The BMW M5 taught the world that a big, heavy sedan can be a true performance monster while still safely toting around the kids and most of your mistress's luggage, as long as your bank account has ...

The seventh-generation M5 is here, people. As promised, the super sedan is now a plug-in hybrid, using what is essentially the same powertrain as the XM SUV. Pairing a 4.4-liter S68 twin-turbo V8 with ...

I'm used to the BMW M5's exhaust having a certain presence, whether it be the deep thrum of the outgoing F90-generation's V-8 or the banshee scream of the earlier E60's 5.0-liter V-10 (especially when ...

After the 1988 Formula 1 season, turbocharged engines were banned in favor of naturally-aspirated lumps with a displacement of 3.5 liters. McLaren-Honda switched to a V10 powerplant, and so did ...

High-performance station wagons never caught on in the United States, but a renaissance could be coming. The low-slung, hot-rodded family estate cars are increasingly popular in European markets; ...

Gasp and clutch your pearls: BMW’s new M5 is a plug-in hybrid. Now relax: That PHEV powertrain is anchored by an M-massaged version of BMW’s snarling 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8. This latest iteration of ...

Looking for a new super sedan that doesn't demand the cost of a new BMW M5? Well, the last-gen model may just be the ticket ...

BMW has built a long-roof M5 just two times before this, the 2025 M5 Touring. The first was the E34 generation of the early ‘90s, a rarity (just 891 units) that also marked an end of an era: the last ...

There is only one instance during my time with the 2025 BMW M5 where it feels its chunky, 5,390-pound (2,445-kilogram) curb weight. It’s a derestricted part of the autobahn, somewhere north of Munich.

BMW has built plenty of memorable M5s over the decades, but of them all, few have aged as gracefully as the E39 generation. Built between 1998 and 2003, it was the first M5 to feature a V8 engine and ...