BMW M5 Touring..catch two rabbits, practical and high performance
Jul 23, 2025
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M5 is currently in the 7th generation.The sedan has the chassis code G90 and the wagon is G99.The last time BMW sold the station wagon to the U.S. market was in the 2018 F313 series.The most popular model is equipped with a four-cylinder engine that values efficiency rather than performance.
But it's different now. The new M5 Touring has 717 horsepower and a maximum torque of 102 kgf.It is a plug-in hybrid family car weighing 2,200kg that boasts an m.
This powerful performance is combined with a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine and an electric motor connected to an 8-speed automatic transmission. In the hardest core driving mode, it is also possible to switch from four-wheel drive to rear-wheel drive.
The plug-in hybrid can run about 40 km in electric mode when fully charged.M5 Touring has quite a lot of load space as expected. When the rear seat is folded, most of the luggage is loaded without difficulty. But if your luggage is long, you need to be careful.
The biggest strength of this car is its highway driving.The ride was quite satisfying, too. The last M car I drove was the X4 M Compensation, which was really hard on the New York gridlock.
But M5 Touring has a good balance between firmness and comfort. Even in sports driving mode, you could drive neatly on potholes or unpaved roads.
However, the cornering reaction is immediate, so you may be a little surprised.Of course, no one pays more than 100 million won for a 700-horsepower car to drive calmly.
When connecting corners at a public speed, the sense of accomplishment or unity with the machine I felt in the past E46 M3 is not well felt. Still, the M5 keeps the line surprisingly easy. It has the ability to recover quickly even when driving a little too much.
When you put it in sports mode and step on the throttle, the tire screams. It is not difficult to deal with it even if it is pushed back. It is impressive that the car can be controlled again with minimal manipulation.
The car's core goal is actually not much different from the early M5.In the 1980s, the E28 M5 was also a car that showed the best sports luxury technology of the time.
The same goes for the new M5 now. However, BMW's once very well-represented understated luxury has at some point disappeared. On the outside, the G99 M5 boasts great angles and interesting details. People passing by praised the metallic color painted.
The style 952M wheels in option are also really cool.The presence is so strong that even those who do not know the car well can notice that it is special. The interior is pretty with some decorative elements. However, the driver's side, especially the instrument panel and dashboard, was disappointing.
There are too many lines and shapes on the dashboard. The butterfly wing-shaped lighting in the front is also not very emotional.BMW software designers seem to have been pressured to get creative at some point.
I think he was trying to fill in something because he was afraid that a huge rectangular screen would look flat. But as a result, it was too much.The cluster of instrument panels has too many colors, shapes, gradations, and shadow effects.
Some physical buttons are too disappointing to operate. The button does not play separately, but feels like one, so there is no tactile satisfaction.The interior is a bit disappointing, but the M5 Touring boasts a decent overall cost-effectiveness.
occupies a pretty standout position among cars that can be considered at this price point.It has all the special characters of impressive technology, unrivaled performance, excellent practicality, and high-performance wagon.
The price is worth about $120,000 (W168 million).As for the competitors of the new M5 Touring, I think the Audi RS6 Avant is appropriate.The two cars are similar in price and have similar basic ideas.The design is quite different.
M5 Touring is the best option if you want a combination of the sedan's dynamic driving performance and SUV-class loading space.
I hope the new M5 touring will be the starting point for the emergence of more wagons. The new M5 is being released in Korea and is attracting attention from enthusiasts. The domestic launch of the tour is currently undecided.
Editor Song Moon-cheol mc.song@carguy.kr
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
