This midsize plug-in hybrid SUV is built to get your pulse racing. But why does it look like it's wearing an oversize gold chain?
BMW’s fabled M division usually has one job. It takes the company’s ordinary vehicles – already known for their performance – and uses tricks learned from its long history in racing to turn them into exceptionally high-performance machines.
Two times in its history, it has deviated from that formula, and built a car from scratch. The first was the late-1970s M1 supercar. The second is this, a midsize plug-in hybrid SUV built to get your pulse racing and the internet’s opinion sections screeching.With an opulent interior, a polarizing look, and power strapped to its power for more power, the XM is headed for dealerships in the fourth quarter. It will start at $159,000 plus a $995 delivery fee.
Zero-to-60 comes in 4.1 seconds , and top speed is limited to 155 mph. Spring for the M Drivers Package, and BMW will bump the limiter to 168 to help you get tickets.Every XM is all-wheel drive, slightly biased to the rear because this is a BMW. Active roll stabilization helps you stay flat in the turns. A first for an M car, it gets 4-wheel-steering.
But we’re just gonna be the pariah here and say this has real charm. Yes, it’s wearing an oversized gold chain. But it’s working it.
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