pff LExus did it 15 years ago and is still class leader in SUV Hybrids ....my 2010 is not a plug in but it is in city often in electric mode only and has 2 ! e motors which also function as generator when coasting. In these conditions and ECO mode i manage 6- 6.5ltr/100km with max 80km/h. What i like most is its nice 3.5ltr V6 which runs smooth and quite with enough power when you need it ! On Autobahn it still can go up to its limiter (200km/h) uphill ! greetings from germany
couldn't help to not get a smile on my face, when you said out fighting the elements I a big jacket at +15c at that temp we put on shorts a t-shirts in northern Europe, when a bit closer to the +20c mark we start swimming out doors 😂 great video, the quality of your content has improved a lot!
Shame that the battery was not just a bit larger so that you could drive 100% electric for daily commutes, as most people their daily commute is around 25 miles one direction. Unlike the i3, the X5 gas motor does not recharge the onboard friction battery, it would have been smart for BMW to have made regenerative braking recharge the batteries even when in gas mode, plus the gas motor should be designed to recharge while on the go. This attempt like the i8 are simply compliance cars and not like the i3 which is a true EV, even with the REx system it's better off.
+TechnoBuffalo - Jon- have you ever considered doing car reviews? This was a great review, but additionally, technology has never permeated the automobile more than ever as it is today. I'd definitely like to hear your take on infotainment systems, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, cars in general, etc. Sounds like a great trip to Germany!
+Andrew “FrostLordAndrew” Kingstrom I wish we had more footage of the chainsaw lady. We totally weren't expecting to see a lady on a ladder with a full chainsaw. She was going to town on those hedges.
In a 2013 report, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for the Environment program concluded that batteries using nickel and cobalt, like lithium-ion batteries, have the “highest potential for environmental impacts”. It cited negative consequences like mining, global warming, environmental pollution and human health impacts. Hopefully technology will come out with a more environmentally friendly solution
Honestly tesla's electric cars are better. Not only are the batteries a lot bigger and longer, but they barely take up any extra space either. What's the point of a small electric battery anyway, 20 miles is barely anything and it's not worth adding weight to the car just to get that.
Love the review. Is 100% fresh easy to watch you got my 👍 sadly is one of those things that having one is on my imagination. Love the review and many thinks guys!
This channel should stick to only tech world of personal computing and please John you don't have to accept auto makers invitation for reviewing their products just because they would cover the entire trip for you to advertise for them. I just don't get why you would feel obligated to accept the invitation, you have good audience here for what you do best which is the personal and mobile tech world. I hope this channel is not going to be an auto channel.
+Halim Boy That would be boring because I love driving. Even now I hate automatic transmission. You get real joy of clutches and gears only in manual transmission. My opinion though.
If Tesla can do it, why can't anyone else? Hybrids are a joke. If your still going to use gas then make the cars light and efficient. don't way them down with batteries and such. and as for the person above, i could care less about emissions. my TDI gets better milage then any Prius, more power and doesn't look like some futuristic p.o.s for half the price.
tonTeufel lol exactly, in Europe they tested the top 15 brands (Toyota, honda, BMW etc) and they all were producing more missions then they stated in their testing with the government
+Nathan S well why doesn't that surprise me. I mean, basically it's like that with everything. Which WiFi Router met the speed from it's spec sheet? No one ever (however you are not actually harming anyone by that and it's not an official government test)
Ugh... why, BMW, why not make a full EV? In a large SUV like this, all that space that the ICE and transmission take can be used for batteries. This car has a potential of 400+ km range on batteries alone, if not more. Shame.
Because they have one - it's the i3 - pure electric city car. The X5 is not pure electric because it is a serious car - one where you can put gas in and use it as a normal car everywhere - and 30km is still enough to go to your workplace everyday in electric mode if you want.
I really hope you guys enjoy this video. We traveled around the world, fought the elements and spent countless hours to bring this one to you.
+TechnoBuffalo That video was so awesome. It looked professional too. Hope to see such rich contents ahead.
Keep up the good job #TeamBuffalo ☺
Probably the funniest TechnoBuffalo video I've seen.
