Let me start off by saying that by no means would I ever want to buy a gas guzzler, especially having tested many of the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-electric-cars-today” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-electric-cars-today”>best electric cars out there. But after spending a week of driving the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/m-series/m5-series/bmw-m5-sedan.html” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/m-series/m5-series/bmw-m5-sedan.html” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>2025 BMW M5, it’s an excuse for anyone to drive a sports sedan with poor fuel economy.
Why’s that? Well, that’s because of how it can tap into all-electric power as a data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/vehicle-tech/sorry-evs-i-test-drove-my-first-phev-and-its-the-perfect-blend-of-electric-and-gas-power” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/vehicle-tech/sorry-evs-i-test-drove-my-first-phev-and-its-the-perfect-blend-of-electric-and-gas-power”>plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). This isn’t my first rodeo testing one out, having just been impressed recently by the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/vehicle-tech/evs/2025-toyota-prius-plug-in-hybrid-pros-and-cons” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/vehicle-tech/evs/2025-toyota-prius-plug-in-hybrid-pros-and-cons”>Toyota Prius…
