BMW 5 Series Sedan (2025)

The BMW 5 Series is a midsize luxury sedan that is undergoing a rebirth in this electrified era. After being completely redesigned for 2024, the 2025 model year sees the lineup filling out with higher-performance plug-in hybrid trims, including the new 550e and the hi-po M5 PHEV (which will also offer a wagon body style). What we’ve seen so far from this generation of the 5 Series is more streamlined luxury, with better tech and fewer frills. In its more modest trims, the 5er might not be as sharp of a driving tool as the Audi A6, nor quite as posh inside as the Mercedes-Benz E Class, but that middle ground might just be what you’re looking for in a luxury sedan.

Compared to the previous 5 Series, the updated model adds power, efficiency, space and a big tech upgrade. That said, the new iDrive 8.5 infotainment software still takes some time to learn, and can be frustrating at times. It’s comfortable going down the road, but the base 2.0-liter powertrain left us looking for a little more in terms of thrills. But if you’ve been waiting for hotter options before looking at the new 5 Series, the wait is almost over, with the 550i and M5 coming this fall. Those will surely do more to excite.