The flagship efficiency variant of the upcoming BMW i5 Touring electrical wagon has been teased on-line by the German carmaker, simply weeks earlier than its official unveiling.
In a video uploaded to YouTube, BMW’s M efficiency division confirmed off the silhouette of the i5 M60 Touring, highlighting minor variations between it and non-M variations.
The i5 M60 Touring is predicted to mirror its sedan sibling by including a variety of BMW M’s efficiency elements to its physique and underneath the pores and skin, complementing its dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain which produces 442kW and 820Nm within the four-door providing.
Whereas the i5 M60 Touring would usually be anticipated to sit down because the range-topping long-roof providing, BMW has confirmed the high-performance M5 will spawn a wagon model later this yr, powered by a hybrid V8 powertrain.
Earlier stories have stated the i5 Touring might be uncovered between March and Could 2024, although specialist publication BMW Weblog claims the electrical wagon could possibly be revealed as early as late February.
Current spy images have proven the BMW i5 M60 Touring being examined on the Nürburgring in Germany, with the carmaker placing its new wagon to the check on the automotive trade’s long-serving proving floor.
BMW Australia is but to verify whether or not the i5 Touring and 5 Sequence Touring might be offered domestically, because the previous-generation 5 wagon was axed from showrooms in 2020 – albeit retained for choose police forces throughout the nation.
The BMW 5 Sequence and i5 sedan arrived in Australian showrooms on the finish of 2024.
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