Sandy's First Impressions 2022 BMW iX 

matches my opinion like for the 3 series f30 best looking generation. Why have that clunky looking "grill" its just ugly it adds cost and pretty sure wont help with aerodynamics (i might be wrong haven't put one in wind tunnel)

Have to agree. I had an old BMW 2002 and it was a beautiful work of art, but the iX is just plain ugly and tasteless... crystal control knob and rainbow suede... it looks like the band bus for the Village People.

Its funny to me that Ford and Hyundai are beating BMW and Mercedes in the styling department. Im not sure what is going on in Germany, but all of the German car makers just seem to be making either hideous or incredibly generic cars right now. It sure smells like fear.

I had an 1998 E39 Sports Package model. Stunning design. Almost bought an E36 M3 too. That era was the last authentic BMW DNA. The E46 was the last car to have it, after they hired that American designer, everything went down the toilet.

@@patreekotime4578 are you serious? You don't understand what the German nazis are doing? Being mediocre af? Lol 😄 😆 🤣 German Nazis gonna be german nazis, the public gets 1% of what BMW and Mercedes is capable of and for the past 80 years it's been literally the suffocating gas chamber. You really think they want you having this technology? Lol 😄 😆 🤣 they'd rather kill you slowly and take all your money while they do it.

What's ironing?

@@SkyRiver1 google it, way faster than explaining to you

Except Astronauts go to the gym.

They are carbon fibre reinforced plastic, that's why.

Persol sunglasses - i have the same pair

This is probably an ICE design with a battery jammed somewhere

This styling is supposed to appeal to Chinese buyers. West doesn't matter anymore for BMW

To be fair, even the interns we’ve seen have been excellent. Whoever’s doing the recruiting is doing a great job.

Second that, he's top notch.

100% agree. Corey is hitting his stride for sure!

Sandy has too.

Yeah I used to think Sandy is the MVP but in this video Corey was the professional presenter and Sandy was just interrupting often to say meaningless stuff...

I’m so with Cory and I have owned BMW all my life. The baboon butt is moronic. I’m 52.

It's horrendous, fake grilles on EVs are laughable in general but BMW is easily the worst offender. It also makes an otherwise expensive-looking car instantly look cheap to me. Same thing with the Mercedes EQS. Why not come up with something novel instead of clinging to the past?

Brand identity. It’s as simple as that. It will evolve in a few generations.

@@ThePredatherion don’t get me started on these plastic grill designs with 100s of logos on them. Their Instagram bling team designed it.

All subjective but to me it's absolutely hideous. Ruins the car. The aftermarket needs to release a blacked out version and ASAP. Even then it'll still be hideous.

Especially the ones that have the blue accents everywhere are the worst.

It’s self healing

Here you are with very little understanding of the physics and electronics of the front. The "grill " you talk isn't just your run of the mill grill. It's the sensor panel housing all the driver assistance tech. It has to be smooth to allow the radar sensor to"see" the world in front of it without hindrance.

Well said, and I agree 100% 👏👏

Wait this BMW monstrosity is 104k? holy f'n rip off.

Small people should not buy BMW's

@@curioussand1339 only small people should buy BMW

THE BMW INSTAGRAM BLING TEAM designed the grill.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Just to add, all European Teslas built after May 2019 have been switched to CCS2 connectors.

@@stevemit2858 CCS2 makes sense in Europe because of the need for 3phase AC charging. That's not needed in North America. The CCS1 used in North America is terrible compared to the much smaller tesla plug that does the same job at half the size

@@saff226 Still, the use of Tesla’s adapter comes with some serious strings attached….as was previously mentioned, that “No company in their right mind would agree too”.

Agreed.. not sure why Sandy is gushing so much over this car? Especially, with the no frunk as mentioned, where he criticized other vehicles for not having one?! Over styled IMO.

I agree - endless bling on a boring station wagon. And no frunk/froot!

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That'll be a Tesla you're looking for

lots of clutter all over

This styling is supposed to appeal to Chinese buyers. West doesn't matter anymore.

You are on point 💯💯💯. It's good to have a honed reasoning faculty so that even when out of one's depth like listening to an expert talk in his field, one can still usefully pick holes in their submission due to their bias or oversight. I felt same way when Munroe said hydrogen definitely has usefulness in heavy trucks and that Battery trucks aren't viable physics-wise

Thanks Nate

I agree! Great presenter or presenter/side kick for Sandy

Yea, but, he did call the crystal infotainment knob “succulent” what ever he meant by that 😂.

