The new BMW M5 is said to weigh a colossal 2,435 kilograms (5,368 pounds). Surely that can't be right? Well, it just might. The new Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid has precisely the same curb weight if we're looking at the German DIN figure that considers a driver. Provided the figure is accurate, it means the new M5 is 453 kg (998 lbs) heavier than its predecessor, the F90.
Why didn't BMW just use the V8 alone and call it a day? After all, that would've made it a lot lighter by eschewing the hybrid bits. It likely has to do with increasingly stringent emissions regulations, particularly in countries part of the European Union. An M5 powered solely by an internal combustion engine would've been too much of a gas guzzler.

It would be less than the 25.7 kWh of juice available in the XM.
The M5's rumored weight is a cause for concern but seeing the glass half full, the sedan would still be 606 lbs (275 kg) lighter than the XM. On the other hand, the new M5 is 287 lbs (130 kg) heavier than the i5 M60, a dual-motor EV. The insider talks about the sedan version, but let's keep in mind there will also be a wagon. Codenamed G99, the M5 Touring is likely to be heavier since wagons typically weigh a bit more than their sedan counterparts.

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