Beamer’s bigfoot is set to show in just one form.

BMW M’s first standalone vehicle in 40 years, the XM, has rendered down to a single variant.

The revision announced this week times into a report from an authoritative automotive media outlet that a planned fully electric type has been axed and a second generation is also unlikely.

Having previously spanned two editions, the five seater super luxury plug-in hybrid sports utility will from now on represent in just a single form, called the XM Label.

It will sell here for $305,900 - so, $40k below the current flagship Label Red - with deliveries starting at year-end.

Specification-wise, the new type sites as a midway point between the XM and Label Red, but it retains the mighty 4.4-litre petrol V8, with no alteration to its 550kW/1000Nm potency and the performance claims that associated to that.

The main change of the new model is the increased AC charging power which has risen from 7.4kW to 11kW and in turn yielded a significantly faster charge time (2hr 45 min) for the unchanged 27.5kWh battery.

The styling is unaltered, but personalisation options including paint colour, upholstery colour and a new alloy wheel design have broadened.

Standard equipment highlights continue to be including adaptive suspension, a head-up display, adaptive LED headlights, rear seat comfort pillows, a 20-speaker Bowers and Wilkins surround sound system, merino leather upholstery, carbon trim, massaging front seats, heated steering wheel and front armrests, Comfort Access and heated/cooled centre console cupholders.

This week the publication Automotive News claimed that the car, which launched as a forward-looking benchmark for electrified SUV performance, will end its production life by November of 2028, with no successor in the works.

The outlet has additionally quote a supply chain analyst as saying that BMW has cancelled plans to build an all-electric version, reportedly code-named the G79, which was supposedly set for production from the current XM’s production point, the massive factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina.