Next-generation BMW 5 Series spied in Touring trim
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/wagons/" rel="tag">Wagon</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2015-bmw-5-series-touring-spy-shots/"><img alt="Next-gen BMW 5 Series touring - camouflaged on truck bed" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/07/2015-bmw-5-series-touring-spy-shots-628.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 628px; height: 419px;" /></a><br />
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It almost seems as if <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw">BMW</a> just started selling the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/5+series/">current-generation 5 Series</a>, yet one of our spy photographers has already spotted a next-generation prototype in Touring form. Little is known about the luxury wagon in this early stage of testing, but it is expected to weigh much less than the current car, which, in 528i Touring guise with an automatic transmission, tips the scale at over 3,800 pounds. It is also expected to have the latest in driver-assistance technology. Despite the weight savings, and judging from the photos, it looks to have proportions similar to the current car, but don't expect the makeshift headlight and taillight clusters to make it onto the production model.<br />
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The crucial question for potential Touring customers in the United States is whether BMW will do the unexpected and import it here. The company's track record indicates that it will be sold in Rest of World markets only, but we're hoping that the next 5 Series will end <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/10/officially-official-2011-bmw-5-series-touring-is-too-cool-for-a/">the Touring's U.S. hiatus</a> (and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/5+series+gt/">5 Series Gran Turismo's </a>reign), which began in 2003 at the end of the E39 generation.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/10/next-generation-bmw-5-series-spied-in-touring-trim/">Next-generation BMW 5 Series spied in Touring trim</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 10 Jul 2013 16:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/10/next-generation-bmw-5-series-spied-in-touring-trim/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20654867/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/10/next-generation-bmw-5-series-spied-in-touring-trim/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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