Can’t decide between a rear-wheel-drive sports sedan and an all-wheel-drive one? If you’re interested in the new BMW M5, you won’t have to.
BMW has revealed the 2018 M5 with an innovative all-wheel-drive system that can be locked in a rear-wheel-drive mode for an extra dynamic driving experience.
That means you’ll be able to channel all of the twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8’s 600 hp and 553 lb-ft to the rear wheels for smoky burnouts and lurid powerslides.
A central multi-plate clutch is the key to making it work and also doles out the power as needed in the M5's various all-wheel-drive modes, the sportiest of which can deliver a 3.2 second sprint to 60 mph.