BMW i5 Touring | Electric Estate | Review and Road Test

The BMW i5 Touring is an all-electric estate with really good range, charging and superb driving dynamics. It is quite expensive with a starting price of nearly €90,000.00 but you get a whole lot of car.
The i5 has an 81.2kWh battery for a WLTP range of up to 560km. We think it's good for around 440-480 km in the real world. The boot is quite big at 570 litres. Rear passenger space is quite decent, but we feel that an all-electric platform would give more internal space.
Check out our full review and road test of this sublime machine! We look at range, charging, boot space, tech, price, power, battery size & more!
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[@bramvs5504]

Very good review, brought on a nice, relaxing method.
I hate the hyperkinetic, click bait videos and yours is definitely not like that!
Keep up testing new EV,, will be checking out your videos :)
Are you going to test the new A6 etron Avant and maybe do a comparison with this i5 touring? That might be interesting in my opinion

[@evplatform]

Thanks Bram! Great to get that feedback! Definitely getting in the A6 etron as soon as I can!

[@eamonbarrett7627]

Until the A6 eTron avant.

[@evplatform]

Ohhhh, I can't wait to test the A6. Will be interesting!

[@energiam880]

I live in China (British expat), where these are sold. Often at 50% or more discount over their official recommended RRP. Yet BMW are still struggling to sell these, along with the rest of their EV's.And the 5 and I5 series were deisnged mostly for the Chinese market.
Even the I3, which can be had for as little has 180,000 RMB (22k Euro,) is struggling to sell.
BMW dropped the ball with th I5. The 5 series may sell okay in Europe. The I5 however uses a traction system and battery whose technology are one and a half generation behind its competition (at least its china. The 81.2KWh battery is too small for its price and market segment. And it has the worst efficiency in its class.
It doesn't have a single competitive advantage in its segment other than its brand image.
I would pick a Nio E5T, Zeekr 001 (the version with almost 800hp is half the price of the M60, which itself is half the price of its european RRP in the Chinese market). Both of them offer better interiors, far more features and technology, drives better (esp the new Nios) better customer support, and eithe battery swap (Nio) or rapid charging (Zeekr)

[@HomsMcr-ng1qw]

Why not show us with a review

[@porkbellylarry7555]

China's economy is collapsing. Please don't compare such trash cars with BMW; they are just industrial trash.