Dial M for more power, more handling: The 2023 BMW iX M60, tested

The iX M60 has a curb weight of 5,769 lbs (2,617 kg), which is about two middle linebackers more than the BMW X5 M, realistically the iX M60's closest internal rival in terms of price and power output.Going electric means carrying around a little more mass, then. The motor spins to 15,400 rpm, and there's now a six-phase double inverter that allows for a maximum of 1,200 A, which is transferred to the wheels by a single-speed transmission that's housed within the same compact drive unit as the motor and power electronics.As with BMW's other Gen5 electric drive units, it's made in-house and is an electrically excited synchronous motor that uses no magnets (and therefore no rare earths) in its construction.The headline figure is the iX M60's combined 610 hp (455 kW) in sport mode and launch control and 811 lb-ft (1,100 Nm) of torque available in launch control.