BMW has been noticed testing a prototype for its redesigned M5, which is ready to be the primary within the nameplate’s historical past to function electrification.

Will probably be primarily based on the redesigned 5-Collection that was launched final 12 months for the 2024 mannequin 12 months. The M5 ought to arrive later this 12 months, which means it can doubtless attain showrooms as a 2025 mannequin within the U.S.

The prototype might appear to be one of many testers for the redesigned 5-Collection, however telltale clues level to it because the M5 variant. These embody the quad-exhaust suggestions, widened wheel arches, pizza tray-size brake rotors, and a number of intakes within the entrance fascia.

There additionally seems to be a dip within the hood main again from the middle of the grille, a design factor first seen on the M3 and M4, and extra just lately on the 2023 XM. The spider web-like wheel sample can also be just like the one on the M3 and M4.

There’s additionally no lacking the “Electrified Automobile” stickers that verify an electrified powertrain. A possible wager is the plug-in hybrid V-8 powertrain that debuted within the XM SUV. The XM combines BMW’s newest twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 with an electrical motor built-in with the transmission, on this case an 8-speed computerized. The combo is nice for 644 hp in normal guise and 738 hp within the 2024 XM Label Pink mannequin, and both determine would mark a rise for the M5. The outgoing M5 tops out at 627 hp within the CS mannequin. With the plug-in hybrid setup, a modest electrical driving vary must also be doable.

The redesigned M5 may be the primary within the nameplate’s historical past with the selection of a second powertrain, particularly a battery-electric setup. This powertrain is reportedly coming with greater than 1,000 hp, which ought to assist the M5 sustain with electrical tremendous sedans such because the Tesla Mannequin S Plaid and Lucid Air Sapphire, in addition to Porsche’s new Taycan Turbo GT. The M division can also be out testing a four-motor electrical powertrain, presumably for a devoted EV.

The redesigned 5-Collection additionally has an electrical i5 variant. A tamer M Efficiency model of the i5 wears an M60 badge and packs 590 hp. Maybe there might be an i5 M variant sooner or later with 4 motors and the aforementioned 1,000-plus-hp output.

The most recent M5 can even spawn an M5 Touring wagon physique model. Whereas the U.S. misses out on the smaller M3 Touring, which is about to be up to date, there are rumors the M5 Touring will attain native shores, identical to the previous-generation M5 Touring.