BMW XM - Ugly Budget - Test Drive | Everyday Driver

BMW’s high performance M-Division has made their first M only Hybrid model, the XM. Is it an SUV? Is it a wagon? A family fun car? A luxury experience? It wants to be all of them. We take it for a test drive to see how much of an “everything” the XM can really be. Join us for a Test Drive!
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[@user-he9yp9wj1m]

These guys are as honest as they come and one of the best in the business! Always look forward to their reviews.

[@TestDriveVideos]

Glad you enjoy what we do. Thank you for watching!

[@ChadwickJames]

The fancy bag tether is to restrain the heavy bag from hitting a passenger in a panic stop or accident. My dad was a coroner, he had stories of people done in by a screwdriver or a bowling ball. We would joke not to put a Kleenex box on the back shelf or it could end up in your head.

[@VanjaPejovic]

"I have so much money that I can afford to buy ugly" is definitely a thing. Lots of designer items, clothes, purses, watches are like that. There's also the Bentley Bentega.

[@The_action_is_the_juice]

Ugly and weird = low sales = exclusivity.

[@ghostxfairy]

Don't forget the Cullinan

[@laurenceambrose1984]

If laughter is good medicine, you two have just added years to my life.

[@TestDriveVideos]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!

[@madhattersc4051]

Guess I’m in the minority but I truly love the look. It is unique and it has a look of an angry SUV… which I love.

[@tedadamgreen]

Thanks for the review!

[@t6553gw]

This is the best car review I have watched this year!

[@TestDriveVideos]

Glad you enjoyed it so much. Thank you!

[@alleng012985]

I honestly like BMW's new styling. Everybody else's car looks exactly the same. This car looks really good to me 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@BobsGT235]

I had an XM to demo for a weekend. I didn’t like it. I think the X5M is a much better vehicle and it costs a lot less. By the way guys, the XM isn't an M Performance vehicle like you mentioned throughout the video, it, like the X5M is a full on M vehicle. Also, 👍 for turning the amount of ads way down.

[@gaara4667]

Definitely something I would get just because I had the money.

[@surajvenkat]

XM= try not looking at me. Bmw nailed it totally for next generation of influencers, LV enthusiasts and few car enthusiasts. Brutalist design done to perfection. ❤Bmw.

[@hondaboy2001]

I think it looks great, but I wouldn't have it in boring black. Unfortunately, when I drove it, I didn't get anything more from it than my X5 M50i, which was $6,000 cheaper. 😉

[@shadowsniper9513]

My local dealer has one in black with all the bronze trim (including kidney grille) it actually looks pretty mean, I'm definitely a fan

[@mfbikle]

It’s beauty And the beast. As a designer I think it’s a design cluster-F that somehow works.

[@craighermle7727]

As a consumer, I just shake my head. Kids these days!

[@minigiant8998]

i saw the iX in person and it has presence. cant imagine this on the road.

[@jayep.5328]

A rolling, irreverent, ambivalence inducing spectacle of modern German Engineering! I hate it, but I love it! Automobiles rarely inspire such emotion. Wunderbar !!!

[@SeanGainz]

Very engaging, and entertaining review.

[@Warrior11117]

There are no reliable KZbin reviewers out there, especially in the English-speaking world. It's hard to find channels that offer professional insights. Even some newcomers with limited knowledge and subjective opinions have millions of subscribers, flooding the platform with their content. They should all close their channels. Today, I went to the dealer for my M3 CS new model's break-in service and had the opportunity to test drive the XM (with 23-inch and 22-inch wheels). Wow, this was an insanely well-crafted vehicle. Especially the XM with 22-inch wheels had an amazing ride comfort. While the XM with 23-inch wheels had a slight uncomfortable stiffness during rebound (similar to what I felt in the X5 M), the engine, transmission, damping, and the vehicle's body control for such a large and heavy car were outstanding. It's unlikely that the Cayenne GTS or Turbo can match this performance (I'm not sure about the Turbo GT). Even with a discount, paying $150,000 for a car of this quality is beyond belief. It's truly the best. There's no other SUV competing at this level below $200,000. Not even the Urus or RSQ8 show this level of performance. I wonder what else could be out there? The X6 M seems unrivaled or even non-existent. It's not just about the 0-60 mph time. Lol.

