A potent BMW M5 Touring is reportedly coming in 2024 with a V8 plug-in hybrid powertrain and could offer up to 550 kW and 1 000 Nm!

Hot on the heels of the reveal of the new BMW M3 Touring, news has emerged that BMW will bring a potent M5 Touring to market in 2024.

This, however, has not been confirmed by BMW but production information supplied by a user on Bimmerpost who compiles internal BMW product information leaks purports that the next generation G90 M5 sedan (due to go in production in July 2024) will spawn a G99 M5 Touring sibling which will supposedly go into production in November 2024.

Furthermore, it’s claimed that the M5 Touring will employ the same S68 plug-in hybrid V8 powertrain which will power the forthcoming BMW XM SUV. When the Concept XM was revealed back in 2021, it boasted outputs of 550 kW and 1 000 Nm, but the production XM will be slightly tamer with 480 kW and 800 Nm of torque on offer. There’s clearly potential for the M5 and M5 Touring to offer better performance than the current ICE M5 which produces 460 kW and 750 Nm from its twin-turbocharged 4.4-litre V8 engine.

The S68 plug-in hybrid powertrain comprises a “new-generation” twin turbcharged V8 engine in combination with a high-performance electric motor as well as a hybrid-specific M xDrive all-wheel drive system and up to 80 km of electric range. An 8-speed automatic transmission is likely.

Specific technical details of the XM’s powertrain will be revealed in coming months and we will keep you updated as soon as official information for the new M5 and M5 Touring becomesavailable.

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