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And some bonus automated driving footage:

Drifting in the wet at 55mph with no traction loss… what kind of sorcery is this. Car looks like a dream to drive

Sounds promising, even though it was a carefully curated experience by BMW.

Can't wait to watch these videos, especially Thomas at Autogefuhl and Horatiu of course!

I get the concept and tech however I'm not sure if this the right strategy for BMW in doubling down on EVs right now. With all the turbulence in the world I dont believe we are ready for a complete EV shift. In my opinion hybrids would have been better.

This is going to be the new benchmark.

Marcon71 wrote

I get the concept and tech however I'm not sure if this the right strategy for BMW in doubling down on EVs right now. With all the turbulence in the world I dont believe we are ready for a complete EV shift. In my opinion hybrids would have been better.

EVs aren’t going away. Yes there’s lots of turbulence but EVs are still the future. They’re better than ICE in every way.

Continuing to spend money investing in ICE and complicated PHEVs is what’s wasteful. ICE will be dead in 10 years. Bookmark this if you want. I’ll eat my words.

LuisBoston wrote

EVs aren’t going away. Yes there’s lots of turbulence but EVs are still the future. They’re better than ICE in every way.

Continuing to spend money investing in ICE and complicated PHEVs is what’s wasteful. ICE will be dead in 10 years. Bookmark this if you want. I’ll eat my words.

This is an absurd take. Tell me how well an EV does range-wise driving in -35 weather, which isn’t uncommon in parts of the US. Or how well EVs do when towing. “Dead in 10 years” is laughable, ICE will absolutely still have a place in 10 years.

Bimmerfun82 wrote

BMW has all three, why not excel at them all? There is still a massive market for BEV

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what's the size of this compared to the X3? It sits kind of low for an SUV

Eric500 wrote

what's the size of this compared to the X3? It sits kind of low for an SUV

I thought it was a 3 series wagon at first because of the height.

LuisBoston wrote

EVs aren’t going away. Yes there’s lots of turbulence but EVs are still the future. They’re better than ICE in every way.

Continuing to spend money investing in ICE and complicated PHEVs is what’s wasteful. ICE will be dead in 10 years. Bookmark this if you want. I’ll eat my words.

About 10 years ago they were pushing us on heating our homes with Natural Gas and ditching your electrical heaters as they were in efficient yet here we are. Time will tell however the infrastructure involved to build out electrical charging stations and the demands on grids today is astronomical. I'm betting on H20!

Watch the BMWBlog review first. As always, HB makes me feel like I’m in the driver’s seat, asking exactly the questions I’d ask. Huge thanks to him.

The segment where he drives in the rain? Absolutely incredible. These Neue Klasse cars are going to be something special.

As for EV haters—they’re going to sound more and more absurd over time. The so-called advantages of ICE cars are shrinking fast. Eventually, they’ll be left clinging to vague concepts like “soul” or nostalgic quirks like “I miss the smell of gas.”

Marcon71 wrote

I get the concept and tech however I'm not sure if this the right strategy for BMW in doubling down on EVs right now. With all the turbulence in the world I dont believe we are ready for a complete EV shift. In my opinion hybrids would have been better.

These decisions were made years ago, can't just undo them easily.

Marcon71 wrote

I get the concept and tech however I'm not sure if this the right strategy for BMW in doubling down on EVs right now. With all the turbulence in the world I dont believe we are ready for a complete EV shift. In my opinion hybrids would have been better.

BMW already has some good hybrids. I have a PHEV. We need to continue to advance the BEV concept forward.

BMW's BEV's (i3 excepted) have been adapted ICE platforms, and those represent massive compromises. That hurts both packaging and driving efficiency. People will still continue to harp "not enough range" if you have your toe in both pools.

Someone has to take the leap. BMW has shown it can do it (the i3 was great and it's over 10 years old!) and this one will catapult things forward again.

The EV shift isn't going to be dramatic in any way. But it will take continued improvement in the product to shift the tide. Just focusing on PHEV's is playing somewhat to the market but ignoring the future.

It won’t sell well in the US but they’re invested now so they have to bring it to market and hope for the best.

Good Lord! That freak'n center appliance screen! BMW WHY DO WE HAVE TO BE SOOOO LIKE FREAK'N TESLA! If I wanted a BMW with an interior that looks like a Tesla,...I'd get a crappy Tesla! Please tell me this isn't a view of things to come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SM-FREAK'N-HEAD!


EDIT:

Ok,...I shot my blanks before seeing that the iX3 had another screen that run across the lower part of the windshield! That part looks ok,....I prolly need to see everything in it's final form. All-the-same,...I don't care for a minimalistic looking vehicle! So, will my current 2025 X5 50e be the latest BMW model year I buy! The answer is "YES"!,...as I'd prolly pickup a 2024 or 2025 X7 40i M Sport or M50/M60. Heck, who knows,...make even go with a 2021-to-2023 model.

looks like its going to be a fun car

The interior is another copycat of Tesla and new Lincoln Suv.

Why are companies like BMW removing the items that differentiate themselves in the marketplace. No more Idrive, no shifter, just giant dumb ipad screen in the middle. Model 3 had this over 5yrs ago……

Bimmerfun82 wrote

BMW has all three, why not excel at them all? There is still a massive market for BEV

Living with street parking and no home charger, I don’t count the X5 50e (I’m in an X5 40) as a ‘hybrid’ since I would have to plug it in to recharge/doesn’t recharge like a Toyota..:that’s just me.