2023 BMW XM Review // The Most Overpriced Car Of The Decade
The 2023 BMW XM ($159,000 starting in the US, $245,580 starting in Canada) is the biggest, heaviest, and most powerful M car that BMW has ever put to market. It also comes with the largest starting price of any BMW in history. But with that price comes a hybrid-powered twin-turbo V8, which packs a mighty 644 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque. It also boasts an undeniable road presence and has adaptive suspension as standard. But is it able to handle its over 6000 lb curb weight? And does it come with all the tech, luxuries, and design one might expect from a top-of-the-line flagship? Thomas and James investigate! We hope you enjoy the episode. Subscribe!
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BMW has some fabulously talented designers at the moment. Shame they work for the motorcycle department
They all wanted to make r9ts and s1000's
BMW Motorrad has very bad designs too - with the exception of the Heritage line models that look fantastic
Like, all of them lol...the only ones left designing cars are interns that never drove before.
lol. X5 X6 XM look almost the same how is that talent?!
@Julian Kutnjak re read the op. Talent is in motorcycle department
At this rate throttle house is going to get on BMWs blacklist before they get on Ferrari's 😂
BMW should blacklist their own eyes, they approved whatever that thing is
My mans wrote on the car with a marker😭
@@kiko865 they also approved the ugliest car and said it was a sports crossover
Unbiased reporting is necessary.
Kooler, 3 weeks.
18:08 "To turn the volume knob you have to literally spin it." Truer words have never been spoken.
😂
9:05, "X over the M", savage
The M Division have utterly shat themselves. To prove it - they’ve stuck an ///M badge on a passenger vehicle that weighs slightly less than an asteroid.
Slightly less than a Moon.....and is MUCH uglier.
I dunno, some asteroids are pretty light...
I think they are going the subaru route. Make a powerful car and then make it the most hideous looking car in the world.
@@sunmand6136 Except the Subaru is a fun to drive car and you could buy like 5 of them for the same price.
Sorry BMW but this looks awful. Youve gone backwords in the stylecatergary big time. All new BMW look Sh1te…..
BMW’s doing a really good job of making me appreciate my ten year old BMW.
So? BMW is selling better than Mercedes now with their bold styling and Mercedes like Tesla has the least reliable vehicles on the road,boring isn’t always the way, Bentley/RR>Tesla
@@seansiew5629 bro how is that bold styling 💀
@@seansiew5629 are you on glue everyone rips on bmw modern stying ideas
@@bullyguy724 it screams bold and aggressive of the XM,everywhere has angles and signs of over styling like Lamborghinis nowadays
@@homewardboundphotos everybody hated it because they are too comfortable with their old BMWs and such, also not to mention the most toxic car fanbase aka Tesla fanboys love to hate BMW for trying new designs out of the box without knowing Tesla themselves are the biggest dickheads on the road,also not to mention Tesla has one of the worst reliability in any car you have seen,BMW is just behind Toyota and Lexus in terms of reliability,people still buy Lexus with their huge grilles,why? They have the reliability everyone wants especially it’s an expensive Toyota
This was one of the most entertaining videos on car reviews that I've ever seen.
Love bmw and I love honesty. Great review - don’t give credit where it’s not due 💪🏽👏🏼
The successor to the M1 supercar....the heaviest SUV on the market
that's what's especially offensive
It’s like when Mitsubishi revived the Eclipse as an SUV
@@papa_pt the XM weighed 2091kgs. On par with even Aston Martin DB7 Volante.
@@squidwardshouse67 yes. Eclipse back then was one of the coolest cars ever. I ever used that car in NFS CARBON.
@@purwantiallan50892800kg lol
As Chris Harris said... There are too many tasteless people with too much money for this not to sell
This. Sadly.
I would buy it 🤷🏽♂️
BMW has lost its way. Can they just try and rehire the team that made the E46 M3? Please look for the old Rolodex….
Eh he was talking about a Rolle right? At least that is genuinely the most luxurious and biggest SUV, the XM doesn’t make sense if it isn’t fast or comfortable
as P T barnum said there are suckers born every day
I love BMW and have only owned the badge my entire life (I'm 38), and I appreciate the candidness of Throttle House reviews of the cats fro Munich.
