The exterior styling is controversial but the more we look at it, the more it grows on us. And yes, it looks better in the flesh but it’s understandable why many still think it is, in a word, ugly. BMW points out these Individual special paint finishes are all applied in a separate manufacturing process at the massive Spartanburg, South Carolina plant that requires a significant amount of manual work. We imagine that kind of exclusivity doesn’t come cheap.
The pricing for each color was not provided but the XM itself cannot be had for less than $159,995, which includes the $995 destination and handling fee. A fully-loaded XM costs just under $170,000. That price gets buyers a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 paired with an electric motor for a combined output of 644 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque.