BMW should be given some recognition award for sniffling out niches no one thought existed (or bothered to look into) with cars such as the X6 and 5-Series GT. The latter is a little puzzling for me; why a gigantic hatch when BMW already has a complete range of ‘X’ vehicles of varying sizes, the 5-Series Touring for those who need to lug around more, and the 7-Series in two wheelbase choices for those who want to lounge? Perhaps they were looking to phase out the 5er Touring?
It looks like that’s not going to happen as the wagon variant of BMW’s latest F10 5-Series will make its world debut at the Auto Mobil International (AMI) Show in Leipzig, Germany in April. By tradition, the German market chalks up the most significant sales for the 5er Touring, so it makes sense to launch it there. Furthermore, BMW has ties with the city, as its plant there builds the 1-Series and the latest X1. AMI will also see domestic debuts for the F10 Sedan, refreshed X5, and updated 3-Series Convertible.
This blog has already driven the F10 5-Series sedan at its international media launch in Portugal. Click here to read the report and view the gallery.
Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.
This 5 series touring is definitely a rarity in M'sia. The car above has M6 rims, M5 fender grills, M5 side mirrors, M-sport bodykit but not M performance. Why shud we bother?
pertamax!
Hope to see it in malaysia
WTF 1….
This is GREAT news! Please dont kill the wagons!
mu_77, the car pictured here is the BMW M5 Touring with the same drivetrain as its saloon brother, so there's no reason why it doesn't have M performance
I'd rather drive their wagons than their dumb@ss SUVs.
i like wagon, its like u want a car but more space and not too big like mpv..solution wagon/touring
who sed wagon looks ugly? v50 is one of my fav car! (trying to be a bit realistic since bmw wagon going to be much more expensive).
Car drivers here in UK perceives wagon/touring car highly, and some of them really need it. A lot of people would prefer a wagon than a saloon. A really different perspective than we had in Malaysia where wagons are seen as ugly.
They need it for travel, and the most important use for a wagon here, as I see it, is to CARRY THEIR DOGS in the back.
I doubt it really much that they would kill the 5er Touring. They even went out to produce M5 Touring to prove the point.
Another option for luxury funeral car…
Ur riTe haywire..
M5 tourinG is a BiG hit in UK..
even de 5er {E60} couLd kip up wit de saLes….
Europeans love wagons. And Toyota Caldina GT is also a wagon, a super fast GT wagon.
So there's nothing wrong with it!
who cares?
typical malaysians prefer sedans….
mu_77 said,
February 23, 2010 @ 1:11 pm
This 5 series touring is definitely a rarity in M’sia. The car above has M6 rims, M5 fender grills, M5 side mirrors, M-sport bodykit but not M performance. Why shud we bother?
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it easily wins a drag race over a ferrari f430 spider
but audi rs6 wagon rocks…..