Could the Next BMW M5 Be an 1,000-HP Electric Super Sedan?
A report suggests the 2024 M5 will drop its V-8 for something less fueled.
Car says the 2024 BMW M5 will be all-electric. BMW is alleged to already be testing what it calls a "powerBEV," using a 5-series body to disguise the new battery electric powertrain configuration. The powerBEV will apparently underpin the next M5, and its reported power figures are just staggering: 1,000 horsepower.
In its most powerful guise, the powerBEV platform will apparently have three electric motors on board. Two 250-kW units will power the rear wheels and one 250-kW unit will power the front axle. A total of 750 kW translates to the 1,000-hp figure above. But it's not just the horsepower that's impressive. The report also suggests that the powerBEV platform will be able to go up to 435 miles on a single charge—albeit using the rather generous testing parameters of the European WLTP evaluation cycle.
We reached out to BMW to see if there was anything to this rumor. A spokesperson for the company told us there was, "no comment possible on speculation." That makes sense given that the rumor, well, is only a rumor at this point. That said, we'll need to wait to find out one way or the other—an all-new BMW M5, electric or not, isn't expected to arrive until 2023 or so, in time for the 2024 model year.