Hey everyone, apologies I have a correction. After recording I discovered the horsepower output was 313hp incl. Boost: "The drive units deliver a combined output of 313hp (including temporary boost) and overall torque of 494Nm"
One good aspect most reviewers seem to forget is the very good BMW voice command feature. Have to admit, having owned iX1 now (Germany) for 6 months & done nearly 8,000km, I forget it too for most functions except Navigation & Phone! Recognises if driver or passenger giving command & almost all functions can be accessed. "I'm cold" will increase heat, or you say "Heat to 22°", "My hands are cold" switches on steering wheel heating, "My hands are still cold" will increase s/wheel heat level further, "Open passenger window half way" will do exactly that. Radio station, volume, seat massage etc etc. Using wireless Android Auto & Apple Car Play will switch to their voice commands & Amazon Alexa can also be integrated.
It certainly is a good voice assistant! I covered Hey Mercedes vs Hey BMW here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XyrUcNmxzQs.htmlsi=Kv07PhrriHpWBq4a There’s so many cool things you can do in that!
@npoleary Brilliant, loved the video & learnt some more, thanks. As a Brit with not too bad a German/Bavarian accent, I do have extra problems. I would prefer to have English even in Germany, but then it gets 300% worse particularly in Navigation! Was in UK recently and there no problems at all as I could still remember how to pronounce Happisburgh 🙃. What I haven't yet been able to solve is BMW in German but on Android auto the Google voice is in English despite my mobile being set to German. The nicest rhd/lhd feature I found was LED adaptive headlights switching over at a push of a button. Not sure if that works with voice command. I just checked out my 2023 BMW iX1 with sunroof - the blind & roof can be operated by voice command. Again thanks.
Had one since April. Superb driving machine, very practical and a great sharing car - settings (seat, mirrors, displays, music, etc, etc) all set when either my wife’s or my key and/or phone unlock the car. Our 3rd EV in 7 years.
Hi Nick.. great video again. I have recently gone from a Mercedes A250e premium plus salon to the BMW ix1 Msport, 2 completely different cars. My first observation are that the BMW has a more sporty feel unlike the Mercedes smoother drive. Mercedes MBUX system seemed a lot easier to use but that could be that I'm not to familiar with the BMW system Mercedes specs seems a lot more straightforward ie sports range to premium plus clearly shows what you are getting, with BMW you seem to have to add different options and not always get the right combination, for example M sport package you don't get electric adjustable seats as standard, when you think that my spec was over £58000 this seems a bit stingy. Overall very happy with the drive but suppose after having a Mercedes for 3 years my new car will take some getting used to. If you could do a video like you have done with the Mercedes regards tips and tricks that would come in very handy. Really enjoyed your review and great to see you new video's keep up the good work
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Absolutely, my goal is to continue to grow my channel and produce content for all. Make sure you’re subscribed and I will do my very best to make sure I make the best content for everyone!
Really liking this car. Saw the starting price and got more exited. But you easily add 40% in price when checking some options 😂 will definitely need to play around with the configurator to find my sweet spot. Only technical downside of this card would be the charging speed. 130kw is not what you expect from a modern EV in this price range.
Great video Nick as always! Really like everything you do covering Mercedes models and was refreshing to see you review other models. Personally I would like to hear what you don't like about the car as well as I think that will help in the fute. The iX1 is certainly one of the better looking BMW's but I have to say it looks a little small, almost similar in size to a GLA maybe and I can't believe that boot is 490 litres!
It has lots of space underneath! Haha Glad you’re enjoying, honestly the pros and cons will come with time and experience so I’ll try and offer that in future the more I do it. I’ll keep the videos coming!
Nick…I watched because of you. You are the new Top Gear, before it became too much of a show, and forgot the story and review of the car. Thank you again for a great video. Still Merc guy though : )
Awh thank you! Not sure I’m the new Top Gear though, although I do have some exciting plans for the future! 👀 My goal is to cover Premium brands on my channel but as I own a Mercedes for now that content will always be there and I’ll keep it coming! Let me know what you want to see!
Ah yes, well since filming this video the Volkswagen also has a 15” screen too! Question though, I have filmed a car with a 55” piece of glass going across the dashboard, have you seen that? It’s like a spaceship 😂 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-exF9NGPkeuY.htmlsi=Q5vBqvL0XfQ1Crl2
I frequently switch from Mercedes to BMW, and frankly, prefer MB overall, except for the BMW front seats! They are superior (5 series)….as for their rear seats….your demonstration says it all. Not good. One other complaint about BMW is their slow updates to the interior cabin.
