BMW boss reveals why the new flagship XM is an SUV

The 2023 BMW XM is edging closer to its unveiling as BMW M’s flagship product – and initial stand-on your own M product in 40 a long time – in celebration of the overall performance arm’s 50th anniversary.

But though BMW has shown off a number of concept automobiles in new several years reminiscent of the small-slung M1 – BMW M’s very first production vehicle – division manager Frank van Meel has revealed to Autoblog why the enterprise resolved to go in a different path for its 2nd dedicated M products.

“When we did the M1, every single motor vehicle business that required to say ‘I have a thing special’ created a sporting activities vehicle – that was the section everybody desired to enter,” van Meel stated.

“If you glimpse today at the most significant, most crucial, and quickest-growing phase, it really is plainly the SUV section. And, in comparison to other manufacturers, we ended up nevertheless missing this final expressive luxurious flagship at the major of M.”

As well as currently being the first stand-by yourself M item considering the fact that the M1, the XM could be the most potent design to ever arrive from the model – with 550kW and 1000Nm previewed in the thought auto from its plug-in hybrid twin-turbo V8, alongside with a pure-electric powered driving variety of up to 80km.

“The BMW M brand and BMW X assortment are really sizeable to Australia – one particular in 5 BMWs bought here wear an M badge and BMW X cars represent far more than 60 for every cent of our whole product sales volume,” the spokesperson stated in a statement.

“With that in brain, the BMW Thought XM has fast attractiveness for our industry. If the generation model is produced accessible to us, we will unquestionably supply it to our consumers.”

Anticipate the 2023 BMW XM to be unveiled in its manufacturing guise in the coming months, as BMW M continues to rejoice its 50th birthday.