Your Videos are phenomenal, and the way you explain each feature of the all cars are more informative and excellent. Keep going. I Have a request i have not seen any video on 2023 BMW X5 SDrive MSport package with 22in wheels, not there a single video on KZhead If possible can you guys do short review. Please Thanks!!
The fact it weighs 1000lbs more than my truck WITHOUT a sun or full glass roof (like my truck has) is a pretty neat achievement.
Hurts to read almost as bad as getting run over in the Ralph’s parking lot by one of these high octane suburban tanks.
6000lbs is most likely a target weight for vehicle manufacturers at this point, at least in the US. US tax code allows small business owners to deduct 100% of the purchase price vehicles that are 6000lbs or more.
@@WolfusZero the XM also has 2091kgs in weight. As heavy as even DB7 VOLANTE.
@@WolfusZeroit allows them to depreciate them as a commercial vehicle. You can have any car as a business vehicle assuming it actually is.
@@purwantiallan5089 What? That's over 2700kgs, dummy.
I like how BMWs reasoning for never giving us an M7 is because “the M Division does not tune on vehicles or platforms of that size” and now here we are. Six. Thousand. Pounds.
I can only say give me back my oilyshit-twin-turbo-8bangers-dct.
What do you expect when you cross 1st dedicated X with M?
Rich people Tax breaks for trucks are why this happened imo
Now you see how much BS that was. M has stopped being pure long time ago. Natural aspiration, DCT, RWD, they used to stand for those things religiously, but the market, emissions, etc have long eroded that. I'm sure the Alpina B7 had something to do with no M7 too.
The Alpina B7 rocks tho
Adequate analysis, thank you. This is pathetic how the company who produced E30 M3, did something like that now in 2023...
Awesome review! You are generous with the exterior styling.
Another brilliant episode guys. Unapologetically honest, just enough humor, and true automotive enthusiasm. 👏👏👏
Agree.
They nailed this review. Forecasting a nail in the coffin for this one. It kinda looks like a modern hearse. Perhaps the supposed eccentric buyers can be buried in them.
Thank you for making this video! It’s insane how BMW has continued this awful trend despite most car journalists correctly calling out how they don’t make sense long term.
Car journalist aren't exactly the people they need to listen too. That's quite a condescending statement
I agree @Bright Sun Films. A good car journalist represents what a car guy thinks or feels about current trends in your community.
They don't care what car journalists in Europe or the US are saying because this car is built to please the Chinese market and they have a very different taste than we do
Bright Sun Films commenting on this makes so much sense seeing as this SUV weighs about as much as the cruise ships he reviews.
You will soon be able to do a Bankrupt episode about BMW at this rate.
Thank you for making this video. You have your choice in video making and I appreciate you choosing this thank you and have a safe video making future
Brutally honest. Love the review. Hope BMW is taking notes on the outro!
Throttle house will probably never get to review a new bmw after the last couple of reviews. Glad they are honest though and say what we are all thinking. X over the m is the perfect description 😅
facts haha
BMW did it to themselves. They have consistently shown their arrogance and tone deafness with regards to their design language, hoping that by talking down to customers and characterizing their own failures as being 'everyone elses fault', it would somehow make their vehicles less horrifying and embarrassing to drive. I will never return to bmw.
@@luvpiggery Their iX launch commercial was insulting to me as a lifelong BMW fan and owner
@@luvpiggery Indeed, when they draw the equal sign between those who like their new design language and those who can afford a BMW.
@@jkliao6486 yes, false equivalence amplified by ego.
The design team did a nice job of making the car look horrible from every angle. Consistency 👍🏻
no doubt
💀 come on, it isn't that bad.
@@bohlalenchabeleng1370 it hideous
i laughed audibly. thank you for that.
The first look i had on the all new X7 reminded me of a Tibetan fox
Great review! Thanks
I love how slow the BMWs look in the Throttle House shots, compared to any serious sports car they've reviewed
Thanks for the honest review. It prevented me from mis-spending that $245,580 I had lying around.
same here... I guess Í will busy some NFTs now.
