NEW BMW i5 TOURING : Driving the best electric estate in the world !

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BMW has introduced its sixth-generation 5 Series Touring, featuring an i5 electric version for the first time.The new i5 Touring arrives with a claimed range of up to 348 miles in the most-efficient i5 eDrive40 specification, or up to 314 miles in the more powerful i5 M60.
Both share the same 81.2kWh battery, but whereas the standard eDrive40 produces 335bhp, the M60 has 593bhp and can go from 0-60mph in just 3.7 seconds.
This latest generation of 5 Series Touring - which will also be available as a plug-in hybrid at a later date - is larger than the car it replaces in an effort to improve passenger and luggage space. It’s got more rear-seat legroom than before, while its boot has grown by 10 litres to a total of 570 litres, or 1,700 litres with the rear seats folded flat. That luggage capacity is unaffected by whether it’s an electric or plug-in hybrid version, either.
However, in a break from a feature seen on multiple previous 5 Series Touring generations, the new estate doesn’t feature a split-style rear tailgate - a move BMW says was down to aerodynamic efficiencies.
Inside, there’s the same interior that we’ve seen on the i5 and 5 Series saloon, with BMW’s large curved display providing the main access point to media and navigation functions. It uses BMW’s latest Operating System 8.5, too, while both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto come fitted as standard.
The new i5 Touring is available to order now, with prices starting from £69,040. The plug-in hybrid 530e, however, is expected to be launched later this year with prices released closer to that date.
Join Nicki as she takes a close look around the new BMW i5 Touring and puts it through its paces for the first time. Has BMW made a great car? Let us know in the comments below.
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@canadabeauvallon 3 ай бұрын

Canadian here... We would love Estate/Station Wagons, but the folks in marketing keep "telling" us what we want, instead of listening. Would love to see this and the ID7 Estate here in N. America.

@Harrythehun 3 ай бұрын

But would you buy one of those?

@vwphred 3 ай бұрын

@@Harrythehun yes

@simonlsibriene8jf8rje9g99 3 ай бұрын

Estate car every time please. In fact, anything apart from an suv

@aunghtut550 3 ай бұрын

That trasition is 🔥🔥

@angela1984a 3 ай бұрын

I thoroughly hate SUVs. Money no object, I would absolutely choose an Estate. But personally I would prefer an i4 Touring instead of this much bigger i5 Touring.

@Daniel-jm5hd 3 ай бұрын

I agree. Much better looking than an SUV, but I don't need something that big.

@CariboyIslandy 3 ай бұрын

Really appreciated how you guys showed the visual difference between the sedan and estate i5 ! Top class 👍!!

@general236 3 ай бұрын

@@Matthias_FischerI'm 6.1 and I hate SUVs.

@tureq85 3 ай бұрын

the comparison of both shapes at the beginning was world class!!

@EVsteve80 2 ай бұрын

I want the i5 touring in the US! Hold as much as an SUV, but handles like a Saloon.

@matthewannoot2225 3 ай бұрын

100% estate cars much cooler than SUV! Have got Polestar 2 at the moment and feel they’ve really missed a trick not doing an estate version 🤨

@use-oc4mj6n 8 күн бұрын

Nikki is a very good presenter. Always knowledgeable and most importantly concise and clear in speaking.

@jamiep61 3 ай бұрын

Better than an SUV with more space offered 😊

@iro3832 2 ай бұрын

Love the estate car. Don't forget VW ID7 touring is now available and all the reviews seem extremely good, quite a bit cheaper than the BMW as well

@philipreece4648 3 ай бұрын

I love Estates - Just for Info : Some councils in the UK have banned large cars from parking in council run car parks - Five councils in total said they expressly ban cars from parking in their car parks if they exceed a specific length. Wokingham, South Hams, Broadland and South Norfolk, and West Devon all have in place a restriction of 5 metres. This is just over 5m in Length (5060 mm). Some other councils are slightly different - Thurrock council imposes a slightly more lenient length restriction of 5.35 metres.

@truxton1000 3 ай бұрын

Good thing I just bought the shorter g31 as it’s under 5 meters, looks wayyyyy better too so easy choice.

@radarsh1967 3 ай бұрын

Estate car everyday and twice on Sunday. SUV's have had their day.

@Yanquetino 3 ай бұрын

Nice! Beemer fans here would prefer this to the saloon.

