Once upon a time, the BMW M5 was a hand-built heirloom with a stonking big six-cylinder under the hood, only to give way to increasing cylinder counts of eight or even 10 across its following generations. Then came the turbocharged era, and finally all-wheel drive in an effort to further civilize a machine whose output had doubled in the space of two decades.
Is there any surprise, then, that the all-new 2025 BMW M5 bridges the gap between its internal combustion past and a battery-powered future? As the vogue for all things electric sweeps across the luxury segment, the M5 becomes a plug-in hybrid for the first time in its history, following the XM SUV into the e-M world.
The 2025 BMW M5 plugs in for the first time, but that doesn’t mean long-tim M fans should tune out. I plowed through a blizzard in this electrified monster and was left with a few questions but not necessarily any qualms. Read my full review at Driving.ca.
