BMW's most powerful SUV is a plug-in hybrid
BMW lifted the curtain on Tuesday on a high-performance plug-in hybrid SUV intended to attract buyers of the ultra-luxury segment Lamborghini Urus and Aston Martin DBX.
The BMW XM full-size SUV is the brand's first electrified, racetrack-ready M badge model. Starting at just under $160,000, the 644-hp crossover is also considered the most powerful and expensive vehicle in BMW's portfolio, barring some limited editions.
When it goes on sale early next year, the five-seater crossover will be BMW M's first-ever high-performance vehicle with an electrified powertrain. Its price and performance position it to compete in the growing ultra-luxury SUV segment, offering a cheaper alternative to the Lamborghini Urus, Aston Martin DBX, Bentley Bentayga and upcoming Ferrari Purosangue.
The XM, with a 483 horsepower V8 engine and 194 horsepower electric motor, costs less and delivers more power than the standard 641 horsepower Urus, 443 horsepower Bentayga or 542 horsepower Aston Martin DBX. And it's not far behind the Purosangue, which will deliver 715 horsepower, despite being less than half the price.
The M HYBRID system, which will serve as the basis for future BMW plug-in hybrids, can travel up to 30 miles on a fully charged battery before drawing power from the gasoline engine, according to preliminary tests by BMW based on Environmental Protection Agency standards.
The SUV accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds to reach a top speed of 240 km/h. Models equipped with the M driver's package can travel up to 268 km/h.
In addition to its other superlatives, the SUV is also perhaps the brand's most spacious: With just two rows of seats spread over a wheelbase approximately the length of the three-row BMW X7, the XM offers passengers a head above average. , clearance for elbows and legs. The SUV features BMW's M xDrive all-wheel-drive system and 23-inch wheels, the largest standard wheels in the automaker's lineup.
The 2023 XM will go into production later this year at BMW's plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A more upmarket version, the BMW XM Label Red, is expected next year.
BMW lifted the curtain on Tuesday on a high-performance plug-in hybrid SUV intended to attract buyers of the ultra-luxury segment Lamborghini Urus and Aston Martin DBX.
The BMW XM full-size SUV is the brand's first electrified, racetrack-ready M badge model. Starting at just under $160,000, the 644-hp crossover is also considered the most powerful and expensive vehicle in BMW's portfolio, barring some limited editions.
When it goes on sale early next year, the five-seater crossover will be BMW M's first-ever high-performance vehicle with an electrified powertrain. Its price and performance position it to compete in the growing ultra-luxury SUV segment, offering a cheaper alternative to the Lamborghini Urus, Aston Martin DBX, Bentley Bentayga and upcoming Ferrari Purosangue.
The XM, with a 483 horsepower V8 engine and 194 horsepower electric motor, costs less and delivers more power than the standard 641 horsepower Urus, 443 horsepower Bentayga or 542 horsepower Aston Martin DBX. And it's not far behind the Purosangue, which will deliver 715 horsepower, despite being less than half the price.
The M HYBRID system, which will serve as the basis for future BMW plug-in hybrids, can travel up to 30 miles on a fully charged battery before drawing power from the gasoline engine, according to preliminary tests by BMW based on Environmental Protection Agency standards.
The SUV accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds to reach a top speed of 240 km/h. Models equipped with the M driver's package can travel up to 268 km/h.
In addition to its other superlatives, the SUV is also perhaps the brand's most spacious: With just two rows of seats spread over a wheelbase approximately the length of the three-row BMW X7, the XM offers passengers a head above average. , clearance for elbows and legs. The SUV features BMW's M xDrive all-wheel-drive system and 23-inch wheels, the largest standard wheels in the automaker's lineup.
The 2023 XM will go into production later this year at BMW's plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A more upmarket version, the BMW XM Label Red, is expected next year.
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