustGeetopia]

The weight! The nose! Let me just coin it as the piggyback bimmer 😂

[Aleskoo]

Oh my, the front… Not the best start for the M5 touring

[bulolo_wilber]

So you mean to say this car weighs just about as much as a 2024 Mercedes-Benz G-Class G 550 🤯

[arushashwingo]

That front end 💀 BMW's designers weren't going for an angry pig look now surely.

[Mark__A]

bmw competing with range rover. By weight gains and reliability issues...

[TheLorsx]

The new M5 was already as heavy as a dump truck,  this one weighs as much as a freight train

[markbiggart]

As a lifelong bmw fan, until recently, that is a monstrosity. I’d have an RS6 wagon any day over this.