Just a short time after the G09 BMW XM made its official debut, the standalone BMW M model has been shown on the BMW Malaysia website with a registration-of-interest form for parties interested in the plug-in hybrid performance flagship SUV.
Sporting 653 PS and 800 Nm in total system output, the XM packs the manufacturers S68 4.4 litre biturbo V8 petrol engine rated to output 489 PS from 5,400 to 7,200 rpm and 650 Nm of torque from 1,600 to 5,000 rpm on its own, which are sent to all four wheels via an eight-speed Steptronic automatic transmission. Thus equipped, the XM does the 0-100 km/h sprint in 4.3 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h (270 km/h with the M Driver’s Package; its maximum in electric mode is 140 km/h.
Electric drive is fed by a 25.7 kWh lithium-ion battery mounted underfloor, which powers an electric motor producing 197 PS and 280 Nm of torque, located within the transmission.
This makes the XM rated for a WLTP all-electric range of 82-88 km, and the battery can be recharged via Type 2 AC at up to 7.4 kW, and a 0-100% charge will take 4.25 hours.
Not listed on the Malaysian website, though slated for launch internationally next year is the Label Red variant of the XM, which gets an even more potent internal combustion V8 that packs 577 hp and 750 Nm to go with the same electric drive system, yielding an even more substantial 748 PS and a full 1,000 Nm of torque in combined outputs.
Chassis setup is comprised of double wishbones in front and a five-link setup at the back, joined by adaptive M suspension Professional featuring electronically controlled dampers and active roll stabilisation which employs the 48-volt electrical system to keep the SUV level through turns.
Integral Active Steering provides all-wheel steer, while rolling stock is a set of 21-inch wheels shod in 275/45 front and 315/40 rear tyres, though 22-inch and 23-inch sets are also available for the XM. Brakes are six-piston fixed calipers in front and single-piston floating calipers at the back.
Inside, the XM features the M-specific display that runs BMW Operating System 8, through a curved display combining a 12.3-inch driver’s instrument display and a 14.9-inch touch-capable Control Display. Drawing from the features of current M models, the XM offers individual configuration of parameters, which can be saved into presets that can then be accessed through the M1 and M2 buttons on the steering wheel.
More details for the BMW XM’s Malaysian market entry should be revealed by the company in due course, though in the meantime, what is your preferred flavour of performance flagship SUV?
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Will be interesting to see how many units will be sold in Malaysia. I’ve yet to see any X7 otr here.
I saw several X7 otr here in klang valley
bmw malaysia knows u///Mn0 is back
Sime Darby should CKD
The nose too big.. looks like pig nose.. LOL
ya man, i came to comment on this, then found out someone beat me to it. the front grilles looked like a hippo with flared nosetrilles. ugly lah. lubang hidung besar
See again, does the front grill looks like giant nose?
Looks beautiful after redesign interior and exterior thanks to new design language
With the intro of LED lights, the headlight and fog light units are getting thinner like a one-liner, unlike those days when the headlights covered a large part of the car’s front area.
Now the designers are struggling to fill up the empty front portion with exorbitant grills which have literarily no function in an electric car.
If on the hiway, this suddenly came up in my rear view mirror, I would immediately move out of the way for the sake of tak sanggup lagi nk tengok lubang hidung tu lama2.
This car possibility will price at under RM 1 million since it hybrid.
Dear our gomen, please give more tax incentives for hybrid cars