I work in sales at the largest BMW dealer in Texas. We received 6 XM’s for the entire year of 2023 and they all sold. What I can tell you is that the type of buyer was not your typical X5M buyer (which is usually someone coming from a smaller M model and needs an SUV). So I’m not sure why so many people keep comparing the two. You mentioned in the video that you don’t understand the comparison to the G Wagen, well those are the types of people who are buying XM’s. Nicely put, they aren’t car people.
Interesting, this is exactly what I thought. Value is up to what people are willing to pay. This seemed to me, to be, ... Dunno how to say it... Like a luxury bag or something. People spend 30K for them or more, because of perceived value. It's not targeting x5m buyers. Some used to think this was -ugly- unattractive but then Tesla showed what ugly really looks like.
@@Sold_a_dummy correct. It’s all about image with the XM. The guy I sold one to never owned a BMW before. He traded two vehicles, a Trackhawk and GLE 63s. He never asked the typical M car buyer questions. His biggest concerns were how the exhaust sounds, all the lighting features.
Actually, I saw one and didn’t know what it was. I took a few pictures of it, but that one was the base XM it seems. She’s a jaw dropper for sure. WOW!
……In L.A., $180,000 is often spent on a KITCHEN REMODEL! (my neighbor spent $300,000 on his kitchen remodel, his stove (alone) was $82,000.). Some places like L.A., Miami, and NY are simply on another level. 🤔😎🤷🏼♂️
I know it’s not the fastest but man. You have to drive the car for yourself, this is the heaviest fastest car I’ve ever been in. If you crash it’s going to be like a bomb man.
What I find strange is that based on all the negative online comments, I was expecting to get the hate out and about my city but it’s been the complete opposite. I’ve never owned a car that has attracted so much positive attention in the short month of ownership, and I’ve owned a lot of amazing cars.
Just wait until that Warranty goes out 😂😂I love my super reliable N52 2010 X5 xdrive30i easy to work on, super easy parts to find, and over 234k miles. It’s clear their target audience is rich folks
Here in Canada the XM starts at $246,344.20 and is available with 22" or 23" wheels. Winter wheels are the 22" ones at just over $10K a set of 4. Snow tires are extra...
Really insane prices for 22" wheels. My friend is using top chinese suv with 22" and got a winter Micheline one for 2300$ usd in Belarus. And i thought it was expensive lol
I can barely afford the car I have but if I was shopping for a car this one would not be on the list because there is no Pano roof. If I am paying 6 figures for a SUV I want a pano roof.
I thought this higher trim package was called the Red Label, not just Label. Going on their site to build one, and it is just Label. That to me sounds really stupid. It should definitely be Red Label since the XM logo is in red, you can get the exterior trim in red, you can get red trimmed wheels, and the interior trim and seats only come with the red on them. Plus, for this much money, you still don't get ventilation for the rear seats. X5, X6, and X7 should all have that as an option, yet they don't. Also, BMW needs to add a digital rear view mirror to each of these.
The BMW XM is for the guy who wears Versace pajamas, and blinged out jewelry. Of course a lot of people wouldn’t relate to it 😂. Either way, I’m glad BMW built something totally different than the rest of their SUV lineup.
Bingo! I know you were joking but that’s actually the type of people who are interested in this vehicle. The don’t want to been seen in an X5 or X7. They want the most expensive BMW model to show off their wealth. No different than G Wagen buyers.
@@marcusvisionI work for BMW. I’m not sure why some people think the XM was supposed to be a volume seller. It’s not, it’s a halo model and very expensive at that. Most dealers only received a few in stock. You’re just not going to go to your local BMW dealer and see XM’s lined up on the lot like an X5.
Love your reviews. BMW has lost their way again. Chris Bangle first took them down the Fugly car route and now they have amped it up. No longer have the exclusive differentiation like they use to as the "Utlimate Driving Machine". So many other choices now.
G-wagon is the exact competitor for this. Someone who wants to be "seen", but doesn't actually care if it's actually that good of a car. What's sad is that what the M halo car is chasing, rather than driving enthusiasts.
a face, a rear, an interior only a desperate mother can love...wtf has happened BMW? that frankenstein SUV might be delightful to drive, but the looks?! good looking BMWs looked like that after a crash.
Nice video, Sofyan !!! I love the green 💚 color, but I'm sorry this XM is pretty ugly to me. I would much rather have the X5M competition all day over the piggy 🐷 snout XM.
The only problem is that this powertrain will make its way into next M5 , not good. Much more weight, impaired handling and same if not worse acceleration
I love in the Palm Springs area and have seen exactly two XMs. Both were hot on the throttle racing from stoplight to stoplight and acting like idiots. You do the math
The red accents are still available as a no cost option, however it’s not standard like the press photos showed. My dealership is receiving one that was ordered by a customer, that’s arriving next year. Matte black with red accents.
