When BMW unveiled the 5 Sequence Touring precisely a month in the past, there have been some notable omissions within the technical specification sheets. Surprisingly, there’s no model obtainable at launch with a pure gasoline engine. You’ll be capable to order the G61 wagon with a gasoline engine solely by getting both the 530e or the 530e xDrive plug-in hybrids. The 2 PHEVs will go on sale this summer time. A gas-only mannequin ought to observe shortly because the 520i Touring.

Additionally lacking from the preliminary lineup was the 550e xDrive, a variant already obtainable as a sedan. Nonetheless, this stronger PHEV mannequin can also be getting an extended roof, in response to a brand new report from our German sister website Bimmer In the present day. It’s going to be certainly one of simply two variations of the 5 Sequence Touring powered by a six-cylinder engine, with the opposite being the 540d diesel.

The wagon’s technical specs ought to mirror these of the saloon, which has a 3.0-liter engine that produces 313 hp and 450 Nm and an electrical motor good for one more 197 hp and 280 Nm. It permits a complete system output of 489 hp and an ample 700 Nm of torque. Within the case of the sedan, the electrified setup is nice for a 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) run in 4.3 seconds and a prime velocity of 155 mph (250 km/h). Operating solely on electrical energy, the 550e xDrive Sedan tops out at 87 mph (140 km/h).

Very similar to the lesser 530e fashions, the stronger variant has a lithium-ion battery pack with a usable power capability of 19.4 kWh. The sedan has a WLTP score in electrical mode of 83 to 90 kilometers (51.5 to 56 miles), however the wagon might need barely decrease effectivity and acceleration numbers as a result of it weighs a smidge extra.

Anticipate to pay barely greater than the €77,300 BMW is at the moment charging for the 550e xDrive Sedan in Germany the place the rear-wheel-drive 530e is €64,850. In fact, that’s earlier than choices, that are plentiful.

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