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Thanks: Promosale 2025 BMW XM Starting at $ est Highs: Plush furnishings, gobs of power, enough EV range for your afternoon shopping trips. Lows: Controversial styling, powertrain's hiccups and lurches, a sometimes flinty ride. Verdict: The XM pairs the luxury of a 7-series with the power of an M5 in a complicated plug-in hybrid SUV that excels at going fast but lacks polish in day-to-day driving. Overview That big SUV with the angry-looking snout hurtling up the highway in your rearview mirror isn't Peppa Pig's moody older brother but rather the 2025 BMW XM—a plug-in hybrid loaded with both power and luxury but not quite refined enough to compete with the best of its elite class. A twin-turbocharged V-8 combines with the XM's plug-in hybrid system to produce 644 horsepower in standard models and up to 738 in the XM Label version. Our testing of the standard trim returned a sprint to 60 mph, though the XM proved to be less adept at going slow than fast. There's a modestly sized battery pack onboard for when you want to putter around town on electric power alone, which you can do for 29 miles according to our testing. Inside the cabin, the XM is richly adorned, comfortable, and spacious. There's a curved dashboard display up front and all the latest driver-assistance systems are at your disposal. Plus, BMW even includes a set of throw pillows for the back seats. That about sums up the XM: a less-than-perfect mix of poshness and performance in a size-XXL SUV that can run silently or pin you to the seat with a roar from its twin turbo V-8. Exciting for sure, but several other expensive performance SUVs, from BMW's own X7 to the Mercedes-AMG GLS63, do the same thing with more finesse. Read More
