2025 BMW i5 Adds 389-HP xDrive40 All-Wheel-Drive Option
As we noted in our first-drive review of the new BMW i5 electric luxury sedan, switching between the adequately powered rear-drive eDrive40 and the juiced-up all-wheel-drive M60 is like switching from decaf to straight espresso. Starting with the 2025 model year, the i5's new xDrive40 trim will bridge that gap in price and performance. In other words, think of the xDrive40 as the pour-over coffee in the BMW i5 hierarchy. Like in the 593-hp M60 xDrive, power for the xDrive40 comes from two electric motors—one for the front axle and one for the rear. Here, they produce a peak of 389 horsepower and 435 pound-feet of torque, making the new model considerably more powerful than the 335-hp eDrive40, which drives the rear wheels using a single electric motor. According to BMW, the xDrive40 can accelerate to 60 mph in 5.2 seco