This Ultimate One-Car Solution That Americans Have Been Lusting After Is Finally Here

Following decades of being forbidden fruit, one of BMW’s most sought-after rarities finally comes to the States.

Rear view of a blue BMW M5 showing the M5 badge and illuminated taillights.

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Published January 1, 2026

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Once upon a time, the BMW M5 Touring was off limits to North American buyers. Quite simply, the automaker didn’t think Americans wanted it.

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That’s because wagons were often perceived as uncool soccer parent-mobiles. They were the antithesis to all things fast and fun, clashing with the hearts and desires of high-paying enthusiasts and clientele.

Blue BMW M3 Touring driving on a winding road with a 35 mph speed limit sign visible. — This is America’s first-ever official M5 Touring and it’s as epic as you think it is.

But since Mercedes-Benz teamed up with AMG during its aftermarket years to make hot wagons in the 1980s, the niche grew into one of the greatest and most desirable automotive guilty pleasures among enthusiasts.

BMW jumped in on the action with the third-generation E34 M5 in the early 1990s. There was also the E60 M5 Touring two generations later in the mid-to-late 2000s. However, neither made it to North America.

Interior view of a BMW car showing a black leather steering wheel with red accents and a digital dashboard with navigation display. — It may look like an ordinary 5 Series inside, but it’s far from it.

Once Audi (RS6 Avant) and Mercedes-AMG (E55/E63 AMG Estate) proved that Americans love hot long roofs through the new millennium — and are willing to pay for them — BMW M hopped on the bandwagon.

Now, to many enthusiasts rejoicing, the M5 Touring is no longer forbidden fruit. For the first time in BMW’s and the M5’s history in America, the Munich-based automaker is officially selling it Stateside.

And it’s as good as you can imagine it to be.

Rear view of a gray BMW M3 Touring with illuminated taillights parked on a road at sunset. — What’s better than being able to keep up with Ferraris while hauling your family and their things?

It isn’t without its criticisms, of course. For one, it weighs as much as a Chevy Tahoe from all its extra gas-electric plug-in-hybrid running gear.

But with over 700 horsepower (717 to be exact) and enough torque to move the moon (738 pound-feet), it’ll still keep up with Italy’s finest Prancing Horses. It’ll sprint to 60 MPH in almost three seconds and onto a limited top speed of 155.

Yet, it does it all while being able to haul your entire family and things in the same sort of comfort a normal 5 Series wagon would. What more could you ask for?