BMW M5 (2018 – present) | Expert Rating

Model reviewed: M5 CS
Score: 10 / 10
“It’s easy to be cynical about cars such as the M5 CS. A lightweight, track-orientated saloon that’s five metres long and weighs more than 1,800kg is neither light nor a track car in the traditional sense. But the most powerful BMW road car is also a thoroughbred M model, and the detailed changes made to the M5’s chassis make it a standout super saloon. Bravo BMW.”
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Score: 10 / 10
“The legendary executive express, the BMW M5, adds even more power and four-wheel drive to its arsenal.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 9 / 10
“Supreme handling dynamism and versatility take the BMW M5 close to perfection.”
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Model reviewed: M5 CS
Score: 10 / 10
“The M5 Competition certainly eclipses the regular M5’s already remarkable high standards on handling poise and driver engagement. However, what it gains in those terms isn’t quite worth what it surrenders compared with the standard M5 as regards ride suppleness and general suitability to the full gamut of road surfaces on which you might drive it in the UK.”
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Model reviewed: M5 Competition
Score: 8 / 10
“Revised super saloon has pace, poise, purpose and adaptability in spades. Still lacks a bit of authentic V8 hotrod charm, but it’ll be a driver’s car of many facets for the few who can afford it.”
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Model reviewed: 4.4-litre petrol automatic M5 Competition
Score: 10 / 10
“The new 2020 BMW M5 Competition is still one helluva super-saloon. We already rate the regular M5 very highly and this addition just adds more drama, more finesse, more outright muscle to make it even better.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 8.4 / 10
“Buyers in the market for a supersaloon will find it hard to look past the BMW M5”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 8 / 10
“The BMW M5 Competition is a ferociously fast, yet practical and comfy saloon.”
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Model reviewed: M5 CS
Score: 10 / 10
“Nonsensical on paper, but sublime in practice. Never has a modern supersaloon been more tactile or more engaging.”
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Model reviewed: Competition F90
Score: 9 / 10
“The BMW M5 is now only available in Competition trim in the UK, but this is no bad thing as it remains a finer-honed version of the standard M5.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 9 / 10
“BMW sorted out what few criticisms there were of the M5 with the Competition model, and, sensibly in the UK it’s the only offering. It’s a shame it’s only a saloon, rivals offering estate versions, but if you need, and want, a saloon that really can do everything then the M5 is a compelling solution.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 10 / 10
“The BMW M5 is that rarest of things in the car world, more than just a flagship model it’s become an icon, a car that gives performance car buyers a family five-seater without compromising on the sort of pace they’re used to.”
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Model reviewed: CS
Score: 10 / 10
“The BMW M5 CS has all the performance and dynamic ability of a supercar – yes, it really is that good. And supercars simply don’t come cheap, even when they’re clothed in a saloon body.”
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Model reviewed: M5 CS
Score: 9 / 10
“A collector’s item? Not immediately. History tells us that M5 prices tend to drop a long way before picking back up. But one day we will look back on the M5 CS and remember it as being perhaps the most complete and composed super saloon of them all.”
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Model reviewed: Competition
Score: 8 / 10
“The quickest M5 ever is also the comfiest M5 ever. Maybe the most complete super saloon of them all.”
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Model reviewed:
Score: 8 / 10
“For the last word in driver interaction, the M5 Competition is still the king.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“The BMW M5 Competition is a fitting new addition to the brand’s high-performance line-up. With luxury saloon levels of comfort and space, but with every aspect of its performance optimised by BMW’s motor racing outfit (BMW M), it’s thrilling and civilised in equal measure.”
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