@@npoleary Nick, I have watched your excellent presentations on the electrics and have also attended a Mercedes event where I got to drive an EQS. All of these factors make me quite positive about them, theoretically. The price factor of the EQS is a consideration, and I still have range concerns due to the purpose of the vehicle.
Thank you! Glad you’ve enjoyed the videos! I want to keep them coming in the future! Reviews / Comparisons / Electric Topics and all sorts so always open to suggestions!
Great video. You talk about size and back seats, having long legs etc… missed one vital piece of information.. how tall are you? because long legs is all relative 😅
Great review Nick - I`m about to collect my iX1 this week and really looking forward to my first experience of owning an EV. Pod Point being installed soon so onwards and upwards for the planet...!
Ah awesome thank you! It was a cracking car and I was gutted when I gave it back! Ah nice! 👌🏼 Make sure you check out getting an off peak tariff (when to charge for the cheapest rates at night) etc 🤓
Hi, I'm writing to you from Italy, thanks for your very useful videos. I like BMW ix1 base edrive 20 limited edition but also Smart #3 Pro Plus, I saw that you reviewed them both, I ask you please if you can recommend one of the two regardless of the internal space, I like them both but it's difficult choose. Sorry if the translation isn't perfect. I hope you can give me your opinion and also those who drove both. A thousand thanks
Awh thank you! 🙏 If I was choosing between the two I’d go BMW. Honestly I missed that car when it went back. Build Quality was very good and felt extremely Premium and had a very angular look on the exterior which I quite liked. Plus the optional sounds for when accelerating were awesome! Really want to check out some more BMW product after this one!
@@npoleary Thank you very much, does the same apply even if it is the basic BMW ix1 edrive 20 with a 200 horsepower engine? Which costs the same as the Smart Pro Plus model with a 272 horsepower Volvo engine which also includes a panoramic roof and was born as a pure electric? Sorry, from what you could see, better infotainment and voice commands between the two?
Sadly not driven that one (it actually didn’t exist when I reviewed it) But I’m sure it’ll be exactly the same just not as powerful. Trust me the one I drove was very fast! I find the infotainment better in the BMW but if you’re using Apple CarPlay / Android Auto then that may look easier to see and read on the smart had is a closer / larger screen. Sadly not tried the in-built charging networks of each but I would like to (the way it integrates charging in public with the screen)
Nice review. I guess my V167 GLE does have a fan in the wireless charger pad. If we remove the front rubber pad (which is perforated) one can get a glimpse of the duct. BTW, have been following you since your "tips and tricks", nice👍👍. Matt of carwow has a competitor 😂
Haha thank you! Ah interesting! Defo wouldn’t describe Matt as a competitor! What they do is amazing on CarWow. Although I don’t have a stick of truth in my videos or a “YEET” for the parcel shelf 😂
How to take a brand and completely ruin the image the worst looking car by bmw yet. Why is it that electric cars have such a bad design what the hell is going on. 😮
Hello Mr O'Leary I new you wood like the BMW iX1 I no what spec that car has the clue is in the wheels choice, My Spec paint Blue Bay Lagoon Metallic, I don't like the way the centre arm rest opens this opens the wrong way don't you think the over boost is the left added paddle as there is 3 paddles 2 are re gen I need to watch the review again Mr O to be sure about that I no the boost is behind the steering wheel not sure about the re gen paddles Thanks for doing this Brilluent review I new you wood like the car, and the wrap around multi touch screen its fast very responsive, as of at the moment its the EQC iX1 now thanks to the the PM I'm looking at the liquid stuff engines example X5 X6 Paint Brookland Gray 21' BLACK MULTI SPOKE WHEELS now imagine this colour and wheels on the iX1 the reason the iX1 is on my shopping list is to do with weight example X3 slightly bigger however slower due to a rubbish under powered system so for me its working out power and weight example 2 EQC 400 wild horses on 2.2 ton 62 is up on 5sec see what am saying a bit more of my spec, M Alcantara Veganza combination Black contrast stitching, wheels you need M Sport Pro Pack that's what you have been driving as the M badge is on the car as well as the I = EV my spec Price £61.980 the thing I find is strange that messes the configuration up is the Driving Assistant Professional I can't work that one out ? now ill tell you what's bugging me your in the car what are you doing nothing except eyes on the road question is that driving, people going for there driving test, if that was me I wood be going for a automatic why manual gear box cars are finished unless you have a garage full of manuals now the buggy bit no gears in the EV cars I mean really the car makers could quite simply have soft ware gear paddle shifting gears to keep me awake I don't want to fall asleep doing nothing example 0 to 20 shift to 20 to 30 from 30 to 45 from 45 plus its not hard why have they not done this charging batteries heat up you devices, your wright Mr O, I have different charges for my phone depending time of the year hot wether I have the iphone charging on a apple iphone charger lightning cable ANKER the phone charging is cold, if I put it on a flat bed charging unit as its attached to a Mac book charger the charge in the phone is a LOT hotter I don't like using this in hot weather in fact my Ultra iWatch almost one year old battery health is 100% so is my phone 14 pro Max 100% I recommend small amounts of charging don't let the device go lower than 90% charge even with 95% the quicker you are off the charger the better what do you think to iOS 17 ? have you updated the security impotent update ? o ye I can go to the extreme iv noticed especially iOS 17 updates the phone gets that hot I need my oven gloves on once I update I turn the phone off and stick it in the Frezer for 10 mins thanks for the review buddy ❤👍
Awesome! Lots of great info there, I read it all! Well dornstarts loving iOS 17 and checking out the BMW iX1, it was great! I never would have considered that car until now but it was super nice and everyone I showed it to, loved it! And as you said the boost mode is incredible! Hopefully I can continue to cover more topics like this in the future!
