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2024 BMW 5 Series Debuts With Up To 590 HP For Electric i5 M60
The eighth-generation BMW 5 Series arrives with gasoline, diesel, plug-in hybrid, and electric power. It's longer, wider, and taller than the model it replaces.
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Speaking of what's under the hood, the 5 Series lineup will kick off in the United States with the base 530i. It has a turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine producing 255 hp and 295 lb-ft or 7 hp and 38 lb-ft more than before. The four-pot mill sends power to the rear wheels and helps the 530i hit 60 mph in 5.9 seconds. At an additional cost, the 530i xDrive cuts the sprint time by a tenth of a second.
Next up is the 540i available only with all-wheel drive. Its 3.0-liter, inline-six engine has been massaged to deliver 375 hp and 384 lb-ft or an additional 40 hp and 52 lb-ft. For a brief period, it delivers 398 lb-ft thanks to the mild-hybrid technology to lower the 0-60 mph time to just 4.5 seconds.
If you're ready to make the switch to an EV, the i5 comes in eDrive40 and M60 flavors. The former has a single motor mounted at the rear, good for 335 hp and 295 lb-ft (317 lb-ft with overboost) to hit 60 mph in 5.7 seconds before reaching an electronically capped 120 mph. The latter uses a dual-motor setup with a meaty 590 hp and 549 lb-ft (605 lb-ft with overboost).
This electric M Performance variant hits 60 mph from a standstill in as little as 3.7 seconds and continues to accelerate until an electronic limiter kicks in at 143 mph. Both zero-emission 5er models share a battery pack with a usable capacity of 84.3 kWh. BMW estimates the RWD model will do 295 miles on a single charge while the more potent AWD should cover 256 miles.
