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Once Audi (RS6 Avant) and Mercedes-AMG (E55/E63 AMG Estate) proved that Americans love hot long roofs through the new millennium — and are willing to pay for them — BMW M hopped on the bandwagon.
Now, to many enthusiasts rejoicing, the M5 Touring is no longer forbidden fruit. For the first time in BMW’s and the M5’s history in America, the Munich-based automaker is officially selling it Stateside.
And it’s as good as you can imagine it to be.
What’s better than being able to keep up with Ferraris while hauling your family and their things?Chris Chin
It isn’t without its criticisms, of course. For one, it weighs as much as a Chevy Tahoe from all its extra gas-electric plug-in-hybrid running gear.
But with over 700 horsepower (717 to be exact) and enough torque to move the moon (738 pound-feet), it’ll still keep up with Italy’s finest Prancing Horses. It’ll sprint to 60 MPH in almost three seconds and onto a limited top speed of 155.
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