Don’t believe this guy. My friend just got one and it’s a beautiful car all around
@@Contry23 ur friend failed in life 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Contry23 You can get a 'beautiful car' for 30-40k USD, for something priced this highly it's going to need more than that to stand out against its competitors...and it just kinda doesn't
@@Contry23 hug him. Pat him on the shoulder. He needs your support.
Why someone would buy this over an X5M is beyond me
Or an M4 and a regular x5, for the price
For the bag. This is BMW’s debut to the luxury bag market
Why anyone would buy a sports SUV is beyond me. If you are rich enough, why not buy a m5 competition for fun and an X7 for utility?
Because it’s 50.000 euros cheaper here in the Netherlands due to less taxes because of the lower emissions😅
@@kingsmod8777 Exactly, cars like this baffle me. You could afford an escalade and Blackiwing for this price, or a X7 and and M3
Love the closing statement by James 😂 Keep up the great work guys!
I found this video to be the funniest you've made!! Couldn't have roasted it better!! Great job!! 🤝🏻
We need more people like you guys, too many car review channels afraid to say these things in fear they won’t get these opportunities from BMW going forward (pretty much anyone who gave the new m2 a good review). Great job guys and this makes me appreciate my 2007 bmw so much more.
It's so funny how you assume every good review the M2 got was based on fear because of one bad review. A vast majority gave good to great reviews, fairly saying it is great for what it is meant to be, and not necessarily a better version of the outgoing generation. One review was bad, just one. Perhaps, just perhaps, something was wrong with their opinion?
@@TheMarkcu24 well Thomas is one of the most experienced in circuit racing so his opinion can be put as more valid one. There are also guys like Topher that haven't touched on it yet
Thomas also owns a previous gen so I will take the most from his opinion. I get what you’re saying though, maybe that did come off a bit one sided. But perhaps, just perhaps these last two throttle house reviews are the only ones telling the whole truth? Perhaps, just perhaps they expect cars to make better improvements gen to gen? Can you honestly sit there and say the new m2 looks better? Or that hey greatly improved “the ultimate driving experience”? And for how much more? I have a feeling when the heated seat subscriptions make it to the states that won’t bother you either or half the people giving these reviews.
cheap people like you would like cheap cars. High class people will get it anyway
@@michaelfrick8928 definition of making it more complicated than it is
I'm constantly watching car channels hoping they'll fill the gap top gear left behind, throttle house has been giving me some hope
Hagerty has some amazing content
I don’t know when I re-watch some of their stuff. I think it is actually pretty immature, t house seems to have a really good balance of more mature, fun information rather than just marketing.
@@trumptookthevaccine1679 Which Top Gear? Pre or Post-Clarkson/May/Hammond era?
@@poulette2937 so did Doug Demuro.
This is what Top Gear should have done. Two guys like this. Not trying hard.
Really excited for the upcoming special! I know people say this in every single one of your comment sections, but you're really helping to fill the void that Old Top Gear left.
The outtro 😂 gold
“Unapologetically styled“ is perhaps the best euphemism I’ve heard for butt ugly. The styling is obnoxiously toxic. Loving my Benz right now. The excellence and candor displayed in your videos keeps me coming back. Great job, guys!
Tbh new mercedes cars don’t look very good as well
@@MisiekCentralnythat maybe true, but they're infinitely better looking than what's coming out of Munich at the moment which is quite frankly, goppingly awful.
I agree, "unapologetically styled" is just code for F*ck You design. They seem to think that ANYTHING that draws attention is good, no matter how crass or vulgar. Someone needs to tell them that attention is not the same as admiration.
@@MisiekCentralnyfor real they don’t
God I love you guys. Ripping on the car the whole time, the string on the volume knob, and drawing on the back of the car 😂 You guys are legendary
My favourite part had to be the conclusion with the “bad deal” bit that was great lol
@@NoLimit_V8 😆
When you said label red and red label you reminded me of Mr. Bean’s interview with Elton John or John Elton 🤣. Excellent review as always!
We needed this honesty! Manufactures need to see how they are diluting their identity. Keep it up Throttle House!!!
