RIDE REVIEW I 2024 BMW M 1000 XR
downforce-generating wings.
Like Ducati, which recently
developed the utterly unhinged
Multistrada V4 RS, BMW has
clearly concluded that in 2024,
a distance machine can be, and
should have, anything—that
breathtaking engine perfor
-
mance and WorldSBK aerody-
namics can sit alongside all-day
comfort
once found only on
luxury distance machines.
Starting with its powerplant,
the M XR gets a modified ver
-
sion of the S 1000 R's ShiftCam
set
to redefine the meaning of
sports touring.
I can't recall any of our CN
readers complaining that the
base S 1000 XR was underpow-
ered or lacking in excitement,
but
the M nevertheless arrives in
showrooms with a 201 horse-
power peak power output and
The M 1000 XR is the third
model from the German manu
-
facturer to take the high-perfor-
mance M treatment. And if the
M 1000
R and M 1000 RR that
came before it are lighter, faster,
brain-twisting versions of the
S 1000 R sports-naked and S
1000 RR superbike, the M 1000
XR, which adds over 30 horse
-
power, an aero package, acres
of
carbon fiber and the most
sophisticated rider aids avail
-
able on a production machine to
the S 1000
XR crossover, looks
It's incredible to think this
bike, a sport tourer, has
more performance than a
WorldSBK racer did 15 years
ago. What an age we live in.
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