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BMW raised the curtain Tuesday on a high-performance plug-in hybrid SUV meant to lure buyers from the ultra-luxury segment\u2019s Lamborghini Urus and Aston Martin DBX.<\/p>\n
The BMW XM full-size SUV is the first electrified model from the brand\u2019s race track-ready M badge. Starting just below $160,000, the 644-horsepower crossover also rates as the most powerful and most expensive vehicle in BMW\u2019s portfolio, aside from certain limited editions.<\/p>\n
When it goes on sale early next year, the five-passenger crossover will be the first-ever high-performance vehicle from BMW M with an electrified powertrain. Its price and performance chops position it to compete in the fast-growing ultra-luxury SUV segment, providing a less expensive alternative to the Lamborghini Urus, Aston Martin DBX, Bentley Bentayga and forthcoming Ferrari Purosangue.<\/p>\n
The XM, which features a 483-horsepower V8 engine and a 194-horsepower electric motor, costs less and delivers more power than the standard 641-horsepower Urus, 443-horsepower Bentayga or 542-horsepower Aston Martin DBX. And it\u2019s not far behind the Purosangue, which will deliver 715 horsepower, although it is less than half the price.<\/p>\n
The M HYBRID system, which will serve as the basis for BMW\u2019s future hybrid plug-ins, can travel up to 30 miles on a fully charged battery before drawing power from the gas engine, according to BMW\u2019s preliminary tests based on the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n
The SUV accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds on its way to a top speed of 155 mph. Models equipped with the M Driver\u2019s Package can travel up to 168 mph.<\/p>\n
In addition to its other superlatives, the SUV may also be the brand\u2019s roomiest: With just two rows of seating spread over a wheelbase roughly the length of the three-row BMW X7, the XM provides passengers with above-average head-, elbow- and leg-room. The SUV comes with BMW\u2019s M xDrive all-wheel-drive system and 23-inch wheels, the largest standard wheels in the automaker\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n
The 2023 XM will go into production later this year at BMW\u2019s Spartanburg, South Carolina, factory. A higher-end version, the BMW XM Label Red, is expected next year.<\/p>\n
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