Video Summary
- BMW is carrying over the same grille philosophy, but because there is no internal combustion engine, the grille is closed off.- The headlights are typical BMW with laser headlight technology, LED low and high beam, and LED daytime running lights.
- It will be available in two variants: the Xdrive 50, which comes standard with dual-motor all-wheel drive and a 106-kilowatt-hour battery pack.
- It can go up to 300 miles of range.
- 0-60 is around 4.6 seconds.
- Later at launch, there will be an M60 version with 600 horsepower and 0-60 in under four seconds.
- BMW has been doing a great job with their current crop of wheel designs; these are 22-inch wheels.
- The IX actually looks pretty good from the side profile with a more traditional crossover shape.
- It has a large aluminum piece with flush door handles and a black painted roof panel.
- The rear doesn’t look as good as the front headlights, and the skinny taillight design doesn’t look like a BMW.
- Inside, BMW is taking risks; a lot of the materials are made from recycled materials.
- Glass controls are used for the seat controls and memory seat control.
- Sound-deadening appears to be very good.
- There is a 12.3-inch LCD and 14.9-inch screen.
- iDrive 8.0 will support wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
- It has a very modern design and is better than Tesla interiors.
- There is a deep center console storage, a digital key function, and a wireless phone charger.
- It’s expensive, with the base starting around $83,000.
