BMW 5 Series Touring Teased, Confirmed For Spring 2024

It’s hardly a shock that a new BMW 5 Series Touring is coming. After all, there’s already confirmation of the hotly-anticipated M5 Touring, and with the recent arrival of the saloon, it was always expected more sedate versions of the estate would soon follow. Now, BMW has officially teased it.

Car Throttle has already seen the 5 Series Touring behind closed doors and, though we can’t say too much, we like what we’ve seen.

There’s not much given away in the teaser, other than the overall silhouette of the car plus the head and tail lights. If you look closely, you’ll even see an illuminated grille - as witnessed on the new i5 electric saloon.

Along with confirming a Spring 2024 arrival for the 5 Series Touring, BMW has confirmed it’ll be offered with the same engine line-up as the saloon. - including as an all-electric i5 Touring. Battery-powered versions currently include the single-motor eDrive40 and dual-motor, 593bhp xDrive M50.

Expect the respective ranges of 362 and 320 miles to dip slightly as a result of increased weight, but the trade-off will be an increase in the 490 litres of boot space available in the saloon.

If the Touring’s engine line-up remains the same as the saloon in the UK, that’d mean a sole petrol offering in the form of the 520i, with no diesel in sight on our shores. Some markets can have an oil-burning 520d though, so there’s a slight chance it could appear.

Of course, there’ll be the M5 Touring too - most likely following later in 2024. That’ll be the first since the V10-powered E61, and is expected to use the 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 hybrid powertrain found in the XM. In the SUV, it’s good for a monstrous 738bhp in range-topping Red Label form.