@@idonotcarenow lol true. wiki says “parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged”. Could extend beyond plants right? 🌝

@@bachmannate sure, I just don’t want to be there when he tests the crystal parts in that BMW lol 😆

Yes, we looked under the hood.

I find the "kidneys" super ugly.

i3 has normal looking kidney beans. Not these woodchuck things.

😂

Nothing for the streets of Paris! Unless you like a yellow windscreen!

obviously that fluid cap locks with the doors..

These are the best design for the CCS plug, which won't change after we spend billions in fast charging infrastructure in Europe. I doubt you can push the same amperage through the small Tesla plug long term. Teslas drops below 400A within 5-10 minutes of charging.

With the crappy Falcon Wing doors chances are the Model X is gonna be in for repairs every couple of weeks, and the rest of the time they'd be stuck due to ice or rain would get in the car. Tesla makes great vehicles but the X is just an expensive and ugly piece of crap compared to their other cars. For the same money, get an S every day of the week...or a Performance Y and enjoy the leftover change.

Every properly made EV has frunk space. These sealed hood gimmicks are likely hiding a rat's nest of poor engineering.

Haha don’t compare a model X to this. Model X is vapor ware. Not made for real people. And go talk about people who own a model S and X if they are using their frunk or not.

I bought a BMW EV Dec’21, first „service” - brake fluid replacement, included in the price, is scheduled for Dec’23, so pls cut the bs

Tesla screws you over 100% of the time, that’s one thing you can be sure of. I think this BMW is atrocious and stupid, but so is Tesla.

The front grill is some kind of special plastic that "heals" if you apply heat to it.

I got to drive a Tesla Model X this year and I was very underwhelmed. While the EV-aspects of the car were good, everything else that makes it a "car", wasn't. It didn't feel like a $100K car at all. Interior rattled, loads of tyre and wind noise, plastic, horribly stiff suspension. I didn't like it at all. Some people buy an EV because it's the best EV - but some people want a good car as well, and are therefore willing to sacrifice some range or charging infrastructure for an objectively better built automobile.

@@tobias_dahlberg I’ve owned BMW, Mercedes’, Aston Martin and Maserati my entire life and BMW being my daily driver. In 2016, I bought a Model X. I still own a BMW X5 M-Sport series as I wait for our New Model X Plaid. Safety is the biggest reason for our purchase. My MX has less road noise than any BMW I have ever driven. BMW was trying to sell me an I8. There is more road noise in the i8 then my MX. I’m not sure what road tires were on the model X you drove, but some people do buy the wrong tires that creates road noise. You need to buy tires designed for the car. My MX is the best car I have ever owned and it’s 6 years old. A 6 year old BMW has all sorts of issues including noise and maintenance. I have put $0 dollars into my Model X since 2016 with 70k miles. We never keep our cars this long and my wife doesn’t ever want to get rid of it even after we get the new MX Plaid. I just spent $2,500 on a damn brake job for my BMW X5 M-sport series with 40k miles. Spending $100k for a damn EV without a frunk is moronic. BMW is hiding their technical inferiority. This car is too big to merit not having a frunk. It’s incredibly useful.

@@GET2222 It was an older MX, one of the first to come to Sweden. My old Volvo has a better audio system and less interior noise than that MX. Maybe the newer MX’s have gotten improved on the fit and finish? I’m not sure. That older one I drove also had problems with cooling fluid valves (which is why I had to drive it to the Tesla shop, which by the way was a 4h drive when other companies have dealerships nearby). It wouldn’t charge at a reasonable rate to prevent overheating because of these valves. Tesla charged $1000 to fix this. But yes, maybe that was a bad example, or they’re just not built for the nordic climate. We had door seals that broke and needed to be replaced, a door handle that broke, interior plastic parts that rattled like hell. It was not a good experience. I will keep an open mind nontheless and try out Teslas in the future, but my first experience with one wasn’t good. By the way, I’m not advocating for BMW here. Just comparing Tesla to other high tier cars in general.

