Mustang v M5 v Ioniq 5 N (Performance Powertrain Shootout 2025)

It’s 2025 and it’s also a great time in history for high-performance fans, with a number of interesting choices whether you’re drawn to internal combustion, pure electric power, or a combination of both with hybrids.

We’ve amassed three popular choices in the old-school format of the V8-powered Ford Mustang GT, the future-thinking all-electric techno showcase that is the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, and the plug-in bent-eight ferocity of the latest BMW M5. And we stretch their legs at our special, challenging high-speed off-street circuit.

In this video, Chasing Cars editor Jez Spinks explores their respective characters and the differences they present, discusses their fortes, relative price differences and attractions, and decides which model - and which format - is our pick as the most accomplished high-performer around today of our assembled trio.

Petrol? Electric? Hybrid? Coupe? Sedan? SUV? America? Germany? Korea? Let’s unpack this incredibly eclectic motley crew of go-fast motoring with a full throttle.

Time codes:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Competitors
0:45 - The test
1:15 - M5 features
2:24 - Ioniq 5 N features
3:11 - Mustang features
4:07 - Mustang on track
5:15 - Weight comparison
7:44 - Ioniq 5 N on track
9:30 - ‘Rev limiter’
11:30 - M5 on track
13:12 - Agility
14:50 - Verdict

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