That teaser for the special got me so hyped for it. Haven't been this excited for a car show since OG top gear. You boys have done something real special. One of the KZhead channels ever.
Honestly though, I'm so excited
Truly a KZhead channel of all time
@@cameron2289 this is a comment
Basically Throttle House’s version of a Top Gear Special. I’m pretty excited too.
PUMPED!
I can’t begin to explain how much I appreciate and respect the two of you always being so blunt and honest while so many other channels seem to be too afraid of expressing any legitimate criticisms or genuine opinions/feelings. There’s never any ass kissing from you guys, which is one of the many reasons why you guys are best in the business. Thank you the consistently awesome videos!
Couldn't have said it better myself
Agreed 100%. I've unfollowed a few channels I used to love because every single video was "THE BEST XYZ CAR??!!"..it got old. These guys and savagegeese only ones I really watch now.
@@NukkaBerryFinn EXACTLY!!!!!! And hell yes, SavageGeese is phenomenal too. I love those guys.
Yes! I appreciate this also!
fkn Matt Wattson
I swapped my roundel machine for one from the tri pointed star a few years back and the munich brand has done nothing to make me regret that decision, that being said going forward it’s getting really hard to get excited about anything coming out of Germany, and that makes me very sad.
This vehicle is a work of art…. Some people don’t have the keen sense of Art
Every kid makes "art". Doesn't mean it's worth 250k.
@@celestialnubian Who are you to say what’s something worth??
@@pleaseletitgo1818 Q. Who are you to say what’s something worth? A. A current BMW owner who has been turned off by the company's new design direction. So, I guess I'm the ultimate arbitrator of what something is worth.
@@celestialnubian still doesn’t give you the authority to put a value on anything ! Especially BMW
I love the brutal honesty. Puts other channels to absolute shame! Keep it up
They are paid suckers. They keep attacking any new BMW car.
@@hassanger8128 lol maybe because bmw deserves it?
@@hassanger8128 because they all suck lmfao
@@hassanger8128we’ll all the new BMWs are weird looking. Performance isn’t the issue here although with this specific car even that sucks and that’s coming from a lifetime BMW fanatic that’s only ever owned BMWs and has an f80 comp an f87 comp and x7 m50 and a 650i m sport.
@@hassanger8128 They’re attacking new BMWs because they’re all garbage.
This thing is nearly ONE THOUSAND POUNDS heavier than my long wheelbase Escalade. Insane
It does have batteries
@@rdb-pc4sp yeah, but it also has an engine…
And still less powerful than the X5 M...
A THOUSAND POUNDS MORE than an escalade. an ESCALADE. a LONG WHEELBASE escalade. that's atrocious. props to you, cadillac
@@1betterthanyou1 hmm, a tractor motor, I believe they both have engines
Where was this filmed? such a beautiful view!
That must have been the most incredible car review I’ve ever watched. I was cracking up the whole time! 😂 Honestly, I feel sorry for the people who buy this car. It seems like a deceptive BMW business strategy to get rich (or not rich) people to spend an unnecessary amount of money for well… …it’s very sad really…
I like the pr cruiser and Aztec, but only later models, and the front end sucks. This is ugly. Terrible.
You feel sorry for people that spend $250,000 on a tacky new SUV?? I dont😅 either do your market research before you make a big purchase, or you deserve to suffer the consequences.
the sad people who will buy this vehicle aren't sad at all.. more like they are sad for you since you cant even afford one.
This is the Pontiac Aztec of our generation
That is quite an insult… to Pontiac
the aztec was still affordable and had many innovations that went overshadowed/forgotten for years until everyone else started making ugly crossovers. this isn't innovative at all
I'd take the aztec
Hats off to BMW for designing a car that makes the iX look good.
Imagine calling the iX the 9-series as it's also the Roman numeral for '9'
Nah, the iX exterior is still uglier. But not by much. Not really the type of contest you want 2 of your newest models in.
Date just can’t forgive them for making a iX
In the Netherlands it’s actually quite “cheap”. You can have a brand new one with all the options for 145K. The hybride engine saves about 60K of taxes here.
