The new generation 5 Series Touring will go on sale with a variety of detail features to enhance its load-carrying ability.
As with the saloon version we've already driven, the design of the new BMW 5 Series Touring is characterised by a surface design that has been gently 'de-Bangled'.
"With its long bonnet, short overhangs, the longest wheelbase in its segment, the stretched silhouette and a steeply inclined roofline, the new BMW 5 Series Touring possesses elegance unrivalled by its competitors," says the company, and who are we to disagree.
On the inside, the luggage compartment has a capacity of 560 litres, increasing to a maximum of 1,670 litres if the 40:20:40 split folding rear seats are deployed. (That three-way split is unique in the segment, they say.)
The backrest angle is also variable by up to 11 degrees, and can be folded down using two control levers inside the luggage compartment, and there's a separately opening rear window that automatically swings upwards at the push of a button.
The 5 Series Touring will arrive with a choice of two straight-six petrol engines (the 204bhp 523i and the 306bhp 535i) and two diesels (the 245bhp 530d and the 184bhp 520d.) All come with a six speed manual gearbox as standard, although an 8-speed auto is on the options list.
Expect prices to start at a shade over £30k when sales start here in late summer.