bmwnews The BMW Concept XM breaks cover… Towards the end of 2021 BMW M GmbH took the motoring world by surprise when they unveiled the Concept XM. Our initial thoughts were “it’s only a concept, it won’t make production” until we read this: “The BMW Concept XM looks ahead to the most powerful BMW M car ever to go into series production, which is set to begin at the end of next year.” Gulp! The styling is brutal. The XM’s kidney grilles have already been roundly slated on social media, along with the styling, which has been likened to the Range Rover Velar. But although it’s a concept, it looks like the grilles are staying. Here are some quotes from the BMW press release: “The new, progressive front-end design of BMW’s forthcoming luxury-class models can be seen for the first time on the BMW Concept XM. […] The series-production model – the BMW XM – will be produced from the end of 2022 at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in the USA. […] BMW M GmbH will be presenting the first standalone M model since the legendary BMW M1 in the year it celebrates its 50th anniversary. […] The BMW XM will be the first electrified high-performance model in the BMW M portfolio. It will be available as an M Hybrid only. […] The newly developed M Hybrid drive system combines a V8 engine with a highperformance electric motor. It generates maximum output of 550 kW/750 hp and peak torque of 1,000 Nm, while the drivetrain enables an allelectric range of up to 80kms.” So there you have it, in 2023 the BMW XM will be coming to a BMW showroom near you.
BMW Group hands over one-millionth electrified vehicle Shortly before Christmas, the BMW Group celebrated the delivery of its one-millionth electrified vehicle. Pieter Nota, BMW AG board member, handed over the milestone vehicle, a BMW iX xDrive40 to its owner at BMW Welt in December. The company included a special bonus with the delivery, the customer received a BMW Wallbox, including installation, to enable safe and convenient home charging, as well as the keys for their new vehicle. Nota added, “The delivery of our one-millionth electrified vehicle marks a milestone in our transformation – and we already have the next one in our sights: we aim to break through the twomillion mark in just two years.”
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The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este confirmed for 2022 BMW Group Classic have confirmed that the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este will take place from the 20th to the 22nd May 2022. This spectacular event in Cernobbio, with its presentation of rare historic and classic automobiles against the backdrop of Lake Como, was hit by the Covid pandemic in 2020 and only a slightly scaled down event finally took place in October 2021. Thankfully the Concorso is back to its usual date in May, and registration for the competition is now open.
This happy couple are handed the keys to a BMW iX xDrive40 by BMW AG board member Pieter Nota. The iX was the milestone one-millionth electrified vehicle produced by BMW
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