From the September/October 2026 issue of Car and Driver.0–150–0 mph: 43.6 secondsBase: $132,050 | As-Tested: $146,500 Power and Weight: 717 hp • 5267 lb • 7.3 lb/hp Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport S5; F: HL285/40ZR-20 (111Y) ★, R: HL295/35ZR-21 (110Y) ★ Brakes, F/R: 16.5-in vented, cross-drilled carbon-ceramic disc/15.7-in vented, cross-drilled carbon-ceramic discOn the opposite side of small and light, we have the M5, which leapfrogs its little sibling through power and four-wheel traction. With 717 horses from a 577-hp twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 and a 194-hp electric motor, the M5 may change your expectations of a plug-in hybrid.Marc urbano and michael simari - Car and DriverThe hardest part of setting up the M5 was sorting through its menus, in which hide options upon options. Get your least smudgy finger working on the screens and find the sportiest settings. Pick Sport Plus for the drive logic and set stability control to ESC Off or MDM (that's M Dynamic Mode). Now you can hold the brake and accelerator until "Launch Control" comes up in the driver's cluster. Watch the turbo-boost gauge and catch it on the way up. Finally, release the brakes, and, as Beard said after his run, "This big old thing will bark the tires." Woof.AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter all that, it manages to gain about a second on the M2 as it thrums up to 150 mph, and it stops just before the other BMW's skid marks end, with a 609-foot halt versus the M2's 634-foot finish.Marc urbano and michael simari - Car and DriverBack to 0–150–0 Speed Test 2026You Might Also LikeGift Guide: Best Ride-On Electric Cars for KidsFuture Cars Worth Waiting For: 2025–2029
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