BMW XM

The most powerful SUV ever produced by BMW M.

The XM is marking its first standalone model appearance since the M1 of the 1970s. It’s the largest M model ever made, the division’s first with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, and most importantly, its most powerful car ever produced by BMW M.

BMW M GmbH is bringing extra momentum to the transformation towards locally emission-free mobility with the presentation of its first – ever high-performance model with electrified drive system. The BMW XM brings together cutting-edge drive system technology with a spectacular vehicle concept. This high-performance car dressed in Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) clothing is fitted with a newly developed plug-in hybrid system delivering maximum output of 480 kW/653 hp (generated by the combination of a combustion engine with up to 360 kW/489 hp and an electric drive system with up to 145 kW/197 hp).

The M HYBRID system in the BMW XM consists of a new V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology and an electric motor integrated into the eight-speed M Steptronic transmission. Power is channelled to the road via the all-wheel-drive system M xDrive. The combination of an electric motor and eight-cylinder engine produces immense, instantaneously available power sustained throughout the rev range, resulting in an intoxicating performance experience. Added to which, the first-ever plug- in hybrid model from BMW M GmbH also enables pure-electric driving over a range of 82 – 88 kilometres (51 – 55 miles)* in the WLTP cycle.

The BMW XM shares its drive concept of an eight-cylinder combustion engine supported by an electric motor with the newly developed endurance racing car from BMW M Motorsport. The BMW M Hybrid V8 will go racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in North America in 2023 at venues including Daytona. The following season, it will power BMW M Mo-torsport’s return to the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

You've never held such force in your hands. The XM is equipped with a plug-in hybrid powertrain: a 4.4-liter BMW M TwinPower Turbo V-8 engine, paired with a high-performance electric motor, delivering a new sensation of power and torque. And with BMW's intelligent M xDrive system, this SUV is ready to forge paths in time and space.

Give rise to grandeur and set your legacy in motion, this BMW M is sculpted, angular and aggressive,

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