All-new BMW iX2 driven | Has BMW lost the X-factor? | Electrifying.com

[@Symmetry77]

BMW has been making some of the most fugly cars in recent years 😢 something has gone terribly wrong with their design

[@ScotsWhaHae]

It looks as if 15 different people had to design a separate bit of the car! And only then did they put it together!

[@David-bl1bt]

....albeit, badly😂

[@Konrad-cj8fr]

Are you sure its not 16, troll?

[@jeansilva5261]

This is an eyesore! BMW needs to seriously increase its budget for product design!

[@David-bl1bt]

If they continue with this "cobble something together quickly" in a vane attempt to save their EV embarrasment, they are likely to go bust. Only stevie wonder would consider paying top dollar for this monstrosity and others similar that they are churning out! They are definitely "on something" and have lost the plot.

[@HarrisonJohn666]

No positive comments here? I love this car’s design. Went in the dealer to look at an iX3 and went out with one of these ordered.

[@JustSendMeLocation]

The ix2 is beautiful I don’t know what these people are talking about

[@unrealenging1670]

Ik twijfelde tussen de X1 en X2 , koos voor de X1 gelukkig want wou een suv gevoel en hogere auto. Wel vind ik de X2 gewoon een mooie bak, mooier als al zijn concurrentie.

[@wfw1103]

I really like your straightforward way of telling the truth!

[@cedarcanoe]

I own a 7 year old i3 and yet have to see another BMW EV that matches it.

[@jamesmccormack3229]

The i3 is a great car, loved it! Shame they discontinued it.

[@JustSendMeLocation]

@@jamesmccormack3229it was a terrible car hence why they discontinued it

[@JustSendMeLocation]

lol the i3? that car is absolutely hideous

[@dannyhiggins2584]

Is that the 2024 Pontiac Aztek?…

[@Konrad-cj8fr]

Does this comment make you feel better, driving your 1998 shitbox?

[@killerviel]

hahahaha wow it does look like it

[@michaelridley2864]

Completely agree on the need for easy-to-activate battery pre-conditioning , particularly in winter. Should be standard in EVs, especially at this price!

[@brandonlbardsley]

I have an iX3 and there is an app that you can activate that pre-heats the battery for fast charging. I admit, it doesn't tell you any information just says "active" or "inactive" depending on whether you've turned it on - so it could be better!

[@sunseeker-yb5qt]

Just add the manual preheat button to the shortcut menu?

[@sergiomurilofcosta]

For me it's beautiful! I don't know why everyone is hating so much the design of the exterior.

[@JustSendMeLocation]

Exactly lol I think it’s gorgeous, looks like an x4 had a baby with an x6

[@JustSendMeLocation]

same

[@jeremyrogers5103]

It's awful to look at - such a shame

[@brianellison7830]

That's mean, I think jinny is lovely 😅😅

[@richmaniow]

Looks like a 🐽

[@JustSendMeLocation]

Nah it’s beautiful

[@Konrad-cj8fr]

What do you drive, troll?

[@hieronymus6691]

Beaty i in the eye off the beholder…

[@markparker5585]

“A global collaboration between BMW design studios”. In other words, too many cooks, spoil the broth. As a long time BMW owner, nothing is tempting me to get another. It’s all just bloaty and dull now.

[@jeremydavies4620]

From the company that gave us the i3 a decade ago. Not angry, just disappointed.

[@helipeek2736]

“A global collaboration from BMW design studios” who never met!

[@alexs5535]

I loved the design from the first sight and ordered one directly. 😁

[@PaulMeier-cu3ds]

A great review, thank you. It did not help that I watched this shortly after seeing the Renault 5 review. The Renault 5 is just so much better and half the price. I rather felt Captain Manwaring, had he been born in the 1990s, might have bought this car.

[@johnmccarthy115]

Are their designers all blindfolded when doodling these days 🙄🙈

[@BMWHP2]

Agree, deadly boring EV's, all the same and all 4-door saloons that are only different from the rest in the brand name on the front and back.

[@b280c_2]

It’s a 👎🏼 from me. Another EV adapted from an ICE car🤢 BMW really arnt trying, they showed so much promise with the i3….🤷🏻‍♂️

[@returner323617]

Yes, the compromises for a legacy platform s quite evident. As a former BMW i3 owner, I can test the efficiency of their drivetrain, but they are going in the wrong direction with their design language and taking an inordinate amount of time to transition their SUVs to BEVs. I would have loved to replace my i3 with another BMW, but instead, there was nothing available, so I opted for a Smart 1.

