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BMW M5 Touring CAR review

08 August 2007 11:22

An M5 with a massive boot - sounds win-win to me.

It is, almost. The anomalous M5 Touring is M-division chalk to the M6 convertible's cheese. Both have the same 500bhp V10, yet that the M5 looks absolutely stunning and completely purposeful only serves to emphasise the M6's excesses. But the touring is not perfect, suffering from exactly the same technical frustrations as its saloon namesake, namely the mind-boggling array of set-up choices available.

But isn't choice a good thing?

Yes, but you can have too much of a good thing: three damper settings; traction control that switches between on, off and not-quite-off M mode; three seat settings which squeeze you into the chair ever more aggressively; and a power button to sharpen throttle response and unleash all 500bhp.

By: Ged Maxwell
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Statistics

How much? £67,725
On sale in the UK: Now
Engine: 4999cc, V10 40v, 500bhp@8250rpm
Transmission: Seven-speed SMG, rear-wheel drive
Performance: 4.8sec 0-62mph, 155mph, 18.8mpg, 361g/km
How heavy / made of? 1800kg/steel
How big (length/width/height in mm)? 4855/1845/1512
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