BMW M5 gets its first plug — and gains a lot of weight

BMW’s 2025 BMW M5, which is coming as a plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) for the first time, will be a husky vehicle. With an electric motor to go along with its 4.4-liter V8 engine, the sedan will weigh in at a hefty 5,390 pounds when it launches during the fourth quarter of 2024.That makes the new M5 about 1,000 pounds heavier than the 2023 model that preceded it. It also weighs more than…