And indeed, it isn't. The new M5 debuts rear-wheel steer for the brand, dubbed Integral Active Steering in BMW-speak. Capable of turning the rear axle up to 1.5 degrees, the setup is said to ...

The M5 is a high performance car ... and as with the E63 the rear axle occasionally feels like it’s being tied in knots by the torque. But boy is it addictive. It feels big but nimble, scarily ...

Joining the new M5 saloon ... at the rear, plus an extensive stiffening program that involved bracing above and below the engine, across the transmission tunnel and under the rear axle.

The new BMW M5 weighs the best part of 2.5 tonnes with ... consists of a double-wishbone front axle and a five-link rear axle with “bespoke kinematics and elastokinematics.” ...

With this generation of BMW M5 the company added four-wheel drive, though the chassis remains rear-biased, with the front axle only really coming into play when slip is detected at the rear. There’s ...