The plug-in hybrid will also offer a useful pure-electric driving range of around 80km
19 May 2022 - 05:00The petrol-electric hybrid XM will have outputs of 480kW and 800Nm. Picture: SUPPLIED
The most powerful production BMW yet made and only the second car to be designed by the firm's M Division — the M1 being the first — this sporty new flagship will hit the tarmac with a newly developed 4.4 twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine paired to a hybrid electric drive system for a claimed total output of 480kW and 800Nm of torque.
The XM will take on rivals such as the Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT, Lamborghini Urus and Audi RSQ8 in the burgeoning sports SUV segment. On the chassis front, this brute of an SUV sports 50:50 weight distribution and Adaptive M Professional suspension as standard. The latter is fitted with model-specific springs and electronically controlled shock absorbers. The M Division engineers have also equipped the XM with a new electromechanical roll stabilising system with 48V technology that allows for infinitely flatter handling characteristics through high g-load corners.
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