The latest BMW M5 — the G90 model, for all you BMW product code nerds out there — is arguably the biggest re-write of the sports saloon rulebook since the E39 model switched from straight-six to V8 power in 1998.
This BMW M5 is still a V8 and like every M5 model since 2011, it’s using a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 motor, developing 585hp. Now, the eagle-eyed amongst you might have noticed that 585hp is a heck of a lot less than the previous M5’s 635hp in its ultimate CS version. Again, fret not — that’s just the engine power. This new M5 is a hybrid.
A plug-in hybrid to be precise, so there’s an 18.6kWh battery pack feeding energy to a 145kW (that’s 197hp) electric motor. Together, the e-motor and the V8 power all-four wheels (unless you get a rush of blood to the head and hit the switch that converts the M5 to rear-drive only) and together they produce a combined 727hp, not far off a full 100hp up on the mighty CS.
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Contents:
00:00 – Introduction
00:35 – Performance specs
01:24 – Weight
01:48 – Rear wheel steering
02:19 – Interior design
03:12 – M5 special features
04:34 – New seats
04:52 – Rear seats and boot
05:00 – New steering wheel
05:32 – Driving it
08:00 – Fuel consumption
08:23 – Best feature?
09:26 – Verdict