BMW M5 Touring 717 hp arrives in US
- BMW brought the 2025 M5 Touring to the U.S. for the first time, turning its long-running super-sedan into an official American super-wagon. (press.bmwgroup.com) - The big number is 717 hp and 738 lb-ft from a plug-in-hybrid twin-turbo V8 setup, with a $121,500 base price. (press.bmwgroup.com) - It matters because BMW finally gave U.S. buyers a factory M5 wagon, but the hybrid hardware also makes it notably heavy. (press.bmwgroup.com)
The M5 Touring is one of those cars Americans have wanted for years and mostly had to admire from a distance. BMW finally fixed that. The company confirmed the wagon is coming to the U.S. for the first time, and it is not some softened practical variant — it is the full M5 formula with the new plug-in-hybrid powertrain, 717 hp, and all-wheel drive. (press.bmwgroup.com) ### What is this car, exactly? (press.bmwgroup.com) This is the wagon version of the latest BMW M5 — the long-roof, big-cargo, family-hauler shape wrapped around BMW M’s flagship performance sedan hardware. In BMW language, “Touring” means wagon. In enthusiast language, it means the fast one with room for dogs, luggage, and a Costco run. (press.bmwgroup.com) ### Why is the U.S. arrival a big deal? Because this is the first M5 Touring BMW has officially sold here. That matters more than it sounds like. For years, American buyers got the M3 wagon only through wishful thinking, gray-market fantasies, or by watching Europe have more fun. BMW basically decided the demand was real enough to stop saying no. (press.bmwgroup.com) ### What’s under the hood? A 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 works with an electric motor in BMW’s M Hybrid setup. Total output is 717 hp and 738 lb-ft. BMW also says the wagon can drive about 25 miles on electric power alone, which is the strange modern trick here — school drop-off in EV mode, autobahn fantasy in V8 mode. (bmwusa.com) ### How quick is it? Very. BMW says 0-60 mph takes 3.5 seconds, with top speed limited to 155 mph or 190 mph with the M Driver’s Package. So yes, this is a wagon. But it is also a 190-mph wagon if you check the right box, which tells you exactly what kind of absurd machine this is trying to be. (press.bmwgroup.com) ### What’s the catch? Weight. The hybrid system adds battery and motor hardware, and the M5 Touring lands at about 5,530 pounds. That is huge for something wearing an M5 badge. The upside is brutal straight-line shove and short electric-only driving. The downside is obvious — mass changes how a car feels, especially one expected to feel sharp and playful. (press.bmwgroup.com) ### Does the wagon still make sense then? Honestly, yes — just in a different way than older M cars did. This is less a lithe back-road weapon and more a missile with cargo space. The appeal is the contradiction. It can haul people and stuff like a normal wagon, then do supercar-adjacent acceleration numbers. That mix is why fast wagons have such a cult following in the first place. (press.bmwgroup.com) ### How much does it cost? BMW set base MSRP at $121,500, plus $1,175 destination. That plants it deep in niche-rich-person-toy territory, not mainstream performance-car land. But that was always the point. The M5 Touring is not trying to be rational. It is trying to be the answer to a very specific enthusiast complaint. (edmunds.com) ### So why does this story matter? Because BMW noticed that American buyers now want weird, expensive enthusiast cars with real utility — and are willing to pay for them. The M5 Touring is basically BMW admitting the U.S. market has matured enough to support a factory super-wagon. The bottom line is simple: Americans kept asking for the forbidden fruit, and this time BMW actually shipped it. (press.bmwgroup.com 1) (press.bmwgroup.com 2)
