BMW i5 Touring arrives in Singapore

BMW Singapore has launched the i5 Touring here in Singapore.

The all-electric estate measures in at 5,060mm long, 1,900mm wide, and stands at 1,515mm tall. At the rear, the car comes with flat side window graphics alongside a slim D-pillar and long roof spoiler. The car also gets a different rear light design from the i5 Sedan, with the lights here stretching further upwards along its sides. These lights sport horizontal LED elements that are divided by an L-shaped chrome strip.

Boot space offered by the BMW i5 Touring stands at 570 litres, but expands to a total of 1,700 litres with the 40:20:40 folding rear seats all folded down

You're looking at an estate because you want the maximum space available, and the BMW i5 Touring will deliver. Boot capacity here stands at 570 litres (the sedan offers 490 litres here), although this can be expanded to 1,700 litres if you fold down the rear seat, which can be split 40:20:40 as standard.

Access to this space comes courtesy of an automatic tailgate, of course. And if you've got plenty of loose items, the i5 Touring also comes with plenty of storage compartments under the boot floor, on top of a luggage compartment partition net and a flexible luggage compartment cover.

20-inch M aerodynamic wheels along with the M Sport package and high-gloss black exterior mirror caps round off the design touches for the estate.

Owners of the i5 Touring will get BMW's 12.3-inch Information Display and 14.9-inch Control Display in the cabin alongside the BMW Interaction Bar we first saw on the i7

In the cabin of the BMW i5 Touring you'll get the firm's 12.3-inch Information Display and 14.9-inch Control Display, while the BMW Interaction Bar also features here. The BMW i5 Touring also gets a completely vegan interior as standard.

The range of paintwork colours available for the i5 includes one solid finish and nine metallic finishes, although three optional BMW Individual paint finishes are also available to choose from, including two particularly expressive matt paint finishes.

The BMW i5 Touring is arriving here as an eDrive40 variant, which gets an electric motor powering its rear axle. This electric motor delivers a total of 335bhp alongside a peak torque of 400Nm, although this can swell to 430Nm if you activate the Sport Boost or Launch Control function.

Charging the BMW i5 Touring can be done at up to 205kW, while the 335bhp power output of the estate will see it completing the century sprint in 6.1 seconds

This power means you'll be able to complete the century sprint in just 6.1 seconds (just 0.1 seconds behind the BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan). Drive sensibly, however, and you can expect to achieve an energy economy close to the car's WLTP rating of 4.8km/kWh. The car's 81.2kWh battery allows it to post a range of 548km. This battery can be charged at up to 22kW via an alternating current charger, but plug it into a direct current charger and you'll be able to charge at a maximum power of 205kW, allowing 156km of range to be added in just 10 minutes of charging.