@hagestad 3 ай бұрын

I bet they would prefer it painted. Fun fact - all german big manufacturers meet at least once a year to talk shop. You know they don't actually want to sell electric cars. I bet ya on one of those meetings there was something like - lets sell/advertise those cars in primer colors only .. muahahhaha. Its no coincidence mercedes, audi/VW are doing exact same crap colors.

@misterhoeflak 3 ай бұрын

Well you sold me on it. (Budget a minor issue.) Seems very odd that in 2024 owning a stationwagon makes you an outlier. Great vid as always!

@nunagoras 2 ай бұрын

No it doesn't, or at least it shouldn't. Everyone with 3 or more kids to deliver to school each morning know for what I'm talking about, and no, a SUV is not the ideal solution by any means. As regarding to affordability... Well... In just 2 years from now you'll have plenty of those vans at a reasonable price tag with some 30k-50k Km under their belt... Not the perfect world, I know, but hey: What is it perfect in this world?...

@kloqueman 3 ай бұрын

Estate for me, every time. And I have an SUV EV. I miss my BMW Touring a lot but no regrets going Electric.

@clivew772 3 ай бұрын

The i5 estate seemed like exactly the car I’d been waiting for - and then, when it came out, I ordered an iX instead. Not because I prefer an SUV, quite the opposite, but because a pure EV has SO much more space inside. The i5 is more than 5m long, 10cm longer than the already-borderline iX, and still has less rear legroom - a big deal for a tall family. All that bonnet contributing nothing is just a reminder of how things used to be. Let’s hope there’s a Touring version of the 3-size Neue Klasse that gives the full EV space benefit without the SUV height.

@iawdw 3 ай бұрын

I've chosen the ID.7 estate version. So I'm interested why you haven't mentioned it as a cheaper alternative. Isn't it available in the UK later this year, too?

@ma40 3 ай бұрын

You can order the ID7 Tourer now

@stephenwensley9328 3 ай бұрын

Spent years looking for a car with space for three car seats in second row, gave up and bought 7-seaters - kids now outgrown the car seats and suddenly we have choices again

@andrewdoyle1772 25 күн бұрын

Literally a perfect car. I ended up going with an iX1 only because it came under some tax exemptions and made it an attractive purchase through the business. I'd love the i5 but God it would be so financially irresponsible 😭

@bazmaximo 2 ай бұрын

I’ve currently got an iX, thinking of replacing it with one of these as the boots not actually that big on the iX. I’d like to see one in person though

@martinsepion 2 ай бұрын

What about the upcoming VW ID7 estate?

@trebor70 3 ай бұрын

Great vid, thanks. I've owned a BMW 5 series and an X3 and the driving experience is incomparable. 5 series wins every time. Now if only I could afford this i5 Touring...

@robsmith1a 3 ай бұрын

Estate over SUV every time

@jamesdaw131 3 ай бұрын

Estate for me.

@christianocampos158 3 ай бұрын

Sad to see the separate rear window opening from the hatch gone but glad to see that we still are getting estates even with the transition to electric

@planespeaking 3 ай бұрын

I specced an i5 saloon and couldn't believe how expensive they are! Lots of competition at that price.

@rio8677 3 ай бұрын

Those "pants" on video😂

@PaulMeier-cu3ds 3 ай бұрын

Great review, thank you. This is clearly a fine and premium car. BMW seem to have got to a workable UI/UX without everything in an ugly iPad on the dashboard. I imagine it drives really well. However a touring car this big is not a format I want. My benchmark at the moment would be something to replace my last Audi RS3 but as a full fat EV rather than a hybrid. As a point for each review, would you always comment on whether the car has vehicle to grid as well as vehicle to load? That matters more to me than charging speeds.

@simonengvall7433 3 ай бұрын

You forgot the VW ID7 tourer

@urbanstrencan 3 ай бұрын

Finally some EV estates are coming can't wait for Audi A6 E-tron Avant, and your test. Keep up with great work ❤❤

@goditsgrim 3 ай бұрын

My small girlfriend saw this and thought the car looked quite big around you. She’s had a long belief based on evidence that manufacturers do not consider the smaller female frame in crash tests such as using female anatomically representative crash test dummies leading to higher death/injury rates. Do you know if BMW and other OEMs consider the female body in their design?

