No, no, no, no, NO! Mat Watson of Carwow was not electrocuted during his overview of the new generation BMW M5 Hybrid. The headline was created for clickbait purposes. Watson was surprised that the latest generation M5 incorporates a Plugin Hybrid powertrain mated to a 4.4-litre V8 Twin Turbo.

The combined power produces over 727 hp and 1,000 Nm, but there is a weight penalty: this new M5 Hybrid weighs over 2.5 tonnes.

Sometimes simplicity is better than complexity; however, BMW’s thinking is guided by emissions legislation.

Anyway, Mat Watson gets an exclusive invite because he is the established media Martin Harrison craves to control and Carwow rarely strays from the corporate messaging, er, I mean corporate propaganda.

It’s time for a revolution people!

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