2024 BMW XM review (inc. 0-100 & braking): The greatest BMW SUV?

This is one of the most powerful SUVs on the road...and it wears a BMW M badge. Paul Maric reviews the 2024 BMW XM to see if the hype behind this mega SUV is worth it. He performance tests the car, brake tests the car and also drives with everything switched off for some fun.

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Intro: 00:00
Exterior 01:12
Interior 04:13
Infotainment 05:47
Safety Tech
08:06
Practicality
09:04
Charging
13:52
On the Road 14:15
Driver aids 23:45
Performance
24:58
Drifting
28:17
Verdict 32:07

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[chris]

That’s abomination of a BMW and you guys really need to call a spade a spade instead of glossing over stuff just cos they gave you the car for a review 🙄

[Miop-jeof]

Am I the only one shocked at the price of new cars. 1/2 million drive away for an unreliable German that will depreciate at the rate of a Sydney house deposit in 1 year.

[cnvdh]

There is not a single angle that makes this thing look good

[yissibiiyte]

The successor to the M1 supercar...THE heaviest car on the market

[P_FamilyJAR]

Trying to figure out whether the Ssangyong Stavic or this is uglier 😂

[johnsullivan]

From the kidney grill to the pigs from angry birds...

[aslkdfjhg]

The engineers who tuned the suspension and ride must've groaned when the designers put 23' wheels on it.

[Nerdificationing]

No one's watching your podcast without Paul! 😂

[-Derp-]

Great review Paul, as always, I appreciate the in depth look, and warts and all in this case.
13:40 $300k and no button or lever to drop the second row from the boot area? 😳This is unforgivable at this price point. An epic own goal if I have ever seen one.

[connorgregory]

$300, 000 is genuinely just too excessive for an suv. And it doesn't even have the most healthy performance suv numbers either.

[tji]

Very 'nouveau riche'. BMW have lost the plot.

[blessingm]

Saw this car on the road in South Africa 🇿🇦, and I must say, it is imposing, serious presence

[ytfytf]

BMW Styling department - Do whatever China wants.

[marcvivas]

Aesthetics wise is clear that is focused to sell well in other markets like China

[brutusoftroy]

I just don't understand how these cars are making it into production. It's hideously ugly.

[Secretlyanothername]

I love this. Anyone who doesn't understand that this competes with the Bentayga and Urus is missing the point. It's meant to be slightly crazy. It's the Balenciaga bag of cars.

[nomadenview]

Even the new Toyota Prius got better design than this Piggywagen....

[khimani]

The price is a joke for an extremely unreliable car.

[BodenM]

The fact that it's an M-only vehicle, but it's slower than the X5M that it gets its engine and platform from despite the addition of the hybrid system and the accompanying power boost, is an absolute disgrace to the M badge. That's to say nothing of the frankly hideous exterior styling either, luckily they seem to be selling quite poorly because I am yet to see one outside of a BMW dealership. The lovely interior seems almost wasted on that exterior too.

[d.k.]

I am sticking to my 14 yo Toyota corolla