2022 BMW iX xDrive50 - POV First Impressions (Night Drive)

[@MrSteel_21]

WOW those tail lights at startup 🤩

[@Allcarnews]

Honestly seeing one in full black….it kind of wowed me how much more i liked it than in the photos. And coming from someone who loves the M3/4 grill i still found the iX a rather ugly duckling, this spec was super unique in person and it sort of works. Definitely will grow on people

[@jeffwilliams7351]

So all the reviews of this EV are very positive about the driving experience. I am in the market now, driving my wonderful 2015 MB S-550 w/75K mi and ready for a change. My S-550 was loaded at $116K back then and it is indeed the best vehicle I have owned, so a high bar to get over. Yesterday we went to local area BMW dealer and same salesman who almost sold me a 7series back when. They have a nice iX demonstrator, $93K not fully loaded like yours but had air suspension and rear steering (must haves). Did walk around and familiarization, then a long test drive. I loved the ride comfort, noise level, steering, braking, and excellent visibility. Very impressed until my wife ALERT told me her head increasingly bothered her because it was rubbing and banging on the plastic piece BMW designed into the headrest. Whoa, for her this was a deal breaker. She is 5'6", not an unusual height, and we could not figure out how to adjust the seat so it was comfortable for her. How could the BMW engineers let this DESIGN form over function happen? There must be many people these front seats will hit the wrong way (fine for me). Ergonomics is,ergonomics and has little to with FASHION. I am really disappointed.......

[@K03sport]

...if it is the best you've ever owned, why do you want to get rid of it? 75k miles is nothing these days. Change for the sake of change, or is something else happening with the car?

[@jeffwilliams7351]

@@K03sport Change for the sake of change, somewhat yes. The car is 7 years old, and I would appreciate an updated and faster OS with better camera resolution plus enhanced safety systems. The latest BMW and MB systems are much faster, "smarter", and offer Apple CarPlay that I do not have now at all (part of the 2018 MB refresh was wired CarPlay). My car was state of the art in 2015, but not today. I can afford to fix any issues on it and maintain it well (it's expensive to own this car) but I am retired now and ready to treat myself and my wife to the latest and greatest for our future road trips.

[@jeffwilliams7351]

Love your POV videos, Topher. First one I saw was you driving the Lexus LC500 - you had so much fun with that convertible! Unfortunately, once my wife and I found one at a dealer 100 miles away and drove it, I could not justify it except as a weekend toy.. Very little space to put anything except the two of us. Now this BMW iX is truly a useful package for many people and many purposes.

[@madpistol]

I like the Crystal design theme that BMW is moving towards. It's very unique, and extremely futuristic looking. Also, the acceleration... you went from 55 to 80 in a few seconds, and it seemed effortless.

[@zoidzoid87]

I drove one of these and i have to say it's quite impressive. I like the crystals bmw used for certain buttons. My only complaint is the sound quality compared to the other BMW models. It sounds good but the bass isn't very good, you can feel it in the front seats but not alot of air is being pushed.

[@laavoi5]

which speakers

[@zoidzoid87]

@@laavoi5 the subwoofer. It sounds good but the low bass could be better

[@andreh.dupuis8475]

if you are interested in a high performance sound system you should have opted for the B&W 1650 watt sound system with electro mecanical subwoofers integrated in the front seats. Trully immersive experience😃 I also listened to the Harman Kardon base system and found it quite acceptable although not comparable to B&W.

[@jkliao6486]

I really don't like the direction BMW interior is going with this gen. While the look of two connected screens is more subjective, they just don't look well integrated to the dashboard. It's like an add-on, and the gap between the bottom of the screen can't say it better. This cost saving is really not what I would expect from BMW as a luxurious brand.

[@alh06]

I’m sure it saves some costs but that’s not the primary reason- most of it is the benefit of having it aligned in your line of sight and easier to touch without looking down, however that does make it look less integrated.

[@jkliao6486]

@@alh06 But infotainment system would never be aligned in the driver's line of sight, otherwise it would be blocking the windshield to say the least.

[@aritruths1452]

Excellent video detailed to the fullest! Appreciate you.

[@bemoremad]

Looks like a great driving experience. Curious what charging is like, but lord I remember seeing this thing in person at a BMW event and it really does just look like a giant metal beaver.

[@K03sport]

Ooo, I see the next SyFy b-horror movie (theme)...

[@benjaminsmith2287]

Great video. I like it as a vehicle. They didn't overdo it on the ambient lighting like Mercedes does and the interior looks clean yet stylish. I very much prefer the car with the propulsion sounds off. That showcases just how quiet this vehicle is.

[@be2402]

True gentleman

[@lawtv13]

We need that BMW X6 review one day!

[@officialsterlingarcher]

"90% of BMW drivers, drive with polarized sunglasses" I can't speak for the others out there, but I definitely do! haha

[@K03sport]

So, round steering wheel, flat bottom steering wheel or this, flat top/bottom (parallelogram) steering wheel? I like flat bottom. So why did BMW choose to add a flat top; was it to aid in visibility or is BMW just being BMW??? 🤔

[@edwin.jansen]

What one person calls hideous another person loves. I love the front end look!