@@tobias_dahlberg I get it. My BMW X5 M-Sport will be the last BMW I ever own. It’s been in the shop for 11 recalls. Recalls are normal for BMW, but the amount of time to schedule, drop off, loaner, pickup, transfer car seats, etc… bothered me, but not that much because I always like to look at the bright side of things. I used to think that regular maintenance was me being a good premium car owner. All that changed when I bought our MX. there is nothing to maintain. You just drive it. I live in Minnesota. I have driven it when it’s 37 degrees below zero where you can freeze and evaporate water by throwing it in the air before it hits the ground. Cold drains our battery, because it’s 2016 battery tech, but gasoline cars get worse mileage in cold too. I would never buy a used TESLA. Until battery technology can charge to 100% and it doesn’t degrade the battery when it is driven to 0%. I would not trust that the person who owned it before that they properly took care of the car. I don’t like buying other peoples problems. Tesla mobile service comes to my house and swaps out my seasonal tires for me for $75! I do t have to drive anywhere and sit for 90 minutes while they get around to it. Tesla service understands EVs. Everytime I walk into our super high end BMW dealership (top 5 in the US - 150 employees) no one there has a clue about EVs. They lack experience like every other OEM. This list is why I will probably never own another EV other than TESLA. • Supercharging network (largest+best) • Mobile service (best) • Software (best) FSD (available with tap of a button) Most Experience in EVs ***Mission is not profits

Correct, we love them buttons.

Not an issue for BMW. In fact, might be a positive - if you can't repair it, they get to sell another one.

I don't think Tesla's door handles actually freeze in winter. Some years ago they had an issue where something broke in the door handles, they've fixed it since then

Ask you wife how they work for her 200 dollar fingernails :-)

Agreed, my dad's 2008 Audi has a canbus controller for each door, it's much easier to add seat controls on the door than in the past, where the switches were controlling the seat motors directly

@@theagentsmith Yeah, actually it might be cheaper because it's one module in door vs one Canbus module in door + one Canbus module in seat. Saying this is more expensive makes me doubt Munro's company credentials.

Exactly

Ouch!

Yep 2.8kw from a normal wall socket is nothing to sneeze at

I think they max out at a useful 13 A ( I note the Europeans manage 16 A from their circular designs )

@@maxflight777 And they have their own fuse on the live wire

True, but often the wrong fuse is fitted , and with most houses now having RCD ‘fuse’ boxes the need for individual fuses is largely eliminated.

also its bigger because it has 3 pins unlike the US which only has 2

British people are very proud about their plugs

@@dogbreath6974 North America have 3 pronged plugs too, ground, hot and neutral, just smaller.

This. I would never say that Sandy is wrong, not about anything related to engineering. HOWEVER, I’m not the one saying it, Tom Scott, RU-vidr extraordinaire, is so I can hide behind his red t-shirt while he explains: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UEfP1OKKz_Q.html

Teslas preceded the CCS standard. Typical obstinate europeans designed a connector that's 3 times clunkier than the Tesla one. Triumph of bureaucracy over engineering elegance.

@@BALANCEDPORTFOLIO Oh wow. In that case, every one should be forced to pay Tesla royalties for all of time and use their standard, rather than the freely available one which everyone else uses. Including Tesla, I may add. Just not in the US. Seriously, who is complaining about the charge cable, other than Sandy, who complains about everything that is not from Tesla? CCS is designed to handle up to 500 A and 920 V. Tesla's US plug cannot handle anywhere near that capacity of current. No one wants to guess if the charge station has the correct plug. That is why the EU forced everyone to use the same one. Everyone else in Europe is happy about it, even if Sandy will complain that it was not made by Tesla.

Yeah, I kinda liked the i8 and the i3

My brother has a 520i of that vintage on blocks in his garage which he hasn't driven since 1996. The darn thing was always plagued with distributer issues and then the brakes, then the gearbox and then he gave up and bought something less stressful. I have to admit it was a great driving car once underway though in all fairness.

We had an i3 and loved it! It was a funky design that some people don’t like, but we think it is cute. The iX is fugly! The i3 was a great city car. I wish they had developed it to get much better range. So notes we drive a Tesla Model 3!

@@danwilcox4914 Yep, soooo Fugly! I hear reports of children describing the face as 'an angry beaver'. And no one wants an 'angry beaver' ha ha.

Thanks Jay

Thank you 😁

Grill a deal breaker? Stupid premise. It drives incredible and will look great for years.

