2018 BMW M5: New iteration of the famed performance sedan gets 600hp, AWD

After leaked photos and rumors spread around, BMW revealed the new F90 M5, which brought drastic changes to M Division’s famed sedan that had garnered legendary status in the past generations.

For the first time ever in the marque’s long running history of sport sedans, the new M5 is now all-wheel drive (AWD), but don’t get to the conclusion that it lost its very identity as an M5. The AWD system is computer controlled, called the M xDrive system, which sends 70 percent of its power to the rear wheels. It also has a setting that can disconnect the power transfer to the front axle, turning it into a rear-wheel drive car, and do what every M5 can do best.