FIRST LOOK: BMW M5 Touring – Huge Boot, Mega Power, Massive Weight

At long last we have a BMW M5 Touring again! Which, if you’re a parent, or a practical person with a ‘lifestyle’, means this could be all the car you’ll ever want. And if you’re not one of those, then the wobblier estate body and lack of a carbon roof might mean you think the Touring is destined to only ever be a worse version of an M5 saloon. Either way, we haven’t had a big-booted BMW M5 since the V10-powered, E60-generation model, and with all the obvious rivals dead or dying out, there’s a rather large gap in the market for this new 717bhp über-estate. So, what chance does the M5 Touring have at greatness? To find out, Top Gear Magazine’s Deputy Editor, Ollie Kew, has been in a studio with one, while Editor-in-Chief, Jack Rix, has been driving a prototype… Subscribe to Top Gear for more videos: WATCH MORE TOP GEAR: First Looks:   First Drives: American Tuned ft. Rob Dahm: LISTEN to the Top Gear Magazine Podcast: Sign up for our newsletter: 00:00 Intro 00:39 M5 History 01:55 Rear 03:15 Interior 04:50 Charging 05:35 Prototype Drive MORE ABOUT TOP GEAR: Welcome to the official home of Top Gear on YouTube. Here you’ll find all the best clips from your favourite episodes, whether that’s Ken Block drifting London in the Hoonicorn, Chris Harris in the latest Porsche 911 GT3 or classic Top Gear clips from Clarkson, Hammond and May. You’ll also find the latest performance car reviews from the crew, our brand new series American Tuned with Rob Dahm and the fastest power laps from our in house performance benchmark: The Stig. This is a commercial channel from BBC Studios. Service & Feedback