Saw an XM on the road today

carseatsm5 · 05-19-2023, 01:15 PM

Quite bulbous and odd looking, even in all black. I know I’m not adding a lot of insight here.

Happy Friday!

WayneM3 · 05-19-2023, 03:46 PM

I saw a white XM the other day parked and, while I am not a fan, it was not as bad as I expected.

Germanauto · 05-19-2023, 03:56 PM

Saw some at the dealer the other day. In black it looks halfway decent, hides some of the weirdness. Although the front will forever be odd. Rear 3/4 view is really nice.

Interior is just too similar to other BMWs in my opinion. I sat inside and it felt like a $90k car not $160k.

Burrcold · 05-19-2023, 04:01 PM

Someone in my neighborhood has one, and it looks terrible. Even my wife, who knows nothing about cars, was like eww what is that??

stein_325i · 05-19-2023, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

Someone in my neighborhood has one, and it looks terrible. Even my wife, who knows nothing about cars, was like eww what is that??

Agreed, saw one in the Dolomites recently in probably the most appealing spec (aka black everything out to hide the design) and it still looked like a bulbous monstrosity. The rear 3/4 and that fat-ass D-pillar in particular were awful.

ShocknAwe · 05-20-2023, 01:41 PM

I feel like BMW designers were trying to decide between wanting to copy a Ford Explorer and an Audi or Genesis Q series, then just gave up.

carseatsm5 · 05-20-2023, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Germanauto

Saw some at the dealer the other day. In black it looks halfway decent, hides some of the weirdness. Although the front will forever be odd. Rear 3/4 view is really nice.

Interior is just too similar to other BMWs in my opinion. I sat inside and it felt like a $90k car not $160k.

Crazy to think a $90K intetior could feel “inferior” but I get what you mean. From the reviews, the XM inside is very X7 and just not very special.

PcarFan · 05-20-2023, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

I feel like BMW designers were trying to decide between wanting to copy a Ford Explorer and an Audi or Genesis Q series, then just gave up.

And don`t forget Mazda

ShocknAwe · 05-20-2023, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by PcarFan

And don`t forget Mazda

On the money.

Does this thing at least have a split folding tailgate? If not just 200% nope.

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carseatsm5 Lieutenant 1018 Rep 602 Posts Drives: 2020 M5 Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	Saw an XM on the road today Quite bulbous and odd looking, even in all black. I know I’m not adding a lot of insight here. Happy Friday!
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