+Patel Productions (Akshay Patel) Glad you liked it!
4:45 "It´s pretty cold! +59F and i´m driving my BMW."
A little more range would have been better as specially in full electric mode. Like the idea of no premium cost for the E version
Hey man what was going on with the SUV image after 0:56, or 1:04 it kept deforming like swiveling or something, could it be youtube or encoding?
What kind of car you drive John big fan of you man
John where did you get that jacket from? I'm looking for one that looks exactly like that for a Christmas present.
+Stealthfreak25 It's an old jacket, I don't remember where it came from unfortunately.
What have been nice to review the m3/4 or any m vehicle
I'd love to get behind the wheel of one of those beasts!
The tweet says: "Pretty cold! 15 degree and i drive my bmw." Nice that you have been in my hometown.
I suppose they gave you a CVT because that's the standard in America, but makes me wonder : is there going to be a 6-speed manual version?
I'd doubt it.
Have you ever seen the new 7 series? it will surprise you with amazing technologies used in the car!
Yes!!!! I wish the US got the remote control from the fob and laser headlights.
Great job and effort on the video man it's pretty cool you got to test this awesome car out
+Axel Correa Thank you!
Does it really fast? or is just like normal SUV?? Thank you
The video quality is just spectacular!
what's that music at 3:52?
+Haymkarran S bhalla all music is captioned in the video
Ron Parida Got it. Thankyou. Regards.
I'm buying one now... does it come with a free maintenance john ?
xD
Video was great, especially the last scene with your coffee!
The video is awesome. Did bmw do the editing ?
+Sanjay G No, our own Ron Padria did the magic. Dude is a wizard.
+TechnoBuffalo amazing . Been watching all your videos for years. nice improvement. keep it up. :)
John what do you personally drive since it sounds like you don't like to drive much haha
pff LExus did it 15 years ago and is still class leader in SUV Hybrids
....my 2010 is not a plug in but it is in city often in electric mode
only and has 2 ! e motors which also function as generator when
coasting. In these conditions and ECO mode i manage 6- 6.5ltr/100km
with max 80km/h. What i like most is its nice 3.5ltr V6 which runs
smooth and quite with enough power when you need it ! On Autobahn it
still can go up to its limiter (200km/h) uphill ! greetings from germany
Wow! This channel has come a long way. Love this vid. The quality in videos has gone up exponentially.
+Christopher Foley Thank you for that!
Car reviews from now on please +1 i will actually share this channel to my friends..
Awesome video! Greetings from Munich
Sweet Vid John!
Great vid! The German tweet says: Pretty cold! +15 degree centigrade and I am driving my BMW.
Yes, nose froth is a must
couldn't help to not get a smile on my face, when you said out fighting the elements I a big jacket at +15c at that temp we put on shorts a t-shirts in northern Europe, when a bit closer to the +20c mark we start swimming out doors 😂
great video, the quality of your content has improved a lot!
Was the beginning from the iPad review on the giveaway page and go enter people
+alex pantoja Yeah. While on this trip I only took the iPad and that's what we used for the review.
+TechnoBuffalo I would wish I would be able to take a iPad on a trip on the review u can do a lot of things on the trip
You think 15* Celsius is cold? 😂
We're basically enjoying Christmas at the Biergarten this year. Anyway, great video 😉
Nice video Tecuno buffalo..
There would have been so many scenic roads to film on!
BTW the screen says 'it's really cold! 15°C and I'm sitting in my BMW'
Everywhere was beautiful but the rain got us.
I guess that makes me 7th?
would you recommend the priv or a Note 5 for a music production kind of person
+Stephen McAllister Thank you! That was a total surprise to me actually.
+Chaska Cox-Potter note 5. spen for writing. and this year Samsung has the best speaker on s6 and note 5.
+Jay Wayne The HTC One M9 has a very good speaker, but in terms of loudness and overall enjoyment, the Nexus 6P has the best speaker.
are you going to giveaway this one??
lol
The Tweet:
It's pretty cold, 15 degrees Celcius. I am driving my new BWM currently.