Good morning Nick, thanks for taking the time to read not a comement more like a mini book when I get going I find it hard to stop Especially where it covers safety like I sad wee seem to be pasangers and not drivers. I want padles changing gears then I can take the car to my second home the race track where I belong just a word is this predictive text gone wrong. I am not able to read this word. dornstarts ye I'm on it with cars I no more about cars EV's than FORD I got a call from them again this is the 4th time and my bum still hasn't landed in the MACH-E GT there bringing out a rally Mach-E did you no that this one fixes the speed as its gets faster not faster and then the power drops off like the GT. heck mate I'm at it again. Ill stop. PS I haven't joined your special group because I'm saving up my PCP deposit I'm trying to push it to the X5 X6 top of the range I'm sick of all the add ons and the prices are unreal I'm at the price now to buy for the iX1 X4 so that's not bad however I'm waiting for next year I'm looking at the EX30 Volvo now again weight and power this is off the top of my head 430 wild one's 62 under 4secs 3.7 to be the speed number anyway Mr O I'm off to Costa for Coffee a drink iv invented a Wet Latte what this is is no foam if I wanted foam I wood ask for a capachino get the bug. have a nice day remember F1 is on come on Lewis take it easy what is this word dornstarts
Haha no problem! 🤓 I’m hoping to cover more content in the future so I’ll keep the vids coming! And don’t worry about the whole memberships thing, I started it as I do this full time and it’s my only main source of income so if people want to help and get a few perks in the meantime then that is amazing 🥳 The main thing is having access to videos before they go live but they’ll come out eventually a few weeks later. Thank you! Ooo a Costa! I’ve just been for a 5k run so am starving myself! 😋 Speak soon!
@@npoleary heck only income your making me fell bad once I get my car I’ll support you Maybe wee can hook up and do a video together as I don’t see many people who say leave a comment AND NEVER REPLY as a channel supporter not a member YET this should get a lot of interest. I’ll be sending that BMW rep a link to the iX1 if that’s ok 👍🏻
Thank you! But the very next video I made was about parking! So be sure to check out the other videos on my channel too! www.youtube.com/@npoleary/search?query=bmw%20parking
Obviously the center console of the car is for left hand drive, the opening cover and gear knob was not user friendly for right hand drive, why BMW not allocated the "correct" center console for the right hand drive version? This indeed redicurios.
That’s not a BMW thing, all car manufacturers do this. I’ve seen reviews online of other cars that do the same thing and all of the brands I cover on my channel do this too.
Sheesh you did not even show the frunk nor engine nor breaking features. Looks like my 2006 toyota corolla is better than this bmw and will outlast it.
It doesn’t have a frunk sadly, or course the internal components are in there but I didn’t feel the need to show anyone as there isn’t that much to see
Any idea how is the spec comparison for the new upcoming ix1 model? I am in the midst to pick either current ready stock ix1 30m sport ev or the new one which i dont know the spec
Can you please show du how to take the black cover off the Mercedes me app. We have a black cover over our Mercedes car in the Mercedes me app and we dont know how we can take it off. Could you help is?
I saw your message on the other videos too, don't worry I read and try to reply to all of them on my channel. Or you can email me too "contact@npo-media.co.uk". This is what I said on the other one: Oh once all of the Mercedes me services / digital extras are switched on, it disappears after a couple of days. That’s what it did for my car anyway when I bought it.