[@adamcole4808]

Another i3 owner here. Love it but like you no other BMW I would currently consider as a replacement. All are too large and Fugly!

[@David-bl1bt]

Yep, another ex i3 owner. I regret selling it, should've kept it as a 2nd car, it was , ans still is, brilliant design & engineering, way ahead if its time. A fantastic 2nd hand purchase.

[@JustSendMeLocation]

The i3 is an absolute eye sore and it failed.

[@Madonsteamrailways]

And in this colour, it looks camouflaged against a blue sky and the sea!!

[@Dqtube]

It looks to me like BMW has unveiled a posh version of the Enyaq coupé.

[@geraldh.8047]

The Enyaq Coupe RS is of course faster than the BMW 😂

[@dominicmoloney2621]

I'm not sure that it's a posh version. Perhaps it's just a more expensive version.

[@David-bl1bt]

​@dominicmoloney2621 more like a down-market version at an up-market cost. Only a blind fool would buy this monstrosity surely.

[@anonymouspdg6121]

Another good & honest review. I'm not a fan of the base grey colour, it just looks like they stopped at the primer and forgot the top coat but that's just me. The car itself looks overweight and a little bit awkward, which is maybe why the price matches it's lardyness 😂 I do like coupes but this one seems to have forgotten what it was somewhere as yes, it may look a little more trendy with the sloping roofline but it sacrifices practicality in the rear seats and boot so overall, I have to agree, not one for me.

[@richardw64]

Thanks Ginny. I think you said it all. Now onto something a bit better.

[@paulmcmahon8945]

Pardon my language but, Jesus Christ! Different isn't always better BMW!

[@Konrad-cj8fr]

There is no excuse for taking the name of the Lord your God in vain. X2 Design is great btw.

[@paulmcmahon8945]

@@Konrad-cj8fr 😆 beauty is in the eye of the beholder I suppose!

[@Konrad-cj8fr]

@@paulmcmahon8945 right 😁

[@Cos-xo6qb]

@@paulmcmahon8945eres el vivo ejemplo 😉🤣

[@stevenjones916]

Starting price of £51K ? Get stuffed BMW. Bring on Nio and Xpeng, I'm sick of being ripped off.

[@BBingo-v5i]

NIO and Xpeng are the most overpriced garbage ever

[@tshikosiphathutshedzotshik1396]

You'll be disappointed. Chinese cars are only cheap in China

[@DanielZajic]

I almost choked when I heard the price. This won't be a big seller.

[@jamillikan]

Exactly.

[@SDK2006b]

£570 a month all in (including insurance, maintenance and tyres) isn't too bad for this (3 years, 12k miles pa)

[@DanielZajic]

@@SDK2006b A lease might make a lot more sense. I only buy cars.

[@David-bl1bt]

​@SDK2006b does that include a free face mask? Nobody in their right mind would wish to be seen driving this monstrosity and getting laughed at.

[@SDK2006b]

@@David-bl1bt - looks are subjective opinions, not fact 💡 BMW sales of EV’s are going very well ⚡️👍🏻

[@robertregan2305]

Thank you for your review x My money would go on a KIA EV6 BY FAR ❤ still saving my pennies for one cannot wait ❤

[@kendimen.c]

7:50 Glitch in the Matrix

[@Pottery4Life]

Indeed.

nice! is this colour "brooklyn grey"?

[@markcornwall8132]

So this week Renault launch the budget 5 and BMW this !

[@noelaramis1392]

Renault has not Launched anything yet !!

[@David-bl1bt]

The 5, any day of the week. This exorbitant of junk is unbelievably ugly ad fcuk

[@dazauto107]

I have never owned a BMW. I like the X2. At least this has a distinct style from other big BMWs. Just like the Audi Q2 style is distinct from the other big Audi SUVs. Can anyone tell the difference between the Mercedes SUVs? They all look the same to me!

[@Goprohikes]

Love ❤️ it

[@cpandsooz]

Shocker for £60k Great honest review, well done 👏🏻

[@johnkennedy8363]

The jittery ride may be from "drive on flat" tyres. My x4 came with them and changing to normal tyre was a huge improvement.

