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BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range

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Re: BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range

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Post by wil421 »

nkotov wrote: post #18

I own a G90 M5. While definitely a heavy car, I love having best of both worlds on demand. Having driven 7 different Tesla's previously as daily drivers, there is something convenient about being able to fill up extremely quickly when on road trips. My only issue with it is the small gas tank which means I have to refill it once a week currently with the way I drive. I really don't like BMW's direction with Neue Klas…

My g05 X5 M60i is a great car, probably the best SUV I’ve ever owned. Fantastic gas mileage on long trips and more power than I need for when I don’t care. The Tesla interior was so cheap I couldn’t make the jump.

The PHEV X5 50e or 550e is what I want in a car. EV Range for my commute and daily stuff plus I can fill up instantly on long trips. I have 3 young kids so long stops are not ideal for me.

Agree with Neue Klasse, I’m more of an LCI guy myself when new models come around. I’m tempted to grab a g80 M3 before production stops but the idea of 3 kids kicking my Tartufo Carbon Buckets is a put off.

Re: BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range

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Post by iosguyryan »

jonshariat wrote: post #14
simonbarker87 wrote: post #7

It’s a shame it’s quite possibly the ugliest car I’ve seen in a long time.

I am a great example of how true this is. I wanted an electric car, I wanted a BMW for a long time, I tried to convince myself to buy one for months but couldn't get over how ugly they were. Why do companies destroy their iconic designs when they go electric? So sick of "space car" designs for electric.

The screen cut ins, typographic headlights, and crystal scroller wheels scream "teenager escaped room due to Bitcoin". BMW has many timeless designs to pull from in the last 30-40 years, but chose to pass the mature confident adult torch to the likes of Volvo and Rivian...

Re: BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range

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Post by esafak »

simonbarker87 wrote: post #7

It’s a shame it’s quite possibly the ugliest car I’ve seen in a long time.

It's like a different brand now. Apparently the Chinese drove this trend: https://www.hotcars.com/bmw-moves-on-big-grille-era-neue-kla...

Re: BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range

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Post by wil421 »

jonshariat wrote: post #14
simonbarker87 wrote: post #7

It’s a shame it’s quite possibly the ugliest car I’ve seen in a long time.

I am a great example of how true this is. I wanted an electric car, I wanted a BMW for a long time, I tried to convince myself to buy one for months but couldn't get over how ugly they were. Why do companies destroy their iconic designs when they go electric? So sick of "space car" designs for electric.

For me the last generation, F-series, was pretty much e46 3.0. You can only iterate so many times.

Neue Klasse is a bit odd but I thought the same thing about the F and G model runs. I’ll need to see it in person.

BMW is dethroning Mercedes and continually beating Audi sales in the US. I’m surprised so many people would buy a car if they thought it was ugly. Benz reliability has tanked and Audi is lackluster as usual.

Re: BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range

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Post by AdamN »

t1234s wrote: post #37

Is it a better trend to add more and more batteries to increase range or keep a target 250ish mile range and over time remove batteries as they improve in power density?

First off range should be based off of 70mph/110kph since that's what actually matters when people talk about range (how far away from home can I get on a full tank?).

And 250 miles just isn't far enough to fully mitigate range anxiety. I would say about 300-350+ miles is the sweet spot that higher end makers should target.

Re: BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range

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Post by jp191919 »

xnx wrote: post #35
logancbrown wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Tesla's lead is about the same as a Roomba's. What is this supposed to mean? Tesla and Roomba are in separate industries.

People often think that Tesla is neck-and-neck with Waymo, but Waymo does 500,000 unsupervised rides/week and Tesla has done 0 ... ever.

That's completely false to say Tesla has done 0 ever. They have a fleet, admittedly small, of unsupervised robotaxis operating.

Re: BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range

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Post by dcrazy »

apparent wrote: post #19
simonbarker87 wrote: post #7

It’s a shame it’s quite possibly the ugliest car I’ve seen in a long time.

Interesting, I find it to be more pleasing than many recent BMW EVs I've seen. I was preparing to not like it as I clicked the link and was pleasantly surprised. Don't love the tail lights, but otherwise it's good/fine to my eye.

It’s got Bugs Bunny teeth.

Re: BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range

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Post by zuzululu »

klaff wrote: post #13
zuzululu wrote: post #6

how much is the battery to replace ? did anybody fix that ?

The battery is warranted for 8 years or 100,000 miles and you are a simple internet search away from many articles on how long EV batteries are lasting (which is generally quite long).

i checked and that warranty assumes constant unchanging weather conditions in reality these cars get used in fluctuating weather that expand and contract the battery unit and put additional wear on them, there is simply no way the warranty itself is expected to last as long as they claim

Porsche in particular have found out the hard way .

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