BMW X8 M: The Ultra Luxury SUV

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It would seem BMW is actually thinking of a full-fat M treatment for its yet announced flagship SUV, with a member of the Bimmer Post forums discovering an interesting document at the German Patent and Trademark Office. We double-checked the adjacent filing on the Deutsche Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA) website and it does show BMW filed an application to register “X8 M” on March 23. It was registered on April 1 and is now pending approval.

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The BMW X8 wears a little less camouflage in this new batch of spy shots. This one has an interesting exhaust layout with a pair of vertically stacked pipes coming out of each side of the rear bumper. Otherwise, this X8 doesn't reveal much more than earlier examples of the upcoming model. There appears to be extra body cladding around the D-pillar and along the sides of the hood.

The "Hybrid Test Vehicle" decal on the rear tells us that this one has an electrified powertrain. A rumor suggests the range-topping M model uses a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 with an electric motor making a total of 750 horsepower (559 kilowatts). There would also allegedly be a plug-in hybrid shared with the next-gen 7 Series.

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