As you would expect for a large estate car, the BMW 5 Series Touring is a capable towing machine. All versions can manage 750kg unbraked, while the braked capacity varies between 1800kg and 2000kg ...

The BMW 5-Series is arguably ... there’s an even more insane 5-series on the horizon, possibly in 2024, and it could be available as a Touring too. I really can’t wait.

But more than that, it's the only 5-series Touring you can buy in the U.S. since BMW opted not to import the milder gas ...

But this time there’s an extra reason to be excited and it’s the availability of a Touring variant ... to make you think BMW ...

It’s the new Touring version of the BMW i5, and all you need know is it’s an electric 5 Series estate with a big, practical boot, all-wheel-drive…oh, and a whopping 601 horsepower.