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06-25-2024, 08:16 AM | #1 |
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Report: BMW resurrecting 6 Series and axing future XM generation
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com BMW to revive 6 Series; electric XM crossover scrapped BMW plans to resurrect an old nameplate as it consolidates its lineup of gasoline-powered coupes and convertibles. |
06-25-2024, 10:38 AM | #2 |
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Hopefully they burn all the XMs so nobody has to suffer through seeing them.
BMW never should have renamed the 6 to the 8. That was just a stupid marketing gimmick. Discontinuing any models using combustion engines is a recipe for disaster. The market isn't ready or isn't interested in switching any time soon. PHEV, sure. But fully battery I don't think the market is gonna support. |
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06-25-2024, 12:04 PM | #3 |
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And nothing of value was lost.
Seriously wtf was the point of the xm? It was less luxurious than the x7, less performant than the x5, and wasn’t efficient or sporty. And stupid expensive. How about you just make a hybrid m version of the x5 and x7? And an m version of the ix?
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06-25-2024, 12:09 PM | #4 |
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The 6 has always been the 8 and vice-versa, so not surprised this was the choice for the post-8 lifecycle. I’m more concerned with them calling the XM a crossover, have they seen that thing in person? It’s a tank 😂
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06-25-2024, 12:11 PM | #5 |
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Thank god they are stopping the atrocity that is the XM
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06-25-2024, 12:13 PM | #6 |
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So that means 6 is the 2 doors and 8s are the 4 doors? (I hope)
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06-25-2024, 12:14 PM | #7 |
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Guess I’m going back to the 6!
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Things like this XM cancellation show the silver lining that there’s still someone left at BMW who knows what’s going on. Good riddance to that pig
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06-25-2024, 12:19 PM | #10 |
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To date I’ve only seen 1 XM on the road. I was hoping they’d be a flop so I could get one for cheap, but they are somehow still mega expensive.
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$25K off XM. Waiting to pickup one under $100K
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06-25-2024, 12:23 PM | #12 |
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Maybe it truly was just a test bed for the M5. Kind of like the X3M was the test bed for the M3 motor.
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06-25-2024, 12:25 PM | #13 |
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Hopefully there is a ICE S58 M6!! (Being realistic as the V8 days are numbered).
6 series making a come back has been rumored for at least 2 years, as the 8 series writing was on the wall to see the chopping block when the coupe and convertible skipped a model year. However, BMW AG still wanted to move the product line further up scale with the XM ‘hearse’. An other R&D flop, as you would have thought that BMW AG learned about what the market will pay for with the 8 series using inferior plastic parts. So much for M lounge rear seat marketing for the XM. Will be sad to see the 4 series coupe and cabrio go, but at least there will still be a coupe and convertible offering.
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It's a big, efficinet, fast luxury SUV. It's the only current M car that is as efficient as a diesel X5 on long road trips. You buy it either because you want an efficient M car and you have a big family, or for the same reason someone would buy a G class for. The XM is not comparable to an X7, it's like comparing a 318i to an M3 competition. |
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06-25-2024, 12:27 PM | #15 |
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Yes, the 8 series will remain as the Gran Coupe 4 door for the next generation.
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We, XM owners really enjoy the car. It's super big, the interior is top BMW, it has all the tech, it's super fast, it handles exceptionally because of all the M upgrades like active anti roll bars, Limited slip differential, spring suspension, M5 bushings etc. It's also super efficient, I got 24mpg on a 600mile road trip Everyone looks at the car, everyone moves out the way on highways, kids record and take pictures and wave at you, people come up to me at gas stations to tell me how nice it looks. It really is a statement car, it has the most aura out of all BMWs. It really does everything. Theres no other car that can do what the XM does, maybe the Urus SE, but it's 150,000$ more and smaller. It's also the best sounding S68 car from factory The XM is excellent, you either have to be ignorant, a hater or simply stupid to not appreciate it |
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Has this been proven? Hybrids typically have little efficiency gains over gas ICE in highway testing, and this is where diesel absolutely shines. Range, too.
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This article is old news, BMW Blog reported January 2022(as I mentioned above over 2 years ago).
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