[M Performance]

It looks like journalists have started test driving the new XM.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1635801799612592128

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1635802535318675456

 

[phchecker17]

God, that thing is ugly. But it screams "MONEY" so I get it. There's no cheap or budget version of this.
Does anybody remember the iPhone app "I am Rich"? 1000$ just to have an icon to show that you paid 1000$. Same thing with this one. This car has a big badge on it saying: "My driver paid almost 200 grand for me".

I'm just wondering how it actually drives as a real M, because I cannot image this is close to any other real M car. This thing weighs almost 2.8 tonnes vs. 2.2 tonnes for an X5/6M or 1.9 tonnes for an X3/4M. There's a reason BMW did not do an X7M, because you just cannot drive a car like that on a track with all the weight.

 

[sizeej]

HAHAHA! I agree its so ugly to me too. I'd stick with a Ice M until more electric M models come out. No way I would splurge on this.

 

[phchecker17]

It's not even fully electric. Just a hybrid.

 

[Squirrel1974]

Dear me! Even when it's asleep it looks angry. No thanks.

 

[larbel]

M2 still takes the fugly crown for me... It’s like every line and shape contradict each others, at least the XM’s body lines are consistent…

 

[ssh]

For an SAV, I like the look; it's like a Transformer somehow. At least it elicits emotion!

 

[Technic]

I don't get what BMW saw in their design boss when he was hired, he is at best a very mediocre stylist. One thing is to design an ugly car, another is removing styling what makes a brand recognizable and replacing it with what other brands look like. This guy is doing both.

 

[CheddarKungPao]

I try to put the XM out of mind because it bums me out so much that this is the new M halo vehicle. It's so lame in every way. Gigantix SUV. Hybrid. Quite expensive. Ugly in a tacky way. Just a big bummer.

 

[sizeej]

For an SAV, I like the look; it's like a Transformer somehow. At least it elicits emotion!

It looks like a Bear Transformer to me! Those big ole nostrils lol

 

[Technic]

It looks like a Bear Transformer to me! Those big ole nostrils lol

Cocaine Bear!!!

 

[turnsignal]

I like it! The hard edges make it look military almost.

 

[LyriCeZ]

Yeah, it looks terrible. But this is the future of BMW. They're catering to their number 1 market, China.

 

[lefkonj]

Not a fan at all.

 

[J_P]

I just think it is really sad that the delivery driver ran them all into the same brick wall 😢

 

[idbar]

Was someone saying on the EV9 thread that it looked like a storm trooper? Is the storm trooper SUV a trend? The RAV4 and 4Runner also seem like the Empire is striking back.

 

[idbar]

My guess is they will sell on Storm Trooper white, Black Vader and Kylo Gray

 

[Variable430]

HAHAHA! I agree its so ugly to me too. I'd stick with a Ice M until more electric M models come out. No way I would splurge on this.

X5 50e would be a better choice.

 

[Techwhiz1]

HAHAHA! I agree its so ugly to me too. I'd stick with a Ice M until more electric M models come out. No way I would splurge on this.

Fugly.

Tanzanite over tartufo full individual leather with carbon trim.

 

[AverageJoe]

Not my cup of tea either