BMW will unveil the new M5 Touring before the close of 2006. Touted as
" The Next Phase in Performance".
There is still no plans to export this car to the US.

Danke! hopefully in december

Yep...very rare. I think I might have seen one RS6 avant in the last 3 years. I have not yet seen a E55touring.

It's about time. I have get bored of waiting...

Too many Americans are too dumb to realize they don't need an SUV. Shame, because those of us w/ more than half a brain miss out on cars like thsi.

Well lOl, whats the point in having a hi-powered grocery go getter and family hauler when you can`t use this (or other vehicles like this) year around.
Give me the SUV anytime. I might still take a hi-powered SUV as well, point is I`m being driven by 4-wheels, your not with the M5 Touring.

First off, uber wagons occupy a very very small market share, even in Europe. So you might want to reform the question, "Well, lOl, what's the point of having a wagon?" I could give you many many many a reason for taking a wagon over an S.U.V. like; less weight = better fuel economy, variety of drive options be it AWD, RWD, FWD, variety of engine choices that gets put down more effectively (far more effectively than you could ever think for an S.U.V.), same versatility as you'd get in an S.U.V. (how many people in this country truly need seven seats???), performance and handling are top notch (an S.U.V.'s dream), lower total cost to own. Point is, S.U.V.'s are an irrational answer to a question that was already answered.

Absolutely brilliant point!!!!!

In Australia, we have an aging population. Basically, a lot of people are falling into the pensioner bracket, not many people are being born, and families get getting smaller. Yet, houses are getting larger and cities get even more crowded, and sales of SUVs are are growing.

What's the absolute point in all this? why not get a wagon where the car is not as big, drinks less fuel, has a lower centre of gravity, has greater performance and offers as much space. Only 90% of SUV buyers actually go "off-road" and use it's 4wd function.


I say bring the M5 touring on, cars like this should be celebrated.

Yeah it should. In particular after this long development time. This surely didn't work out as BMW had planned. It was much more difficult than they anticipated Because the rear end of the Touring is technically very different from the sedan....almost a completely different car.

Anyways, bring it on ASAP! If the M5 Touring is here, we will have the 5.0 V10 in a sedan, coupe, convertible and Touring. Wow!

lOl, I didn`t see the need to mention wagon since it was the M5 Touring we were discussing. My point wasn`t about wagons but rather, who needs a 500hp wagon.


Good points but there are also many of SUV to suit everyones` needs as well large or small even in the performance bracket (la-la BMW X5) that also do the same job as your wagons. Thing is we American believe SUVs` are more hip (simply look better doing the job than wagons. (Wagons sort of give a soccer mom image. How many single dudes or chics do you see driving a wagon)

But again my point wasn`t about wagons in general but a 500hp one, it`s extremely pointless but if your in the market you can be as pointless as you want to be.