@@npoleary I have the e220 convertible. Before this it was bmw 6 series. I’m torn between these brands. Can you test drive the ix5?
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7:07 - that storage is a joke. Don't get why they didn't make that central thing a fully enclosed storage bin. Under that lid you can't even fit the keys. And in the EU market it opens the same way, which is easier to access. That is unfortunately not the only downside with this car. I was disappointed by it to be honest. I've driven a 2021 diesel model 3, and was expecting more from BMW.
Could it be use for coins? Like for parking etc, I’ve got pound coins in central storage for trolleys! Haha
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@@npoleary There is a smaller compartment designed for coins (I think), besides, how many coins you need? xD Usually when I drive a normal car I turn on the music so it covers the engine noise (unfortunately my 2 liter diesel doesn't make a nice sound worth listening to), but in this car I disbled even the climate so I can listen to quiteness. Imagine now having a bunch of coins rattling in the middle armrest. Not the best experience imo xD
I guess that’s one way of putting it 😂 Joking aside though, it’s actually alright! I cleaned while I had it to (carefully!) I wouldn’t have chosen that paint previously but it grows on you in person
Great review! Few things: 1) how do you find the ride quality? I’ve read online and that it’s quite firm? 2) What real world range did you get from this? I know it’s stated for circa 260 miles, but EV’s typically don’t get their rated range. Thanks!
Thank you! Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it! Well I only had the car a short while so chose to make 3 videos rather than just the one so never got round to doing a complete range test. But handily WLTP does that for everyone. On any EV the range you see is achieveable but…you would have to replicate the exact conditions that the tests were performed in. So barely any traffic, 23°C ambient temp and no use of A/C heating. So with all EV’s take a bit off the figure and with day to day driving in traffic etc, that what you’ll actually see. I would estimate 220 miles for most conditions, just bear in mind in winter it will go down a bit because of use of heating etc.
Hard to say, both are very nice to drive! I did miss this when I had to give it back though! I’m testing EV’s still at the moment, not sure what one I would pick but I’ve got a lot of time to go yet before the end of my lease on my car 😅 Have you seen the Tesla Model Y Review recently that I did?
I will never drive one til they can go 25k miles without a recharge. People in the US have stopped buying the Electrics for the most part. They don’t go far - recharging is a nightmare!!!!!!
I would always advise to make sure you exactly the same tyre size, you might find that due incorrect size it could show the incorrect speed on the dashboard or even affect the ABS system. At higher speeds it could even become unstable. This is because the car would have been calibrated for a specific tyre size.
BMW or Mercedes Nick? I am due an upgrade soon currently have the 2020 Mercedes CLA and still love it. Tempted to either order or again or I do like the look of the BMW X1 or X3. Looked into the Merc GLC and I’m not in love with it.
Haha an excellent question! However bear with me, only just started covering BMW now on my channel (this is the first video) 😅 There’s a new CLA coming out soon with Mercedes but there again BMW will have similar models. It all comes down to user preference, my aim of my channel is to cover Premium Manufacturers so hopefully I’ll be covering more BMW’s in the future. But, I was certainly impressed with this one! Are you thinking a higher ride car? Like an SUV?
@@npoleary I’m not sure open to options either an SUV or another 5 door coupe. I must look into BMW I’ve never bought a car from them I always thought the interior was very dated with the orange dials etc. but the newer ones look lovely.
Can anyone help, I have ordered a BMW ix1 xDrive30 SUV 66.5kWh 313 M Sport but can't work out if this car comes with the blacked out grill like the video. The visualiser of the website I ordered (company car) only shown " illustration purpose only, and may not be exact model" and when I build the same car on the BMW website it shows as a chrome grill with like hexagon markings on the grill. Im confessed, can someone help. I really like the blacked out grill on this model and believe the one I've ordered is the same model. TIA
I’ve had a look on their website but can’t see where it might be. When I had this car it was a Press Car so I try not to go through exact specs of a car because they can change once the video’s been produced and it’ll vary round the world too (each country will most likely have it’s own spec) Just wondering if the specs changed when BMW introduced the BMW iX1 eDrive20 M Sport (since I made the video) Might be worth giving them a shout? I’m sure they’ll be happy to help and explain what the black bit was about.
@@npoleary Thank you for the reply. The only thing i can think of is if the new hex pattern grill is for cars produced 2024 onwards. I have tried to contact BMW but they give me stock answer of because its not ordered through us we cant confirm either or, which is frustrating. Looking forward to having the car and if worse come to worse i will try to out source the blacked out grill.
