Thanks for doing this type of test. For someone who needs to use a motorway every day to get to work it’s really useful to know what sort of consumption to expect.
Looks realistic to me. My consumption in real life on 2 stretches of 400km was 21kWh/100km. Cruise control set to 130 (fixed, so 4km/h less than you) and adhered to all regulations (construction, 100km/h zones, etc). I probably had larger portions of construction on my way - the modern reality in Germany…
This gives hope, that the i4 with a slightly bigger battery and better aerodynamic could average under 20 kwh/100km which would mean 400km with a single charge. That would be awesome!
This is important test to show us what the range is when it counts. One thing that would be even better would be to do the test in the middle of winter with the heating and windscreen wipers on. This would tell us how far we can travel within a day, allowing for charging etc. The time that I care about range is when I have to make a long journey, then try to get back home again that night. By the way those bugs are a healthy sign, often I have driven through France and hardly had any, that is a sign of too many pesticides.
It really is a very efficient car, even if it’s build on an ICE platform, I hope the iX can build on that. If the updated iX3 gets a slight upgraded battery maybe it will push me over the edge to trade in my Hybrid
Good review, really interesting. I get delivery in a couple of weeks, looking forward to it, I plan on posting some videos on how it is as a company car.
Scary to say its been 3 years driving my Ix3..its a great car, really spacious, but the range is and always has been disappointing. At 100% charge, the range shows as 200miles. Im heading on a 250 mile trip tomorrow and plan to stop at a grid serve which is 204 miles away..but im having to do a plan B incase i dont get there with enough charge. Ive ordered my RWD long range Tesla MY. 373 miles on paper and im told it can do it!
Oh just realized dont all the bugs interfere with the adaptive cruise control radar resolution? Im thinking not but all those bugs on the camera sensors
@@abraxastulammo9940 The air conditioning pump is electrically driven and always supplies the air conditioning circuit. Even if there is no temperature cooling, the electric pump needs at least 0.2-0.4kW power for air dehumidification. That is significantly higher than a medium ventilation level without A/C.