[@TestDriveVideos]

? - It almost seems like you didn’t watch this review. Our guys complimented most of the things you mentioned, engine, dynamics, body control, luxury and the performance for this much weight were all mentioned. Meanwhile, we wonder which KZbin channels you are referring to. This is our second and smaller channel. And our Everyday Driver channel is one of the original car review channels on this platform (since 2007). Thanks for taking the time To comment.

[@Warrior11117]

@@TestDriveVideos I praised your channel. Why are you getting so triggered and overreacting? lol, It's not even funny. Are you one of those two guys' wife who left a comment?

[@HanDynastyNet]

This car looks super bad ass!

[@DominoPoon]

It looks like a beast! Love it

[@warrenber]

Everyone forgets how hated the X6 was when it was released in around 2012 and look how successful it’s been.

[@bigripper2048]

love the videos and hearing the guys give opinions but I must say watching them drive along and seeing all the HIDEOUS McMansions plopped all over the gorgeous Colorado scenery saddens me to great degree

[@Vizion-jp8zj]

I think it’s looks cool. Mad Max in a tux.

[@batasrki]

Is there a definition of "precise steering" as opposed to steering having feedback? How can a driver be precise if there is little to no feedback?

[@Staticclism]

It's like a pig from Angry Birds having a cyberpunk phase.

[@OpineSocial]

I like the look

[@Gokhanaj]

I don’t understand what’s so ‘ugly’ about this? I think it’s very cool looking, very menacing, absolutely awesome.

[@craighermle7727]

Hmmm. How old are you? The Pontiac Aztec design queues are amazing.

[@Gokhanaj]

@@craighermle7727 So if I like something you don't, there should be something wrong about me huh? This idiotic egotistical toxicity is ruining the Internet.

[@craighermle7727]

@@Gokhanaj If you like it buy it. I think it's ugly, so be it.

[@minigiant8998]

@@craighermle7727 ok boomer.

[@DominoPoon]

It doesn’t look ugly it looks mean! It’s a Beast

[@PatrickWilliamsI]

Can you imagine the technical issues and repair costs especially after the warranty has ended?

[@stevenollet2592]

The A-team is back i think

[@oumaniac]

I think it looks great.

[@dack981]

"M Lounge" is literally everything wrong with the BMW M division in the last ~5 years.

[@ryancarey766]

“I’m ugly and I’m proud!” -SpongeBob SquarePants

[@0clouds0]

It's missing the bronze trim that the M5CS has. put that on instead of the red line and it will be .. horribly stunning. This is the perfect Frankenstein. Slap a crazy M engine/front end and hang an 7 series rear seat. hmm....

[@nickthequick]

It's a deconstructed car - and I like it. I would never buy it, but it will be a hit. BMW finally dared doing something really new.

[@lpete531]

Is horse power driving the price upward? You can't use all that power on the street but it's a market for these high price car.

[@The_Stanman]

It makes me happy thay these are already a sales flop, piling up kn dealer lots and selling well below MSRP already.

[@craighermle7727]

What the hell is BMW thinkin'? Is Chris Bangle involved in any of the designs?

[@tpsingh4525]

It's a beautiful car..I don't care what these guys say, I am buying it..

[@AKhan.28]

I think this thing looks fucking dope

[@Subboxstoker]

I don't think it looks that bad

[@CitiprojectsX]

Best M ever

[@warrenber]

This is like listening to two Walmart shoe shoppers sitting in a Ferragamo store discussing their awful European shoe lines 😛

[@TestDriveVideos]

Our guys have driven most everything over the last 16 years, and Paul has a background in car design, so they bring a lot of varied experience here. Additionally, we know the X6 has been successful, but we still dislike it. And plenty of odd/bad/ugly cars have been successes over the years - we shall see with this XM. Thanks for watching!

[@careyivery6656]

Why are reviewers calling this car ugly? I love the design - must be a generational thing.

[@minigiant8998]

conservative people are by definition slow to change. bmw has recently been challenging design with avant garde techniques which eventually become classics.

[@joshharrison1160]

everybody bashes the look but does it look worse than the X7? No. Does it look worse than the 7 Series sedan? Definitely not.

