BMW has just pulled the sheets on the all-new seventh-generation 2025 BMW M5 performance sedan, a model that rivals the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing with its hard-charging hybrid V8 powertrain capable of blasting from a standstill to 60 miles per hour in 3.4 seconds.
The 2025 BMW M5 will be demonstrated to the public in England this July at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, while it is slated for an official global launch four months later in November.
The 2024 BMW M5 ushers in the vehicle’s seventh generation with new exterior styling giving it an even more aggressive look. The design leads with the instantly recognizable BMW kidney grille finished in high-gloss black flanked by twin LED headlights with an adaptive auto-dimming function. The vehicle is 3 inches wider at the front wheels and 1.9 inches at the rear wheels, eliminating fenders on the aggressively flared wheel arches.
The interior gets a flat-bottom three-spoke leather-wrapped steering wheel with standard heating for cold weather. The dash and controls are redesigned for a cutting edge look, along with the addition of a mode control, and metallic leather trim in the cockpit. The 2025 model year gets new model-specific interior lighting, and a standard fixed glass panoramic roof, among other features.
The most noteworthy change, however, is found under the hood. Where the sixth generation was motivated by an ICE V8 engine only, the 2025 M5 is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The turbocharged 4.4L M TwinPower V8 gasoline engine develops 577 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque on its own, while the fifth-gen electric motor is rated at 194 horsepower and 207 pound-feet of torque. Together, they generate 717 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque.
For comparison, the 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is powered by the supercharged 6.2L V8 LT4 gasoline engine developing a pavement-scorching 668 horsepower and 659 pound-feet of torque. In terms of pure ICE power, the Blackwing outperforms the M5 by roughly 90 horsepower and 100 pound-feet of torque, but the hybrid drivetrain gives the BMW sedan an edge. On the other hand, the M5 weighs in at 5,390 pounds, while the CT5-V Blackwing’s curb weight is rated at 4,142 pounds.
The 2025 BMW M5 has a starting MSRP of $120,675, including a $1,175 destination fee, while the 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is expected to have a starting price of approximately $96,000.
The M5 will also have a Touring wagon variant for its U.S. release, the first time the BMW sedan will be offered in a wagon configuration in North America.
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Given the price difference, I prefer the CT5-V-Blackwing, however Mary Buick Envision Made in China-Barra will pull the plug on the CT5-V-Blackwing soon while the V8 BMW M5 will be around for many more years. Mary Buick Envision Made in China-Barra will replace the CT5-V-Blackwing with a vehicle that will cost twice as much per her policies.
Look at Ford all of their SUVs and trucks are made 70 to 80% in China f150 Navigator explorer expedition the bonco is only 18% USA parts the rest china.
>>> Stock felt 25 % indeed BMW DAX is 88 now… please sell all your shares !
Wow, this looks pretty sweet. Love the V8 hybrid drivetrain, too!
The CT5-V Blackwing is NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT anywhere near an M5 competitor
Please stop it Lol
An M5 wagon? 🙂 Didn’t see that one coming.
Mary BArra needs to head home to ‘mama’, and let a car-guy take over GM… before they go UNDER…
Alfa/Aston Martin Green … Nice .
Germans love their wagons. I mean with addition of this M5 (can’t wait to see pics and read about it) you add BMW to Benz and Audi as having top notch wagons.
What do our US makers offer? Even after the gorgeous Cadillac CTS -V was so highly praised.
It’s too bad cause if there was one by GM it would be my choice to replace my Chevy SS sedan in maybe 3 years time.
M5 created the segment & Blackwing wouldn’t exist without half century of M.
As someone who owns a CT5 Blackwing manual and a previous owner of an M5, I can tell you the black wing is a far more interesting car. In addition, it costs less and depreciates at a far lower rate.
Now that M5 is upsized & AMG downsized, maybe Blackwing will be its own niche, esp. with manual available.
I’m not a fan of BMW anyway and even with more combined power, along with AWD, it’s still 1,250 lbs heavier. It could still possibly compete with a CT5-V Blackwing on a road course, but harnessing all those extra lbs. could be challenging. It’s not a bad looking sedan, but with a higher base price and no manual, it’s Blackwing all the way!
Like half century ago with Stingray, 911, SL, E-Type, each manufacturer appealing to different niches & cu$tomer$. 700+ bhp. V8 Hybrid vs. stick Caddy & 4 cyl. AMG, literally NO comparison & Joe Achilles, who has DRIVEN M5 @ Salzburgring, says electric power ends torque curve, power is instantaneous, so neither Blackwing or Mercedes. Every generation of M5 has done this, or did I miss Cadillac F1 500 bhp. V10?