Practically useful test. There were tons of reviews for X5 and I was interested in how useful the electric motor is for the mileage. This review nails that!
Nice test. Great review. When it comes to electric BMW needs to give up , I get over 40 miles pure electric on my 2013 Chevy volt . Also price, I'm not certain but it looks as if BMW is charging extra for an inferior elecrtic addition?
+richard Rolson BMW and GM have different production objectives. GM designs their cars around affordability and reduced gas consumption, especially where the Volt is concerned. BMW, for the American market, designs luxury cars, which puts their production focus on performance. The electric engine in BMW cars is not intended, as a primary goal, to save on gas - it's intended to boost performance. As explained in this video, it's replacing the turbo charger as a way to improve acceleration. The Volt is very good at what it does, which is save gas and cut emissions. This fulfills the expectations of a Volt buyer. A BMW buyer demands luxury class performance and while this technology works - as the Volt has proven - it won't go into BMWs until it can deliver the expected performance at a price that the current 2 through 7 series sell for. Until then, there's the i and i8 - two models that meet BMW performance standards. That being said, there a many BMW owners whose daily commutes are less than 13 miles. So why over-engineer the car for long-distance electric use if your goal isn't to save gas, but to utilize this technology to enhance performance?
Good answer, but I'd add that cars like the X5 40e *also* have great potential to reduce emissions, even if it's not quite Volt-level efficiency. Vehicles like this are specifically designed for cities and suburbs where you're doing lots of short trips. If someone who lives in Northern NJ buys an X5 40e and commutes the few miles into Manhattan each day, they will be able to run all-electric about 90% of the time. Stay-at-home parents who are basically just taking the kids to school and running errands around town will be able to run all-electric 90% of the time. And even beyond that, in hybrid mode the X5 40e is STILL cleaner and more efficient than the non-hybrid gas and diesel versions!
The horsepower peaks occur at different engine/motor speeds. I don't have the exact specs for the X5 handy, but generally a modern internal combustion engine will hit peak horsepower somewhere near its 6,000-7,000rpm redline. Electric motors can be designed to spin very fast and make power at higher RPMs, but in a vehicle like this they're most useful providing power at low RPMs. So this 111HP electric motor likely makes its torque peak from 0rpm and its horsepower peak around 2,500-3,500rpm. By the time the 4-cyl ICE hits peak HP, the electric motor is well past its peak output (though still providing a useful boost - roughly 68HP). BMW also uses a very straightforward hybrid design where the electric motor is directly inline with the engine. With other systems, like the Toyota and Ford hybrids, there are other factors at work and speeds between the engine and motor aren't proportional. That's why you'll almost never see actual HP & torque figures for those cars... it's virtually impossible to compute on a dyno.
+007mrmrbig Where did you get 13 mpg? The statement was 13 miles on batteries alone. Remember this is a hybrid, not an all-electric vehicle. They spec it as 55 MPGe, and 24 mpg on gasoline alone.
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Practically useful test. There were tons of reviews for X5 and I was interested in how useful the electric motor is for the mileage. This review nails that!
We just ordered a fully loaded 2022 X5 45e. Can't wait!
Great choice! The best X5 to buy today
Thank you for a terrific video and great real-word range tests. Well done.
Great review best out there man!
Nice test.
Great video! I added it to the "BMW X5 40e videos from around the world" playlist on my channel. Keep up the good work! :-)
Nice test. Great review.
When it comes to electric BMW needs to give up
, I get over 40 miles pure electric on my 2013 Chevy volt . Also price, I'm not certain but it looks as if BMW is charging extra for an inferior elecrtic addition?
+richard Rolson BMW and GM have different production objectives. GM designs their cars around affordability and reduced gas consumption, especially where the Volt is concerned. BMW, for the American market, designs luxury cars, which puts their production focus on performance. The electric engine in BMW cars is not intended, as a primary goal, to save on gas - it's intended to boost performance. As explained in this video, it's replacing the turbo charger as a way to improve acceleration. The Volt is very good at what it does, which is save gas and cut emissions. This fulfills the expectations of a Volt buyer. A BMW buyer demands luxury class performance and while this technology works - as the Volt has proven - it won't go into BMWs until it can deliver the expected performance at a price that the current 2 through 7 series sell for. Until then, there's the i and i8 - two models that meet BMW performance standards. That being said, there a many BMW owners whose daily commutes are less than 13 miles. So why over-engineer the car for long-distance electric use if your goal isn't to save gas, but to utilize this technology to enhance performance?
Good answer, but I'd add that cars like the X5 40e *also* have great potential to reduce emissions, even if it's not quite Volt-level efficiency. Vehicles like this are specifically designed for cities and suburbs where you're doing lots of short trips. If someone who lives in Northern NJ buys an X5 40e and commutes the few miles into Manhattan each day, they will be able to run all-electric about 90% of the time. Stay-at-home parents who are basically just taking the kids to school and running errands around town will be able to run all-electric 90% of the time. And even beyond that, in hybrid mode the X5 40e is STILL cleaner and more efficient than the non-hybrid gas and diesel versions!
that orange peel on that paint is nasty
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Can someone please explain why 240hp, plus 111hp from the electric engine only provides 308hp?
The horsepower peaks occur at different engine/motor speeds. I don't have the exact specs for the X5 handy, but generally a modern internal combustion engine will hit peak horsepower somewhere near its 6,000-7,000rpm redline. Electric motors can be designed to spin very fast and make power at higher RPMs, but in a vehicle like this they're most useful providing power at low RPMs. So this 111HP electric motor likely makes its torque peak from 0rpm and its horsepower peak around 2,500-3,500rpm. By the time the 4-cyl ICE hits peak HP, the electric motor is well past its peak output (though still providing a useful boost - roughly 68HP). BMW also uses a very straightforward hybrid design where the electric motor is directly inline with the engine. With other systems, like the Toyota and Ford hybrids, there are other factors at work and speeds between the engine and motor aren't proportional. That's why you'll almost never see actual HP & torque figures for those cars... it's virtually impossible to compute on a dyno.
Very disappointing....BMW can't do any better than 13 mpg?????? Terrible!!!
+007mrmrbig Where did you get 13 mpg? The statement was 13 miles on batteries alone. Remember this is a hybrid, not an all-electric vehicle. They spec it as 55 MPGe, and 24 mpg on gasoline alone.