RIP Tesla Model X? 2022 BMW iX Review

2022 BMW iX X Drive 50 review by The Straight Pipes. The iX is putting down 516 horsepower and 564 lb-ft of torque from a 105kwh battery and 2 electric motors. At $117,960 CAD, would you take it over the Tesla Model X or Rivian?

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[TheStraightPipes]

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[johnkenley]

The interior on this really strikes me as cool design and aesthetic wise. the door seat controls, the wood, the way the dash screen is mounted, the seats, its done like a cool modern art piece more so than a car. Not necessarily what i personally want in a car, but its really fun to look at

[RedlineGaming]

Electric car reviews feels like a Tech review for me. Car reviewers used to talk about the driving part, but now it's mostly about the technology and charging.

[brianm]

knowing what the current condition of the non tesla charging network is important, thank you for discussing it in your videos, great work as always

[speedacademydave]

I love the charging updates! This is real life in Ontario and I'm sure it's no better in a lot of other places. You guys are just speaking the truth about these cars and the drawbacks that exist for them. If nobody speaks up about this, the charging infrastructure will continue to lag behind like and 80s turbo car.

[GreenBay]

That reflection isn't a design problem, it's a stamping problem from when the stamps were getting made/cleaned. The same thing happened with the current-gen (maybe last) Cadillac escalade.

[jamisondavenport]

The interior looks like an art piece. A piece of art that is beautiful to look at as long as you don't need to touch it. Ultimately, usability issues aside, the charging network issue you guys brought up is the main killer. Tesla will still maintain a large chunk of the EV space in North America as long as no other network offers thier level of reliability and consistency.

[jon]

I cannot wait for all of these automakers to get the "electric cars have to re-invent every control" thing out of their systems.

[aussieuGA]

I’m amazed these different companies can’t make chargers work! Tesla has had the superchargers work flawlessly for years. Plug in and walk away. Why can’t anyone else do this? It’s 2022 already.

[drgnmm]

Just wanted to come here to say how much I appreciate the intro music, especially with the last couple EV reviews. Love how you always work to match up the vibe of the music with the car you are reviewing, sets the tone wonderfully.

[NomadPoker]

I appreciate the constant updates on the charging stuff. Clearly that's a massive factor in being choosing a vehicle. So thank you.

[lkae]

Those transmission buttons are the most filthy yet effective demonstration of why piano blackw is bad 🤣

[Entropied]

Interesting to see how the reliability of an all electric bmw vehicle would be.

[TEDActuallyTalks]

Can we just have pre-bangle BMW's retrofitted with Electric powertrains. None of this nonsense K thanks.

[REfanforlife]

the headlight fogging is unfortunate considering this is a premium suv i have a 2013 a4 with 196k miles and have only had two fogging instances if this is a design flaw across the whole platform and not just the car they have bmw needs to address it

[philip-markosrah]

Yakub was ripping that corner so hard throwing Yuri all over the seats😂

[scottormond]

Tesla wins the comparison if you need a reliable charging network.

[pamelaturner]

I have owned two BMW X5's and loved them. I fell in love with the iX when it was presented in camouflage. My husband and I both pre-ordered iX50's on 8/18/2021. If so many people like yourselves hate the vehicle, instead of it selling like hot cakes, I wouldn't still be waiting for it to be delivered. My iX50 is at the port in Germany awaiting transit to the US. My husband's in still in the production process. Can't wait to receive my Aventurine Beauty. We have installed two ChargePoint flex 240 volt chargers installed in our garage. So charging will not be an issue for us. We fly for long distances and for vacations.

[gizmoe]

Have an i3, and love it, especially now with all the crazy gas prices in LA. But yea, charging can be annoying at times. Electrify America works 95% of the time for me, except when temperatures reach 95F+. EV Go stations are in desperate need of updating, Chargepoints are pretty reliable. Largest problem is there aren't enough stations for the amount of new EVs coming to market.

[t.cole_]

It’s like going into an old casino that has been retro fitted.