The 2025 BMW XM is a high-performance plug-in hybrid SUV built by the M division. It's offered in two outputs with the top trim delivering 738 horsepower from its twin-turbo V8 hybrid system. Seating five in a lavish, high-tech cabin, the XM attempts to blend luxury with serious performance — a balance it doesn't always get right. It offers up to 31 miles of all-electric range. Think of it as an ultra-fast, ultra-luxurious SUV that's just as bold…
The 2025 BMW XM is a high-performance plug-in hybrid SUV built by the M division. It’s offered in two outputs with the top trim delivering 738 horsepower from its twin-turbo V8 hybrid system. Seating five in a lavish, high-tech cabin, the XM attempts to blend luxury with serious performance — a balance it doesn’t always get right. It offers up to 31 miles of all-electric range. Think of it as an ultra-fast, ultra-luxurious SUV that’s just as bold as it is rapid.
That big SUV with the angry-looking snout hurtling up the highway in your rearview mirror isn’t Peppa Pig’s moody older brother but rather the 2025 BMW XM—a plug-in hybrid loaded with both power and luxury but not quite refined enough to compete with the best of its elite class. A twin-turbocharged V-8 combines with the XM’s plug-in hybrid system to produce 644 horsepower in standard models and up to 738 in the XM Label version. Our testing of the standard trim returned a 3.4-second sprint to 60 mph, though the XM proved to be less adept at going slow than fast. There’s a modestly sized battery pack onboard for when you want to putter around town on electric power alone, which you can do for 29 miles according to our testing. Inside the cabin, the XM is richly adorned, comfortable, and spacious. There’s a curved dashboard display up front and all the latest driver-assistance systems are at your disposal. Plus, BMW even includes a set of throw pillows for the back seats. That about sums up the XM: a less-than-perfect mix of poshness and performance in a size-XXL SUV that can run silently or pin you to the seat with a roar from its twin-turbo V-8. Exciting for sure, but several other expensive performance SUVs, from BMW’s own X7 to the Mercedes-AMG GLS63, do the same thing with more finesse.