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Is the 2021 BMW M5 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 17 sedans

12thof 17

  • No. Top half on 1 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 14.0 cu ft.
  • 12th of 17 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: power (5th of 19), rear legroom (9th of 13).
  • Weakest: mpg (14th of 16, tied with 1).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2021 · SEDANSRS 7Audi RS 7Model STesla Model SS7Audi S7Quattr…Maserati Quattroporte7 Seri…BMW 7 SeriesGhibliMaserati GhibliPaname…Porsche PanameraLSLexus LSG90Genesis G908 Seri…BMW 8 SeriesTaycanPorsche TaycanM5BMW M5S6Audi S6M3BMW M3A8Audi A8S8Audi S8Revero…Karma Revero GTKarma GS-6Mercedes-Benz CLSNo number12th of 17
19 sedans from 2021, picked by body class and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 BMW M5 in a class of 19
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$103,50016th of 1917%
Best combined mpg17 mpg14th of 167%
Most horsepower600 hp5th of 1972%
Cargo behind rear seats14.0 cu ft12th of 1731%
Rear legroom36.5 in9th of 1333%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Audi RS 7 25.0 cu ft
  2. Tesla Model S 25.0 cu ft
  3. Audi S7 24.6 cu ft
  4. Maserati Quattroporte 18.7 cu ft
  5. BMW 7 Series 18.2 cu ft
  6. Maserati Ghibli 17.7 cu ft
  7. Porsche Panamera 17.6 cu ft
  8. Lexus LS 16.9 cu ft
Show all 17
  1. Genesis G90 15.7 cu ft
  2. BMW 8 Series 14.8 cu ft
  3. Porsche Taycan 14.3 cu ft
  4. BMW M5 14.0 cu ft
  5. Audi S6 13.7 cu ft
  6. BMW M3 13.0 cu ft
  7. Audi A8 12.5 cu ft
  8. Audi S8 12.5 cu ft
  9. Karma Revero GT 6.4 cu ft

No figure: Karma GS-6, Mercedes-Benz CLS.

Sedans in 2021: 86. The photo shows the 19 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked