2025 M5 Touring First Drive! BMW M's Ultimate Daily.
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
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The third-ever #BMWM M5 Touring is here! Yes it’s 2550KG, but I’m tired of focusing on that. Would we have preferred a 4 cylinder hybrid or a PURE EV?! Hell no. And the days of the pure ICE super wagon are gone, so instead we get this. A rare V8 wagon in 2024, try to find one somewhere else! And also a long-awaited return of #BMW’s performance estate, especially to the USA where the M5 Touring is finally coming!
The G99 #BMWM5 Touring boasts a completely unique body, wider at the front and rear giving it some serious road presence. But the big news isn’t the stunning design - it’s that hybrid powertrain.
Today, we’re breaking down all the details: how BMW M transformed the standard 5er into a true super wagon. From its hybrid V8 setup to its interior upgrades, chassis tech, and design, we’ll cover everything you need to know, including how the Touring compares to the M3 Touring sibling, which is a more important topic than ever before I feel!
BMW M fans have long waited for a new M5 Touring, and this G99 marks the return of an icon. The first-ever M5 Touring, the E34, debuted with 335HP and sub-6-second 0-60mph performance. It was a true sleeper but struggled with sales. The E39 skipped the Touring format entirely, but the E60 brought it back with its screaming V10 engine and aggressive looks. Now, after skipping another generation, BMW M has given us the most advanced M5 Touring yet, and it’s finally coming to the USA!
The G99 M5 Touring combines a 585HP V8 engine with a 142HP electric motor for a total output of 727HP and 1,000NM of torque. It sprints from 0-60mph in just 3.5 seconds and reaches a top speed of 189mph (305km/h). We test it to launch control as fast as the sedan however!
The benefit of the hybrid system however, is a 18.6kWh usable battery, which delivers a range of 67-69km (42-43 miles). This we found to be accurate, and adds a different layer to ownership vs something like the M3.
The interior is class leading, and easily a level about the 3 series and rivals. We will check it out, along with the boot space available, and the exhaust sound of the V8.
BUT - The M5 Touring weighs 2,550kg, 540kg heavier than the previous model. Yes it has M’s Adaptive suspension, tonnes of rigidity measures, chassis tech, XDrive with the famed M differential - but can it negate that weight?? And how does it stack up to the Sedan? Let’s find out in this full review!
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Bloody fast... I had it for 1 day and forgot about the weight. Torque is crazy.
I’ve never in my life liked or cared about BMWs….but this new generation is starting to make me a fan. They just look so damn good…
youre late haha
Let’s be real, 80% of the people complaining about the weight are not in a position to buy one and even if they did, most of their driving will hardly be pushing it like crazy where a lighter car would help, better yet they’ll probably do silly things with it. Plus if every enthusiast were so particular over lightness, we’d all be driving Lotuses, MX-5, GT86/GR86. There’d be no GTRs, M5, M3, E63 around at all. People just want to fell like they fit in to the community because they say the same things as Chris Harris or other journalists and influencers say.
Nailed it
Exactly, i keep reading people banging on about weight and it's like only BMWs have gone up in weight, all modern cars have got bigger and heavier especially if they have gone with electric drive. It's s the way of the world 🤷♂️
@ The next RS6, probably called the RS7 Avant, will probably be hybrid too. Let’s see if the narrative carries on with that car.
Right but doesn't mean they can't have an opinion ;)
Oddly enough the new M5 is cheaper than the M3 and M4 here in Ireland as has lower VRT (tax) being a hybrid
@@shiugen676 thats crazy but makes this actually more attractive
Another great video from Raz. Even if people aren’t a fan of the car you can’t argue with the quality of videos that Raz produces.
Never been a fan of wagons, actually I sort of hate them but This, this one is the sexiest wagon I’ve ever seen.
Thank you for being a voice of logic. The complaints about weight get fatiguing
Love the intro, nicely written and edited 👍 (and well put about the weight debate).