I was born and raised in munich. My granddad, my dad and i drove many BMWs over decades. Now me (and my dad) became to hate BMW. Our last last model (my) was a F32. A really work of art. BMW sady is now a car company i am ashamed of.
That X8M 70e realization at the end got me crying 😂🤣
I still don’t get it😢
@@ValidAsian When you know a bit about BMW it makes a lot more sense. This is more of a sport coupe version of the X7 which makes it an X8 and the M70e cause it doesnt live up to full M cars like an X5M does. M70e means its an M lite hybrid and not a full M car
It's so true tho, that's literally what this car is
4:29 this shot really puts the sheer scale of the XM into perspective its HUGE
Uhuh but only a shadow to an Escalade
Exactly what I was thinking. It's a small boat, not a SUV. :)
Agreed but tbf James is a small dude 😂
I agree, and I can't believe they made a rear end that is uglier than the X4
Sheer not shear
Should this be called the V///M instead then? since it's based on the 5er? To me this feels like BMW is doing what all the other big SUVs are doing, throw in that hybrid power line to cut emissions and make it seem more environmentally friendly. I think the target audience is people with too much money and too little sense, or some serious self-esteem issues. Great review, honest, to the point, and clearly you're not just talking to make a video, you both actually care and have solid insight on how this would've made more sense. Thank you!
The volume knob cracked me up!
I love the honesty of throttle house and these BMW reviews. I hope BMW doesn’t retaliate and can take this feedback to give us better M cars going forward!
they're retarded but they're selling cars so I'm sure they don't mind it.
With 2.5 million subscribers now, the Throttle House boys have a lot of heft in the KZhead Auto review world, would be impossible for BMW to cut them out.
@@guyl1951 IDK, Lamborghini cut out Harry Metcalfe and we all know about Chris Harris's relationship with Ferrari.
@@Ovenman940 never heard about Harry. What happened?
@@guyl1951 that’s wishful thinking but let’s hope not
Congratulations on anvery diplomatic review of a massive dump pretending being a car. At this point being on a BMW Blacklist seems like a compliment and testimony of an honest review. Really enjoying your content and it truly rememers me of the good old (british) TG. Looking very much foreward for your roadtrip 😂.
Tbh, at this point, I feel like BMW wasn’t bad press, because for all the shit they’ve ever received by everyone who reviewed their shit vehicles, they keep coming back for more
I mean if BMW would stop giving cars for reviews... there wouldn't be any BMW reviews lol I guess BMW thinks that bad press is better than no press... they are probably right... probably
I fully agree, on top of everything thats shit about this car, it's a shitty ugly, incredibly ugly ass car.
Yeah when they said it wasn't too bad, I was like "WTF! How much have they had to drink today!" - it's uglier than the new M2, and that's pretty fucking ugly!
They are paid suckers
I feel it was designed by a recently graduated Art school student, who has a wealthy life style, studied some BMW's design but doesn't know much about some of the older BMW's which we all love.
That 4.4L V8 had me confused sound-wise. At first, I thought it was a 4-cylinder! 🤣
This is how to destroy a millions-dollar project in 20 minutes. Honestly, I was going to put a deposit on this car this week, but your review totally changed my mind! Thanks for that!
Can you put a deposit on me instead?
They made me lose all interest on the new z as well.
Too much money but no common sense, dont know how BMW brainwash you into this car, without this video you be done.
Gullible with weak taste in cars
@@brookXbirhanu Not really! I owned E46, E60, and F10 and currently driving an F13.
I can't get over how big it is! At first I though they were using forced perspective to make them look small while they were standing in front of it. They both look comically small compared to it.
Probably the same size as the cybertruck
This comment is so confusing to me. I'm assuming you're European? This is mid-size by US standards.
You don't know how often I hear that.
That’s what she said! 😁
@@pilotdog68 wtf
Incredible to see how slow it looks when it's accelerating.
Can’t wait for the road trip!!
I got a weight loss ad in the middle of this and it was the funniest thing ever
This car really makes you think Bangle was a design genius.
What BMW are doing, is an incredible job of marketing 20 year old BMWs.
