BMW M5
Nameplate overview. Specifications and evidence are scoped to individual model years and configurations.
Research coverage
10 model years with exact configuration records. Latest available year: 2026, with 2 listed configurations.
Coverage may be partial. A nameplate does not have one shared engine, price, safety result or recall status across these years.
General nameplate overview
Unscoped catalog background, not specifications for a particular year or trim. Review status is unknown except for the assertions cited below.
The BMW M5 is the high-performance version of the 5 Series and the car that invented the super-saloon class in 1984. Three generations reached the U.S. in this period, each a step further from the naturally aspirated cars that made the name.
The F10, sold here through 2016, used a 560-hp twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 driving the rear wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch — or, unusually for the class, an optional six-speed manual. The F90 replaced it for 2018 and brought M xDrive all-wheel drive with a selectable rear-drive mode, 600 hp, and a conventional eight-speed automatic; a 617-hp Competition sat above it and a 627-hp M5 CS capped the range for 2022.
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