The new 727hp M5 is here in all its electrified glory - and we've already had a go behind the wheelWhat you’re looking at here is the new BMW M5 - all 727hp of it. But what’s being written about is the M5 in disguised prototype form; we drove it back whenwas tested, sworn to secrecy about driving impressions until the full reveal. And such is the understandable preciousness around seeing a new M5, BMW conducted a studio walkaround, but without any accompanying imagery.
It’s easy, however, to make a hybridised performance car fast in a straight line; the difficulty is managing the extra mass when it comes to corners. To equip the M5 as best as possible for the task, this G90 is the first to get standard Integral Active Steering as standard, as well as the M xDrive and Adaptive M Suspension. Perhaps surprisingly for a 2.5-tonne, 700hp+ car whose performance is ‘unleashed in full on the track’, ceramic brakes are an option.
However, and perhaps understandably, there’s a comfort zone that the M5 likes to operate in. Where the M4 CS felt better and better the harder it was pushed, the saloon simply isn't quite so happy; it’s not the ideal comparison, sure, though it’s the one we have. Enter a corner too fast and the push is reasonably pronounced; a lift will tuck the car in obligingly, but after so many laser-guided front ends from BMW M of late it’s a bit of a surprise.
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