T he BMW M5 is now in its seventh generation, with three of those generations featuring an M5 Touring as part of the product offering. But the 2025 BMW M5 Touring represents the f

Like many of its SUV counterparts, the first U.S.-bound M5 Touring is basically a Vegas illusionist, able to make several hundred pounds disappear.

We took BMW’s 2025 M5 Touring for a first drive, experiencing its power and handling firsthand. BMW hasn’t built an M5 wagon since 2010, and this is the first one ever available in North America.

The 2025 M5 Touring is the first M5 wagon to make it to America (and the first anywhere in the world since 2010). But more than that, it's the only 5-series Touring you can buy in the U.S. since BMW opted not to import the milder gas versions or the electric i5 wagon.

The M5 Touring is where stupendous performance converges with versatility and practicality, with a handsome body style to boot.

With outrageous power, unprecedented efficiency, and a hatch, BMW steers the M5 into a new era. Cresting a rise on the autobahn northeast of Munich, we spot a nuclear cooling tower hulking in the near distance,

The BMW M3 has long been the benchmark performance sedan/coupe/convertible in its class. But even though it has been around since 1986, BMW has never offered an M3 in a station wagon body style. This omission has been exploited by its German rivals,