One of the longest-running collaborations in the motor world, which unites four wheels with the competition of only two, is the one between BMW and MotoGP. The Bavarian firm has been the official brand of the queen motorcycling competition for a quarter of a century. In these 25 years they have provided the Safety Car and carried out all kinds of interesting actions. That includes the BMW M Award, i.e. the award for the fastest driver in qualifying during the MotoGP season. And this year there is a very important novelty in this section.
He BMW XM Red Label It is the award chosen for the 2023 season, becoming the first electrified M that there is and that is given in this award. This has been announced at the Spanish Grand Prix, recently held at the Circuito de Jerez. It gave the starting signal to an exciting season that has as an additional incentive this copy for the BMW M Award. It will be for the rider who gets the most points in the standings, not for the overall MotoGP winner (although sometimes it coincides).
Historically, Spanish Marc Márquez is the most successful pilot with the German brand award. There were seven consecutive, between 2013 and 2019, obtaining a record that is difficult to beat. Other drivers who have won it recently have been Fabio Quartaro in 2020 and 2021 or Francesco Bagnaia in 2022. They and the rest of the drivers on the grid will fight for the brand new BMW XM Red Label, which is the most powerful M ever made thanks to its plug-in hybrid powertrain.
get nothing less than 748 hp and 1,000 Nm of torque thanks to the conjunction of the 4.4-liter V8 biturbo engine with an electric block integrated into the eight-speed M Steptronic gearbox. The SUV with all-wheel drive xDrive is capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds and its top speed is 290 km/h with the optional M Driver’s package. It also has an electric autonomy of between 75 and 83 kilometers provided by its 25.7 kWh battery.
In short, a prize of more than 200,000 euros which is what the car costs for whoever wins the BMW M Award.
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