Mansory has a knack for taking what most people find attractive and turning it into something less fetching. What happens though when a company somewhat notorious for questionable design principles puts its hand to a car that many already hate? The BMW XM by Mansory answers that question and it might actually be a benefit to both brands.
Mansory considers itself to be a tuning and accessory provider for high-end brands like Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Range Rover, and more. It’s added a lot of forged carbon fiber to cars like the Lamborghini Aventador, the Bentley Continental GT, and the Mercedes G-Class. In the majority of those cases, fans and critics alike tend to openly criticize Mansory for its designs.
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BMW itself hasn’t exactly won the hearts and minds of many with the design of the XM. Put the two together though and there are a number of flourishes here that look pretty good. Mansory added forged carbon to the wheel arches, both the front and rear fascia, and to a rear roof-mounted spoiler. While the rear diffuser looks too busy, the front appears more cohesive to our eyes.
Forged wheels sit at each corner with a clean and simple Y-spoke design. The hood gets a large forged carbon fiber section that goes from the nose to the windshield. The carbon side skirt panels slope upward a bit more than the standard XM versions do. Mansory says that the interior is completely customizable too though they don’t show any photos of that on this car.
Interestingly, it deleted the BMW badging from the rear window where it prominently sat at each corner. That was a clear callback to the original BMW M1 but it’s gone now. In fact, there doesn’t appear to be a single BMW badge anywhere on this XM. Will that help it to stand out even more? Maybe, but to our eyes this might blend in even more than the stock XM and XM Label we drove a few weeks ago.
