“Charged” station wagon BMW M5 Touring appeared in the photo

The Bavarian brand's model will be a plug-in hybrid with a V8 engine. The novelty will be on sale in 2024.

Production of the BMW 5 series started back in 1972. The model of the current eighth generation (G60 series), as well as its all-electric version of the BMW i5, were declassified about a month ago. In the relatively near future, the line will be replenished with charged versions: the M5 sedan is already on tests, and the M5 Touring station wagon will be sent for road tests in the near future. So far, the Bavarian manufacturer has shown some official shots of a disguised hot five-door prototype.

Pictured: BMW M5 Touring prototype

It is worth recalling that not every M5 had a five-door version: for example, the generation with the E61 index had a corresponding modification, such a car was produced from 2007 to 2010. Now the «charged» wagon is back: according to the plan, its sales will begin in 2024 along with the «hot» M5 sedan. jpg» />The car in the pictures is carefully «hidden» with the help of a dense camouflage film and a fabric cover. Judging by the photo, this car has slightly flared wheel arches, a large forked spoiler on the top of the tailgate and a pair of exhaust pipes on each side at the bottom of the rear bumper. The front end in these images did not light up, it will probably be the same as that of the «charged» sedan. Recall that a few weeks ago, the designer Kolesa.ru presented a variant of the potential appearance of the new BMW M5.

Information about the interior is not yet available. It is expected that the interior of the new M5 Touring station wagon will differ little from the interior of the usual new “five”. This means that the five-door will receive the BMW iDrive 8 infotainment system with 5G and augmented reality navigation system. The multimedia touchscreen will have a diagonal of 14.9 inches, while the digital instrument cluster will have a diagonal of 12.3 inches (they are combined into one large curved display).

Render of the new BMW M5 sedan

It is known that the new «charged» station wagon will be a plug-in hybrid, at the heart of its power plant is the S63 V8 engine with a volume of 4.4 liters, its return is 626 hp. According to Autocar sources in the BMW M division, the total output of the system is about 800 hp, and the maximum torque is 1000 Nm. Such a hybrid will have all-wheel drive. battery with a capacity of 25.7 kWh: the same is equipped with the XM hybrid crossover. By the way, an SUV can drive 88 km purely on electric traction without recharging, and the new “charged” station wagon will most likely have a greater range. published renderings of the new BMW 5 Series station wagon. The images are based on spy shots of the prototype of the usual «shed», which is also at the testing stage. The five-door will have versions with both gasoline and diesel engines, as well as with a fully electric “stuffing” and the name i5 Touring.