2025 BMW i5 - Comfortable and Sporty Mid-Size Sedan!

Thanks: ACCMOTORS 2025 BMW i5 Starting at $ Highs: Satisfyingly quick, blends comfort and sport adroitly, posh interior. Lows: Less driving range than key rivals, infotainment tech is borderline complicated, less trunk space than gas 5-series sedan. Verdict: The i5 offers everything that makes the 5-series appealing and adds punchy EV powertrains and well-honed driving chops. BMW has been selling a 5-series luxury sedan for decades, but this latest generation is the first to spawn an all-electric variant called i5. The 2025 i5 offers much the same driving experience as its gasoline-powered sibling, meaning it’s a comfortable and cossetting car with a taste of BMW’s trademark athleticism—minus the sound of a gas engine, of course. While it’s not quite an electric M5 super sedan, the dual-motor M60 xDrive model is close with 593 horsepower and a 60-mph time of just 3.3 seconds. The i5’s other trims—the 335-hp eDrive40 and the 389-hp xDrive40—aren’t as quick, but offer more range, with the rear-drive eDrive40 model topping the lineup with 295 miles per charge. Technology takes over the front seat in the i5, with a sweeping digital dashboard that glows brightly with reconfigurable gauges and BMW’s iDrive 8.5 infotainment interface. The growing number of EV luxury sedans in the i5’s competitive set includes the posh Genesis Electrified G80, the tech-heavy Mercedes-Benz EQE, and the performance-oriented Porsche Taycan. Like its rivals, the i5 offers an eco-friendliness blended with plenty of luxury. All that’s missing is a trim with enough performance to rival the gas-powered M5. Read More