[@happyfunnylife8127]

Beautiful car. I’ll get mine soon

[@granfersteve3815]

Good honest review Ginny, you're right it's a lot of money for not a lot of car it would seem and such a shame they couldn't afford a paint colour other than primer.

[@drevo50]

Good review. BMW fan, but not convinced by this, especially for the price.

[@guybedau]

Good review, you overlooked the Nissan ARIYA e4orce in your competitor list: smoother ride, longer range, quicker acceleration and premium interior all in a chassis designed from the CAD up as a pure electric...

[@miless2111sutube]

Excellent review of an apparently very compromised car. I can't stop seeing Darth Vadar in the front grill and the hideous fake "grills" and disjointed lights on the rear? I don't know what BMW designers are drinking at the moment but I look forward to when they stop doing so :)

[@MrKlawUK]

I thought the even numbers were coupes so X4/X6 - perhaps the X2 was the hold out until now, but logically it makes sense to be that style.

[@TassieEV]

I sat in one at Fully Charged Live/Everything Electric Australia and the one thing I didn't like never mind the grille is the deadzone between the brake pedal and accelerator my foot got jammed in between them unlike the Hyundai Kona(2024) or Ioniq 5/6. Postman Mike needs to test this same as Renault 5 for us taller folk.

[@DanielVSL]

You're right about the looks, especially those plastic grills are obnoxious to look at and the german obsession with having to buy "packs" to get the car specced correctly is massively annoying. With that said, I would still rather buy a BMW than a Tesla, mainly because the assistant system actually work correctly and you'll get stalks for turn signal and wipers.

[@kyknekeer]

I was looking at this car vs the skoda enyaq 85 coupe and it lost imo on everything vs the skoda.

[@timscott3027]

I don't hate it, it would blend in fairly well on the road with everything else, it's not shocking in any way for better and worse. I prefer the i3 I wish BM carried on with that style despite all the negative comments at the time.

[@michaeldarling6791]

It looks like a SkodaEnyaq Coupe, but it's hit every branch of the ugly tree on the way out of the factory. The Enyaq is a good looking car...unlike this BMW.

[@DavidHorsell]

Still think a Škoda Enyaq would be better, and at this price you could look at the top of the range

[@unrealenging1670]

Ik twijfelde tussen de X1 en X2 , koos voor de X1 gelukkig want wou een suv gevoel en hogere auto. Wel vind ik de X2 gewoon een mooie bak, mooier als al zijn concurrentie.

[@seamuscarroll2779]

Excellent review.

[@davidmehlhorn726]

The only thing good about this is the down to earth honest review. Well done Ginny. That car is awful looking. What on earth has happened to BMW's design division the past 5 years? They used to be conservative, understated but instantly recognisable as a BMW. As others have said, I'd much rather have the new Renault 5 which is better looking, more fun and also far far cheaper.

[@minideluxe3942]

Thanks for this review. We agree it seems to be too much plastic inside for a BMW car😢. You say the ride is stif and rigid, have you checked the weight of this car? We suggest you do so. It is a rock from Stonehenge on wheels. 😱😂

[@vhol93]

Welcome to PT!

[@nealy2815]

Good review.

[@inteliov]

“I have yet to see a system that.. …you could press a button to tell it that you are heading to a charger”. You have seen it, it was on the ID7 you drove. And it’s also available on the other new Volkswagen group cars, as well as the Smart # cars.

[@MrBinabanana]

I suspect the shape at the rear has been designed that way as a nod to improving the drag figures. I hope we're coming to the end of the days where manufacturers other than Hyundai (with the original Ioniq) are designing EVs with the aerodynamics of a brick wall.

[@skaufman71]

The rear spoiler and the rear seat headrests markedly reduced visibility through rear window during test drive of X2 M35i. What's your experience? Also, please comment of care of 'frozen' paint options. Thanks

[@MigV40]

I’d much rather have a Smart #3 and save over £20k. It has more space, interior is great, and has more space and headroom in the back.

[@BHBeckenbauer]

I feel like BMW’s designers never say ‘no’. Just stick it all in there!

[@itstackyandtawdrytime]

I can say that there is no standing ovation from any part of my body. It's all rather ho-hum.

[@MrMannakin]

Those panels on the rear 3/4 just look horrible, what's with the thin wheel arch panel?!