[@ARentz07]

I can't help but be somewhat annoyed that this over-$160,000 XM that costs more than my first house shares the stainless steel pedals with my wife's previous $50,000 330i M Sport. I think that, for all the engineering wizardry, the price tag demands more attention to detail. The interior does, in fact, look very nice, but to me, $160,000+ means we should get concept-car-esque levels of style. Oh, and the entire concept of this car as an M car is strange. An over-6000-pounds M car seems antithetical to the M brand.

[@mkei8973]

Hi, from Japan!! Oh, you tried the budget ugly. Great!! I often think why BMW makes ugly cars when they release new cars but here is wonder of BMW. I can accept the ugly and strange points of the cars little by little somehow . I would love this XM face in my future. We Japanese people think the kidney grill looks like pig nose rather than beaver teeth.

[@nappiral]

I struggle to see how the XM is worth $30k more than the X5M Comp. For that extra $30k you get worse looks (arguably) and less performance (measurably).

[@mattguerra82]

Great review, but that thing looks like the pig from Angry Birds dressed up like Darth Vader

[@natemoothart6967]

In other words this wildly expensive piece of ocular vomit can't hang with a Jeep Trackhawk from 2018 even with the advantage of 5+ years of development and an electric motor to assist. BMW needs serious help in all ways.

[@gtiguy9629]

I was like ok a ugly sub 100k bmw crossover good for 0-35K miles. Then I heard the price.. and it’s starting price is as ugly as the vehicle itself.

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

what kills me is the alpina X7 is faster , bigger and cheaper than this. Also a bmw product.

[@Johnnygga]

Greatest car in the world.

[@marcoulibarri5744]

Just because you have money, doesn't mean you have taste.

[@welles28]

BMW is officially beyond redemption.

[@elementkx]

Its not ugly, its audacious.

[@ghostxfairy]

Audaciously ugly

[@George-ur8ow]

Audaciously Ugly

[@nguyenhoangan-matt]

Am i the only one who thinks the xm looks good?

[@Johnnygga]

It looks awesome. It’s just that car enthusiasts are getting older lol, it happens with all generations.

[@kaseyc5078]

It’d look better after getting into an accident. Beyond ugly

[@marioStortuga]

Nope it looks nice and I'm older than them.

[@Quadirmiller]

Nope I think this is an amazing looking vehicle. Especially once you tint the front windows. And an amazing vehicle. Looks like a reality concept vehicle.

[@dftns19]

I think it's terrible but I'm glad somebody likes it.

[@JuanLopez-kw9of]

What the hell is going on at BMW? If you thought the buck teeth were bad, oh but wait, there's more!

[@paulm6481]

Not good looking, not good ride for $160,000, no air suspensions, why does this exist?

[@PresidentJackBauer]

Normal and good looking cars aren't called controversial. Only ugly cars are. Some people just like ugly.

[@PatrickWilliamsI]

The very antithesis of an Audi SUV.

[@mattdirks7896]

I'm sure its amazing, but it just isn't for me.

[@eljoel89]

590lb/ft of torque and 600+ hp is just enough for me to crash this ugly pile into a ditch for the crime of existence.

[@nfugitt89]

This feels like the near culmination of every awful automotive trend of the past decade. Crude, ugly design, unnecessarily large, unnecessarily fast, 1000% deadlier. Just put a tiny pickup bed on it that can barely haul groceries and you have the bingo.

[@saeidnazemi1312]

Why you guys interrupt each there so much? Like it's really annoying

[@Turbo4Joe363]

Do the suckers who paid (at least) $170,000 for this hideous 6,000+Lb lump have to sneak up on gas pumps so that they don't run away in fright?! Sheesh....rich people will buy ANYTHING, as long as it shows that they have money. BTW: Imagine smashing a 23" low profile tire into a pothole with 3 tons of SUV.

[@warrenber]

Rich people have style!

[@Turbo4Joe363]

@@warrenber Nope! But, They DO have money.

[@Delvy787]

It’s ugly, in and out. Hard stop lol.

[@tomdrummy4984]

Maybe the ugliest vehicle I’ve ever seen

[@HellomynameisTomT]

😂 that this is so hideous lol