Great video buddy, the yellow bus looks good when it's dirty 🚕
Love it filthy. Suits the Fake Taxi vibes 😂🔞
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Ayyyooooo😂😂😂
@@RemoveBeforeRace 😂
I love that we’re bringing back wagons give the people what they want!
As an RS6 Performance owner, I‘m not jealous at all!
What price has this bmw 130k € + ?
@@namename1 Idk exactly but if you tick all the options you can easily spec it up to 180k€.
@@buccanerkот 112 тысяч евро
yes you have a car of 2000's. Still red calipers still red stiches still old looks... front? When looking at the mirror i cant even understand which audi it is. it can be a Audi A1 or A8 or RS7 all looks almost same from the front. Get a M8 Grancoupe or RS7 or GT 4door they all have huge sotrage + 18 times better looks. i had a 635 hp Brabus GLE63s the feeling of speed was like a 240 260 hp porsche. Will never get any FAST wagoon/suv again. Yes its a iconic car but todays cars are larger and closer to the wagoons storage. and even if i need that much cargo space every day then i wont need a 700 hp. Not good at anything. i can sleep in my M8 Grancoupe s back (with a girl)
@ not sure what you are talking about? My RS6 is a 2024 model and apart from the minor exterior differences it shares the absolute same specs with the RS7 and consequently does the same times on the track. Both the RS6/RS7 Performance smoked the M8 Gran Coupe and AMG GT63. There are several videos on RUclips for comparison. I prefer the looks of a wagon and would take it any day over a sedan/limousine. But that’s up for personal preference. No idea though why you mention SUVs in the mix that have absolutely nothing to do with the performance of an RS6/RS7.
Great video! Love your work.
This M5 is without doubt a serious machine!
The Audi RS6 is still the baddest, best looking estate on the planet IMHO , still this is very cool.
I had a C8 RS6. Awesome car but they have been around a while now and are starting to look dated. In addition, the interior of the M5 Touring is amazing - the RS6 is now old. I am definitely having one of these as and when they finally hit the market in the UK.
Definitely RS6 - it's design, style and appeal cannot be matched. This M5 wagon and the E53 wagon are just meh 🫤
THE STATION WAGON IS ALIVE! And I am glad it is. I absolutely love this new BMW crossover, although to me, who grew up as a young kid in the late 60's and 70's, whose parents had a Ford Country Squire Station Wagon with a big V8 motor in it, it's a STATION WAGON! The station wagon was a vehicle that many families had back then, It was the SUV of the 50's, 60's, and 70's. Long before the name "SUV" was ever even thought of. Big, huge, boxy station wagon, gas hogs that could seat 9 persons with ease. And the most fun for a kid was to sit in the farthest seat back, which actually sat BACKWARDS facing towards the car behind you. It was fun. You would wave at people behind you and play "slug bug" with your friends and siblings. A much better time in America than today when 99% of the citizens got along great with each other, not this division we have in society today. And nobody cared about gas mileage back then because the big huge station wagons of yesteryear would only get about 10 miles to the gallon (if you were lucky!). But gas was cheap and nobody cared! The highways and byways of America were FILLED with these big giant station wagons back in the day. I can literally remember when we would pile ten or eleven people into my friends parents' big Chevrolet nine passenger station wagon with bench seats in row one and two and you could squeeze eight people in the front and back seat, and then another two or three (if you SQUEEZED in) in the rear facing tiny back seat, which was really designed for little kids, but we would squeeze people back there. It got ten or eleven friends to the mall, movies, the beach (I lived near the beach), or wherever you wanted to go. And gosh only knows how we didnt all get hurt. Nobody wore seatbelts back then. Nobody. In fact, my VW I drove to school didn't even have them in the vehicle at all! Crazy to think about now days. Seat belt laws didn't come about until the 1980's. I absolutely love this new BMW! Put me on the list for one of these bad boys. A direct competitor to the Audi RS6! COOL. I actually saw a new Buick wagon the other day and it looked great! I'm sure Buick calls it a "crossover" or whatever. It's a station wagon, just on a much smaller