{"id":75345,"date":"2026-08-19T17:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/75345\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T17:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:57:10","slug":"larte-design-bmw-xm-gets-matte-olive-full-exterior-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/75345\/","title":{"rendered":"LARTE Design BMW XM Gets Matte Olive Full-Exterior Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article SummaryLARTE Design built a full-exterior BMW XM kit in one matte olive tone, color-matched across painted panels and dry carbon.It’s the atelier’s Customization Level 2 approach, previously applied to Urus, AMG, Porsche, and Cadillac platforms.The kit bolts to factory mounting points \u2014 no cutting or drilling \u2014 and keeps the 644-hp M Hybrid powertrain fully stock.<\/p>\n

While much of the debate around the BMW XM<\/a> has centered on whether the polarizing SUV needs a design refresh, German tuning house LARTE Design<\/a> has taken a different approach entirely. Rather than reworking headlights or grilles, the atelier has built a full-exterior program for the XM finished in one continuous matte olive tone \u2014 applied identically across both painted body panels and dry-carbon components \u2014 so the car reads as a single, uninterrupted color rather than a factory shape with bolted-on accessories. LARTE Design argues that a facelift only changes details while what a divisive design like the XM actually needs is a presence that can\u2019t be mistaken for anything else on the road.<\/p>\n

Matching Paint to Carbon, Panel by Panel<\/p>\n

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The build\u2019s defining feature is its color consistency. Instead of selecting a paint shade and a separate carbon finish, LARTE Design developed the two together, matching paint against cured carbon-fiber samples panel by panel until the seams between materials effectively disappear. The company says this is the same color-matching discipline it applies across its broader customization work, here extended to what it calls one of BMW\u2019s most divisive models.<\/p>\n

The kit itself reshapes the XM\u2019s front and rear architecture with wide fender extensions, redesigned side skirts, and a forged wheel set finished to match the body. All components are engineered to mount to the vehicle\u2019s existing factory attachment points, meaning no cutting or drilling is required for installation.<\/p>\n

Mechanically Stock, Fully Functional<\/p>\n

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Despite the visual overhaul, LARTE Design says the XM\u2019s underlying M Hybrid powertrain<\/a> is untouched. That means the twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8, paired with an electric motor, continues to produce a combined 644 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque, with a 0-60 mph time of roughly 4.1 seconds and up to 30 miles of electric-only range. The company also notes that every driver-assistance system and parking sensor remains fully operational after installation \u2014 a detail tuners often have to work around when modifying a vehicle\u2019s bodywork.<\/p>\n

Part of a Broader \u201cLevel 2\u201d Philosophy<\/p>\n

LARTE Design categorizes the build under what it calls its Customization Level 2 positioning \u2014 a tier defined by personalization engineered directly into a vehicle\u2019s structural components, with paint and carbon color-matched rather than picked from a standard options list. The company says this same approach underpins its previous work on the Lamborghini Urus, Mercedes-AMG models, Porsche platforms, and Cadillac\u2019s Escalade, and is now being applied to BMW\u2019s most talked-about current model.<\/p>\n

Founded by Alexej Janowski, LARTE Design is a German atelier known for producing T\u00dcV-certified dry-carbon body kits for a range of high-end platforms, including the Mercedes-AMG G-Class, GT, GLE and GLS; the Porsche Cayenne and 911; the Cadillac Escalade; and several BMW models, including the X5M, X6, X6M, X7, i7, XM and 7 Series.<\/p>\n

More details on the build, along with a configurator for the kit, are available on LARTE Design\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Article SummaryLARTE Design built a full-exterior BMW XM kit in one matte olive tone, color-matched across painted panels…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20955],"tags":[6213,26600,55613,45869],"class_list":["post-75345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bmw","tag-bmw","tag-bmw-xm","tag-larte-design","tag-xm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}