CAR magazine UK gets its first taste of the new BMW XM hybrid SUV with pictures, specs and early verdict
► And a PHEV with excessive engineering
The XM, in no unclear terms, a love-hate monument made of pressed steel, cast aluminium and polished carbon fibre. But unlike the beaver tooth M4 or the Its weight and the sticky XXL Pirellis provide unreal quantities of magnetic roadholding, the active anti-sway bars keep body roll nicely in check, and the steering is a totally reassuring if not wholly inspiring control mechanism. The strong brakes decelerate with aplomb time after time, and fading is an alien term to the all-steel apparatus, but the pedal effort increases under stress and over the last twenty car lengths before the vehicle comes to a halt.
As expected, a host of different dynamic modes vie for the driver´s attention. For a start there is Comfort, Sport and Sport Plus. Next, you must choose from default Hybrid, Electric and eControl which is BMWspeak for recharging the battery on the fly.
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