scale than they were back in the 70's. MUCH smaller. A station wagon back in the 70's would make a Chevrolet Suburban look like a Chevrolet Spark! LOL. They were cars on a scale that young people today can't imagine. Most young people today have never seen one of those huge ghostbusters sized station wagons which FILLED the roads of the 1960's, 70's, and 80's. They were everywhere. Hell, my Aunt had a giant Mercury Marquis back in 74 that was longer than a UPS truck is today! And it was a 4 door luxury car. Cars were absolutely MASSIVE back then. MASSIVE by today's standards. And VANS covered the highways too! Not these little mini-vans, I am talking about huge, full sized, extended length, VANS that could haul 20+ people in the models with several bench seats. Large families back then had one or the other. A huge station wagon, or a huge van. They were the SUV's back in the day. Again, no one had ever even heard of the word SUV. And vehicles were giant METAL vehicles, not these plastic things we drive now days. And not one "driver assistance" aid on the vehicle at all. We were happy we had an AM/FM radio, let alone all these electronics and driver assistance aids we have on our vehicles today. Granted, I love all the tech on our new cars, but back in the day, you were lucky to have heat in your vehicle! Basic model, meant, you got steering wheel, AND NOTHING ELSE! You had to buy a big luxury car like a Cadillac or Lincoln to get all the fancy stuff included and most of it was "options" you paid extra for! I can't wait until this vehicle comes to America. Put me on the list. I would love to have one of these incredible machines! V8 twin turbo and hybrid technology too! Yes sir. Thank you BMW for bringing this here to the USA. No doubt you will sell more of these vehicles here in America than anywhere else in the whole world! America loves vehicles like these.
I think the rs6 performance will remain GOATED
Not a better looking wagon in existence than that!
W213 E63s Wagon is up there too. Plus you can still slide that car too
@@AYO_KO as a Mercedes owner the E class has to be a sedan imo.. also the wagon unfortunately didn't offer burmester 3d
@ I’d assume there are ways to retrofit it the same way most younger E class owners retrofitted the C290 AMG GT style ambient light air vents
I think they will release rs6 with the new face hybrid maybe or not soon 1 2 months
Your animations are simply THE BEST! 😎👌👍
I really liked driving it. A slight tune to 800PS, slightly lower and it’s perfect for all daily tasks. Could be a successor to our iX 😃 regarding the gearbox: this issue was mentioned a lot and BMW listens to its customers
This was the most reasonable and well rounded take on the new M5 saloon/wagon. You don’t want a V4 nor do you want a V6, you get to keep a V8 in a storm of regulations and manufacturer cut backs and trending EV only options.
Plus the usability explained and practicality of gas usage no matter how you cut it, simply highlights the genius of this offering from BMW. Tough spot to be in and they still churned out quality. Any other review fails to highlight the points made here.
Modern E61. So beautiful.
Raz you talk about the ‘cost of fuel’ on shorter trips - nothing compared to the depreciation on nearly all cars.
Look forward to seeing your spec
Super video as per 👏🏻 The car swaps at the start were mega
Man, I really love how this and the sedan look. Like a modern E60
Had the same thought
That its an insult for e60 !!!! This g series looks like a ricer kia
E60 reborn I love the design of the E60 it brought to know BMW
@@barlutytops8655 that’s exactly what people like you said when the E60 was released. Said the same about the current M4. Stop complaining about every new design just because you’re unable to process it quickly
E60 reborn. Astonishing 👏
This is beautiful and most of all USEFUL!
Imagine the repair bills owning that at 15 years old, complicated beast
what
@@tonywong303he meant the repair costs in 15 years, i.e how expensive it is to maintain old bmw now plus add an electric motor
Not my problem in 15 years
@@G3xSHIVALrup I mean who’s gonna drive a 15 year old M car. Personally I never owned any M car older than 3 years
@@tonywong303yeah. I would never buy this car. Lease for 3 years and get rid of it b
I checked every day since the m5 saloon video 4 this thank u
Call it what we may... BMW has an edge over all Luxury auto makers. Love them or hate them, let's call a spade a spade.
