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Join us for another world first independent dyno - BMW's monster G09 XM. As with many of BMW's new models, the XM has to be seen in person to truly appreciate its presence; and there was something wonderfully entertaining about watching it lumber onto the dyno rollers. We were back at Performance Eurowerks for the second time in the last month, this time to see what the XM has in store. The first attempt yielded some promising returns as we were forced to add additional strapping to secure the XM onto the rollers. Unfortunately, the excitement was cooled just a bit as we tried to figure out exactly how the hybrid system was functioning while in BMW's dyno-mode. The EPower gauge did ramp up during the dyno pull, but then spiked at 6500rpm which was directly visible on the dyno graph which made us question real-world accuracy. Our Best Run Pre Break-in - Dynojet 424 - Including EPower “spike“: IND G09 XM: at 6500rpm // at 2380rpm IND G09 XM Crank (as