@paulfowler3416 3 ай бұрын

Neither do they consider people who are within spitting distance of 2 m tall

@simonevans8979 3 ай бұрын

Love `estate` far more than SUV, which is about as practical as giving it an ICE engine. Will look at this in about 12 months, by which time the choice should be far wider. I've got a grotty old diesel estate car that will need changing then, alongside my E-208.

@Ianmundo 3 ай бұрын

for such an expensive car, it’s got a lot of cheap glossy plastic. I will wait for the Neue Klasse cars

@sIightIybored 3 ай бұрын

The cheap looking 'crystal' control wheel is a weird choice too

@WeileWorld 16 күн бұрын

Estate 😍

@timrothwell33 3 ай бұрын

We needed 3 ISOFIX for a while which is why we had a Peugeot 5008 (MPV). And when the need for 3 ISOFIX ended and least the 3 daughters had equal size seats

@fredericoamigo 3 ай бұрын

Estate cars is sooo much cooler than SUVs. This my dream car.

@andrewprice9444 2 ай бұрын

Like the way you use the knob rather than touch screen directly

@johnd3426 2 ай бұрын

I currently own an A4 avant and would like to replace it with an electric estate. No SUV - I do have small kids but we don't take the car that often, except for long journeys. Would love this i5 and prefer it to a Porsche for the more discreet badge (because of my job) but it is quite big and expensive. Perhaps when they make an electric 3 series.

@pernommensen1012 3 ай бұрын

Excellent review again 😉

@jedwin3039 3 ай бұрын

Where was this filmed, the general area or what are nearby towns? Understandably, some will be BMW supplied footage that is not in the same location.

@mattb4721 21 күн бұрын

In the BMW b-roll, you can see the town-sign for Hexenagger, which is situated right bang in the centre of Bavaria. I'd assume that the Electrifying footage was shot not too far from there???

@dennisalexanderreilly8624 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately not in by budget, but I would choose Touring every time over the sedan or as you say, Saloon. But we will never get it here in the states because of our infatuation with SUV's.

@vitusyu9583 3 ай бұрын

I’d pick this i5 Touring, it looks so cool!

@phlomisjason 2 ай бұрын

Would wait for an Audi A6 eTron, though immaterial as way too expensive for me...

@alexandertarver5154 3 ай бұрын

Estate

@simonwhitcombe841 3 ай бұрын

Great looking rear

@grayoallan 2 ай бұрын

You can keep your SUVs - more estates please!

@funkyx486 3 ай бұрын

What does it tow?

@douglaskinloch6272 3 ай бұрын

At last! We just want some smaller ones, I am really not happy to give up my JCW Mini Clubman...

@stephenwensley9328 3 ай бұрын

Waiting for the three test drive between the BMW, Audi A6 Advant and Porsche Taycan Cross Tourismo. Like the idea of the Porsche, but occasionally would need five seats, and have heard quite a few reliably issues with the Taycan. As for the other two, hair splits them for me, generally prefer an Audi interior though and the 800V charging mean I’m leaning that way

@bill_heywood 3 ай бұрын

I’d love to see a comparison video between the i5 Touring and the ID.7 Tourer

@ashtontechhelp 2 ай бұрын

Estate body: Absolutely. However, BMW have, like all current cars, cheaped out and not done a proper flat floor that locks to a tip-forward seat squab. I miss my Subaru Legacy estate so much.

@gmejlshede 2 ай бұрын

I'm on the latter part of a three year lease on a Mustang Mach-E. I am considering the i5, but I get less range, and not any more practicality, since the Mach-E already has a decent boot and a very big frunk. Perhaps I should extend the lease for another year and see what the market brings?

@Mi82475 3 ай бұрын

Good job and great car. I'm a bit offended with the absence of a frunk, given that there's place for huge l6 (not V6!) and V8s under that bonnet. Oh, and give us more phisical buttons fot the climate, even porsche managed to do it in the new macan.

@martinjamar6472 3 ай бұрын

Apart of the practical I had the 530e and the boot was annoying…I finally prefer the look of the Touring

@ISuperTed 3 ай бұрын

Sorry, how much? Will only sell to the very well-heeled or company drivers, not many people will shell out for these privately. A lovely car for sure, but a niche car. If they can get a 3-series Touring out there at the same price as a petrol, then it will be a big winner. This one will only sell in tiny volumes.

@osm6435 3 ай бұрын

BMW driving sounds by Hans Zimmer - hence iconic. Mentioned in other reviews.

