BMW M4 Coupé vs BMW M5 Saloon

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M4 Coupé compared with M5 Saloon

	BMWM4 Coupé	BMWM5 Saloon
Overview
Released
Released	March 2021	November 2024
Performance
Powertrain
Powertrain	Petrol	Plug-in hybrid
Power
Power	523–543 bhp	717 bhp (better)
0–62 mph
0–62 mph	3.4–3.5 s (better)	3.5 s
Top speed
Top speed	155–188 mph (better)	155 mph
Engine or motors
Engine or motors	2,993 cc six-cylinder twin-turbo petrol; 390 kW (530 hp) Competition, 405 kW (551 hp) CS; bhp converted from BMW's kW figures	4,395 cc V8 twin-turbo petrol plus electric motor, 535 kW (727 hp) system output; bhp converted from BMW's kW figures
Torque
Torque	650 Nm	1,000 Nm system
Gearbox
Gearbox	8-speed automatic	8-speed automatic
Drive
Drive	M xDrive all-wheel drive	M xDrive all-wheel drive
Range and charging
Zero-emission range (WLTP)
Zero-emission range (WLTP)	–	42 miles
Battery
Battery	–	18.6 kWh
Range detail
Range detail	–	Up to 42 miles WLTP electric range on BMW UK's current technical page; electric top speed 87 mph
Charging
Charging	–	22.1 kWh gross / 18.6 kWh usable battery; up to 7.4 kW AC on early production, 11 kW from November 2024 production; 0–100% in 2 hours 15 minutes at 11 kW
Economy (WLTP)
Economy (WLTP)	27.7–28 mpg	–
Efficiency
Efficiency	WLTP combined: 27.4–28 mpg Competition; 27.7 mpg CS	–
CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions	230–233 g/km Competition, 232 g/km CS; WLTP combined	–
Practicality
Body
Body	Coupé	Saloon
Seats
Seats	4	5 (better)
Boot
Boot	440 litres	466 litres (better)
Length
Length	4,801 mm	5,096 mm
Width
Width	1,887 mm	1,970 mm
Boot
Boot	440 litres	466 litres
Towing
Towing	–	Up to 2,000 kg braked with the optional trailer coupling
Size
Size	4,801 mm long, 1,887 mm wide (1,918 mm CS; 2,081 mm with mirrors), 1,398 mm high (1,399 mm CS); 2,857 mm wheelbase; EC unladen weight including a 75 kg driver is 1,860 kg (Competition) or 1,835 kg (CS)	5,096 mm long, 1,970 mm wide (2,156 mm with mirrors), 1,510 mm high; 3,006 mm wheelbase; BMW UK lists EC unladen weights of 2,510 and 2,515 kg in different specification sets, both including a 75 kg driver