Also launched at the ongoing My BMW World event is the 2025 G90 BMW M5, priced at RM1,188,800, OTR before insurance (RM1,247,900 with extended warranty and service package). It’s based on the G60 5 Series and this is the first time the M5 is being offered as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV).
The M5 gets a 585 PS/750 Nm 4.4 litre twin-turbo V8, a 197 PS/280 Nm electric motor, an eight-speed M Steptronic auto and all-wheel drive. A total output of 727 PS and 1,000 Nm of torque catapults you from 0-100 km/h in 3.5 seconds, 0-200 km/h in 10.9 seconds and 80-120 km/h in 2.9 seconds. A Boost Control function, activated by one pull of the left steering wheel paddle in M Track mode, gives you instant max torque between 30 and 150 km/h.
The underfloor 18.6 kWh lithium-ion battery provides 69 km of EV-only WLTP range (you can travel up to 140 km/h in EV mode). Charge it at the max 11 kW AC and you’ll be full in 3 hours 15 minutes. Giving you aural pleasure are the M Sport exhaust system and BMW IconicSounds Electric (which operates in hybrid mode).
Suspension is handled by double wishbones up front and five links out back, and the M adaptive suspension has Comfort, Sport and Sport Plus modes. There’s also rear-wheel steering for the first time in an M5. The M xDrive all-wheel drive system offers 4WD, 4WD Sport and full rear-wheel drive (2WD) modes, and the driver can set preferences for powertrain, suspension, braking, steering, dynamic stability control and M Hybrid energy recovery via the M1 and M2 steering wheel buttons.
Exterior-wise, the new M5 features large angular air ducts, an M central divider, adaptive LED headlamps with M Lights Shadowline, a gloss black BMW Iconic Glow-illuminated kidney grille, the M Carbon Exterior Package (roof, mirror caps and spoiler) and staggered M light alloys (20-inch front, 21-inch rear). At the back you’ll see a Gurney spoiler, vertical reflectors and quad tailpipes.
Step inside and you’ll be greeted by elements such as the BMW Curved Display (12.3-inch instrument panel + 14.9-inch centre touch-screen, powered by BMW OS 8.5) with M-exclusive graphics, a head-up display, Augmented View and a D-shaped M steering wheel with red 12 o’clock marker and shift paddles.
The centre console holds a red start/stop button, the M Control knob as well as M Hybrid and M Mode selectors, while the BMW Interaction Bar’s (touch-sensitive row of controls below the centre screen) ambient lighting reacts according to the selected driving mode, be it Road, Sport or Track.
Around you are two-tone Merino leather, carbon-fibre trim with high-gloss silver threads, M seat belts, a wireless phone charger, 18 Bowers & Wilkins speakers, anthracite-coloured Alcantara headlining and powered M seats with lumbar and memory. Despite the hybrid battery, the boot can swallow 466 litres.
ADAS features include Driving Assistant (ACC with lane-keep and active steering), Parking Assistant (with 3D Surround View) and Reversing Assistant. You can have your M5 in Alpine White, Sophisto Grey, Fire Red, Brooklyn Grey, Carbon Black, Isle of Man Green, Marina Bay Blue or Storm Bay, and your interior in Black, Silverstone, Red or Kyalami Orange.
2025 G90 BMW M5 launched in Malaysia
2025 G90 BMW M5 official launch photos in Malaysia
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