[@David-bl1bt]

The rear is reminiscent of a 90's Renault megahertz.

[@gurban8231]

Love it ❤

[@bill_heywood]

Thanks for the review Ginny. When is BMW going to learn that lumbering its EVs with combustion platforms is always going to hold them back?

[@jochen334]

Why is both the acceleration performance and the top speed so much slower than the US and Chinese competitors? Has BMW given up on performance? What is their new slogan? We are more sustainable, pay our premium prices for cars that don’t even can compete on performance?

[@flemlion13]

Improvements to Android Auto for EVs were announced. Personally I also hope that adds battery conditioning integration.

[@leighalderton1851]

I prefer the look of this over the old X2. I wouldn't have one as interior space too small. Despite all the negative comments on social media, which, lets face it, means nothing to them, and so so reviews on KZbin, BMW are the 4th largest brand by sales in the UK. Surely this means they're doing something right. As for those who say just buy a Tesla, I hate Teslas with a passion. If Tesla were the last cars on the planet, I'd walk.

[@V_Dubya]

How are they still selling cars in volume at BMW? The design studios seem to have had a stroke and the accountants are on crack. Great review again from Ginny though.

[@ianlove3]

The BMW i3 is still my favourite BMW.

[@marketingwizdom]

BMW have completely lost the plot with this. I really dislike the style of this car. I do not have a problem with the 4 series/i4, the i7/7-series (which I actually like), or even the iX. The previous X2 was really nice looking. This just looks trashy. It might be OK for a new Lada. But not for a BMW. Front grille aside, this looks more like an old Renault than a new BMW. And what’s with that massive black part under the grille. No thank you! To add insult both injury it dies not even seem to be particularly good. I’d be shocked if this became a big seller. Someone on these comments mentioned Pontiac Aztec. Good analogy!

[@JustSendMeLocation]

I like it, looks like a smaller x4

[@Madonsteamrailways]

The Tesla Model Y has a ten foot flat area in the back with the rear seats folded down to provide more luggage space.

[@torrhthc4103]

Nice, macan electric pls and new taycan, a daily usage review will be nice❤👍

[@bp19870]

Looks like my Skoda interior. I don’t want that vibe spending that sort of money on a BMW. The new X2 was top of my new leasing list and now I’m not so sure.

[@Cos-xo6qb]

Igualitos 😂😂

[@adofoi30]

What’s the use of an SUV that you can’t put anything in?

[@FulviaFiend]

BMW iX2 Panzerwagen! Are they trying to echo historic designs of bigger and heavier is better? ;)

[@ConservativeArabNet]

Excellent presentation

[@jsptravels]

Hey Manos 👋👀 That aside, yeah .. not feeling it. Styling is very similar on the rear to the X4 and that’s not a compliment.

[@adrianlampard419]

I like it, but then, having owned an X4 I probably would.👍

[@ISuperTed]

Not sure why you see this as a Model Y competitor. It’s a quite a bit smaller, with less range. On top of that it’s £5K-£10k more expensive and yes you do get a nicer interior (IMHO) and better perceived quality, but I just can’t see this persuading many people in that comparison. BTW the ‘Maximum Efficiency’ function is pretty much ubiquitous on EV’s - almost all have a n ‘Eco’ setting or similar to max out range. Not really a feature worth crowing about!

[@philself1833]

My wife has the ix1 (same battery and drive train as this) and the range is absolutely terrible - we did a journey last week, driving “normally” on a mixture of roads and I calculated a real range from 100% to 0% of 185 miles. I could of slowed the driving a little but it was just normal driving on the UK roads - while I didn’t expect to be actually getting 250+, below 200 was a real shock. @electrifying / Ginny - what do you practically think you’d of got from the ix2 ?

[@angela1984a]

What did you expect from an SUV/Crossover with an unnecessarily large frontal area and a rather bad coefficient of drag? Maybe consider something that isn't an SUV/Crossover? Aerodynamic drag is rather considerable when driving at higher speeds...

[@philself1833]

That should of been taken into account when they published their range figures - so I expected something in the realm of what the manufacturer of the car told me it was going to do - not really that unrealistic or unreasonable

[@sunseeker-yb5qt]

@@angela1984aexactly, if range is what you are looking for then i4 is the place to be

[@sunseeker-yb5qt]

What Do you expect to get from a 64 kWh battery? In Average you can calculate during winter 20-25 kW/100km which gives you max 300km/180 miles?

