The new BMW M5 Touring

Yet the new BMW M5 Touring - with acceleration from 0–100 km/h in 4.8 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h (electronically limited) – appeals to both of these human senses, simply by uniting seemingly incom­patible contradictions to form one harmonious whole. Best of all, this family rocket ship is now available in South Africa by special order only.

As the only BMW 5 Series Touring on sale locally, the new BMW M5 Touring’s five-litre V10 engine with maximum output of 373 kW and peak torque of 520 Newton-metres provides the kind of muscle and performance otherwise only to be admired in a thorough­bred sports or racing car. Indeed, the engine’s high-speed concept so typical of BMW M comes directly from motorsport, with this multiple award winning power unit reaching speeds of up to
8,250 rpm and converting these impressive performance figures into a fascinating, truly unmistakable driving experience.

Ever since the start of series production in 2005, the V10 has recei­ved no less than seven prizes in the World Engine-of-the-Year Award.

One hundred per cent sports car, one hundred per cent Touring.

As a truly versatile business, family and leisure time car, the BMW M5 Touring offers a fascinating symbiosis of features previously regard­ed as incompatible –
a thoroughbred sports car on hand, a practical five-door family saloon on the other. Perfect interaction of the high-speed power unit and the Sequential M Gearbox (SMG) as well as a chassis designed for supreme driving dynamics, turns the BMW M5 Touring into a truly unique estate car offering unparalleled per­form­ance also on the race track. And at the same time the driver of a BMW M5 Touring has every opportunity to enjoy the superior poten­tial of his or her sports car under practical conditions in everyday motoring. So in a nutshell, the new BMW M5 Touring brings together 100 per cent sports car and 100 per cent Touring to offer 100 per cent of the driving passion so typical of BMW M.