@cristianciobanu341 2 ай бұрын

thanks for presentation, it is a nice car....one mention only, bmw has R6 engines, not V6...i payed that part many times, i thought i did not hear well.Thanks!

@danielirawan 2 ай бұрын

i love this

@GeorgeThoughts Ай бұрын

Looks great, not sure i trust a BMW though. Waiting for Volvo to remember that EV Estates can exist, not just SUVs

@medman36 3 ай бұрын

I think all 3 are not viable options. Although they might all have merrits in terms of space and load height, I wouldn't know how to decently park this car in Europe and fit the car through the smaller streets. I'm still surprised in 2024 we still have such big cars, whilst bmw was able to make the interior space of a passat fit into and ID3 full electric drive formfactor. I think all options put forward on the table are not enticing options, even for the price for the 21st century.

@robertsedgwick1629 2 ай бұрын

why the pretent exhaust cutouts???

@clasqm 3 ай бұрын

If you can afford this car, you can afford a hotel room.

@rgen28 3 ай бұрын

Is there a touring mode

@Harrythehun 3 ай бұрын

I and many others doesn't appreciate to sit low and not appreciate to be "looked down" at in city traffic, traffic lights and other circumstances. I appreciate the high seating and the ease of sitting and stepping out of the car.

@dcvariousvids8082 3 ай бұрын

Estate car. Plenty of people carry long loads but how many fill the vehicles up to the roof? Now if you’ve got two St. Bernard dogs, a high SUV may make sense.

@tonybarton3746 3 ай бұрын

I like it, but with kiddly winks in the back , white seats No , other children available 😂😂😂

@0brand0brand34 3 ай бұрын

Shame about that rear glass not opening - I've always used mine. It's a USP that once you have, and use, you'll miss. Could lose sales simply because of this.

@truxton1000 3 ай бұрын

Quality on new BMW models are down compared to the older models, cheaper materials, dropped things like separate opening on boot window on the g61, the use of cheap screens instead of proper buttons, bad interiors that squeak and rattle.

@gmejlshede 2 ай бұрын

Estate car FTW - but since I am 55 it is probably just an age marker. Can I put on my lycra and throw the bike in the boot now (without removing the front wheel)?

@moonshine3333 2 ай бұрын

I guess I missed the price😳.

@Mancozeb100 3 ай бұрын

Estate please - but in something smaller - like Astra or 308SW - tho’ their battery is too small. Can’t understand why they use the ICE-shared platform excuse for not putting a frunk in the EV. PSA (and others) do that as well. Always going to be more space in an EV version - and the motor on that Beemer is in the rear anyway. If the boot is full, you’re going to have to store the charge cable somewhere else in the car, rather than under the boot. I don’t get why they do that.

@sIightIybored 3 ай бұрын

It would never happen, but i1 Touring is all the size I'd need. Full estate boot, 2 good seats and a cramped set of back seats used more as a storage spot thanks to the boot full of dog.

@Mancozeb100 3 ай бұрын

@@sIightIybored 👍🏻 ditto with dog here too! I miss my old Fabia Estate - a friend has it now, and every time I see it, or indeed, drive it, it reminds me what a great package it was. And the lower boot sill made it easier for doggie to hop in. All these cars now have very high boot sills. It’s a real chore for my dog to hop into the back of the Soul. Ah well … guess they’re first world problems !

@alexconstantinidis8804 3 ай бұрын

Nikki you look so good in it

@video-carl 3 ай бұрын

Lack of EV-like space comes down to shared platform. Explains why the seats don’t fold flat too. But it will enable BMW to protect margins as it tries to switch to EV market.

@Petroelhead 3 ай бұрын

Repeat after me: Estates are ALLWAYS better than SUVs.

@chrisfisher2839 3 ай бұрын

The kidneys on the grill are too subtle. If you didn’t know it’s a BMW you could mistake it for a Skoda

@slowercuber7767 3 ай бұрын

Since you opened the door to SUVs, I’d choose a Model Y. The Porsche and BMW are certainly pretty cars and very posh, just not for me.

@markachternaam5207 Ай бұрын

Waaaayy too much screen in the dashboard

@Wsg899 3 ай бұрын

Take my money

@richardw1970 2 ай бұрын

Love an estate but way too big for me and useless as a load lugger with rear seats that don't fold flat, wish manufacturers would rediscover actual flat folding rear seats like my previous R55 Clubman had.