It's a deal-breaker on something like the 4-series, but this is acceptable

Thanks Alton

Tesla seems to be producing a better bimmer then BMW do

The interior door handle button was also very strangely spaced from where you grab to exit the car.

yes

No this is the dan o dumb one

I'm sure this software is driving the car.........into a wall

I would have got an i3 if it were all wheel drive... instead I got an ICE outback

@@DarylOster I should add I suppose - I drive an i3 (2017 sadly pre CarPlay), belonging to my wife and I genuinely love it. I’m 6’2 225lbs and I have no issues daily driving it to work on interstate and city roads. I don’t have to baby it getting over 4.2m/KWh and it costs us $0.08/kW to charge. The tech is great, space is great (has got 4 people my size in it before now). It won’t rust, doesn’t need servicing and has excellent regen. It is the perfect city car. We live in Chicago and run winter tires on it when cold and it copes very well all year.

@@mattdavies3023 loved the range extender i3 in every way except no AWD was a deal breaker (I live on colorado)...

@@DarylOster sound like you’d like the Ioniq5. Definitely on our list when the time comes to replace the i3 and it has 800v architecture.

@@mattdavies3023 I like it a lot, and it's sister too...

Prob more because when charging in the rain that AC port will be submerged in 3” of water that’s pooled due to their brilliant design .. 🤦🏻

You talk about the CCS plug on European Teslas, Sandy instead proposes the US Tesla plug, that integrates AC and DC on the same pins. So whenever you charge (AC or DC), all pins are covered by the connector.

@@koeniglicher Yes i'm talking about the CCS2 plug, because i own a Tesla 3 and I live in Europe.

Just wait until we see why the hood can't support a frunk. Its going to be bad and the carbon fiber is likely because they are too heavy with the EV drivetrain.

Nonsense!!!! What do you call cheap!? Bmw litteraly Used recycled materials all around the interior and sandy and you can’t even talk about that!? You just talk crap!!!

From recycled plastics to fibers to even leather tanned with natural products…….. also bmw has built one of the worlds largest carbon fiber production factory in the world located in the us

Still, cars with 43kW AC charging are almost inexistant, except the old Renault Zoe.

@@pxidr It still doesn't mean we shouldn't have a standard that supports future charging speeds as well. The e-tron and older Teslas supports 22kW and AFAIK the US Tesla plugs doesn't even support that on AC (and at least not 3-phase).

@@haraldk6828 US Tesla plug supports 240V times 80A, which is 19.2 kW and close enough to 22 kW. The 3 phase to 1 phase converter would have to be integrated into the wallbox charger. The benefit of 3x 32A over 1x 80 A is less lost energy on heat for power dissipation. The benefit of separate AC and DC pins at the connector with CCS is a clear separation of these power paths is better safety and not having to rely on additional contactors in the vehicle to route AC to the onboard charger and DC directly to the battery contactors.

Let me tell you a 22kW AC charger is a very handy backup to have when you live in a country 'polluted' with very unreliable DC charger (Australia) . Also a reason to buy a Tesla as SuCs are your best friend when travelling.

@@koeniglicher All true but the best would be a bidirectional DC only standard.

He’s actually discussed this before in other videos. Depends on the volumes you are aiming for. Over like 100k units per year aluminum or steel become significantly cheaper.

Thanks

But recycling is still a big problem. If it is pure CFRP, then on average only 50% of the starting material can be reused (statement from BMW 2021). But it is particularly critical when CFRP is combined with other materials. Because the carbon fibers and their dust is conductive and repeatedly causes damage and disruptions in recycling plants. This is why such CFRP parts have to be dismantled separately from the bodyshell, for example.

@@Zedus-rl9hp lol….. recycling has seriously evolved over the years now they used many different methods and carbon fiber is actually a serious plus to EVs imagine instead of using that heavy glass they put carbon fiber there!!

Not nosetrills , beaver teeth to bite your butt.🤣😂

Yep we do.

Sandy's correct on this- brit plugs suck green donky d..... however 220v is a better choice than 110v

Out innovate my@Zzzz wasn’t the bmw i3 litteraly the first one with that massive casting!? Aluminum welds/carbon fiber and even a lot of recycled materials used!!!

Wait to they get to the cooling cycle!