The M5 has always been the sports sedan every other sports sedan was measured against. For 2025, BMW's M division fundamentally changes the recipe: the V8 is still here, but a 194-horsepower electric motor and a 14.8 kWh battery now sit alongside it. The result is a car that redefines what "M5" means.
Powertrain
Combined output is 717 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque — a staggering jump over the previous F90 Competition's 617 hp. Power flows through an eight-speed automatic to M xDrive, with a fully rear-biased mode available at the push of a button. BMW claims 0–60 mph in 3.4 seconds, and the car can run up to 25 miles on electric power alone.
Dimensions and weight
Here's the trade-off: the new M5 weighs just over 5,390 pounds, more than 1,000 pounds heavier than the previous generation. BMW has worked hard to disguise it with adaptive dampers, four-wheel steering and aggressive brake sizing (16.1-inch front discs), but the weight gain is impossible to fully hide on tight roads.
How it drives
In 4WD Sport mode on an open road the M5 feels relentless — the electric motor fills in low-rpm response and the V8 does what twin-turbo V8s have always done at the top end. On a tight track the mass is felt, but body control is remarkable and the brakes are more than sized for the job. In electric-only mode around town, the M5 is uncannily silent.
Interior and tech
Curved display with iDrive 8.5, full digital M-specific instrumentation, carbon fiber trim and the usual array of M-mode buttons and configurable drive settings. The front seats are new, with more aggressive bolstering and integrated head restraints that put the M5 somewhere between a luxury sedan and a true sports machine.
Should you buy one?
If you want the quickest, most capable M5 BMW has ever built, the 2025 is it. If you want the lightest, purest, most feelsome M5 — that was the E39 generation, and nothing BMW is going to build in the hybrid era will match that character. The new M5 is extraordinary; it's also undeniably a different kind of car.
