All-New 2017 BMW 5-Series Touring (render)
Rendered here by both Jon Sibal and Theophilus Chin,
the new 5-Series Touring will follow a familiar formula by simply extending the
roofline and tailgate to stretch the car and make it much more practical.
When it launches, the new 5-Series
Touring will compete directly with the recently-revealed Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Estate and in all likelihood, be offered in many of the same guises as the
sedan.
That should mean that the model will be available
with four turbocharged engines. Two of these will be petrol-powered, one
displacing 2.0-liters with 248 hp and another a 3.0-liter inline-six delivering
335 hp. Two diesels could complete the initial range, one 2.0-liters in
capacity and the other a 3.0-liter unit. A plug-in hybrid and 4.4-liter V8 may
also be added to the Touring family, as they will the sedan.
At this stage, it seems unlikely the new 5-Series
will spawn an M5 Touring. While offered for the E60-generation M5, coined the
E61, the model was scrapped for the current F10 model.