2022 BMW iX review // Can you get past that grille?
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This is a Motormouth couple car review of the all-new, all-electric 2022 BMW iX SUV. Move over Tesla Model X, there’s a new kid in town, the iX, BMW’s fully electric sports activity vehicle and it doesn’t disappoint. We have the BMW xDrive50 model with 516 horsepower and 564 lb-ft of torque, 521 km/324 miles of range and standard AWD. There’s also the M60 with 610 horsepower and 811 lb-ft of torque, up to 450 km/280 km of EV range, standard AWD. In Canada, there is one more model available, the base xDrive40 with 322 horsepower and up to 322 km of range, standard AWD. The BMW iX offers a unique design with a grille that is large and in charge, some will like it, some won’t. It has a futuristic style with slim LED headlights, these are the narrowest twin headlights ever produced by BMW for a standard production vehicle. The flush door handles and frameless doors give the iX a modern design and the slim lights carry over to the rear with the narrowest taillights, an integrated tailgate and different wheels sizes, 20”, 21” and 22” which our test model has. BMW says, the iX interior is a unique place to unwind with an architecture inspired by modern and simplistic interior design. The flat dashboard with the curved screens and slim seats are supposed to resemble pieces of furniture. The floating centre console leaves plenty of room for storage and the panoramic glass roof is the largest ever installed by BMW. The new screens merge together creating a seamless look with a 12.3” digital driver display and a 14.9” touchscreen, which is also controlled by the centre console dial. Our test model has the cloth stone grey interior, which is available for $1,500 CAD, the glass dial walnut centre console for $850 CAD and the blue seatbelts for $300 CAD. The real standout is the available 38-speaker Bowers and Wilkins audio system for $4,300 CAD/$3,400 USD. It has an absolutely incredible sound, mind-blowing. The BMW iX xDrive40 starts at $79,990 CAD, xDrive50 $89,990 CAD/$83,200 USD and the M60 $121,750 CAD/$105,100 USD. Price as tested: $113,285 CAD.
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“But you know Andrea, that brings up a good point. WHAT’S WRONG WITH ALL THE STUFF THAT WORKS?!” 😂 13:33
I think those seats prove that everything old eventually comes back in style. :)
You bring the entertainment of your reviews to another level by going off topic, making jokes and having so much fun! We need that type of content more than ever! Thanks again!
"Can't fix ugly." I agree... Ultimate driving machines, but Fire the designers!
I just want to thank both of you. I think you do great work. Your videos are both informative and entertaining. I’ve been watching you guys for years. We’ll done!
The exterior styling is one that we’ll eventually grow on you, but the interior and the BMW handling dynamics more than makes up for it. Thanks for another great review! Love your channel.
I finally realized why I like your channel so much. Your first priority are the reviews. Too many channels are focused on the hosts' personality first; the actual review seems to be an afterthought. You guys keep that to a minimum and just.review.vehicles. I appreciate that.
Well thank you, we appreciate the kind words and are glad you like what we are putting out. Our main goal is to help people buy vehicles and make the process a little easier for them.
Nowadays reviews are basically entertainment.... Eg fast food reviewers?
Good point about battery size and resource allocation. Full EVs with huge batteries and mega performance are not exactly “green” - which is fine if one has the means and intent to purchase excess. However, the government should not incentivize that option with public funds.
Right. People who work hard and are smart enough to make a lot of money should always be punished and resented for it.
Absolutely agree, I've been waiting for any car reviewer to bring up this point!
Agree! IMHO, a plug-in hybrid is the Goldilocks.
"Did you know that this has the thinnest headlamps..." 🤣 love it when zack making fun of Andrea 💕
"Can't fix ugly" that's for sure. Why? Why would one of the greatest car companies of automotive history decided to create fugly looking cars? One may never know.
The front-end to me looks like the Punisher mask
Excellent point on battery size! The comparison to the Rav 4 hybrid was an eye opener. 👍👍
Another great review !! Always enjoy your videos!!
I had a Rav4 hybrid as a rental last week and got 40mpg in mixed suburban/highway driving. We own a NX made on the same platform and the difference was surprisingly wide. The Rav felt more like a truck with bumps unsettling the chassis and much more road noise. However, we only get 26.5 mpg over all with the non-hybrid NX.
Thanks for the review! How good is BMW's lane centering tech with adaptive cruise? Does it keep the vehicle centered in its lane when turned on?
