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The BMW “IX” range seems to have completely passed me by until some longer journeys last week. The IX2 is about the size of a Touran and the looks are somewhat challenging when I think I grew up at the times of E9, E30 etc. Take the badges off and it could quite easily be something Korean or Chinese, which is where I suspect its main market is.
generationx said:
The BMW “IX” range seems to have completely passed me by until some longer journeys last week. The IX2 is about the size of a Touran and the looks are somewhat challenging when I think I grew up at the times of E9, E30 etc. Take the badges off and it could quite easily be something Korean or Chinese, which is where I suspect its main market is.
The 'i' at the start just denotes the fact that it's a pure EV- you can get the same old body style as an 'X2' including the M35i which is probably even more challenging thanks to the quad exhausts and M-badging, something that would normally denote a far more appealing car than a transverse 2.0 4-cylinder crossover...
Matt_T said:
ajprice said:
Matt_T said:
Bonefish Blues said:
Matt_T said:
donkmeister said:
ajprice said:
Why are they so cheap? Simply because the manufacturer is bankrupt or is there a catch a la Renault EV battery lease?- Please be advised that FISKER (GB) Ltd are in liquidation, this vehicle is sold without a warranty and there is no manufacturer support. In purchasing this vehicle, the buyer must acknowledge that they are aware of this and still wish to purchase the vehicle. ** ** Please check specification of this vehicle with us before purchase as certain features / specification do not operate. We have removed specification from this advert as we cannot guarantee the operation of this vehicles features. Any specification detailed on any advert for this vehicle is supplied by 3rd parties and we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data supplied. **
Sofa said:
The 'i' at the start just denotes the fact that it's a pure EV- you can get the same old body style as an 'X2' including the M35i which is probably even more challenging thanks to the quad exhausts and M-badging, something that would normally denote a far more appealing car than a transverse 2.0 4-cylinder crossover...
That 1-series has really let itself go. Eat less, move more y'fat git.Sidenote, I assumed the "UKL platform" was something to do with it being used for the Mini, hence UK. TIL it actually stands for Untere Klass meaning "lower class" or bottom class... Not sure how marketing didn't step in and suggest a less emotive name for the platform!
BunkMoreland said:
Matt_T said:
ajprice said:
Matt_T said:
Bonefish Blues said:
Matt_T said:
donkmeister said:
ajprice said:
Why are they so cheap? Simply because the manufacturer is bankrupt or is there a catch a la Renault EV battery lease?- Please be advised that FISKER (GB) Ltd are in liquidation, this vehicle is sold without a warranty and there is no manufacturer support. In purchasing this vehicle, the buyer must acknowledge that they are aware of this and still wish to purchase the vehicle. ** ** Please check specification of this vehicle with us before purchase as certain features / specification do not operate. We have removed specification from this advert as we cannot guarantee the operation of this vehicles features. Any specification detailed on any advert for this vehicle is supplied by 3rd parties and we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data supplied. **
MarkwG said:
Inspired the Suzuki x90?Shaw Tarse said:
ajprice said:
In Logan (set in 2029) they're self driving...
Yeah it would appear I'd missed out on it being in films 
ajprice said:
I wasn't questioning what you posted. Marvel might have come to the same design completely separately to that truck in the video. I haven't watched that video yet, I'll watch it later tonight, is it related at all to the airport tow trucks that got adapted to the carrier in Aliens?
I doubt it's related, the mechanicals for an aircraft tug are intended for shifting very very heavy things at low speeds on a very flat surface, rather than general towing.I suspect one of the drivers for using an aircraft tug in Aliens was the proximity of Heathrow (with an ageing fleet of tugs) to Shepperton Studios (where much of the live action of Aliens was filmed).
donkmeister said:
ajprice said:
I wasn't questioning what you posted. Marvel might have come to the same design completely separately to that truck in the video. I haven't watched that video yet, I'll watch it later tonight, is it related at all to the airport tow trucks that got adapted to the carrier in Aliens?
I doubt it's related, the mechanicals for an aircraft tug are intended for shifting very very heavy things at low speeds on a very flat surface, rather than general towing.I suspect one of the drivers for using an aircraft tug in Aliens was the proximity of Heathrow (with an ageing fleet of tugs) to Shepperton Studios (where much of the live action of Aliens was filmed).
generationx said:
The BMW “IX” range seems to have completely passed me by until some longer journeys last week. The IX2 is about the size of a Touran and the looks are somewhat challenging when I think I grew up at the times of E9, E30 etc. Take the badges off and it could quite easily be something Korean or Chinese, which is where I suspect its main market is.
Bizarrely I saw one of these this morning in Washing Machine white.It looked utter s****
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