An edge in what way, looking the ugliest? The new Audi S6 blows this out of the water for me when it comes to looks. There are so many cheap plastics on the BMW interior that even a KIA easily matches so personally I don’t agree with you at all (and based on the volume of hatred towards the looks, I am not alone I would say)
@@jak493 exactly
I disagree. Out of all Big 3, BMW is by far the ugliest and cheapest in terms of materials. I was a huge fan back in 2000s, but now this brand is just a joke.
Yeah I'd get the M3 Touring instead. Or for the same money as M5 Touring you can get a damn Ferrari FF. Or a sweet Porsche Panamera
We only wanted an M5 CS with all the creature comforts of a normal M5... and BMW served us this monstrosity.
That's the best rear end on the market today.
The design really grew on me.
Touring my favourite out of the 2 Variants.
Weight aside, this car looks epic in every ither colour than yellow
Interior looks amazing.
What a machine this is! I also do like the colour on this one...
I laughed so hard when you said, bmw wagens never sold that well.. dude the motorways are their home,, and theres plenty of them.
Ive had 4 tourings, never a saloon, the difference in shape between the 2 is from art to overtly brash.. and i like art..
omg that thing looks insane
It looks menacing in the yellow 🔥
Thanks Raz, this is the most thorough review I have seen on the M5 Touring. I get the electric motor use for short/slow journey's , my M3 Touring drinks fuel round town . Who is going to be brave enough to buy these hybrids out of warranty though ?
Like your reviews mate, keep up the good work
As a touring, the weight is more acceptable. Been dynoed at 700 at the wheels and proven faster than an RS6 and base F90 M5. Burger Motorsports already has is over 800 whp on a mild, gas only map. When it is unlocked and properly tuned it will be right at 1,000 hp.
Awesome Taxi!
Forget the weight. Let’s talk about how the boot size difference between this and the sedan is 1.2 cubic feet. The rear glass doesn’t open separately. The glass roof is fixed, and doesn’t have the option to tilt open. The only reason to get one is exclusivity (which I am 100% behind).
I was #2 on my dealer’s list for one, and put my deposit down the day it was announced here in the States, but am happy to pass on this thing. I’m on my second F90C, and will replace it next year with anything but a G90/99.
reallly like tge arguement of mileage on city and town driving - i'm tempted by this over the m3 touring
Nice wagon 👌
Gearbox slow response is because you're in D and overide it manually instead of putting the car in sequential mode (S) from the get go.
I am going to wait for the Competition one of these. I need it to be faster than my F90 M5CS, please BWM.
If your driving for a while on electric and you suddenly want a blast is the engine cold?
Man, that yellow suits it
Idk when you reviewed this mate but as tested, it is actually quicker than the previous Gen. Also, as expected, M Division lied about the power figures. It is basically 820HP at the crank
Interesting review. 💛
Went with the Boss in one down to London to any engineer exhibition Jesus! It’s sodding fast! Passed bloody everything on the M1
Love the yellow. Other than that, the M3 Touring is so much more attractive to me. Also, there is simply no defending the weight of the M5. That thing is heavier than a Rolls Royce Wraith V12. That's just too heavy for anything with an M badge in my book.
Some dynoed it already and all of them had 80 - 100 HP more.
They may have well badged it as a 7 series.
Great review . I feel sad that BMW have been forced down this route of the hybrid. Let’s face it, most motivations to buy are going to be from entrepreneurs-company car drivers looking for the BIK incentive. Such a shame when the M3Touring is so great.
Had the ICE got a separate odometer? As it could have a lot less miles on it if you use the electric motor quite a lot
this is a great point!
Looks incredible
I wonder if they’re saving that for the competition
As they already announced, there will not be a competition.
@ think you missed the joke👀
@ 😂😂😂😂🤷🏽♂️
Wagons are so much sexier vs suv.
