Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and daily drivability, but split on handling and fun to drive.
Performancestrong consensus
“the way it gathers speed at any revs when the engine's on is just insane.” ▶ 2:08 Car Throttle “It's still insanely fast. And I think it looks the business” ▶ 1:58 TopherDrives “that's 3.1 seconds to 60 flat building speed fast speed” ▶ 1:47 Throttle House Handlingsplit
“the new one really does show its mass in the corners it heaves and hes on its suspension and Direction changes despite a quick steering ratio and rear wheel steer were noticably sluggish” ▶ 10:13 Throttle House “The steering just off center is so unbelievably sharp.” ▶ 6:35 CAR magazine “I think BMW have done an amazing job at hiding all that extra weight” ▶ 1:33 Car Throttle Fun to drivesplit
“if you value fun and excitement behind the wheel over pretty much everything else, the M5 has to be the car to pick.” ▶ 10:24 CAR magazine “I feel like there's a little bit of engagement that is missing from this car.” ▶ 7:09 Car Throttle “It's still an M car. Don't think that this is just some big plug-in hybrid fake M5. It's still insanely fast.” ▶ 1:54 TopherDrives Daily drivabilitystrong consensus
“I think this whole sort of formula makes this a bit more suitable as a daily driver.” ▶ 0:58 TopherDrives “it's so capable and it's so comfortable and it's so usable as an everyday car.” ▶ 6:24 Car Throttle “it's comfortable enough to commute you to work extremely quickly” ▶ 18:59 Throttle House Valuestrong consensus
“The new M5 starts at 119,000. This one, as speced, 144 grand” ▶ 2:19 TopherDrives “M5 sedan pricing starts at $123,275.” ▶ 5:09 MotorWeek “for a significant discount the M5 strongly held its own” ▶ 9:48 Throttle House Where reviewers split · Handling4 say · liveable“The steering just off center is so unbelievably sharp.”CAR magazine ▶ 1 say · critical“the new one really does show its mass in the corners it heaves and hes on its suspension and Direction changes despite a quick steering ratio and rear wheel steer were noticably sluggish”Throttle House ▶ Where reviewers split · Fun to drive3 say · liveable“if you value fun and excitement behind the wheel over pretty much everything else, the M5 has to be the car to pick.”CAR magazine ▶ 1 say · critical“for me an M5 should be fun in the corners it should be exciting and this one just kind of feels heavy to me”Throttle House ▶ 
