Like many of its SUV counterparts, the first U.S.-bound M5 Touring is basically a Vegas illusionist, able to make several hundred pounds disappear.

For the past couple of years American BMW fans have watched with envy as other parts of the world got to enjoy the M3 Touring, a car not sold in the U.S. The regular 3-series Touring body style isn't federalized,

Yes, the M5 has put on over a thousand pounds, and the Touring rocks another 90 or so. That's because both models have adopted a plug-in hybrid powertrain, similar to the one foun