That is an absolutely absurd statement, to say that vehicle is even anywhere near a reasonable price. It’s not worth $140,000 USD, or even 115,000 BP. NOPE. Don’t get me wrong though, I love it. It’s a badass wagon. I’ve always been a fan of wagons. But not overpriced wagons. I’ll be like most other touring enthusiasts and wait for it to depreciate to a TRULY reasonable price. Thanks. Love your video though 🙏🏻
Shame our road surfaces are so poor. Always been the way but way worse now! Pot holes galore
Hey Raz, i live your Videos. Big like for your work.
One question: Do you have plans to review the updated M2?
Thanks and greets
820hp on Dyno
Yup,
That is why the the Sedan M5 is faster than The RS6 gt, even tho it is not by so much due to its weight
People be forgetting that other versions of this car will come out lol 😂 The car is still great in my opinion.
Lets be honest, no one who buys this is going to care about the weight bc they have more fun track focused cars in the garage... this car is meant to be the perfect daily city cruiser and highway crusher. With all the space and ability to go in just EV mode, its also more practical than its competition. For what its meant to be, this car is best in class imo.
Im a fan and everyone says its so fast that the weight is so well disguised.
For me its great car, dont care about weight. Waiting a bit until they will present competition ( im sure they will ) and i will then think about it. My main concern is 550e that it might me enough for me and its much cheeper but damn this look of M5 like angry tank heading for war....
I'm never going to let them forget 😅🤣🤣😎
Weighs the same as my X5. Dash overly complex & that light up grill should be on barbies jeep . Plus the 4 wheel drive system on bmw is no quattro had issues with the X5. Still all that said in that yellow I might call in to my local dealership for a test drive in my C8 to see how it compares back to back. 😉
The market is not really thrilled about EV’s, which is why this has both.
Prefer this over the Taycan CT Turbo?
Very Nice ❤
Looks great and is surely great too. I wouldn't mind a hybrid either, but the problem for me is the plug-in hybrid. I have to refuel gas and charge electricity - so both.
That's complete nonsense. Either gasoline, mild hybrid or fully electric. But not both in one...
That’s the best solution though. In many ways perfect
Why on earth are the guages blurred out? What could possibly be in there that you wouldn’t want us to see? A reflection? Or the fact that when you say you are going fast it’s merely a ruse. I know that car has a lot of power but BMW is good at marketing, and I almost believe that that is the reason for the blurred out dash.
Porsche 911 GTS made hybrid without stupid plug in system and without penalty weight so it can be done. It would be more expensive but people who buy those cars would pay extra. BMW went easy way because current board simply don’t care.
Would the same hybrid as Porsche uses on its 911 help that much with the emissions? I am sure it won’t and BMW gives a figure of less than 2 liters per 100km, means this stupid plug in hybrid system makes a lot of sense. Because of this plug in hybrid system BMW will probably sell double as much M5s as they did with the previous model… it’s a huge advantage for tax in Germany and Austria. So I am honestly super happy they built it this way. It saves me 60.000€ compared to a non plug in hybrid
@ you are missing your point. This car is pointless. You pay for a hybrid system which makes car heavier and much slower. They tell us battery will give you extra power to make it up for weight penalty. When you use the car every day it’s a lie because you don’t have the battery when you need it. You can’t use the whole hybrid because the battery is always discharged. So you end up driving 2.5 tons V8 using in fact only V8 because the battery is always off. So you paid less money for more but in fact you have less car for less money. I had a chance to drive it and it was terrible experience and I guess you have to try yourself to understand what I mean.
@ I drove it and I liked it. why would the battery be always empty?
It’s a perfect daily driver. I can’t tell a difference between a 3.0 or 3.5 sec from 0-100 to be honest. The plug in hybrid makes it 60.000€ cheaper than the previous M5
@ honestly the weight doesn’t matter for every day driving but the battery is never charged enough to use it. It’s never more than 20% charged and it’s never enough time drive in electric mode for few km.
