One 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.