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May 2025 marks a slightly unorthodox anniversary: that of a 20-year-old Jenson Button being caught speeding on his way to Monaco, clocking more than 140mph on a French motorway in a BMW 330d. ‘Prodigy

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With its heft and its hybrid powertrain, the latest M5 has been divisive from day one. Will living with one help us understand it?

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HYBRID, HUMUNGOUS AND HEINOUSLY HEAVY, the G99 M5 Touring and its G90 saloon sibling have not exactly been welcomed with fully open arms. But the latest M5 is far from the first M product to spark con