OHV_44 wrote A user picked up his iX3 in Munich yesterday and drove it approximately 500 km to Dresden. I'm sharing his initial impressions with you, translated below:
So, I've driven the first 500 km. Since it's already so late, here's just a short report.
First, the negatives for me: The storage compartments, the compartment under the center armrest, and the glove box are really very small. Hardly anything fits in them, and there's no sunglasses holder either, so you have to get organized.
Otherwise, I haven't found anything to complain about yet.
It was 16°C today with full sunshine. No bothersome heat came through my panoramic sunroof; it came more through the side window because the sun was still a bit lower in the sky. I found the sport seats very comfortable for the drive; at least my back didn't complain, which it usually does.
The car is very quiet up to about 160 km/h; after that, it gets a bit louder. My top speed was 213 km/h.
I actually wanted to drive from Munich to the Ionity Dresdner Tor, about 470 km. Unfortunately, there were two things that prevented us from doing that. First, we started with only 92% battery charge, as the car had only been charged to 96% at BMW Welt, and we had to drive home from there. Even worse, my wife needed to use the restroom near Bayreuth/Himmelkrone, so I pulled into the rest stop there. The battery was at about 49% there, and since we were already there, we decided to plug it in for 10 minutes. It took exactly 11 minutes and 49 seconds, during which about 25% was added at a maximum charging rate of 250 kW.
By the way, I drove with the Highway Assist Pro engaged the whole time (max 130 km/h where possible), it was really great and relaxed. Up to Bayreuth, the car consumed about 18.7 kWh/100 km. According to the car, I should have arrived at the Dresdner Tor with 25% battery remaining, but it actually ended up being 30%. So the car calculates a higher consumption than it actually used.
Once the battery was fully charged, I also drove long stretches at speeds over 160 km/h. In the end, I arrived with an impressive 21.5 kWh/100 km. In Dresden, it then charged from 30% to 82% in 22:53 minutes, also only at a 250 kW peak, but the battery still had 30% charge.
What I found particularly cool, for example, is that even with the 80 km/h speed limit and the Highway Assist Pro engaged, you can accelerate to 100 km/h using the accelerator without the engine cutting out. So you can drive a bit faster than the set speed, but you always have to give it a little gas. It continues to drive itself without your hands on the steering wheel and also changes lanes automatically.
I haven't driven 500 km so relaxed in a long time and I'm looking forward to my next trips in the car.
Oh, about the head-up display. Since it's optimized for distance vision, it's a great indicator of when you need glasses. I found it perfectly sharp with my distance glasses, but you don't actually need them. It only displays slightly more than the Panorama Vision system, which also projects certain navigation instructions in the center segment when relevant.
Very encouraging report. The lack of space in storage compartments is perplexing.
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