The first Bavarian super-sedan had the same 3.5-liter inline-six as the wedgy, aggressive BMW M1.

After decades of delivering prodigious amounts of conventional V8 power, BMW's flagship M5 performance sedan—a high-performance version of the 5 Series four-door—will soon receive electrification ...

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 ...

BMW Motorsport GmbH didn’t make too many changes to the M5 with the introduction of the E34 in 1988. Although it used an evolution of the E28’s inline-six engine, the second generation took the ...

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.

Telling someone they can’t have something is a great way to make them want it. Take the station wagon, for example. This once-popular form factor for family transport has all but disappeared from new ...

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 ...

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; ...