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BMW M5 gets its first plug — and gains a lot of weight
It’s the heaviest M5 to date, by quite a bit.
With an electric motor to go along with its 4.4-liter V8 engine, the sedan will weigh in at a hefty 5,390 pounds when it launches during the fourth quarter of 2024. But BMW has grander plans to produce a properly electrified M model(that is, not an i-series M Performance car) a couple of years after its Neue Klasse EV architecture launches in 2025. That platform includes new systems to detect and relay sensor data to the car’s central computer, which the M division has been involved in developing.
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