Thanks, motormouth, 4 ur candid review!! w a canadian twist!
In the old days I always wanted a BMW. Now that I can afford one, Except for the 2 and the 8 they are so grotesque, I wouldn't want one. Thank's BMW! Saved me a lot of money!
The interior and performance are inpressive but the outside looks so weird.
Thanks for the review! I ordered a fully loaded iX 50 back in February. I don’t own any gas cars, me and my wife have been daily driving our Chevrolet Bolt Evs for 4 years. This BMW should serve us well as a 3rd car for outings.
I decided to buy the M60 over the Tesla Model X because of the fit and finish of the interior. The test drive sold me, immediately. However, your quip about the battery/ies is exactly right; this is lunacy. I wish it were a hybrid. This is the first time I've run across your channel, but that comment, alone, made me subscribe. Finally, common sense instead of blind fanaticism.
You guys are one of the best auto review channels, love you guys keep doing the amazing work 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Wow, thank you so much, we appreciate the kind words - Andrea
Another fun fact: you two are truly awesome together, and I love it when you have little comments about your family, like your son's climate change assignment, and "what say you, mom/dad?" 😅
Thank you so much!
Great and honest review!
One thing is certain with this EV, is that it looks different!
Thank you for sharing! 🔌⚡🚘
Great review as always but the points on battery size and our consumption of limited resources is spot on. It feels like we’re trying to force the EV transition without a broad plug-in hybrid adoption that would have made a smoother transition (and much better use of resources) … and this is me speaking as an EV owner!
Had a walk around one of these an it looks much better than photos.
The better option is the ixdrive 40
89 000 and no crystal in the cabin.
Less weight with the 77kw/h battery and more fuel efficient. Looks very good in black and white.
You should review it this fall!
Love the neighborhoods you guys film your B-roll in. Super fancy.
Thank you!
Did you know that the slim LED headlights are the slimmest BMW has ever put in a production vehicle?! So many 💎 in this video. You all really have outdone yourselves with this review.
lol! Thank you!
10:17 “So I guess not all the science is in the back, some of it is in the front” ☠️
Just test drove one drives really well liked it a lot only problem was delivery I was told 18 month wait
Since at the moment in the U.S. the 50 is not available with air suspension or rear-axle steering, I would really appreciate opinions about how much of a difference the air suspension makes. Will the heavy 50 without air suspension be disappointing or still a ride worth the astounding price?
Love your thoughts about the 66 RAV4 hybrids. It definitely makes sense, unfortunately, we can see that it's not the true goal of BMW. Great reviews as usual!
I like the boldness of the grill just wonder what real range will be and reliability!
Style grew on me and now consider it to be beautiful yet aggressive.
I can't get passed the grille, I see Bugs Bunny. Thought that the Lexus Darth Vader mask was bad......
The grill has been and continues to be a stopper. I was set to buy a BMW M4 Coupe when I retired from the Army in 2020, but I could never get even close to accepting that unnecessarily massive grill.
I like the look of the this. I suspect it will be colour sensitive.
Another great review.
The guy on Bay St is going to be driving a 500hp monster so using an ev reduces a lot of emissions over a gas hotrod equivalent. Also, the tech that goes into these premium cars will trickle down to us common folk.Hopefully by the time new gas cars are phased out there will be plenty of affordable ev options. I am about two cars away from electric. My next car will be an Outback but the one that replaces it will be some sort of ev.
Hello there! Thanks for sharing. We have so many things today everything is changing, tech will become better than ever, but still something I really care is the quality! How reliable those new things can be! I think all reputation is built upon the quality! Not the quality of the materials, it's the quality of the reliability!!
4:02 This is true for the 2022MY xDrive50, however the 2023MY xDrive50 changed this. If you want 4 wheel steering and 2-axle air suspension, you have to add a total of $17,100 in options given option package interdependencies. You can't even get adaptive cruise control without fully speccing out the xDrive50.
Great video! Both of you are making me through the video. Both of you had made a lot of good points but coffee holder is too far and missing coffee holder in the 2nd row! ☕️☕️
Thank you! The cupholders are not in a great spot, too hard to reach.Thumbs down on that one.
@@andreaspencer9813 Agree! You are an very welcome Andrea! ☕️☕️
Good morning guys nice video.
Good Morning, thank you!
Zack's point about battery distribution between 1 car or 66 is right on.
It’s not just the grille.. everything is way out of proportions in this IX
it will never grow on me and I think at least 85% people who seen it thinks the same.
