2023 BMW XM

The 2023 XM is modern, luxurious and loaded with tech. It also has the performance buyers in the category are looking for.

In trying to be both a performance SUV and a luxury SUV, the 2023 XM falls short of both goals, with a ride so jarringly firm it’s unpleasant as a daily driver.

As a head turner, the 2023 BMW XM is a slam-dunk success. It’s based off of the XM concept car from 2021, and the styling has carried over almost entirely intact, for better or worse.