According to owners and drivers alike, the BMW M5 was the perfect blend of everyday practicality and track-thrashing power ...

Apple's upcoming M5 chip is already expected to have entered mass production, but rumor has it that high-end chips, possibly including the M5 Pro and M5 Max, will be in the works sooner than expected.

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Still fresh out of the oven, the heaviest and most powerful M5 to date prepares to be facelifted. The Life Cycle Impulse treatment will be applied no earlier than 2027 for model year 2028.