BMW is launching a wagon model of the all-electric i5—however it’s not coming to the U.S.

The BMW i5 Touring, because it’s formally identified, launches in Europe this Could. Just like the i5 sedan, it will likely be offered alongside internal-combustion BMW 5-Sequence fashions.

However there are at the moment no plans to deliver any of the 5-Sequence Touring fashions to the U.S. market, confirmed BMW of North America spokesperson Jay Hanson to Inexperienced Automotive Experiences.

European prospects, in the meantime, can have the chance to pattern what BMW calls the primary EV of its variety. The electrical wagon boasts 20.1 cubic toes of cargo house with its rear seats in place or 60.Zero cubic toes with the rear seats folded—the identical as internal-combustion fashions.

2025 BMW i5 Touring

BMW will provide two variations at launch. The bottom i5 eDrive40 Touring has a single-motor rear-wheel drive powertrain rated at 313 hp in its default setting, or 340 hp in Sport mode. Equally, torque defaults to 295 lb-ft, however 317 lb-ft is obtainable briefly bursts with the Sport Enhance and launch management capabilities. BMW estimates 0-62 mph in 6.1 seconds, with a prime pace of 120 mph.

The sportier i5 M60 xDrive Touring will get a dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain with a default 517 hp and 494 lb-ft of torque. Once more, horsepower will increase in sport mode (to 601 hp), whereas torque will increase (to 510 lb-ft) with Sport Enhance or launch management activated. In comparison with the bottom mannequin, the 0-62 mph time decreases to three.9 seconds, whereas the highest pace will increase to 143 mph.

Each variations use an 81.2-kwh net-capacity battery pack. BMW expects i5 eDrive40 Touring fashions to attain 300-348 miles of vary on the European WLTP testing cycle, whereas i5 M60 xDrive Touring are anticipated to get 276-314 miles of vary per cost. For comparability, the U.S.-spec i5 sedan is EPA-rated as much as 295 miles.

DC quick charging at 205 kw permits for a 10%-80% cost in 30 minutes, BMW estimates.

2025 BMW i5 Touring

As Inexperienced Automotive Experiences has famous in its evaluate, the i5 sedan solidly trounces its gasoline sibling. BMW has simply added one other all-electric variant, plus a plug-in hybrid, to the U.S. 5-Sequence lineup—however it’s doubtless that neither one shall be provided in wagon kind.

As a substitute, Individuals might want to focus in on the iX, which is charmingly offbeat—and higher in its base kind quite than because the high-performance M60. The 2025 BMW Neue Klasse EV is because of be provided as a sedan, ans as an SUV, however it may additionally skip the wagon physique model.

Another excuse the i5 wagon—and electrical wagons basically—won’t be U.S.-bound is that the federal government is waving extra of a welcome to vans and SUVs. Whereas some U.S.-built luxurious SUVs will qualify for the federal EV tax credit score at as much as $80,000, for wagons and different vehicles the cutoff is simply $55,000.