NEW BMW M5 vs Audi RS6 | Has BMW got it right with the latest M5?

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BMW’s latest M5 has caused a bit of a stir – chiefly because of how heavy and complex it is. But, leaving that aside, it’s really very good. Good enough to beat the Audi RS6? CAR magazine’s James Dennison and Ben Barry head to the roads of South Wales to find out.

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[lukeeddy]

For years we’ve been listening to car journalists telling us that absolute cardinal sin for a car is too much weight…….until BMW increase a models weight by 500kg, then listen to them come out with ridiculous claims that you can’t even notice it/its not a big deal 😂

[Egooktamuck]

The M5 is newer, certainly more modern and probably also a bit faster. But the RS6 is the more beautiful, more harmonious and also cheaper car. For me, the RS6 is still the king in this class!

[FranckOlivier]

Not a true //M. This should be rebadged as an M560e. That's what it is.

[s.simun]

Don't hate the player, hate the game.

We're all mocking BMW for this hybrid mammoth but everyone forgets new emission standards and high push towards the EV resulted in this kind of cars. I'm pretty sure BMW would never consider this car by themselves, if not for rigorous CO2 taxes etc.

[thisnthat]

I’m getting sick of journalists not calling out the fake noise in the cabin, How can you be a petrol head and think that this is acceptable?

[anthomatic]

I love how "journalists" are not saying anything bad so they can keep getting the cars to review.

[eggplantandpeach]

Imagine seeing a brand new M5 but then preferring a 5 year old RS6.

[Omgiamsotriggered]

Dude said "lets not pretend that last M5 was a featherweight it was pushing almost 2 ton", yeah and you had a CS with 1800ish kg, whch was spectular. This is 400 kg more than last gen base M5, to throw on 400kg in a single generation is atrocious.

[WHY]

They should get gold medals for the mental gymnastics they performed in this video. Maybe add rings for the verbal break dancing…

[joaodiaspires]

No!... 2.5 tonnes is not a continuation of 2 tonnes. A 20% increase in weight is an insane amount over one generation!

[eddienyagah]

I'm a BMW fanboy but the new M5 really doesn't look appealing to me. I really don't mind the weight or the plugin hybrid system as much as I do with the overall aesthetics of the car. The F90 was such a beautiful looking car so for me this new G90 is a visual downgrade. So for this comparison, I'd pick the RS6. It's such a good looking car.

[jpracing]

RS6 for me, the fat ugly BMW just does nothing for me. Hearing mixed reviews some say it hides its weight, others say it doesn’t at all - I’m believing the latter.

[NickAsh-jlnq]

That M5 Weighs more than my VW California!😢

[TheEryk]

Whenever Audi installed variable steering, the reviewers hated it, but when BMW finally installed it, it was great... It almost looks like the reviewers are simply paid by BMW.

[billarmstrong]

I love Car Magazine and I've been buying it for decades but I've long taken their doe-eyed love of BMW with a large pinch of salt.
Because put simply, on our UK roads, I've never driven a BMW where I wasn't aware I would be far happier in the equivalent Audi (for the grip) or Mercedes (for the comfort). I understand CAR has always had one foot firmly in the outright pdrformance camp, but now more than ever (due to risible road surfaces, average speed cameras, wall-to-wall speed humps in the cities) a vehicle absolutely needs to be a successful 'compromise'. That's why out of these two I'm 100% certain the RS6 would be my pick.

[BaconSandwich]

I see the designer's children have been allowed to do the front end again.

[sevensixtysteve]

Outstanding episode guys, love the insight you bring to the new era of hybrid vehicles. If I had the money, it would be tough choice but I probably would go for the Audi. The BMW is a bit too much of everything in its approach to the interior, too many icons, too many led lights, too many modes and so it goes on. The Audi looks simpler, classier, more focussed, and I am guessing maybe easier to live with.

[wisruteb]

The look of the new M5 alone is enough to make me look elsewhere.

[MichaelWoloszynowicz]

One additional variable that should be considered in the M5 is its all electric mode which allows you short commutes with great efficiency. At the expense of weight, that is something you don’t get in the RS6.

[matushlafka]

RS6 all day ! Got mine on stage 2, valvetronic exhaust … couldn’t be more happy with it 💥💥💥