Henry Payne: The times they are a-changin’ with BMW’s wild, 750-horse XM super-ute

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The Detroit News

The auto market is wacky these days. The popular Dodge Hellcat is being axed, automakers are converting their fleets to electric vehicles with limited demand, and Ford’s entry-level vehicle is a pickup truck. Not to be outdone, BMW’s M performance division is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an electrified super-ute. The division’s second standalone M-vehicle, the BMW XM SUV is a long way from the original, legendary mid-engine 1979 M1 supercar. In a sign of the times, BMW’s most powerful car for the 2020s will be a sport utility model carrying a plug-in hybrid powertrain under the hood. …

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