I wish BMW would just build a functional purposeful, off road capable SUV with a least a rear locking diff that you can actually tackle the ruff stuff? I don't understand their logic with building just high performance vehicles that don't really do anything other than "go fast"? I know they had a real locking diff on the first generation X7's but they discontinued that feature? Build a stand alone real SUV/SAV that can go off the beaten path? Make it rugged and purposefully capable to climb, Wade thru water, crawl, and go anywhere? Tired of seeing senseless vehicles that are one dimensional? Thank God for the INEOS GRENADIER 🎉
This vehicle is for people in L.A., Miami, Hamptons NY, and Aspen. These people want something DIFFERENT from their neighbors. These people wear Gucci/ Louis Vuitton / Versace hoodies at age 50. ……what’s kind of funny, is that here in L.A., there are ALREADY a bunch of these in Malibu-Calabasas-Beverly Hills! (they’re ALREADY becoming common!!…….and the owners ALL ignore each other!!) 🤔🤷🏼♂️😂😎
These MF car companies kill me, why do they put the rear wiper in the position it’s in, they have a place to hide it but they don’t 191k & BMW still did this!!
Good review. What a horrible vehicle. BMW has really lost their way recently. And while I think you were joking when you said that ///M stands for motor, there is nothing Motorsport about this thing.
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I work in sales at the largest BMW dealer in Texas. We received 6 XM’s for the entire year of 2023 and they all sold. What I can tell you is that the type of buyer was not your typical X5M buyer (which is usually someone coming from a smaller M model and needs an SUV). So I’m not sure why so many people keep comparing the two. You mentioned in the video that you don’t understand the comparison to the G Wagen, well those are the types of people who are buying XM’s. Nicely put, they aren’t car people.
Interesting, this is exactly what I thought. Value is up to what people are willing to pay. This seemed to me, to be, ... Dunno how to say it... Like a luxury bag or something. People spend 30K for them or more, because of perceived value.
It's not targeting x5m buyers.
Some used to think this was -ugly- unattractive but then Tesla showed what ugly really looks like.
@@Sold_a_dummy correct. It’s all about image with the XM. The guy I sold one to never owned a BMW before. He traded two vehicles, a Trackhawk and GLE 63s. He never asked the typical M car buyer questions. His biggest concerns were how the exhaust sounds, all the lighting features.
Great insight! Thanks for the added info. I’m usually curious when it comes to vehicles like this where I feel like “what’s the point?”
Huh bruh 💯💯💯💯
Tax write off
X5M, period
I dont care what pepole say that its ugly,i disagree with them, it looks great,i love it
As the BMW guy, I will buy a 2024 BMW XM.
Actually, I saw one and didn’t know what it was. I took a few pictures of it, but that one was the base XM it seems. She’s a jaw dropper for sure. WOW!
I was lucky enough to spend a weekend driving one. Let’s just say if you’re an introvert, the XM definitely isn’t the vehicle for you 😂.
Bro me too saw two the last two days had to jump straight to TH-cam beautiful car huge on the parkway
23:00 Dang That Launch Punches you back
$180k. You gotta be kidding me, insanity.
Try 192k for this model
200K+ after finance lol
……In L.A., $180,000 is often spent on a KITCHEN REMODEL! (my neighbor spent $300,000 on his kitchen remodel, his stove (alone) was $82,000.). Some places like L.A., Miami, and NY are simply on another level. 🤔😎🤷🏼♂️
@@eddieg6436 I guess if you have money to burn it inherited a lot. Why not.
thats for the Subscription to drive it. :]
This is the ONLY bimmer I would ever buy, my wife HATES European cars, but this car changed her mind totally.
I take it XM radio is standard?
I know it’s not the fastest but man. You have to drive the car for yourself, this is the heaviest fastest car I’ve ever been in. If you crash it’s going to be like a bomb man.
the BMW decal in the back is a reference to the original M1 sports car which had a similar one!
Is it just me or these new hybrid big engine performance cars are so cool. I love them, it really feels futuristic
Just subscribed. Great content and well made videos.
your reviews > everyone else's
the back seat is really cool
My dream car 😍🔥
Xi, XM Label?
Not iX, and XM Label Red?
Finally a bmw v8 that sounds like its suppose to!!
The hybrid functionality seems to make up for its shortcomings. It's pricey, but if you have the disposable income, why not?
Absolutely love that green! 💚💚💚
What I find strange is that based on all the negative online comments, I was expecting to get the hate out and about my city but it’s been the complete opposite. I’ve never owned a car that has attracted so much positive attention in the short month of ownership, and I’ve owned a lot of amazing cars.
Just wait until that Warranty goes out 😂😂I love my super reliable N52 2010 X5 xdrive30i easy to work on, super easy parts to find, and over 234k miles. It’s clear their target audience is rich folks
Now I know what $191,895 dollars weight.....around 6200 lbs
what beautiful headlights, is this Citroen Picasso?
