{"id":25200,"date":"2022-06-22T20:26:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T00:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=25200"},"modified":"2022-06-22T20:26:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T00:26:19","slug":"spied-bmw-xm-nurburgring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=25200","title":{"rendered":"SPIED: BMW XM Looking Large at the N\u00fcrburgring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/06\/22\/spied-bmw-xm-nurburgring\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"bmw xm test drive review 17 scaled\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-553x830.jpg 553w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" title=\"image of bmw xm test drive review 17 scaled\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201707%202560%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-scaled.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"bmw xm test drive review 17 scaled\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-553x830.jpg 553w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-review-17-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" title=\"image of bmw xm test drive review 17 scaled\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"bmwad\">\n<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"67.68\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/06\/22\/bmw-xm-rendered-production-ready-form\/\">BMW XM<\/a> is going to be the heaviest car in brand history and, according to BMW, it will likely stay that way for a very long time, as the Bavarians try to make EVs lighter in future. However, it\u2019s still a bit odd to know that the first-ever purely-M car is also the heaviest, chonkiest car it\u2019s ever made.\u00a0 In some new spy photos, you can get an idea of exactly how big the new BMW XM is, while testing at the N\u00fcrburgring. (We don\u2019t own the spy photos but you can see them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/photo\/6712742\/2023-bmw-xm-spy-photo\/\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>It still baffles me that the BMW XM is a car the M Division is actually making. I always go back to an old Motor Trend article, in which a journalist asked a BMW M engineer why there was never an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/03\/05\/e31-bmw-m8-640-horsepower\/\">E31-generation M8<\/a> (back in the day) and the answer was simple: weight. The original 8 Series was too heavy for BMW M, at just over 4,000 lbs. And yet, the M Division is making a nearly three-ton plug-in hybrid SUV. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-425830\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"bmw xm test drive 01 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of bmw xm test drive 01 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-425830\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"bmw xm test drive 01 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-xm-test-drive-01.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of bmw xm test drive 01 830x553\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At least it will pack enough punch to make it fast. The XM\u2019s new \u201cS68\u201d 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8, when combined with its electric motor, will make upwards of 750 horsepower. So while it will be the heaviest BMW in history, it will also be the most powerful BMW in history.<\/p>\n<p>In these new photos from the N\u00fcrburgring, the BMW XM looks surprisingly capable, remaining flatter than you might expect through corners. However, it still looks massive and won\u2019t exactly be the car you want on track. It\u2019s unusual to see a car from BMW\u2019s \u201cMotorsport\u201d division that will be far more comfortable on the road than on track. Even BMW M\u2019s heaviest cars, such as the M5 and M8, are really good on track. Hopefully the XM will be too but it certainly doesn\u2019t look great.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/photo\/6712742\/2023-bmw-xm-spy-photo\/\">Motor1<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADVERTISEMENT The BMW XM is going to be the heaviest car in brand history and, according to BMW, it will likely stay that way for a very long time, as the Bavarians try to make EVs lighter in future. However, it\u2019s still a bit odd to know that the first-ever purely-M car is also the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":25201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}