2023-06-06 12:47:24
You cannot understand the history of BMW without talking about its competition program, BMW M. For half a century that is now being commemorated, the German brand has managed to mesh two very complex facets in the automobile market, such as exclusivity and luxury with a purely competitive soul. Now that they are 50 years old, they have decided to throw in the rest with one of their most exaggerated creations.
And is that the BMW XM is great in all its aspects. The first is its own size: 5,110 meters long, 1,755 meters high and 2,005 meters wide, for a battle of Battle, 3,105 meters. Not suitable for narrow streets, without a doubt. It will also be an extremely heavy car, 2.785 kilos. Something that, however, is not too noticeable in driving, at least on the road.
Its price is huge 179.700 eurosin its ‘normal’ version, since it will have an even more extreme Red Label.
Let no one put their hands to their heads: both the size and the price are more than justified.
BMW’s most extreme SUV
It is no coincidence that the last name of this BMW XM is, precisely, the M. The combination of the commitment to sportiness with an exaggerated design makes its target audience, the Americans, fall in love (it is manufactured exclusively at the Spartanburg plant, in Carolina del Sur), which the German brand wants to seduce with a proposal out of the reach of very few but which has more than enough reasons for those who can afford it.
If the size, weight or price backs down, all its virtues can tip the scales. First of all you have to talk about your engine. Its plug-in hybrid gives a power of 489 kW, which translated is about 653 hp that can be savored in three driving modes: purely electric, hybrid and sport. It is in the latter where you can enjoy more of his sporting soul.
An engine that, in addition, will be used later: it will be the one used by the BMW prototypes on their return to the legendary test of the 24 hours of Le Mans in 2024.
And it is that this SUV is not, far from it, a car that seeks the public topic of mothers who take their children to school. Among its countless customization possibilities, there is the possibility of adding more or less noise to the engine, all from the huge center screen Already present in models of the i series, such as the i7 or the iX, but modernized.
All the luxury of the interior, from its leather finishes on the seats with massage (improvable), through a roof with geometric shapes that responds to the general exterior design, you can not put a hit in this regard. The driving position with the ‘head display’ adapts perfectly to the height (or low) of the person behind the wheel, something that in other cars in this segment can take a back seat.
As a summary, the BMW XM is a car that can be summed up in one word: exaggerated. Far from it is a negative adjective, although it can be exclusive for those who want to go unnoticed.
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