BMW iX

v10 · 19-05-2021 2:32pm

KCross wrote: »

The price is the price. No VRT relief or grant for this car.

The new rules are....
Grant
1 Jul 2021 reduced grant of €2500 for some PHEV's. Others get nothing if they dont meet range/emission requirements.
€5000 for BEV's
but only if RRP is <€60k

VRT relief
VRT relief already gone for all hybrids and PHEVs
BEV - Up to €5k but no relief for €50k+ cars

This car is greater than €50k and €60k, so no grant or VRT relief.

OK that's clearer, the price is the price so, thanks.

listermint · 19-05-2021 3:10pm

v10 wrote: »

OK that's clearer, the price is the price so, thanks.

Would it matter. It's ambitiously ugly. Like a real yak looking thing. BMW really lost their essence of late. I don't see this Bentley psuedo rip off aging well either .

v10 · 19-05-2021 3:13pm

listermint wrote: »

Would it matter. It's ambitiously ugly. Like a real yak looking thing. BMW really lost their essence of late. I don't see this Bentley psuedo rip off aging well either .

Maybe, I'll judge it when I see it in the flesh. I'd rather the look of an X5 tho.

In saying that, it's not Tesla ugly. IMO.

listermint · 19-05-2021 3:17pm

v10 wrote: »

Maybe, I'll judge it when I see it in the flesh. I'd rather the look of an X5 tho.

In saying that, it's not Tesla ugly. IMO.

It is though the low shoulder lines running down the length of the top of the doors the high ridge of the a pillar roof all the way back. It's actually looks like one of the Chinese collaborations from ten years ago where they would steal bits of other marques design and make a jam together.

v10 · 19-05-2021 3:18pm

listermint wrote: »

It is though the low shoulder lines running down the length of the top of the doors the high ridge of the a pillar roof all the way back. It's actually looks like one of the Chinese collaborations from ten years ago where they would steal bits of other marques design and make a jam together.

I dunno, similar money to a base Tesla Model S .. I'd take this any day

AidenL · 21-05-2021 7:32am

I’d be interested in one of these for my next car.

ELM327 · 21-05-2021 10:33am

As I always say, I was a bimmer fanboy since I had my first e60 in my mid 20s - and long before I was a Tesla fanboy.
Id love this!

Oafley Jones · 21-05-2021 10:56am

Given that I hate the weird kink lines, odd proportions, strange bulbous growths and hilarious large grills that have crept up on nearly every BMW in the current generation, I was fully expecting to click on something I hated. Strangely, I don't mind it. It's far, far better than the X7 I was parked next to yesterday.

sumo12 · 21-05-2021 12:40pm

Good Lord that front end and grille is horrendous. Chrysler Ypsilon on steroids. I realise beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that but generally BMW's are decent looking

Normal One · 21-05-2021 12:43pm

Looks ugly af in pics, maybe it’ll be ok in real life. The grille makes it look all narrow and tall. It’s very uninteresting, was hoping for something like an evolution of the i3 design for this.

unkel · 21-05-2021 12:52pm

I've been a BMW fanboi for many decades. I've owned about a dozen of their cars. My last one was a straight 6 petrol E60. When it came to the time to replace it, there was nothing out there, just sh1t cancer diesels. Had a look at other makes then like Mercedes and Jaguar, was the same. So I bought a brand new electric Hyundai.

I'd like to get back into the fold, but there is nothing, not even in the pipeline, from BMW that even remotely interests me. Why can't they just do a fully electric 3 series or 5 series as a hatchback? Preferably without those idiotic grilles?

BMW had a good start nearly a decade ago with electrification until that asshole Krüger blocked that division and caused it to pretty much dismantle. Now BMW are so far behind, they might never make it back

cannco253 · 02-06-2021 9:24am

https://youtu.be/oejorlv84Z4

Bjorn BMW iX interior review

hmm

ELM327 · 02-06-2021 9:28am

Saw bjorns video.
I love it.
A real model X competitor. If this gets here before the cybertruck I may end up with this instead.
125kWh battery and 600km range with 200kW charging and ionity support?

