New BMW M5 review: 2435kg meets 717bhp of hybrid V8

Epic pace, growling V8 and ALL the tricks extracted from BMW's sleeve.

Variable-ratio steering? Tick. Four-wheel steering? You betcha. A fully variable four-wheel drive system that can switch to rear-wheel drive? Of course!

But does it all add up? And can it ever escape its 2435kg weight? Illya Verpraet climbs aboard and finds out.

[TianaMireyaLilliana]

tunedbyai AI fixes this. BMW M5 review: hybrid V8

[cwx]

Do you know what would have probably reduced emissions and improved fuel economy even more than the hybrid system? Making it LIGHTER than the last M5. Not an insane 600lb heavier.

[kevin-lrp]

The only thing more impressive than its weight will be its depreciation. What a tank.

[bradulovic]

Review that is barely over 5 minutes for a new M5 - that alone should tell you everything you need to know about how excited people are for this car.

[colinw]

.... we'll soon need an HGV license for these gross machines. It's getting out of

[aurelienb]

2, 5 tons, that's way closer to a M1 Abrams than a sportscar. Period

[valthest]

What the hell happened to BMW designers there's no way that's how the M5 looks...

[future]

Give me an E39 with nearly half the power and a ton less weight please

[scottjohnson]

This 'thing' single-handedly made classic M5's worth 20% more.

[StephenButlerOne]

A 2.5 ton M5. I can't wrap my head around that

[Andredelagarde]

Porsche has hybrids, but they have a much lighter and smaller battery.

[Cloxxki]

270 kg more than a same size Tesla Model S Plaid? And with full tank?
Heavier than a Lucid Air with huge battery and even more power, that's just WILD.
How did they even accomplish this? Twice the weight of the original Renault Espace 7-seater.

[StephenButlerOne]

The kidney bean grill now looks like a daniella westbrook nose.

Quite fitting for the type of driver.

[PeakTorque]

A whole TON more than an e46 M3?! Have they made it from lead?!

[Planeandcars]

Best M5 ever built! And the first one that’s worth to buy ❤️

[kornonacob]

Beautiful car n performance.... 2 tons plus is ok for a super saloon .... a supercar hybrid lambo weighs close to 2 tons

[madmitch]

At last good audio, hear perfectly !!

[gtboard]

"Power arms race" was a talking point with the Lotus Omega / Carlton in 1990 as well :D

[chrismsfts]

People talking about it’s weight increase as if they gonna track it down the Nurburgring when they probably haven’t even driven the previous F90 to begin with 😂

[ddfann]

Modern car designers have lost the plot, churning out ugly, bloated and heavy lard butts