My 2007 Volvo VNL SEMI, has the same patern on the interior as XMs ceiling liner.
I was browsing my bmw dealer and seen this 189k suv. A hybrid v8. Nuts
Here in Canada the XM starts at $246,344.20 and is available with 22" or 23" wheels. Winter wheels are the 22" ones at just over $10K a set of 4. Snow tires are extra...
Really insane prices for 22" wheels.
My friend is using top chinese suv with 22" and got a winter Micheline one for 2300$ usd in Belarus. And i thought it was expensive lol
Shoutout to your videographer! I would of never guessed he was using such a simple run and gun setup!! Great review as usual!
Finally someone explains the total mile range gas and electrical 👍🏾
I like green paint. I like red leather. I don’t like them on the same vehicle.
This thing is polarizing for sure. But 6200lbs!? This weighs about what my TRX does! Goodness...
That's heavier than a Rolls-Royce Cullinan if I'm not mistaken.
3 tons is fuckin insane!
Ive seen one of these at night on a road with minimal light and it was one of the craziest looking things ive seen on the road.
The styling works for me in this color. Kinda
I don’t care, that’s the sexiest vehicle I’ve ever seen.
This is like a Rolls-Royce of SUVs. Asian will definitely love it very much esp. those who have chauffeurs to drive.
That rear end is hideous looking. Like they didn't completely finish the design process.
Amazing job Sofyan.
BMW is going pure Persian spec.
Love the front end on these!
Does it give / blow temp accurately , like 76 at 76 setting ?? Orrr it blows cold air like in 68-70’s??
Are you stupid?😊
This is how BMW should design their cars now a days. Unfortunately it takes nearly 200k to make it right.
I can barely afford the car I have but if I was shopping for a car this one would not be on the list because there is no Pano roof. If I am paying 6 figures for a SUV I want a pano roof.
BMW actually asked Citroen to use the "XM" name since Citroen was the first one to use it from 1989 to 2000
Curious to how this stacks up to a Cayenne Turbo Hybrid, seems like a direct competitor
Is there any dashcam is built in the car? We don't have to buy it 😅
Add a sunroof and that 32inch screen and im sold
I like how with every new BMW design, people rant and rave about how bad it is and it's the end of BMW...
250 miles on 18 gallons in a hybrid is ridiculous
Exactly 😂. It's useless
Umm, the hybrid system isn’t for fuel economy, it’s for performance.
It isn't for fuel economy
Hideous car (exterior wise) BUT that green paint job is beautiful.
at 6,000+lbs,
This smells like tax write off to me 😅
Almost two hundred k for heavy suv, which will lose the value double after missing label “brand new”, but will stay with overpriced service.$$$
I thought this higher trim package was called the Red Label, not just Label. Going on their site to build one, and it is just Label. That to me sounds really stupid. It should definitely be Red Label since the XM logo is in red, you can get the exterior trim in red, you can get red trimmed wheels, and the interior trim and seats only come with the red on them.
Plus, for this much money, you still don't get ventilation for the rear seats. X5, X6, and X7 should all have that as an option, yet they don't. Also, BMW needs to add a digital rear view mirror to each of these.
Johnnie walker red label whiskey Thtd why
@andersonrodriguez8258 that makes sense it's probably a trademark
@@denziiey definitely 💯
The BMW XM is for the guy who wears Versace pajamas, and blinged out jewelry. Of course a lot of people wouldn’t relate to it 😂. Either way, I’m glad BMW built something totally different than the rest of their SUV lineup.
I wear vicuna socks and alligator Ts, and im getting this car in Boston green.
Yes BMW give it standard air suspension.
Review the X1 m35i
Who in actual hell lease these?? Is it to look cute driving to the office or mall😂
People with real money in their account
Bingo! I know you were joking but that’s actually the type of people who are interested in this vehicle. The don’t want to been seen in an X5 or X7. They want the most expensive BMW model to show off their wealth. No different than G Wagen buyers.
Dropped to 400 units from 700 in Q3...not a bright future. Dollars have to make sense.
@@marcusvisionI work for BMW. I’m not sure why some people think the XM was supposed to be a volume seller. It’s not, it’s a halo model and very expensive at that. Most dealers only received a few in stock. You’re just not going to go to your local BMW dealer and see XM’s lined up on the lot like an X5.
People that like to waste money, with 191k I can easily buy a business in most countries.
Gle 63amg coupe
RSQ8
URUS
Love your reviews. BMW has lost their way again. Chris Bangle first took them down the Fugly car route and now they have amped it up. No longer have the exclusive differentiation like they use to as the "Utlimate Driving Machine". So many other choices now.
I totally agree BMW is trying its best to make the ugliest possible vehicles. BUT WHY???