Dropped my CCA membership after an E36 M3 and E39 M5 and haven’t regretted it for a minute. $160k+ for “fine”.
they made the xm as a birthday gift for 50 years of bmw m, just like the m3 touring and m2. and as we all know bmw underestimates is figures of power, torque, and 0-60 time.
If I was a clown and wanted an Urus, I'd totally get this
That and the Ferrari SUV is honestly better than all SUVs being the only modern SUV with a screaming V12.
Picturing 15 clowns jumping out of this
The 440i tested my love for BMW, but the M3 kept me loyal. The M2 spat in my face and didn’t even put out. This… this is running me over as I walk from the BMW service bay to the bus station.
Well, the BMW service bay is a highly trafficked area. Look both ways next time.
The DRLs need to be more spaced apart from the main headlights, maybe put them higher up. And the DRLs need to bigger/thicker
This is such a gorgeous and bold car! It looks like a concept car
I own an e46 m3 and I’m so glad I’ve kept it mint all these years. Seeing these newer BMWs makes me appreciate my car even more….
So lucky. E46 and e92 m3’s are some of the best bmws of all time.
Love my E39. I used to work for BMW. Glad I don’t work for them now. I feel second embarrassment for them already.
I 100% agree with you guys on this. I was given the XM for a weekend test drive, and here are my thoughts: - BIG (it was very difficult driving this thing around town. It made my X5 felt small. The front hood is huge and imposing) - front end looks a lot better in person - Slow: I was disappointed in the most powerful bmw made. - Transmission was awful. Sport+ was slow. It was violent especially on downshifts. I left the car in comfort setting in the M1 setting. - extroverted: people were pointing at me and slowing down to look at it. I think they were making fun of my poor financial decision lol😂 - Interior is nice, the rear seats are very comfortable. My kids thought the roof liner lighting design is the best feature of the car. Somehow I feel bmw launched this to make people feel good about buying the X5M Comp 😂
Honestly i think if i saw someone driving this in traffic i would just laugh my ass of knowing he/she spend a shitton of money on a 'car' that does nothing well and looks like a screeming turd on wheels.
This is just so garish i wouldn't have accepted it LOL but i get why you did.
@@basmca1 lol the cope in your comment 💀
so ugly as most bmw now
@@Johnnygga What cope? Having money or driving an expensive car doesn't somehow magically shield you from making dumbfounded choices. Like buying a XM.
Thank you for the honest review, I hope BMW listens. I drove it, dealers are even having a hard time selling it. They were sitting on one for more than 10 months and were offering me a 50K discount. Still seemed obnoxious to spend that for what it is… even though I’m an extrovert… X5 M is still more convincing than this thing… 😅
I think is car is more of a flex machine like the g wagon luxury n some kind of speed not the fastest but coolest in the sense of the G63 amg type of way, even the pricing is close. N I love it 😘👌🥰
How do you make a 4.4L V8 sound like a 1.5L Inline 4 screaming at you from another zip code?
How does the new C63s sound like?, that’s crappier than this, a 4 cylinder hybrid
@@seansiew5629 whats ur point? u answered the question lmao. New 63 is a 4 banger, this is not.
@@sorkpojken what I’m saying if you think this is the worst sounding V8,the new C63s deserves a bigger facepalm with the sound
Pringles. Listen to that trash and tell me it doesn't sound like the exhaust is a Pringles can. A privilege of course. It'll cost you, dear tasteless trophy wife to make your boulder sound like chips.
I legit thought "oh, this must have a 4 cylinder über hybrid, a la c63" when they did the opening shots.
That 6,000 POUNDS 🌍 part had me dying laughing man lol
Which would you say is the ultimate BMW SUV to buy?
Everyone has their own opinions. In my opinion, it’s the coolest LOOKING bmw SUV I’ve ever seen. I’ve never driven any of the SUV’s. But it looks amazing and like a dream car. So to each their own.
I've started to fall in love with the design of Fiat Multipla
It is super utilitarian and nice inside, outside however….
A 4.4 V8 only develops 480hp….are we back in the 2000s or something??