Great video! I added it to the "BMW X5 40e videos from around the world" playlist on my channel. Keep up the good work! :-)
"Pretty cold! 15°C and I'm driving my BMW."
That's what the tweet says. And yes, that's Celsius, the scientific correct unit for temperature.
Shame that the battery was not just a bit larger so that you could drive 100% electric for daily commutes, as most people their daily commute is around 25 miles one direction. Unlike the i3, the X5 gas motor does not recharge the onboard friction battery, it would have been smart for BMW to have made regenerative braking recharge the batteries even when in gas mode, plus the gas motor should be designed to recharge while on the go. This attempt like the i8 are simply compliance cars and not like the i3 which is a true EV, even with the REx system it's better off.
Great video! But the end is kinda bad, I was expecting a "see ya" or something like that.. Love it still!
That car is sexier than the Nexus 6P...
The tweet: pretty cold! 15 degrees and I'm driving my BMW. My first language is English but I'm learning German.
What technobuffalo doing for reviewing CAR, bizar
BMW welt is great!! Picked up my active hybrid 3 series there two years ago!!
BMW Best Car Ever...Like
Why does this electronic car have exhaust pipes???
Because its a hybrid car not a EV
i've been to munchen!!!
it was so awesome!!! mareinplatz and english gardens!!! :O
I'm german. The tweet says "It's really cold! 15 degrees celsius and I'm driving my BMW."
+Oscar Knipp Great Video btw!
It was cold!
+Oscar Knipp Thanks Oscar.
Cool video, it's a really nice car like always from BMW
Maybe one day I'll have the money to buy one
I am not from Germany (from Dubai), but Germans are the best people in making cars, and doing other things.
An even more fun experience is driving the BMW after drinking German beers!!!
+Dylan Lutchman avoid drunk driving 🍻 + 🚗 = 🚫
With this desaturation, I'm starting to think this is a horror movie.
very nice car
that wink tho 😋
It says: Pretty cold! +15•C and I'm driving my BMW
Great effort jon, but you gotta lot to learn about how to review a car. Again great effort! keep it up love to see different varieties of videos.
+TechnoBuffalo - Jon- have you ever considered doing car reviews? This was a great review, but additionally, technology has never permeated the automobile more than ever as it is today. I'd definitely like to hear your take on infotainment systems, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, cars in general, etc. Sounds like a great trip to Germany!
+Josh M Thanks Josh. I absolutely have. I love car tech@
just me or audio cracking ?
That girl at 2:57 sounds so much like zoey from the yogscast
+Andrew “FrostLordAndrew” Kingstrom I wish we had more footage of the chainsaw lady. We totally weren't expecting to see a lady on a ladder with a full chainsaw. She was going to town on those hedges.
So you make the most drag nonefficient vehicle electric to be efficient and ecological?!?!?!?
great car great video ... thumbs up :)
Thanks!
In a 2013 report, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for the Environment program concluded that batteries using nickel and cobalt, like lithium-ion batteries, have the “highest potential for environmental impacts”. It cited negative consequences like mining, global warming, environmental pollution and human health impacts.
Hopefully technology will come out with a more environmentally friendly solution
Dikke BMWEE jongens!
*sighs loudly*
It says: Pretty cold - 15° Celsius - and I'm driving my BMW.
When he pulls out a galaxy 5 😂
I've been here since jon4lakers
Thanks for staying!
Me too and BTW I live in Munich 😍🙌
Nice vid
+Maddox Leigh Thank you!
The tweet says
"Pretty cold outside +15 C and I'm driving my BMW"
nice video
+adam dencker Thanks Adam!
What's up
Honestly tesla's electric cars are better. Not only are the batteries a lot bigger and longer, but they barely take up any extra space either. What's the point of a small electric battery anyway, 20 miles is barely anything and it's not worth adding weight to the car just to get that.
The tweet says: Pretty cold! 15 degrees Celcius and I am driving my BMW.
nice car
I thought he was starting with a poem.
18 to 20 mile range? Thats kind of not hybrid at all...
I think Technobuffalo can compete with CNET OnCars 👍
+Karthik Nair No Way. Cooley is the Godfather of car reviews.
