The 2025 BMW M5 Delivers Massive Power From Plug-In-Hybrid Powertrain

The all-new 2025 BMW M5 is here, and the legendary high-performance sedan is moving into uncharted territory, with an electrified drive system for the first time.

First, they changed things up and added all-wheel drive (something I was upset about, until we reviewed the 2021 BMW M5 Competition and I saw the error in my ways). But this seems like a huge leap, going to a plug-in hybrid powertrain?! And this isn’t optional (which would’ve been nice), all new M5’s come this way.

On the one hand, it’s hard to argue with the numbers – Under the hood is a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8, paired with an electric motor, together generating a combined 717 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque. 0-60 happens in just 3.4 seconds, with a top speed of 190 mph. Those are some seriously impressive numbers, especially for a full-size sedan.

The electric motor contributes up to 194 hp to the maximum system output and up to 207 lb-ft to the maximum system torque, and on a full charge it has an approximate range of 25 miles. While most M drivers probably aren’t worried about mileage, you can conceivably run in full electric mode for short drives to the store and such.

But.. The M5 has put on some serious weight, tipping the scale at an astonishing 5390 pounds. That’s 1153 pounds heavier than the old car was, and she wasn’t exactly light to begin with! Presumably, it’s the electric motor and batteries that contributed to much of the weight gain, they didn’t expand upon it. While the M5 appears to be fast despite its weight, there’s no way that much weight won’t affect its handling.

Compared to the outgoing-generation M5 Competition, the new 2025 M5 has grown 1.2 inches longer overall, 2.7 inches wider, and 2.1 inches taller. Its wheelbase is also stretched by 0.9 inch. None of these are dramatic changes, which is good, as the M5 is already a larger car, now measuring in at 200.6 inches long, 77.6 inches wide, and 59.4 inches tall.

Looks wise, I think it looks pretty good from most angles, but the rear end was a big swing and a miss in my book. The taillights look like they were lifted off of a Toyota Camry, and the rear diffuser looks super tacky, like something you’d buy off of eBay. Why they went for that V cut-out is beyond me, it just looks bad.

The interior is what you’d come to expect from BMW, with a ridiculous amount of technology, a 12.3-inch information display and a 14.9-inch control display, and a broader selection of driver assistance systems than has been offered previously. But not to worry, in cars with the optional M Drive Professional, Track mode can be selected, which fully deactivates all of the advanced driver assistance systems.

Pricing for the seventh-generation BMW M5 starts at $120,675. That’s about $9,000 more than the outgoing M5’s base price, which honestly doesn’t sound too bad. The car is slated to make its global debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, and it will enter production shortly thereafter, and deliveries to begin in November.

I’m not really going to go into more detail about the car, but if you want to learn more, you can check out the press release, which has PLENTY of details on the new M5.

What do you think of the all-new 2025 BMW M5?