For the first time in the history of the North American market, U.S. buyers will have access to a M wagon. It’s the 2025 BMW M5 Touring, a liftback wagon variation of the ballistic M5 sports sedan. Better yet, even at over 5,500 lbs, the M5 Touring is a brute in more ways than one. Still, even with a properly portly curb weight, the new wagon is a breath of fresh air. 

The 2025 BMW M5 Touring breaks more than the scale– the ‘G99’ breaks the mold for American buyers

The internet is awash with memes and jokes highlighting the considerable heft of the latest BMW M5, the G90. At 5,390 lbs, the M5 is considerably heavier than the rotund butts of jokes past. Hell, the land yacht itself, the discontinued Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye, is a featherweight compared to the G90.

Then there’s the upcoming 2025 BMW M5 Touring. Finally, a razor-sharp M wagon ready for star-spangled streets. It’s a first for the American market. The practicality of a wagon meets the wild, volcanic application of the G90 M5 for the G99 wagon. Still, as you might imagine, the added space and practicality of the wagon add weight, too. Specifically, the muscular wagon adds around 140 lbs over the sedan.

However, even with a curb weight, the M5 wagon will be an absolute handful. The M5 Touring produces 717 horsepower courtesy of its twin-turbocharged V8 and electric motor. Paired with its grippy, configurable all-wheel drive (AWD) platform, the M5 Touring will be a cruise missile in a grown-up package. We expect 0-60 mph times under three-and-a-half seconds.

It’s a bit reminiscent of the BMW and Mercedes-Benz AMG super-wagons of yesteryear. However, while the previous generations of muscle wagons focused on high-powered V8s and hairy rear-wheel drive (RWD) applications, the M5 Touring is a sure-footed hybridized, AWD affair.