No worries! It’ll be great either way. This was the first BMW I had checked out in depth and it’s great 👍🏼 Definitely opened up my eyes to other brands! I actually miss it! 😅
@@npolearyI never considered an EV and currently have E-Pace Jaguar 2018 but really disappointed in it and would never go back to JLR. The choice of the EV company car was between EQA and BMW iX1 think the sporty look of the iX1 has defiantly been the deal breaker, but it really could of gone either way.
Sorry only just spotted your comment, it hadn’t popped up as notifications :( Really sorry I only had the one car for a week so won’t know the differences in ride etc as this is the first BMW I’ve reviewed. Thanks for watching and commenting though! It would imagine smaller wheels would be softer but I wouldn’t have described the ride as hard on the wheels it had. I really did consider doing a range test but decided to go with making 3 videos instead of one big one.
Some cars have wheels and knobs or touchpads to control the screen. Quite a lot of cars I’ve reviewed over the past few years have had a touchpad in the middle 🤓
Ooo I’d love to! I’ve only just started reviewing BMW’s so bear with me 🤓 I’m hoping to get them on board so I can produce reviews on all of them and tutorials on how things work too!
Yes I added a correction to the comments section in the pinned comment below the video. Apologies! I do research throughly before producing a video but this one slipped through
Sadly I didn’t myself perform a range test, I only had the car for a week so wanted to maximise my time with it and produce 3 videos (range test might have taken longer) But…according to BMW its power consumption is 3.4 to 3.6 mi/kWh
I went to see the ix1. And i would recommend you to do that. The car is much smaller than described. I would say claustrophobic. The build quality is good but not perfect. Too many cheap materials mixed with some good ones. From what i saw i didnt want to ask for a test drive. The car did not clicked to me for almost 60000 euros. Just to say though i asked before a week for a test drive through the official bmw site. Never got an answer back...
Oh really how strange, have you messaged them again? I thought it was quite practical but…depends what you need. If you need larger, BMW do offer larger models! 🤓
@@andersnielsen6044or the full 313bhp in sports mode. If you are in efficient mode then the power is reduced but you can boost it for 10 seconds with the boost button but if you drive in sports you have the full 313bhp all the time
@@npoleary tks a lot for the reply. Is space silver metallic also nice? What are the colours available for ix1 and which looks the best ..can you pls tell or make a video on different colours it has and how it looks in reality instead of digital pics which are not always as it looks on pics
No worries! Sadly I was only given this one by BMW to film so haven’t seen any others just yet. But…I as this is the first BMW I’ve filmed (so glad you’ve seen the first!) I want to continue to do it in the future and cover them so everyone can see videos on each model. For colours I’d always suggest seeing them in a dealerships if you can, that way you can actually see them in person 🙏
@@npolearytks again for the quick reply. I am thinking between Space silver metallic and Mineral white since freeze pure grey is expensive. Have you seen these two colors (space metallic grey and mineral white) in any other models of BMW and which one you liked if you have seen.
They’re very similar, metallic is easier to maintain. Matte paints require certain cleaning products so for example you can’t use polish on them. As I cover BMW more I’d love to include colours and things in future videos. If you’re from the UK BMW do have a configurator that you can tweak and change But defo check them out in person with real lighting 👍🏼
Nice looking car, I agree with preferring a black interior. I almost brought the bigger iX3 but sadly the range killed it for me. I’d imagine this would be a similar range on full charge.
Very nice! Honestly a fan of all German cars! They all do things slightly differently and I think these days it just comes down to personal preference. Hopefully going forward I can produce more videos like this! 🤞🏼
Just wondering, a few questions are they hard on tyres because of the massive weight of the batteries, the range does it drop in cold weather, do you suffer from range anxiety, second hand value is it very bad, I hear all these things are the really true some of my friends had a Porsche Taycan cost €170,000 he only had it for 9 Months gave a lot of trouble and dropped a lot of money, so are people mad buying electric cars and the power generated for your can they use fossil fuels, looking forward to hear what you think.
Tyre wear could be increased because they are so responsive but EV’s do have beefier tyres to cope with the extra weight. Just depends on how you drive 🤓 For the range, any battery in the cold will always perform worse so it’s just a characteristic of EVs and something owners would just need to plan for. For values sadly I wouldn’t know about what each car models price would do once purchased but check out used ones on AutoTrader or something and it might give you a bit more of an indication.