NOw if we could just stop getting outbid on houses and actually get moved any time soon I may order it! I see the dealers are taking €1k preorders already

smackyB · 02-06-2021 10:53am

Am I wrong or is 300 miles from a 125kw/h(!) battery pack a really poor energy efficiency figure?

ELM327 · 02-06-2021 11:11am

600km is 400 miles not 300.

125kWh to do 600km is 209wh/km which is actually comparable to an MX

smackyB · 02-06-2021 11:49am

Ah right, it's the 111.5kW battery that gets 300 miles. Not brilliant compared to other EVs but ok I guess for SUVs of this size. Was hoping to see a hatchback or an estate coming out from BMW rather than another luxury SUV - the market is saturated with them.

unkel · 02-06-2021 1:00pm

smackyB wrote: »

Was hoping to see a hatchback or an estate coming out from BMW rather than another luxury SUV - the market is saturated with them.

This. I don't give a rats that SUVs are fashionable. I want a hatchback. Super low centre of gravity and all the practicality you need for a family of 5 + dog. I carried a complete large PV installation in my hatchback yesterday, including 12 oversized solar panels. And I didn't even need to use the frunk or any of the seats.

Or indeed an estate but the missus dislikes their form factor.

drumm23 · 02-06-2021 1:08pm

looks much better in that Bjorn video than the pics - they will sell a ton of them I'd think

unkel · 02-06-2021 1:22pm

drumm23 wrote: »

looks much better in that Bjorn video than the pics

Agreed. It's bigger than I thought, proper Model X competitor.

AidenL · 02-06-2021 6:44pm

ELM327 wrote: »

Saw bjorns video.
I love it.
A real model X competitor. If this gets here before the cybertruck I may end up with this instead.
125kWh battery and 600km range with 200kW charging and ionity support?

NOw if we could just stop getting outbid on houses and actually get moved any time soon I may order it! I see the dealers are taking €1k preorders already

I agree. Definitely my next car, unless something changes.

mun1 · 02-06-2021 9:41pm

Jesus, thats hideous looking !

RobAMerc · 02-06-2021 9:48pm

kanuseeme wrote: »

The grill reminds me of some type of rodent.

ELM327 · 03-06-2021 10:20am

It looks like a project/concept car grille that they forgot to update for the production version. I love it.

AidenL · 18-08-2021 8:48am

The configurator is live now.

I spoke to a dealer the other day, they should have one available for test drive in October.

pdpmur · 18-08-2021 9:46am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117225572#Comment_117225572

Isn't the upcoming I4 gran coupe a hatchback? It's still got the big fake grille, though.

Mr.David · 18-08-2021 10:44am

Leather seats is a €4,500 option, otherwise choose between "leatherette" and cloth

v10 · 29-09-2021 10:24am

edmunds.com review: We Drive the Electric 2022 BMW iX, and It's So Good That You Can Forgive That Grille

Video HERE

UhOh · 29-09-2021 11:44am

I actually like the look of the iX, although it seems I’m in the minority on that. There’s a lot of technology in that ‘fake grille’ so it serves a purpose. Coating on the grille is self healing aswell.

Apart from the looks the reviews out this morning all seem very positive.

v10 · 29-09-2021 11:54am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117953469#Comment_117953469

To be honest I'm ignoring most of the hate the new BMW grills are getting, I don't think they're nearly as bad as some people are making out. Some people are just writing the latest BMWs off because of their grill is silly, they'll still sell by the bucket load. I'll wait until I see the iX in the flesh before I make my judgement but from what I've seen on the latest 4 series it's not bad at all.

Buddy Bubs · 29-09-2021 1:13pm

I was in audi North Dublin a while back and tipped over to Joe duffy bmw for a look. Was a bmw fan for years and years but don't like most of their new cars. There was an ix or an ix3 or something there, not sure what it was but it was hideous looking. They are really abandoning their design roots and going after USA and China markets in my opinion. 3 and 5 series as yet untouched, they are the 2 cars I'd be interested in anyway. Fear for the next generation though.

And for what it's worth, I liked the e60 from the start so its not a case of getting used to new designs. They won't grow on me.

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