[@meenwooo]

Everything is perfect without the exterior😅

[@energylightning4663]

Ikr

[@jettseoldam4160]

They traded good exterior for great interior

[@Eminetics]

Not a big fan of the 49” curved gaming monitor dash but the rest looks fantastic

[@acolling3027]

Completely agree. Looks like 3 tablets nailed to the dash

[@badman5356]

Yeah your voice perfect for ASMR

[@gimmedemdigits6040]

ASMcaR

[@NickFunHunter]

Which part is autopilot?

[@billm47645]

I currently own a BMW, but come on. An electric minivan / pope mobile for the price of a mid western house. I’ve been starting to see a trend on these expensive electrics. Other than Tesla, they seem to be the only vehicles that sit in lots. My local Ford dealer has a whole row of Mach E’s sitting there. Perhaps what people really need are smallish fuel efficient cars?

[@K03sport]

...or lower priced EVs. Tax credits aside, manufacturers are really using the new shiny toy to their advantage. But with all of the anxiety attached to EVs, ppl really don't see the value in a $50k EV that does "less" than their current $30k ICE car. Improved EV infrastructure, improved range, and for some, improved usability when temps drop below 30F for weeks on end. An EV would be perfect for us... It's the $800/mo payment that doesn't work out.

[@madmax1631]

The new bmw 7 series defines and checks the mark of luxury the interior is breath taking and it just looks fabulous

[@Silver_Xarr]

Dude why u saying the front looks bad i love the look of the front

[@sreyas7753]

it looks bad

[@louiszhang3050]

Glad that the driving experience matches up to the price tag. That interior looks like a genuine modern architectural masterpiece, can't really explain it. I don't love the new iDrive with no physical controls nor the hideous exterior, but if this is the future of BMW electric vehicles, I do think they have a good foundation (assuming they fix the faces of their cars)

[@Albus_Rex]

North of 100k... and it looks like that? wew lad.

[@blakeground4512]

LOL bmw is trolling these days

[@applesauce2856]

Over a $100k? Wow. What a rip off.

[@K03sport]

...is it built in the US? Or Germany? If in the US, then they are just using the name, size and newness to gouge the would be consumer using tax credits to "offset" some of the cost. But you still have to buy it at price and wait for the credits at tax time....

[@BusTrainsGuy20]

I had a test drive on this with my uncle in the UK 🇬🇧, and literally the BMW dealer ship allowed us to push it to its full power and now I prefer BMW than Tesla now, plus honestly I did even notice the front it doesn't bother me, and also why didn't you push it further onto 100kmh and get the full experience of the speed?

[@noahlbecker]

We was going faster than 100 km/h

[@BusTrainsGuy20]

@@noahlbecker How was it at though, how did you feel when you where driving more than 100km/h I would definitely like to know how you felt at that speed.

[@noahlbecker]

@@BusTrainsGuy20 not sure what u mean 😂

[@BusTrainsGuy20]

@@noahlbecker I meant by how was it, and how was the experience of being in the new BMW iX

[@NemesisFromResidentEvil]

It was MPH not kilometres

[@PhantomDogman]

It's called frontend?

[@smithjohn2416]

Something about the interior, that makes it look like an unfinished concept that the design team rolled out for display. Might be the excessive use of alcantara, or whatever that material is, and then of course the tacked on screen with a futuristic display.

[@muny_man]

Am I the only one who think it looks okay?

[@vipermoon_]

I saw it in person, I was fine with the front

[@Dan330i]

Also bmw should add more lights

[@dunerider450f]

The car is not ugly, Much better looking than the Tesla model Y. All these reviews seems to parrot each other.

[@julessar]

"They could've made it look good, but deliberately didn't". The art world is awash with high priced art that follows just such a context (watch Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch or indeed just any Jackson Pollock), and BMW being a fairly artsy sort of company, probably felt it appealed to the types who could afford this price level - notice how BMW has kept their lower priced cars conventionally handsome, but its higher priced cars follow abstract "could have, but deliberately didn't" art themes interpreted into car ideologues. For some reason I think its massively clever in a way my socio-economically average eyes don't quite follow yet. Yet the beaver look does seem to be a vintage BMW theme, I'm thinking 1930 - 1950 BMW 327, 328, 501, 503, so the look may not be entirely without precedent.

[@muny_man]

I don't even like driving with sunglasses cause I want to see what the world actually looks like lol

[@acide1x210]

Topher say hi back

[@badimpulses17]

What's impressive is that the windows are not double panel. The Model Y sounds like a cloud tin can with lots of rattles. I was very disappointed with my previous Model Y I ended up selling it. Will never buy Tesla brand again. This IX is on my list.

[@Ecclest89]

Im from the uk and i would rather get one of these than a tesla, would test drive a tesla but wouldn`t get one, shame that all or most evs are all expensive to buy

[@bplayzz6641]

It looks like a sport Lincoln Corsair

[@alex.s8407]

not having a front trunk is honestly a blessing...