16:36 very valid point! Way more hybrids vs 1 EV, if only there was gov incentive on regular hybrids as well.
That steering wheel 😧 And crystals? They sure went for it. Very happy with my Mercedes GLC.
I like the fact that they have made an over the top statement in their styling. Some disruption is a good thing with so many soap boxers out there.
its the classic blue or is it gray . to me it looks gray
I love the seatbelts. 👍🇨🇦
I almost fell out of my chair when Zack used the term Miss Piggy while looking at Andrea and her pink dress!
I was looking at one at my dealer a couple of days ago and it looks much nicer in person I found.
Especially in an exterior dark colour.
Price tag, however…. 🙀
Overall shape is good. But Miss Piggy front grille and crystal knobs are terrible.
It took me approximately 7 years to like what the BMW i3 looks like (launched in 2014), and their logic (in design). Unlike the i8, which took … around 6-1/2 seconds! This latest BMW offering I’m sure, will grow on me… maybe. However… at over $120,000 Canadian, it might take me about 9-1/2 YEARS to figure out how I’d be able to afford it. Thanks for your impressions.
same here
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and there are allot of us.
Damn... from "married me" straight to LED headlights... tough crowd!
Ain't nothing wrong with a minivan (for convenience and capacity). I agree that the resources needed for this HUGE battery could serve the general public better with 50+ Rav4 Hybrids instead. Thanks for the review and I don't like the Miss Piggy/Darth Vader grill either.
You guys always make lots of practical and good points . The only reason I would buy this over x5 is the gas price ?😀
We bought the X5 45e plug-in hybrid kinda the best of both worlds for now , cus full ev are very much in betta mode
I see those air vents on the bottom of the front seats at 8:53. Isn't that a horrible design? Won't garbage or debris keep falling in?
I think it looks pretty good.
Loved the review and maybe the beaver teeth are warming up on me!
I like the interior and I'm not hung up on the grill. It's way too big is my problem with it. I can't justify the size of it when I rarely use the size. But I think there's nothing wrong with the exterior design except the grill is oversized. The interior is more important to me.
No mention of any of the sounds it makes? Why not? I don't like them but it does offer fake propulsion noise.
I agree about making changes for change sake. Some tried and true things work better. As for acceleration and horsepower, all overkill.
Definetely polarizing styling, I’m not sure I understand the comment that PHEV are the only way to go in Canada 🇨🇦 .. winter battery performance? Also the suggestion that this 100 kwh battery would serve better use assisting 55 x 1,8 kwh mild hybrid surprised me, basic economics teach us that the price of the iX (between 90k CAD since the iX 40 is now available to order to 115k fully optioned) compared to a 30k hybrid RAV4 will automatically distribute the rare materials effectively based on demand and offer..
This iX is quite interesting in my opinion, it offers an alternative to the Tesla model X with better workmanship although 20% less efficiency. This was what BMW was aiming at. Many less polarizing BMW models are coming out in the next year, the iX1 being the next one to be imported to Canada after the i7.. keep up the interesting videos, you are always fun to watch😊
Can we just make a round steering wheel .. is it that hard :(
😂 « Goldilocks » … Andrea, I suggest this comeback … « chubby daddy bear! »
EV's are the best bet for general public if the electricity is generated through renewable sources such as solar. I do agree that average person wouldn't need 100kWh battery if the charging infrastructure was like gas stations. By the way, I have an iX 50 and it does have a wireless Android Auto.
thanks for confirming the wireless android auto -- i was surprised to hear in the video it was only wired and almost took this car off my list !
On the topic of headlights, manufacturers have focused so much on improving headlight technologies and unique LED lighting signatures. This, in combination with interior electronic screens has caused the issue of owners not turning exterior lights on at night.
The number of modern cars being driven as ghost vehicles at night is frightening. No one seems to be addressing this. (My mid 90’s VW had automatic headlights, so cmon…)
In some of your shots, it looks like the taillights function as DRL’s. Has BMW finally addressed the ghost vehicle issue?
Automatic headlights should be mandatory with no way to turn them off while the vehicle is in motion. Simple solution.
You guys should make a goof up video it would be hilarious!
Nose looks like an airplane radar array. I like the look of it but if it wasn't badged I'd swear it was a Mitsubishi. Or maybe what Mitsubishi should be doing. I like the console too.