@stevenjones916 3 ай бұрын

@10:00 Surely you meant a lovely BMW *STRAIGHT* Six

@planespeaking 3 ай бұрын

As nice as the induction sound of the six is in beemers, most people don't care and like this peace and quiet of EVs. Especially in a cruiser like this.

@clonSanG 3 ай бұрын

Am I watching a program from the early 90s from a rave somewhere in a warehouse

@rio8677 3 ай бұрын

Midlife crisis Lady😂

@patrickoconnor5494 3 ай бұрын

OMG what height are you? Look tiny in that front seat

@jonwragg3822 3 ай бұрын

Estate cars. Hate SUV’s, don’t like BMW’s (unless a motorbike). You missed the VW ID7 tourer. About the same length, 50mm taller, but still classed as an estate.

@davidvestey6014 3 ай бұрын

Estate, yes, but this one is too big. 4.7m max (like the Astra estate) would be perfect

@P.Galore 3 ай бұрын

UGLY grille, awful lower side sculpture line where body folds under the car. PASS.

@truxton1000 3 ай бұрын

I agree, I just bought a 2023 g31 with 3000 miles on the clock, loaded with extras and under £40k, no brainer, the new model is hideous and also built cheaper.

@johnknight9150 3 ай бұрын

You don't need an SUV, and they're seriously hitting you in the wallet and costing the environment. By an estate car. Handsome thing, innit?

@thomash2806 3 ай бұрын

‘Art’ in German means style. So ‘Digital Art’ hadn’t been translated. It means ‘Digital Style’.

@mattb4721 21 күн бұрын

The phrase on the screen is the English expression, hence it is the English word "art". If it were the German word "Art", the grammatical form of "digital" would be different.

@Pottery4Life 3 ай бұрын

I googled it and I still don't know what your on about. lol

@stevedinverno1504 2 ай бұрын

SUV. Such a better driving position. Had a touring for 14 years in the past. Loved it but my SUV is amazing. 👍

@sbomorse 3 ай бұрын

What's with the weird/random black centre headrest!?!

@ianwindley70 3 ай бұрын

Looking absolutely stunning and the car ain't bad either😁

@Trutheater Ай бұрын

funny how you fanpeople cant be honest about the range

@firstnamesecondname5341 3 ай бұрын

I’ve owned two 5 series but frustratingly the i5 is just too big, it’s huge beyond practical. Too long, Too wide and Too expensive

@hagestad 3 ай бұрын

Journalists are being weird by copying manufacture data sheets and stating the size of the screens like this by diagonal size. It worked for normal screens because of somewhat standard proportions. Here until you see the screen it tells you nothing. The diagonal is barely any longer than the with of the screen here.

@thezanzibarbarian5729 3 ай бұрын

Before Nicki lay down in the back of this estate, and started talking duvets and pillows, that was precisely my first thought. 😉 And if I cast my mind back some 40+ years and I was on a date with a young lady, then the back seat... 🤔😲😬 Oh! hang on... _You don't want to know what went on in the back seat of ANY of my cars way back then._ Though when I got my MG Midget... _Err... Not a lot!_ 8-))... But as EV's go. It's damn nice looking 8-))... Though I'd miss that opening rear window 8-((...

@mikesmith71 3 ай бұрын

What about the shiny black plastic you normally hate? Ah erm well... It's BMW shiny black plastic 😂😂😂🤭 Just me or does it look like a Skoda from the front? The inside is better than the outside, apart from those cheesy sounds 🤨

@moonshine3333 2 ай бұрын

Yep, I thought that … an unbalanced review.

@rudderboost4188 2 ай бұрын

Another touchy feely car report. How about data: price $90-$150K....what! Efficiency? No clue. How many chargers available, do they work%? Over the air updates anyone? It probably still has a CAN bus and fuses. Pity you didn't pull that frunk cover off so we could see the abysmal packaging that BMW thinks is acceptable. Former VW head was right, we are at least 10yrs behind the T people. Like all German offerings at the moment they are place holders until they get their act together......maybe! Oh, the lady was right about kids and cars; why would you do that? Get a European badged Chinese SUV while you can.

@MattHealey. 3 ай бұрын

Bring on the v8 😂

@mikadavies660 3 ай бұрын

I like estate cars but I struggle to swallow your channel's advice... After you waxed lyrical about the Fisker Ocean as a "must buy"... when it's a worthless bankrupt company. Selling cars that don't work and have no warranty. An APOLOGY? Never seen one.