Dammit, under the hood of the BMW M5 Touring (E61 generation) houses an atmospheric V10 engine with a maximum power of 507 hp.
The text could end here and each one of us went about his business — not least because the atmospheric V10 engine alone is reason enough for the M5 Touring to be part of this Olympus of supervans, improvised by Reason Automobile. However, the M5 Touring is more than a van with a powerful engine.
In addition to the overwhelming engine, able to propel the set up to 100 km/h in just 4.8s, up to 200 km/h in just over 13s, in an unrestrained race that only ended at 250 km/h — over 300 km/h when released from the electronic shackles — the M5 Touring also had other arguments.
In the more familiar mode, the M5 Touring's V10 engine was castrated at just 400 hp — yes, I added the word 'only' to '400 hp'.
It was beautiful, in fact, it still is. Even after all these years (it was launched in 2007) the fluid lines of the bodywork and that rear with four exhausts still make many petrolheads sigh in their wake.
V10 Power
As if that wasn't enough, the dynamic behavior lost almost nothing to the saloon version. Despite charging 100 kg more on the scale than the M5 saloon version, on the road this additional weight was not felt — there are those who even defended that it improved the mobility of the set.
After this BMW M5 Touring there was no successor. Why BMW, why?
Then there was the M Performance button, which allowed the driver… sorry!, father of the family, to configure almost all the parameters of the van, among them: gearbox speed, engine character, suspension hardness and electronic aids. In total, there were more than 100 possible configurations. Because racecar…
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In the most familiar way, the M5 Touring's V10 engine was castrated at just 400 horsepower — yes, I added the word “only” to “400 horsepower”.
Let's put this in perspective: until recently, a Porsche 911 Carrera S (generation 991) in full power mode had… that's right, 400 hp! In the sportiest mode, the 507 hp was given free rein to bully the rear tires at your leisure.
I hate you BMW
After this BMW M5 Touring there was no successor. Why BMW, why? Another disappointment to add to many others. The next 1 Series will be front-wheel drive and we've been waiting for the successor to the M1 for four decades (and no, the BMW i8 doesn't count…). Wake up!What will the next van be?
Tell me you guys. What's the next supervan on this special? Prefer a flying brick or the fearsome RS6? You decide.