I fully agree with you that an Hybrid vehicle is the better option. Cost is quite reasonable and efficiency is quite good. The Hyundai Tucson could be my next SUV...
Hybrid still has lofty service/parts costs and heavy AF.
I live down the street from a BMW manufacturing plant and see these all the time as test vehicles. Looks a lot better in person and the grill doesn't really bother me on their bigger vehicles, it's no bigger than a Lexus grill.
re: "it's no bigger than a Lexus grill". good point, BMW still has a ways to go before catching up to the "supersize" grills found on Lexus and Audi.
I chose a x5 45e but in 4 years I will move to the IX v2 lol
😆 these prices are ridiculous. Glad I just ordered a 350H . Hybrids are the only way to go in Canada
Ok I laughed at the vegan leather joke 😂
The ugliest minivan/suv since the Pontiac Aztek. Loved the review, you guys are so good.
The blue accents on one of those models looks like painter’s tape.
I mean, I can understand with the Vegan seats with the Polestar 2, where its recycled plastic in its material. Though marketing gimmicks cause for bigger price tags.
Finally an electric car that doesnt have a front that looks like a face of a fish. For me i like the big "grills" 👍👍
I really think it looks alright in black
People got used to the Lexus spindle grill too, so there’s that.
it has a face of an angry hamster
ZACK U ONE LUCKY GUY
Super❤️❤️❤️
Don't LOVE the "grill" but don't hate it either. Definitely not enough that if I had the money and I was buying an EV, this is the car I would buy. Does the most right (almost everything) out of any EV I've seen so far.
The interior looks good, but the outside... Wait for the XM to come out, they're testing the market with the uglymeter 🤣🤣🤣 The MPV is not dead 🤭; and yes I agree, rather have a hybrid than a full EV
How much extra range would these EVs get if they went from 0-60 in 7 seconds instead of 3 seconds? I just don't understand why manufacturers are so obsessed with speed when the whole point of EVs is to save money on gas and lower emissions
Tesla made low 0-60 times fashionable. And a conversation piece. People who know almost nothing about a car will know the 0-60 time.
Q: I just don't understand why manufacturers are so obsessed with speed(?) A: because: Tesla Fan Boys.
EVs just didn’t sell until they reached ridiculous performance levels. But I also wonder how much more efficient they could be if the electric motors used in them were less powerful, must be a sweet spot there somewhere.
@@pdd3 Tesla is making a lot of questionable things fashionable. Moving controls to a screen, glass roofs and unnecessary performance are 3 things I can think of.
Which one is the best one electric car the BMW out of three of them
i4
One pedal driving is an art that needs to be mastered. The accelerator needs to be caressed. You can't just stop accelerating abruptly and expect to have a smooth ride. Someone who drives a stick shift or automatic transmission vehicle recklessly will make people sick too. I understand regen braking is new to some people and they won't like it so giving them the option is fine as well.
It's good to see BMW challenging Lexus for most atrocious front grilles.
Get over yourself and your grills… it’s getting so boring…
Hmmm side view reminds me of a first gen Dodge Grand Caravan
Steering wheel? No thanks
Front grill? No bad
Mileage? Average
Cup holder placement? BMW/mini has always had problems with this…
Open pour wood should be standard
Placement for phone? Not sure what they were thinking
Pricing? Out of reach for most, which renders this car moot.
Seatbelt colour? Spot on.
Zack youre so fortunate to have a wifey like Andrea.😍
Agree that hybrid is more environment friendly.
on the topic of gas guzzeling V8 SUVs, I like my Cayenne GTS.......LOL. The beemer front is quite different, very different!
You said in Canada
Why are the latest BMW's grills based on either:
a) Bugs Bunny front teeth, or
b) The huge snout of the green pigs in "Angry Birds".
BMW's current design department needs help from the designers of the 2000 BMW 7 series.
Motor lips 🥰😘
I hate the look of the grille which looks like cartoonish large kidneys.
The grill is aggressive. I dont hate it but overall I see minivan in all SUVs.
Front grill is doable when the vehicle is black too..for me anyways…🥰🇳🇿🥰🇳🇿
10:50 - no "endangered" Alcantaras were harmed in the making of this video.
The front looks great. My issue is with the rear.
- The lines of the trunk are unorthodox and not in a good way. They should've used the conventional X5 trunk lines
- The trim near the rear window is ugly and unnecessary
- The angle of the rear window's hoffmeister-like kink just doesn't suit the car. Again should've been shaped more like the X5's