What I discovered living with a NEW BMW iX3
Get 20% off Car Vertical using code Carwow: https://bit.ly/Carwow-Car-VerticalIt’s time for Mat to review the all-new BMW iX3!
It’s the first car to be built on BMW’s dedicated ‘Neue Klasse’ EV platform, but to see if this entry-level electric SUV has the soul of a real BMW, Mat’s doing something a bit different: he’s comparing it to a 6-year-old BMW X3 M!
Can the silent, high-tech newcomer actually hold a candle to the twin-turbo petrol beast of yesteryear?
The iX3 marks a radical departure from the BMWs we’ve reviewed in the past. It features the new "Neue Klasse" design language, so gone are the massive vertical "buck-tooth" grilles, replaced by a wider, horizontal kidney grille that merges into the headlights. The silhouette is sleek (but if anything, a little bland), and it features flush-fitting door handles and a clean, minimalist rear end with wrap-around L-shaped light bars. It’s certainly modern, but will Mat prefer this all-new design over the X3 M?
Inside, BMW has hit the "reset" button. The traditional driver’s instrument cluster is gone, replaced by BMW Panoramic Vision, which projects key information across the full width of the bottom of the windscreen. There’s a new hexagonal central touchscreen and a minimalist dashboard made largely from recycled textiles and sustainable materials. It’s incredibly spacious thanks to the flat EV floor, offering a 520-litre boot (plus a handy 58-litre front boot under the bonnet for your charging cables).
The car we’ve got for this review is the 50 xDrive. This comes with a dual-motor set-up, AWD, and it produces 469 hp and 645 Nm. It’s also capable of 0-60 mph in just 4.9 seconds. What’s more, thanks to the new 800V architecture, it can add 231 miles of range in just 10 minutes at a 400kW rapid charger, with a maximum WLTP range of up to 500 miles.
The new BMW iX3 rolls up with a starting price of £58,755 for the entry-level model. This positions it competitively against the Audi Q6 e-tron and the Porsche Macan Electric, but does this all-new EV offer enough to sway you away from petrol power? Stick with Mat to see if it should!
Thanks to DNA Autohaus for lending us the X3M: https://www.dnaautohausltd.co.uk/
Chapters:
00:00 Intro: New BMW iX3 vs BMW X3M
00:40 Neue Klasse Exterior Design Review
03:00 Build Quality & Panel Gap Check
04:26 New BMW iX3 Interior & Tech
06:22 Old BMW X3M Interior Comparison
07:16 iX3 Price & Value for Money
07:57 Motors, Battery & Range Specs
08:25 Drag Race, Rolling & Brake Test
11:18 Emergency Moose Test
12:35 iX3 Rear Seat Comfort & Space
14:01 X3M Rear Seat Comparison
15:33 The Baby Seat Challenge
16:45 Boot Space & Storage Comparison
19:27 iX3 "Frunk" Front Boot
20:16 iX3 Practicality Test
21:12 X3M Practicality Test
22:04 BMW X3M Handling & Stability
23:07 New iX3 Driving Dynamics & Handling
24:30 Automated Parking Challenge
27:44 Annoying Features of the iX3
32:17 Best Features of the iX3
33:51 iX3 On-Road Driving Impressions
35:31 Verdict: Should You Buy the New iX3? Receive SMS online on sms24.me
TubeReader video aggregator is a website that collects and organizes online videos from the YouTube source. Video aggregation is done for different purposes, and TubeReader take different approaches to achieve their purpose.
Our try to collect videos of high quality or interest for visitors to view; the collection may be made by editors or may be based on community votes.
Another method is to base the collection on those videos most viewed, either at the aggregator site or at various popular video hosting sites.
TubeReader site exists to allow users to collect their own sets of videos, for personal use as well as for browsing and viewing by others; TubeReader can develop online communities around video sharing.
Our site allow users to create a personalized video playlist, for personal use as well as for browsing and viewing by others.
@YouTubeReaderBot allows you to subscribe to Youtube channels.
By using @YouTubeReaderBot Bot you agree with YouTube Terms of Service.
Use the @YouTubeReaderBot telegram bot to be the first to be notified when new videos are released on your favorite channels.
Look for new videos or channels and share them with your friends.
You can start using our bot from this video, subscribe now to What I discovered living with a NEW BMW iX3
What is YouTube?
YouTube is a free video sharing website that makes it easy to watch online videos. You can even create and upload your own videos to share with others. Originally created in 2005, YouTube is now one of the most popular sites on the Web, with visitors watching around 6 billion hours of video every month.
