Doug DeMuro Review: The 2023 BMW XM Is a Controversial $160,000 Fast Luxury SUV

Jason · 04-06-2023, 10:29 AM

sittingmongoose · 04-06-2023, 02:56 PM

This car makes no sense to me. It’s too heavy to be an m car, it’s too heavy to be efficient, it’s too expensive to be practical. It should have just been an ev.

Plug in hybrids are great but not like this…

mrExecutive · 04-06-2023, 02:59 PM

Personally, $160,000 sounds a little outrageous to me.

beammeupscottie · 04-06-2023, 03:10 PM

I’m priced out.
The ‘24 X5M is already $127k US. They’re clearly trying to make the brand more exclusive. Benz is doing the same. Pricing has become outrageous.

P1 · 04-06-2023, 03:24 PM

I'm waiting for the LCI...

TruthOne · 04-06-2023, 03:29 PM

160k lol

Teutonic · 04-06-2023, 03:36 PM

Ugly and expensive.

LemonOne · 04-06-2023, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sittingmongoose

This car makes no sense to me. It’s too heavy to be an m car, it’s too heavy to be efficient, it’s too expensive to be practical. It should have just been an ev.

Plug in hybrids are great but not like this…

You should check out the reviews, they said it's more fun to drive than X5/X6M

M3N4CE · 04-06-2023, 04:22 PM

A complete amalgam of abominations..

bholler · 04-06-2023, 04:43 PM

Designed by committee.

Panscan340 · 04-06-2023, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LemonOne

You should check out the reviews, they said it's more fun to drive than X5/X6M

Fun must mean different to me than them. Those cars faster in straight line and way better dynamically

JJacksonIII · 04-06-2023, 05:10 PM

This guy's a little too amped up. Turned it off after a couple of minutes. Can't watch people twitch and jerk like that when saying what should be normal sentences.

JCaliX6 · 04-06-2023, 05:15 PM

Need the price on all models to go up to keep the riff Raff out of the brand. I want the prices a little higher!

ErikJ1 · 04-06-2023, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beammeupscottie

I’m priced out.
The ‘24 X5M is already $127k US. They’re clearly trying to make the brand more exclusive. Benz is doing the same. Pricing has become outrageous.

Absolutely God damn right..I am looking at 911 pricing thinking..meh maybe I can find one for $120k...LOLOLOLOLOL..a base 911 is easily out the door bow at 180k...I give up..

spuntyb · 04-06-2023, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sittingmongoose

This car makes no sense to me. It’s too heavy to be an m car, it’s too heavy to be efficient, it’s too expensive to be practical. It should have just been an ev.

Plug in hybrids are great but not like this…

This is a test case, and the technology will flow down to other, better, more cohesive, sensical, and exciting models, at least imho

TargaM2 · 04-06-2023, 05:29 PM

This tank is horrendous, don’t see anything ‘M’ about it at all.
I think every colour they have produced has been on the front page of this site. And they all look like shite 🤮.

wesleyan92 · 04-06-2023, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LemonOne

You should check out the reviews, they said it's more fun to drive than X5/X6M

Please provide source/links!

Suave · 04-06-2023, 05:44 PM

Worst vehicle BMW has ever produced in every way. No debate required. Now back to that M2 though

padrino · 04-06-2023, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LemonOne

You should check out the reviews, they said it's more fun to drive than X5/X6M

Agreed, I have driven them all and this one is surprisingly fun….

Germanauto · 04-06-2023, 07:00 PM

It just doesn't look like a $100k+ vehicle inside or out.

The 8-series suffers from the same problem. It's just a big BMW, nothing special.

ComingInHot · 04-06-2023, 07:03 PM

So to summarize: MEH

humisfum · 04-06-2023, 07:32 PM

Doug I think is right that this is a car meant for people who want to stand out. If one of y’all is out there I mean more power to you but I’d say if you want to stand out there are better cars out there that aren’t in the huge-monstrosity segment.
I don’t get how this car got approved. A performance SUV still is oxymoronic to me, because it is so limited by its weight and size. Maybe if it looked cool- not just different- you could excuse it.

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