@ I was driving around 45km and the battery used maybe 2% in hybrid mode. You can also charge the battery via the engine. I find it really ok
Fiiiinaaallyyyy!
if they add bmw headlights on it maybe it's not gonna look cheap from the front of the car
I want to get this m5 touring in matte black
@removebeforerace Would you rather have an M3 Touring LCI or this M5 wagon .. be honest
Mk3 lexus gs450h way ahead of it's time
Raz, what’s your jeans fit? Regular fit or straight?
Saw price - jaw dropped
Rba where do I find the shoes again? Or, are you no longer promoting them?
11:04 I am assuming that you are testing the European model that has the particulate filter, and that the sound of the U.S./Canada model will not have this filter so the engine will sound better.
I presume revs are limited out of Ev mode until engine is warm like m3?
Nope, spare a thought for the second owner and the rod bearings
the wagon did the 5 series a bit of justice for how it looks. the back looks waaayyyy better than the normal sedan. It is still not pretty, but easier on the eyes
In f1 cars theres tech that converts the braking energy into battery power how is that not standard at this price ?
Gooood
Used car market is gonna go crazy!!
Mate you know there will be even less of these on the roads in the UK not that it’s a bad car but more so high cost sports cars tanking from new. Especially BMW M cars. Next year with costs and Nat Insurance impacting salary rises, horrible time to launch such a car 😢
It’s the exact opposite in some other places in Europe. This car is a true bargain. Costs the same as a M3 in Austria 🤷🏽♂️
Slightly downhill on that 3.19 -1.2% prob not much of a difference on that
Since this is doing 0 to 60mph in 3.19 on wet slippery uk roads with the much more restrictive exhaust system...I think that here in the Southeast USA with good quality BP premium gas on a nice cool dry day down here, the 0 to 60mph time for this should be easily 2.9 sec....people down here have already gotten 2.5 sec. dead stock on pump normal gas with the new M5 sedan....with a good ECU and TCU tune which should cost around $2,000 more, the word from tuners is that they'll get you an extra 250hp and 250 lb/ft of torque, which would put you at around 970+ hp very conservatively even for the more restrictive UK car and the - to 60MPH time its said will drop to 2.2 sec. with dry weather and good PZero tires...so with additional full bolt on mods like downpipes/mid pipes/full race exhaust and running on VP109 race gas or ethanol and a proper race gas ecu tune, it should produce 1350hp the tuners are saying and should drop the 0 to 60MPH time to a Sapphire equaling 1.8 sec and the 1/4 mile times would be about 9 sec. flat...once again that would be for this M5 with full bolt on mods and full exhaust and ECU/TCU tune running on race gas or ethanol...but no internal engine modifications at all...that is just insane...now imagine when the tuners inevitably drop in much larger aftermarket turbo's and hotter camshafts, forged stronger engine and transmission internals, hugely upgraded cooling/heat exchangers and methane injection/ice box to keep it all cold....then they're sayiing it'll make up over 1800hp with full boost and ethanol or 109 octane gas...and since those upgrades will only make the car lighter and stronger and breathe better, it shouldn't hurt the car at all...this car is so much cheaper to buy than a Panamera Turbo S e-hybrid or AMG 63s e hybrid, even dropping in 60k worth of aftermarket upgrades to get to 1750hp would be worth it....people here in the USA love aftermarket upgrades and it will be done to some of them for sure...
will this need the femto unlock for the ECU - what a pain that is - have a stage 2 M3 Touring and had to send the ECU to Finland to be unlocked!
Great looking car but why buy this when x5m is same weight and more practical?
Instead of making it a PHEV, it should be an HEV (regular hybrid V8). The weight would have been lower. Too bad.
There will be a lightweight version (CS) weighing only 5.000 pounds.
Kind of annoying that as a US buyer we can’t even get any good colors either
Hilarious Raz. The AMG man who's defected to M division! ....... and which country are you from? This car is an estate to us in the UK. Why all this "Wagon" talk?
Raz when e63? Please tell 😊
I’ll stick with my RS6 over this depreciating car but thanks for the video
The touring style is the only thing that redeems this gen. Else the F90 was superior in every other way.