2000s when Mercedes 5 liter V8 made 308 hp :D
@@evokki0075 naturally aspirated
@@chabweezy9905 True. Better that way. Best engines made in that era. Reliable but powerful as cars weights were much lower.
Twin turbod as well isn't it
Man, I want a 2+2 seating configuration of it Also, I like the design, inside and out
Great review - check out the price - completely crazy!!
my god watching this video was such a delight, I don't even care about this car anymore after seeing other reviews, but seeing you guys' banter and jokes and stuff about the car just makes my day every time. Can't wait for the new series on the 30th!
You guys are the best. Love the honesty. The gluttonous public demands more and more-weight, cost, excess-and BMW is more than happy to provide it. Such a sad departure from their initial mission.
Their initial mission was to sell expensive cars to rich people. Then in the late 60s, to save their asses from bankruptcy, they revamped their lineup and marketed their cars as "driver's cars" to appeal to a new audience. They are simply going back to what they did in the 1920s.
What was their original mission
@@carlitos366 Practical, sporty sedans and coupes that emphasized handling and relatively light weight. Leaning toward sportiness rather than luxury/opulence/excess.
Excellent video. Excellent review lol
I'm glad it's so quick. I had one in front of me at a stop light recently and it pulled away really fast, which meant I could stop squinting and open my eyes without risking retinal cancer or a brain tumor from looking at that thing. In comparison to this, the Cybertruck design will age like the DMC Delorean, even if nobody ever makes a movie about it.
I swear, the XM’s project head was Helen Keller reincarnated and the design team were the Three Blind Mice.
LMAO
Really looking forward to the road trip series, though I'm not sure I can wait another 26 months.
26 months?
@@HarrietThugman it’s a joke about the date format. 4.30.23 would be 26 months from now if there were 30 months Much funnier now that I’ve explained it, yeah?
@@NYCybertruck I thought that's what they meant. But honestly I've never seen the date format as day/month/year. In the U.S. I've only seen month/day/year. Or maybe I'm wrong, idk. Either way not that funny lol.
@@HarrietThugman Spoken like someone, who uses parts of their body to measure distances....
@@NYCybertruck no
Only thing I can hope for is the S68 in a 5 series. Except the new 5 is no looker either. An f90 with the S68 engine would be amazing.
I have been in 5 BMW XMs so far. I gotta say, I think the XM you were in had a busted volume dial lmao
These guys are the closest thing to modern topgear we have. This episode makes me appreciate my older M5 more and more.
Jason Cammisa on Hagerty's channel is closer to Top Gear, in my opinion.
I was cracking up at ''X8 ///M70e'' good job guys, it makes too much sense so BMW didnt add it
Imagine being part of the team behind this car, and everybody is shaming it and saying it’s the worst m car ever. And all that for the 50 year anniversary 😂 Damn I hope some people got fired over this
Straight honesty like you don't get on most car channels
Man, I just loved this review. Wish more channels are as honest as these guys are. Also, the rear end of the car looks like the stuff that comes out of a rear end - hope BMW realises that
BMW, please fire the entire design team asap.
Drove it and not better than the 2021 X5M C.That's a keeper.
We're only 3 years into the decade and this one has been crowned as the most overpriced already. Impressive
This is why concept cars should always remain that, a concept
Well, look at the Lexus LC500 which is 90% identical to the concept car. I suppose exceptions need to be made once in a while, no?
just got one of these very enjoyable to drive
I read it somewhere, BMW has been putting a lot of work and money in the design department And they are doing a fantastic job in the Mottorad division. The car division has fired all of the designers ig
I'm sure all modern BMWs are great driving machines but holy *shit* are they a challenge to look at.
The biggest issue I have with them is there is very little road feel in any of them. They used to be communicative. But now they feel numb. Combined that with the exterior styling as of late and it's a no go.
I don’t even think they can claim the driving machine angle anymore. Even the reviews are shying away from praising the driving experience which used to be the entire appeal to BMW vehicles. Talk about a fall from grace, I wonder where rock bottom is. 🤔
Whether or not they’re amazing driving machines or not, visually it’s almost to the point of intentionally ugly. Maybe the goal is so unattractive, only excess money could buy it