[@TheCameltotem]

Tesla got some real competition now.

[@roman-bg9tg]

This guys also owns a channel called winning road magazines... Which has over 1mil subs

[@pumpuppthevolume]

I got used to the front

[@greggregorich8048]

cameras cant show how really awesome this suv is

[@wesleywalls7582]

The real question is range and network…that’s where Tesla typically has the advantage. Also, the fact that this doesn’t come with a frunk is borderline ridiculous.

[@joshuatucker521]

You do realize not having a frunk gives more space to add more battery’s right. We have gotten far enough without having them. Is it nice extra space yes but not needed. I would rather have longer range then more space.

[@wesleywalls7582]

@@joshuatucker521 Tesla has more range AND a frunk. Plus I don’t believe BMW placed batteries in that space. In fact, they almost assuredly didn’t.

[@andreh.dupuis8475]

I opened my hood and you can see they placed air condition components, battery cooling system, brake system components, it would be interesting to compare with Tesla MY or MX to see where those components are placed, in the end it is up to BMW engineers to make those tradeoff choices based on accessibility for build and maintenance, up to the customer to select a car with a frunk if it is a showstopper for them..

[@kristians2704]

this looks so much better than the Mercedes EQS SUV and Audi e-tron SUV

[@skidhvh]

Piekrītu, it īpaši par EQS. Nezinu kurš to mēslu pērk.... vai jebkuru citu eqs/eqe auto

[@kristians2704]

@@skidhvh Prieks redzēt kādu latvieti komentāros :)

[@alh06]

The e-Tron crossover is MUCH better looking on the outside, even the EQS SUV isn’t this bad.

[@skidhvh]

@@kristians2704 🤝

[@gib112]

The M60 version is even faster :D

[@ps1hagrid84]

100k and NO COOLED SEATS? Come on bmw we cant fall for that. Do better.

[@perto6747]

It’s because the fabric seats in this car. If you spec it with leather seats or sensatec then it’s possible to getting vented seats.

[@popcorn32145]

84k starting??? wtf no way

[@Dan330i]

Give it like 10 years and battery probably tech would be better

[@julianricardodiaz]

I like his voice 🤣🤣🤣

[@seanjiang3174]

So for $100k of your hard earned money, what kinda compromises do you get , 1. A range that's on par with cars from 20 years ago 2. A front that constantly reminds you what that is 3. No vented seats just like those rental economic cars 3. No real off road capability 4. Would be a pain in the butt to fix if all that electrical stuff break down on you 5. Don't you ever forget to charge it over night You gonna be late 6. Road trips is going to be like taking a charging station adventure

[@autokmh8437]

Hi

[@Hellblaue210]

85k lol, hard fing pass

[@Jessemessler]

Not that impressive for the money…. Car is mostly made up of plastic, batteries and iPad screens! I love how people think that putting old tablet tech into all these new cars is impressive

[@antiwrizz]

The steering wheel looks like it's upside down lol

[@lewzes]

BMW loading the c8 corvette interior language all over an EV euro SUV. What a world we live in

[@kiryukazuma88]

I don't think they were necessarily trying to use C8 interior styling

[@blanktitle198]

I know Scotty doesnt approve of BMWs but would he approve of this one because it is electric? I ask because I kind of want one, used at least. =)

[@Struggler93x]

Right now im driving an 4th series BMW from 2017 and it will be my last BMW there New models look all like shit man i was such in love with BMW's but right now Not even one Model which looks good i will punch the dude in the Face who makes this Bad Designs

[@uncleben4560]

nonsense!!

[@Noah-ui1iu]

$104k for that LMAO. BMW is pulling MSRPs out of their rear end with this. Again, these manufactures pretending we leave in the Jetsons having to get rid of all physical controls which are actually practical for distracting screens that look cool but aren't practical for someone that should be focused on the road.

[@Veyronp87]

really hope this design language dies with this car lol. Otherwise awesome SUV

[@xNamsu]

Looks like a rental car on the inside if you ignore the screen, and is pretty ugly on the outside. BMW is so disappointing the last few years.

[@SerPurple51]

That thing is HIDEOUS! Looks like a Minivan from the 90's that got plastic surgery...

[@HDHQDIRECT]

Looks like GV60 wins again.

[@Blackdawn80]

That front end....It takes so much away from this vehicle. There is no doubt BMW could have done better but sadly they can bank on the fact their average consumer has no taste, just a chunky wallet. A now dated Model X or even a Y is worlds better to look at.

[@ArthropodSpidey]

I’d be happy if a hunk of junk like that lasted with me 50K miles without any of that fancy crap breaking.

[@noone1704]

They can keep it BMW is officially dead💩

[@GamerX-iw7ut]

Yup.

[@mattbuffo9967]

bmw design team should be fired

[@djagor]

IMHO exterior looks like piece of garbage 🤢🤮

[@aqillexotic]

Hello