717 HP (535 kW) BMW M5 Touring Is Finally Official But Not Coming to South Africa

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Say hullo to the long-awaited BMW M5 Touring. This high-performance plug-in hybrid property straight challenges Mercedes-AMG and Audi RS’s dominance successful the luxury show wagon segment.

The M5 Touring boasts the aforesaid awesome powertrain and chassis upgrades arsenic its sedan counterpart. Featuring a 4.4-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 motor paired with an electrical centrifugal and an eight-speed transmission, it produces a combined output of 717 horsepower (535 kW) and a staggering 1,000 Nm of torque. This translates to a 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) clip of 3.6 seconds, with a apical velocity of 250 km/h (155 mph) oregon 304 km/h (189 mph) with the optional M Driver’s Package.

The e-motor not lone boosts show but besides allows for axenic electrical driving for up to 42 miles (68 km) acknowledgment to the 18.6kWh artillery pack. While this scope falls abbreviated of the 62 miles (100 km) offered by the Mercedes-AMG E 53 estate, the M5 Touring prioritizes outright show with its V8 heart.

BMW M incorporates each its expertise to marque the M5 Touring a superior show machine. A bespoke body, 75mm wider astatine the beforehand and 48mm wider astatine the rear compared to a modular 5 Series, combined with extended stiffening measures, delivers exceptional handling. The Touring besides features further bracing astir the luggage area, though this somewhat impacts cargo space. It offers 500 litres with the rear seats up and 1,630 litres with them folded. This is inactive larger than the caller AMG E 53, which provides conscionable 460 litres owed to its raised footwear floor.

The M5 Touring features a state-of-the-art all-wheel-drive strategy with selectable rear-wheel-drive mode for a axenic driving experience. Additionally, it boasts an electronically-controlled limited-slip differential and a broad scope of driver-selectable modes that tin set powertrain, steering, suspension, and more.

As expected from a flagship BMW M model, the M5 Touring comes equipped with luxurious appointments. Unique M Sport seats, a afloat suite of operator assistance features, and BMW’s awesome dual-screen infotainment strategy elevate the interior experience. Standard Merino leather upholstery and the enactment for a panoramic solid extortion further heighten the cabin’s ambience.

The regular BMW M5 starts from R2,690,000 and if the UK pricing is thing to spell by, past this volition beryllium marginally much but earlier you get your hopes up a typical from BMW South Africa mentioned to america that M5 Touring volition not beryllium making its mode to our shores.