But here, with the black-out trim, two-tone wheels, and the wicked-cool Daytona Violet paint, the XM… kinda looks good, right? The relatively subdued color scheme lets the proportions shine, from the long, squinty nose to that heavily tapered tail. It was easy to mock the debut color scheme, with its bright red kindey grille lipstick. If you’re feeling modest, 22s are available, but c’mon: this is an XM we’re talking about. Rolling stock consists of staggered 23-inch alloys, wrapped in 275/35 rubber up front and colossal 315/30s out back. The brake package continues to consist of a six-piston front, single-piston rear arrangement. The setup includes active roll stabilization, along with adaptive steering. Which is famously conservative about these things…īMW has also tweaked the standard adaptive M suspension for Label duty. The XM now needs just 3.7 seconds to dash to 60 mph (96 km/h) according to BMW. The electric motor still uses BMW’s patented pre-gearing stage, which effectively sends over 50 percent more torque (332 lb-ft) to the eight-speed transmission. (577 of that comes from the gas engine alone.) Torque is also up, hitting that same 738 figure in pound-feet. What changes has M wrought on its flagship for the Label (née Label Red) designation? Some are old school: turning up the boost on the 4.4-liter V8 liberates all of the 94 additional ponies, now totalling 738 combined system horsepower.
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