[cue2]

£149,000

“. driving the beastly XM confirms what its styling suggests: that this car lacks authenticity or at least any real purpose beyond shock and awe. And if M is historically about proper driving satisfaction in a truly usable and practical package, I’m not sure where its latest product, this self-professed bastion of modern M-ness, is meant to fit in. Not on many British roads, that’s for sure. Too heavy to express itself, too severe to rub along with day to day and too expensive for powertrain niggles to be let off lightly, it brings little to either the brand or the super-SUV party. M can do better.”
Autocar

 

[LiamBates]

Still can’t believe their first dedicated M car since the M1 is this monstrosity! Given that internal combustion engines are not long for this world, is this really how they want them to be remembered?


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[TheGrimJeeper]

Thrown up in my mouth a bit.

 

[bazza]

Some twerp left a bit of the masking tape on when they painted it.

 

[Pud237]

Gash.

 

[symon]

It is probably styled to appeal to the Chinese market.

Like the Americans they have a much more garish taste than Europeans.

 

[keithyboy]

**** me, that's hideous.

 

[cue2]

It is probably styled to appeal to the Chinese market.

Like the Americans they have a much more garish taste than Europeans.

They have strengthened their Chinese interests!

BMW in bumper payout after profit boost from increased stake in China JV

German carmaker also benefits from higher prices for its premium modelsRead more on 'Financial Times Companies'

markets.businessinsider.com

 

[Eny]

Is it just photo trickery or could you fit the Burj Khalifa between the top of the wheel and wheel arch

 

[TheGrimJeeper]

Classic black sills and arch surround of a FauxWheelDrive. To fake ground clearance.

 

[lussoman]

It'd be just about acceptable if it was a Tonka toy rather than an actual car.

 

[MadMotoUK]

Wait! They've actually put it into production? I thought it was just a concept resulting from a drunken weekend in the Reichstag.

 

[GlasgowMito]

We are going to see more and more high-end cars made with no regard for European markets and tastes. For certain high-end vehicles the sales that can be achieved in European markets are insignificant to what could be achieved in the Middle-East or Asia so it's no surprise to see more and more vulgar, classless behemoths that focus on oneupmanship numbers over substance. Even the Brits are at it with the Aston Lagonda Taraf ignoring the home market (if we can even consider it British anymore).

 

[TonyGr]

Why bother with the European market when all European nations are pushing against private transport ownership in the name of preventing climate change. There is no future in a dying market.

 

[Top Down]

Lego car

 

[manc350]

No......

 

[cue2]

In matt black?

 

[manc350]

In matt black?

no

 

[cue2]

The same colour as it’s surroundings or like this

Mercedes creates an 'invisible' F-Cell car

Mercedes has created an invisible F-Cell car to show off its latest zero emissions vehicle.

www.theverge.com

 

[TheGrimJeeper]

It's not a car and it's not invisible. FAIL.