RE: 2022 BMW iX xDrive50 | PH Review
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Zombie said:
Ignoring how monumentally ugly that thing is, I've seen less ripples in the doors of a 40 year old land rover defender!
BMW have entirely lost the plot.
Like anything new BMW are late to the party get it right 3rd time around
Let's be honest, it's massive, it's ugly, it's an SUV, it's plush and insulates the driver, so it's not aimed at the Piston Heads audience.
I drive a big supercharged V8, our other car is an Abarth 595C, both bought from a perspective of loving cars and wanting to have fun in them, that was a conscious choice partly down to the pandemic. I get these cars are not aimed at the 5-10% who are really interested in cars and performance, and yet...
I don't get it, at all... Why is it so wide and long despite having no engine? Why is it so heavy despite widespread use of structural carbon fibre? Why does it have a massive bonnet, what's the point and why is there no luggage space in there? Talking of luggage, why is the boot space miles smaller than a BMW X5?
Despite the fact it's not that practical, or sensible, or pretty, I bet it will sell. Jaguar tried a radical EV approach on the ground up I-Pace design, but it doesn't exactly sell well. BMW, with the i3 and i8, built cars that took advantage of the tech and electric layout benefits, but again they didn't sell well. People want massive premium SUVs, so they can be safe, or high up or something, on finance usually.
If we are really going electric to save the planet, then cars like this need legislated against, as they're worse to build/run than a small petrol car (until they've travelled a huge mileage). If we are going to leave this to the market, we may as well not bother with any electric revolution.
I drive a big supercharged V8, our other car is an Abarth 595C, both bought from a perspective of loving cars and wanting to have fun in them, that was a conscious choice partly down to the pandemic. I get these cars are not aimed at the 5-10% who are really interested in cars and performance, and yet...
I don't get it, at all... Why is it so wide and long despite having no engine? Why is it so heavy despite widespread use of structural carbon fibre? Why does it have a massive bonnet, what's the point and why is there no luggage space in there? Talking of luggage, why is the boot space miles smaller than a BMW X5?
Despite the fact it's not that practical, or sensible, or pretty, I bet it will sell. Jaguar tried a radical EV approach on the ground up I-Pace design, but it doesn't exactly sell well. BMW, with the i3 and i8, built cars that took advantage of the tech and electric layout benefits, but again they didn't sell well. People want massive premium SUVs, so they can be safe, or high up or something, on finance usually.
If we are really going electric to save the planet, then cars like this need legislated against, as they're worse to build/run than a small petrol car (until they've travelled a huge mileage). If we are going to leave this to the market, we may as well not bother with any electric revolution.
paulo_f1 said:
Let's be honest, it's massive, it's ugly, it's an SUV, it's plush and insulates the driver, so it's not aimed at the Piston Heads audience.
I drive a big supercharged V8, our other car is an Abarth 595C, both bought from a perspective of loving cars and wanting to have fun in them, that was a conscious choice partly down to the pandemic. I get these cars are not aimed at the 5-10% who are really interested in cars and performance, and yet...
I don't get it, at all... Why is it so wide and long despite having no engine? Why is it so heavy despite widespread use of structural carbon fibre? Why does it have a massive bonnet, what's the point and why is there no luggage space in there? Talking of luggage, why is the boot space miles smaller than a BMW X5?
Despite the fact it's not that practical, or sensible, or pretty, I bet it will sell. Jaguar tried a radical EV approach on the ground up I-Pace design, but it doesn't exactly sell well. BMW, with the i3 and i8, built cars that took advantage of the tech and electric layout benefits, but again they didn't sell well. People want massive premium SUVs, so they can be safe, or high up or something, on finance usually.
If we are really going electric to save the planet, then cars like this need legislated against, as they're worse to build/run than a small petrol car (until they've travelled a huge mileage). If we are going to leave this to the market, we may as well not bother with any electric revolution.
All of your questions can be answered if you read a little on any electric cars I drive a big supercharged V8, our other car is an Abarth 595C, both bought from a perspective of loving cars and wanting to have fun in them, that was a conscious choice partly down to the pandemic. I get these cars are not aimed at the 5-10% who are really interested in cars and performance, and yet...
I don't get it, at all... Why is it so wide and long despite having no engine? Why is it so heavy despite widespread use of structural carbon fibre? Why does it have a massive bonnet, what's the point and why is there no luggage space in there? Talking of luggage, why is the boot space miles smaller than a BMW X5?
Despite the fact it's not that practical, or sensible, or pretty, I bet it will sell. Jaguar tried a radical EV approach on the ground up I-Pace design, but it doesn't exactly sell well. BMW, with the i3 and i8, built cars that took advantage of the tech and electric layout benefits, but again they didn't sell well. People want massive premium SUVs, so they can be safe, or high up or something, on finance usually.
If we are really going electric to save the planet, then cars like this need legislated against, as they're worse to build/run than a small petrol car (until they've travelled a huge mileage). If we are going to leave this to the market, we may as well not bother with any electric revolution.
I like it. It is, by miles, the best EV on the road today. The test drive I had showed that refinement is superb and the handling is excellent for a car with its weight. Range is also very good and very accurate. Just for the record I am using it to replace a new model Range Rover, have an RS6 Performance arriving in May and a 911 Turbo S in 2024.
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