We all love a cool station wagon, and BMW Australia has just confirmed a new model that could spike some interest in this field. Meet the 2025 BMW i5 M60 Touring xDrive.
Aside from featuring one of the longest car model names ever, this is going to be a relatively exciting model. We say ‘relative’ because, at the moment, there are no really fast, handling-focused station wagons currently on the market, with full electric power.
Yep, the new 5 Series wagon is fully electric (Australian lineup, anyway). It shares the same 84kWh battery system and twin-motor setup as the i5 M60 sedan, offering 442kW of power and 800Nm of torque. That’s enough to catapult the stately wagon from 0-100km/h in a claimed 3.9 seconds.
The electric system offers DC fast-charging at up to 205kW, with a full charge range of 506km on the WLTP cycle. It also offers AC charging speeds of up to 22kW, which is still quite unique in Australia as a standard setup (some EVs offer optional 22kW AC capability).
It’d want to be included though as the starting price of this slick new wagon is big enough to dissolve your pockets in seconds. Prices start from $219,900 (excluding on-roads). However, think of it as like an M5 wagon, without the V8 noise and hardcore M components, but with more technology.
Being an M Performance vehicle, the M60 does come with various performance highlights, such as M Sport suspension with adaptive dampers, M Sport brakes, Integral Active Steering (rear-wheel steering), and M Sport seats and 20-inch alloy wheels.
Passengers are treated to a 14.9-inch multi-media screen with a 12.3-inch display for the instrument cluster, along with Swarovski ‘CraftedClarity’ glass iDrive, gear selector and start button, with tunes sent through a 17-speaker Bowers & Wilkins surround sound system.
Boot space is rated at 570L in the default layout, but if the rear seats are folded down that expands to 1700L. The rear seats work on a 40:20:40 split-fold mechanism. There’s also extra storage under the boot floor.
The new model is set to arrive in Australia during the third quarter of this year with prices starting from $219,900, as mentioned. See below for the highlight standard features:
Standard equipment:
- 20-inch M alloy wheels
- 21-inch M alloy wheels (no cost option)
- M-Specific chassis tuning
- Tyre pressure monitor & repair kit
- Panorama glass roof (non-opening)
- BMW Iconic Glow
- Alarm system
- Adaptive M Suspension Professional (Anti-roll, IAS, sdaptive suspension)
- Automatic tailgate operation
- Comfort Access
- Interior trim, carbon fibre
- Travel & Comfort System
- Interior camera
- Ambient light
- Sport seats, front
- Lumbar support, front
- Seat heating, front
- Active seat ventilation, front
- Driving Assistant Professional
- Parking Assistant Professional
- Automatic air-con, 4-zone
- Adaptive LED headlights
- BMW ConnectedDrive
- Wireless charging tray
- Personal eSIM
- BMW Live Cockpit Professional
- Natural Interaction
- DAB radio
- Bowers & Wilkins surround sound system (17 speakers)
- BMW CraftedClarity glass application
- Fast charging cable Professional (Mode 3)
- Flexible fast charger (Mode 2)
- AC charging Professional (22kW onboard)
- Acoustic protection for pedestrians
- BMW IconicSounds electric
- BMW Individual leather Merino upholstery
- Metallic paintwork
- 5-year warranty
- Chargefox 5-year subscription
Exterior paint finishes (all no cost options)
Non-metallic paintwork
- Alpine White
Metallic Paintwork
- M Carbon Black
- Black Sapphire
- Sophisto Grey Brilliant Effect
- Mineral White
- Phytonic Blue
- Oxide Grey
- M Brooklyn Grey
- Cape York Green
- Fire Red
BMW Individual Metallic Paintwork
- Tanzanite Blue: $2400
- Frozen Pure Grey: $5000
- Frozen Deep Grey: $5000
Upholstery (all no cost options)
BMW Individual Leather ‘Merino’
- Black / Atlas Grey
- Copper Brown / Atlas Grey
- Silverstone / Atlas Grey
Interior trims (all no cost options)
- Dark Silver accent combined with fine-wood trim Grey Blue Ash, open-pored
- Dark Chrome accent combined with fine wood trim Fineline Light open-pored
- Dark Silver accent combined with fine-wood trim Dark Oak high-gloss
- BMW Individual Silver Bronze accent combined with fine-wood trim ‘Fineline’, open-pored
and Silver Bronze inlay - Dark Silver M accent combined with Carbon Fibre and high-gloss silver threads
- Dark Silver M accent combined with Aluminium Rhombicle
Alloy wheels (all no cost options)
- 20″ M light alloy wheels Star-spoke style 938 M Bicolour Jet Black
- 20″ M aerodynamic wheels 939 M Bicolour Black Grey
- 20″ M aerodynamic wheels 940 M Bicolour Jet Black
- 21″ BMW Individual aerodynamic wheels 954 I Bicolour Jet Black
Equipment programs
Comfort Package: $2700
- Steering wheel heating
- Roller sunblinds, rear side windows
- Comfort seats, front
- Seat heating, rear
M Sport Plus (integrating M Sport Pro and BMW Individual High-Gloss Shadow Line with extended Contents and M Carbon Exterior Package): $3000
- 21″ BMW Individual aerodynamic wheels 954 I Bicolour Jet Black (note: already a no cost option)
M Sport Pro elements:
- M Lights Shadow Line
- M Red brake calipers (alternatively Dark Blue Metallic)
- M seat belts
BMW Individual High-Gloss Shadow Line with extended Contents, in Black High-Gloss:
- Radiator grille frame
- Taillight trim strips
M Carbon Exterior Package element:
- M Carbon exterior mirror caps
