{"id":48825,"date":"2023-05-03T10:03:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48825"},"modified":"2023-05-03T10:03:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:03:30","slug":"2023-bmw-xm-lights-up-the-night-photoshoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48825","title":{"rendered":"2023 BMW XM Lights Up The Night In New Photo Shoot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/05\/03\/2023-bmw-xm-lights-up-the-night-photoshoot\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"2250\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\"\/><\/noscript><img width=\"2250\" height=\"1500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%202250%201500%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-29-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"67.245011086475\">\n<p>The United States and China are expected to account for 49% of all XM sales, according to early projections made by BMW. The Middle East is estimated to be the third best-selling region with an 8% share, so where does that leave Europe? Well, Germany is forecasted to generate just 7% of the volume and match South Korea. However, that doesn\u2019t mean the luxury brand is ignoring the smaller markets.<\/p>\n<p>Case in point, BMW organized a photo shoot in Poland for the local launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/05\/01\/2023-bmw-xm-unwrapping-video\/\">XM<\/a>. It brought a whole fleet of plug-in hybrid SUVs and decided to spice things up by taking pictures in the late hours. That wouldn\u2019t necessarily be special for most cars out there, but the dedicated M model has an unusual light signature. With an illuminated kidney grille contour and split headlights, the mastodont looks <em>interesting<\/em> at night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-450666\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-450666\" 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\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-BMW-XM-27-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The versions featuring the gold accents are particularly striking, and with 23-inch wheels as well as stacked exhaust tips on each side, it\u2019s safe to say BMW took some bold decisions during the development stage. As always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so we\u2019ll let the sales numbers determine whether the risks taken with the design were right or wrong.<\/p>\n<p>The Munich-based marque has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/02\/23\/bmw-explains-why-xm-rather-than-m1-successor\/\">gone on record to say customer tastes have changed<\/a> since the days of the mid-engined M1 supercar, which is why the XM is not a direct successor. In 2023, everyone <em>(well, not everyone)<\/em> wants an SUV, so the M division is giving people what they want \u2013 yet another high-riding massive vehicle, positioned atop the X5 M and X7 M60i.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cworld\u2019s most powerful letter\u201d has already diversified the lineup by adding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/04\/13\/bmw-xm-50e-technical-specifications-officially-revealed\/\">new base 50e flavor<\/a> in some markets with an inline-six engine as well as a flagship Label Red serving as BMW\u2019s most powerful production vehicle ever.<\/p>\n<p>Source: BMW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States and China are expected to account for 49% of all XM sales, according to early projections made by BMW. The Middle East is estimated to be the third best-selling region with an 8% share, so where does that leave Europe? Well, Germany is forecasted to generate just 7% of the volume and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48826,"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-48825","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\/48825","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/48826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}