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BMW i5

MODEL TESTED: i5 M60 xDrive

PRICE: £97,745 POWERTRAIN: 2x e-motors, 81.2kWh battery, 593bhp

593bhp

Powertrain

2x e-motor

81.2kWh

Battery/range

315 miles

3.8 seconds

Performance

143mph

490 litres

Seats up/down

N/A

THE best part of six figures sounds like a significant amount of cash for a traditional three-box executive saloon, but the i5 M60 is a technical tour-de-force.

Tech highlights

THE new generation also offers more car than ever before. The latest G60-generation model is 97mm longer than its predecessor, now surpassing the five-metre mark. Width, height and wheelbase are all up marginally, too. That body has been honed in a wind tunnel, so despite the quite boxy shape, it delivers a drag coefficient as low as 0.23cd – remarkable for a car in this

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