BMW today revealed the M5 Touring — a wagon version of its popular M5 sports car. The second-ever “M” station wagon, the 2008 M5 Touring delivers 507 horsepower at 8,250rpm from a 5.0 liter V10 engine, all while providing up to 1,650 litres of cargo space. The M5 Touring will be offered in select European markets, including the U.K., but it’s unclear if it will ever come to American shores.
The M5 Touring shares a virtually identical feature list with its sedan counterpart, including a seven-speed sequential-manual transmission, high-performance wheels and tires, quad exhaust, and a driver-oriented interior. The M5 Touring accelerates to 60 mph just 0.1 seconds slower than the M5 sedan. Without the 155mph electronic limiter the new M5 Touring would be capable of achieving 200mph. Gallery after the jump…
01/09, 12:09 PM
posted by:
A4
thats sick, i hope it comes to america, its about time wagons became cool again
01/09, 12:13 PM
posted by:
kosai03
That’s my kind of wagon
01/09, 12:22 PM
posted by:
THellURider
Man that’d be awesome to have in a Manual here in the States. Talk about a sleeper.
01/09, 12:36 PM
posted by:
CTS DRIVER
look out magnum, here is a way micer STATIONWAGEN.
01/09, 1:01 PM
posted by:
Syrax
sure, everyone needs a 500hp v10 station…
01/09, 1:05 PM
posted by:
novicius
That is a $60k wagon waiting to be birthed, count on it. Just a wee bit of a price difference between this and an SRT-8.
Yes, the M5 Touring is a better wagon. For that money, it should be.
01/09, 1:08 PM
posted by:
GARY
Why would anyone buy this over a sedan, SUV or crossover? There is still a negative stigma attached to any car that looks like a station wagon. The M5 SEDAN rocks….the M5 Touring (station wagon) just doesn’t do it for me.
01/09, 1:08 PM
posted by:
SR
Why? It looks better with the M6 wheels, though.
01/09, 1:12 PM
posted by:
Cobradreamer427
200 mph in a station wagon! Damn
01/09, 1:16 PM
posted by:
A4
$60k? haha umm more like $85. Id take this over an SUV or Crossover any day GARY.
01/09, 1:27 PM
posted by:
Eisen Faust
nice of you all to forget about the king of the hot avant (stationwagon) Audi! cant be long now till the new V10 turbo RS6 surfaces – watch it wipe the floor with this abortion of a car
01/09, 1:30 PM
posted by:
rey323
I agree with A4. No compromise in your driving, yet you get all the cargo space of an SUV.
01/09, 1:33 PM
posted by:
edgarp
actually, a lot of time wagons make total sense.
If you own a dog, no question.
I like cargo space, but don’t care for vehicles that ride high or drive like trucks. A sporty RWD or AWD wagon, for me, would be ideal.
Although I would never buy one with a V10. A wagon is a transport vehicle… give it a nicely tuned V6 or turbo 4 and we’re good to go.
01/09, 1:42 PM
posted by:
6ix
Can you think of any other remotely affordable sport wagons out there? I can only think of the Mazda6, Audi A4 and perhaps the V40 (or is it V50?) Granted, I don’t have a family, but when carting around bikes and other gear all the time, it would be great to have a sporty estate.
What others are I forgetting?
01/09, 1:50 PM
posted by:
BAMF
how about the Subaru WRX Wagon… thats a hot wagon
01/09, 6:23 PM
posted by:
mbftw
There is such a thing as the E63 AMG wagon. Before that there was the E55 wagon…
I think the E wagon looks better from the side, but this still looks good.
01/09, 6:24 PM
posted by:
f3rg
f’ing WANT it. gimme!
01/09, 10:25 PM
posted by:
Renton
This is nice. Very nice.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa….
01/10, 6:58 AM
posted by:
Chris-
The taillights are quite different to the sedan. Much nicer than i would have expected, the kids in the backseat will go flying.
01/10, 10:27 AM
posted by:
GMnumberone4ever
Back to the drawing board guys, This thing is a loser. What the public really wants is a Cadillac wagon with a REAL ENGINE like the Northstar or an LS motor. And they want quality, something that BMW lacks. Now those would sell. This is going to be dropped in about 6 months due to lack of interest.
01/10, 11:53 AM
posted by:
bigjob
awsome looking car!! I won’t go into anything I do not like about the car without ever sitting in it…like some others on this site
Just a nice looking car though!!
01/10, 12:26 PM
posted by:
Saud
Sweet AMG is has officially got its rear handed to it by M… again. Wonder if it seats seven though.
01/11, 9:24 AM
posted by:
Eion
I thought they’d only built a couple of AMG stationwagons, to be used as F1 safety cars?
This is a seriously hot car. It’s a shame that Audi hasn’t brought the RS Avants to the US, and hopefully BMW won’t make the same mistake.
01/11, 9:42 AM
posted by:
Aston_
Thats one fast shopping trolley!!!
01/15, 11:10 PM
posted by:
SpeedRacer
HOLY ****!!! A 200 MPH wagon that can do 0-60 in 4.8 seconds!!!! They’ve done it again!!!!
11/03, 11:52 AM
posted by:
moshi
w00t I finally have a cool car to put my surfboard in, no more pickup!