Following the flagship SUV X7, BMW will launch a performance version of the SUV X8M. According to the German Patent and Trademark Office registration files, BMW submitted an application to register the X8?M on March 23. The patent application was registered on April 1 and is currently awaiting approval. As early as 2018, there have been rumors in the market that BMW will launch a newly developed X8, but that is just a rumor, and this time it is confirmed that the X8 actually exists, but it is like BMW's X5 and X6, each launching a performance-oriented X5M and X6M, which can be said to be the M luxury performance version of the X7. According to foreign media reports, the X8 M can be said to be a four-seater model of the luxury SUV X7 and is expected to be launched around 2022. However, there are currently no spy photos of the There are no models yet. It is reported that the product code name of the X8 will be G09. It will be a modification of the basic configuration of the X7 to give it the silhouette of a coupe. Its wheelbase and track width will generally be the same as the X7. ? It is reported that this potential M model X7 will use the same twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 gasoline engine as the X6M, with a maximum horsepower of 617 horsepower. There have been market rumors that it will be equipped with the same V12 naturally aspirated engine as the M760i, but Because this powertrain is expensive and completely inconsistent with emissions regulations, it may not be considered by BMW.

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