BMW shows off its new XM hybrid concept vehicle

The BMW Concept XM | BMW

BMW has revealed a new concept plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, the first in its M class to get an electric motor, the company announced. The BMW XM will go into production at the company’s Spartanburg, South Carolina, plant beginning in late 2022, the company said in a news release.

The concept BMW XM has a V8 engine combined with an electric motor to provide 750 horsepower and 737 foot-pounds of torque. BMW spokesman Jay Hanson clarified in an email to The Verge that while the production version of the XM will have a V8 engine paired with a plug-in hybrid system, “horsepower and torque figures should be considered preliminary at this time.”

The company said the unusual front-end design, with two large nostril-shaped openings, shows off...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/30/22809724/bmw-new-xm-hybrid-concept-electric-vehicle

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