[@philself1833]

@@sunseeker-yb5qt Again - if that is an official calculation then they should state that. I dont really consider a UK winter really that big an impact on the battery anyhow and our previous Tesla was not massively impacted until well below zero (C)

[@fredduval8400]

The real horror story here is your fashion sense and the quality of your video, darling.😂

[@StarLuna973]

I like it, I wouldn’t say no to one!

[@Jamessansome]

Just seen a bimmer with the lights around the grill this evening. Just looks a bit Halfords tbh. & FFS stop with coupé SUV's! Combining two body types together makes no sense what so ever. Design a large car then chop half the boot off making it far less practical, WHY!

[@dewarmc]

I have to say that I'm not a big fan of BMW but I've always liked BMW styling, but this BMW iX2 however, seems to have been designed in parts. I really can't help thinking that if you were to take off all the BMW badges and asked the public what car they thought it was, like me, they might have thought this was a Skoda Enyaq, which I like.

[@David-bl1bt]

...or more likely a yansong rectum😂

[@rubenoliveira6111]

beautiful

[@Conysuperhd145]

How to compare this with Kia EV6? EV6 got 800V, max DC at 250KW, bigger battery bigger range

[@Cos-xo6qb]

Y feo con avaricia 😂

[@JamesPrince-n5g]

How bloomin' much?!

[@tetchuma]

So, they slice off the back to make it more coupe-like, BUT they increase the price despite having less cargo capacity and rear visibility. Only the Germans, right?

[@Lupeydo1]

Saw one of these on the road yesterday - oh my days! It looks even worse in person! I’m struggling to see any positives with this car!!!!

[@barrymurton8988]

Much prefer the old shape!

[@stephenclay6852]

I’m with you on this car. Why do you make what is a practical car into a not so practical by trying to make it into something it’s not ie a coupe it’s an SUV.

[@clivew772]

Five Hundred and Eighty litres is a small boot, is it? That’s close to Mercedes E volume, and about the same as the very capacious Enyaq. The sloping tailgate might be a problem for dogs but generally isn’t for luggage - unless you’re an antique dealer or an undertaker. That still doesn’t mean I’ll be buying one of these, because I need to carry people more Mike- than Ginny-sized. (I’ve tried the iX1 and couldn’t fit in the back.) Disappointing that BMW’s best family EV is still the lumpy iX3, which hides the adapted-platform compromises better than it ought to, possibly by putting the batteries in the place of the X3’s space-wasting 4WD hardware. The i4, i5 and iX1 and 2 seem to lose all the EV packaging advantages in trying to be all things to all buyers. With the lead they got from the i3 (I’m on my second, by the way) BMW ought by now to be offering a range like Polestar’s - or at least Polestar’s brochure - with none of the funding constraints and all the confidence of a mainstream maker. These offerings feel like a missed opportunity.

[@jeanchristophebellepeau4365]

Love it

[@jimross623]

Stevie Wonder has bought one… that terrible grey paint is for those people in the navy who can’t bear to be away from their battleship when they’re on leave.

[@gavbansal967]

Oh dear...

[@Cheradanine]

I can't look at a modern BMW and not see the Banana Split's BIngo.....

[@captives6479]

BMW should fire their German designers and hire Italian ones instead.

[@ChrisMcEvoy72]

I like the side and rear profile, but wow, that's a face only its mother could love! I really don't get BMWs recent design direction with making the grill ever larger and larger - looks hideous! Shark's nose? Nope. Reminds me of the pigs from Angry Birds....

[@patriziovanni2233]

Very good

[@EclecticGearhead]

“Shark’s nose”? Looks more like a Pig’s nose.

[@Pottery4Life]

1:16 Darth Vader. OK I'm done.

[@biodieseler1]

Imagine buying one of these and then the refreshed model Y comes out. Ouch.

[@OmahaBeachBand]

I grew up with BMWs. My father had them since the 70's and I have had several over the years. However, BMW' design has completely lost the plot. The front-ends and grills have become so awful that its painful. We all know they are penning cars for the Asain market - especially China, but it is ashame they are leaving the rest of us behind in the process.

[@u.wunschel7311]

Love BMW❤