Ok in this green it looks like the pigs from angry birds
Looks like a hippo
That’s nice I’d buy that but in black though
G-wagon is the exact competitor for this. Someone who wants to be "seen", but doesn't actually care if it's actually that good of a car.
What's sad is that what the M halo car is chasing, rather than driving enthusiasts.
I love the "Sofa Back Seat" concept but it's sad that it's in that particular car
a face, a rear, an interior only a desperate mother can love...wtf has happened BMW? that frankenstein SUV might be delightful to drive, but the looks?! good looking BMWs looked like that after a crash.
I got one of these it was $18.99 for the car and $180,000 for the subscription to drive it.
I love the car
Their naming of this vehicle goes from bad to worse. Label Red was backwards to begin with, now it's just "Label"? Just stupid.
Trunk space is smaller because the back seat is a lounge
CMONNN 3k more subscribers and Sofyans a millionaire!!!! LETS GIVE HIM THIS WELL DESERVED DISTINCTION!!!
Nice video, Sofyan !!! I love the green 💚 color, but I'm sorry this XM is pretty ugly to me. I would much rather have the X5M competition all day over the piggy 🐷 snout XM.
25:03 the legend's name is Hans Zimmer.... not Zimmerman 😱
Not my cup of green tea, BMW'S have a lot of plastic parts and become expensive after 5 years, the engineers at BMW know what's going on heh...
I've come around on the styling a bit, I still think it's a mix of confused and overdone but that's ok given the buyer it's going for.
It comes from the design school of "Money makes you more attractive."
Makes me happy that these are selling so poorly. Dealers started advertising $20K+ discounts within the first month of them hitting showrooms.
Too bad its a money pit
I would buy this truck but only if it had air suspension.
X5x6m and GLE 63s and RSQ8 are all faster
Colore top.
This Would Make A Nice Transformer 😂
The only problem is that this powertrain will make its way into next M5 , not good. Much more weight, impaired handling and same if not worse acceleration
I love in the Palm Springs area and have seen exactly two XMs. Both were hot on the throttle racing from stoplight to stoplight and acting like idiots. You do the math
That front end makes a Lexus almost tolerable.
panoramic sunroof would have been better
Nice piece, Model X at $80k will ne a better choice IMO.
A model X 💀Two very different prices, buyers, and this is way better quality
i will take a M3 with the left over $80k
@@wliftingyeah but a tesla family suv and a BMW high performance suv are completely different so you can't say one is a better choice over the other
I love this car but the red accents are awful. That may be why they got rid of the ‘red’ label name. Not everyone loves red.
The red accents are still available as a no cost option, however it’s not standard like the press photos showed. My dealership is receiving one that was ordered by a customer, that’s arriving next year. Matte black with red accents.
I wish BMW would just build a functional purposeful, off road capable SUV with a least a rear locking diff that you can actually tackle the ruff stuff? I don't understand their logic with building just high performance vehicles that don't really do anything other than "go fast"? I know they had a real locking diff on the first generation X7's but they discontinued that feature? Build a stand alone real SUV/SAV that can go off the beaten path? Make it rugged and purposefully capable to climb, Wade thru water, crawl, and go anywhere? Tired of seeing senseless vehicles that are one dimensional? Thank God for the INEOS GRENADIER 🎉
To heavy, to expensive, and that front end styling, oh boy. I've only seen 3 in New York city in the last 4 months.
This vehicle is for people in L.A., Miami, Hamptons NY, and Aspen. These people want something DIFFERENT from their neighbors. These people wear Gucci/ Louis Vuitton / Versace hoodies at age 50. ……what’s kind of funny, is that here in L.A., there are ALREADY a bunch of these in Malibu-Calabasas-Beverly Hills! (they’re ALREADY becoming common!!…….and the owners ALL ignore each other!!) 🤔🤷🏼♂️😂😎
It’s Xtremely ugly
It's not
Should be called a X6M 🤔
Automatic doors would have been overkill 😂(we can’t give them everything we aren’t Tesla) 😂
lol $191K, 14 mpg on premium and its still slower than my Rivian. Can we just stop with the antiquated engine technology?
These MF car companies kill me, why do they put the rear wiper in the position it’s in, they have a place to hide it but they don’t 191k & BMW still did this!!
The face only the Chinese could love
180k hell no … that’s ridiculous. That’s Bentley territory …
…..My neighbor’s Bentayga cost $285,000. 🤔🤷🏼♂️
lmao this is the best m division came up with... while amg and audi sport got amg gt and r8
Design department should be fired
Good review. What a horrible vehicle. BMW has really lost their way recently. And while I think you were joking when you said that ///M stands for motor, there is nothing Motorsport about this thing.
Beautiful piece of technology
Said by someone who hasn’t driven one!
Nah it looks amazing