It's not a true electric, still runs on gas so it really doesn't count as an electric.
+doomdye Yes, you can!
Why a tech channel do car reviews?
+TurtleSpice Lots of tech in cars right?
+TechnoBuffalo True, but you didn't talk about it much. only the connected drive
Love the review. Is 100% fresh easy to watch you got my 👍 sadly is one of those things that having one is on my imagination. Love the review and many thinks guys!
Thank you!
that german means its clod 15 c and i am travelling in my bmw ...
They are still expensive, though...
This channel should stick to only tech world of personal computing and please John you don't have to accept auto makers invitation for reviewing their products just because they would cover the entire trip for you to advertise for them. I just don't get why you would feel obligated to accept the invitation, you have good audience here for what you do best which is the personal and mobile tech world. I hope this channel is not going to be an auto channel.
Did he say 18-20 miles? lol
Probably in another 10 or 20 years you don't have to learn how to drive. The car will drive for you
+Halim Boy That would be boring because I love driving. Even now I hate automatic transmission. You get real joy of clutches and gears only in manual transmission. My opinion though.
+Ameya Padhye same as me though. I love using manual gear, but not in traffic jam.
Hahahah I was there too, it´s nice there :D
friken stupid!1!!!! come out with a purely electric with a good rage like 400+ K range! you have so much space for batteries in an X5, come on BMW
+Nathan S at least BMW doesn't lie about emissions like trash VW
+AlexX H00N1G4N or we just don't know it yet :D
If Tesla can do it, why can't anyone else? Hybrids are a joke. If your still going to use gas then make the cars light and efficient. don't way them down with batteries and such. and as for the person above, i could care less about emissions. my TDI gets better milage then any Prius, more power and doesn't look like some futuristic p.o.s for half the price.
tonTeufel lol exactly, in Europe they tested the top 15 brands (Toyota, honda, BMW etc) and they all were producing more missions then they stated in their testing with the government
+Nathan S well why doesn't that surprise me. I mean, basically it's like that with everything. Which WiFi Router met the speed from it's spec sheet? No one ever (however you are not actually harming anyone by that and it's not an official government test)
c'mon! What's under the hood!
COOL
Scrolling through the comments. I DON'T KNOW THE GERMAN LANGUAGE, Y U DO DIS 2 MEH TECHNOBUFFALO :'(
I need a translator over here come on ;p
+Stelios Pasiardes They are all in English, no?
+TechnoBuffalo I meant the german twitter post at 4:45 ._.
+Stelios Pasiardes It means "It's very cold! +15 °C and I am driving my BMW" ;-)
Oh, I thought it could be that but I thought it wouldn't be so obvious :P Anyways, thanks ^^
CCC
cool advertising video ........?
Ugh... why, BMW, why not make a full EV? In a large SUV like this, all that space that the ICE and transmission take can be used for batteries. This car has a potential of 400+ km range on batteries alone, if not more. Shame.
Because they have one - it's the i3 - pure electric city car. The X5 is not pure electric because it is a serious car - one where you can put gas in and use it as a normal car everywhere - and 30km is still enough to go to your workplace everyday in electric mode if you want.
Tesla Model X is better
Agreed!
250 mile electric range, 0-60 in 3.2 seconds, Falcon wing doors, 5 star safety and Autopilot... Model X ftw!!!
x3 is good for value =)
Why doesn't he like electric cars? Doesn't he own a Tesla?
20 miles? Tesla Model X makes 260 miles! Try harder bmw!
yet another sponsored video...
+RGiant you sound upset
GG
The Car is electric so why does it have exhausts
Tesla bummers need not apply
lol two people third XD
Honestly. Electric cars are junk right now.
Except for teslas
+Cranking All Day Tesla's cars aren't.
+bensemus x they come with good battery life. my friend said his Tesla 3 year old car only has 60 to 70% max charge and lots of problems
+Peter Isaac kind of does. I explain if you look up slightly
and really Bad for the environment. producing the battery used is way worse than driving about 8000000 km in an gas car.
I guess I'm eight