
Fibre-optic light guides containing 100 LEDs are integrated into the headliner's "picture frame" border to produce a relief-like structure. The visual highlight of the cabin is the headliner with its three-dimensional prism structure. "But in the future, they would wish to have also more luxury in their cars." "The feedback from our customers is that they really love our cars," van Meel said. Optional seat heating includes the side panels and backrests.
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The XM features lounge-like rear bench seats, black-tinted rear side windows for privacy and deep pile carpeting. "We are really addressing target groups that we didn't address within BMW and M," van Meel said at a press event late last year. The SUV is "a pinnacle of expressive luxury," says Franciscus van Meel, CEO of the M brand. "M is a brand for hardcore performance enthusiasts, the kinds that have petrol running through their veins," Kim said.īut BMW is looking beyond gearhead customers with the XM.

The new model arrives as the German performance marque steps up its electrification game.ĪutoPacific President Ed Kim describes the XM as a "transition model" that shows M brand customers that electrified performance is the future.

Pricing in Canada starts at $220,000, including shipping. factory in South Carolina, with deliveries beginning early next year. The XM plug-in hybrid SUV is the first standalone vehicle from the M performance brand since the BMW M1 launched five decades ago. BMW's lineup is getting a new high-powered halo model for an electrified age.
