Can Tesla Model Y Compete With BMW iX On Specs and Driving Experience?!

If you're in the market for a Luxury Sports Utility Vehicle, you buy a BMW, right? That's been the standard wisdom for decades--but not anymore! The Tesla Model Y trounces the BMW on every specification, and is frankly a much better drive, even without taking FSD Beta into account! The one category where BMW wins? The price!

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[axk]

I'm in Germany and I'm driving my 3rd BMW x5 PHEV and was very upset when I saw the iX for the firs time. I consdidered myself a BMW fan and all of this was over in an instant. It not only messed up the looks but also the performance. Indeed, my next car will be the Model Y, which means your comparison results are confirming my own decision.

[esbentronstrm]

You people are smoking. Crack
This comparison a performance model y. Vs the ix xdrive40 ??
Try it vs the xdrive50 or m60

Yes the Price of the bmw Will be even higher but a Tesla is just a People’s car its the vw of the 2020s
The bmw have a Way better ride . Better Build qualitty . Less noise when driving . Better seats . Parking sensors . Head up display . Better service i could go on .
Tvis comparison seems to be put togeather by elon fan boy squad

[AGZF]

your comparing a Tesla model Y performance which is a top spec model Y to a base model bmw ix 40e. wouldn't the ix 50e fit more better in this comparison? also the EPA for the IX 50e is underrated and the IX is a bigger car compared to the Model y and is a rival to the model x so I don't think its a fair comparison plus the euro spec and American spec cars are different.

[EFF]

My son called the eqs a “button bonanza”. I liked that!

[joemeer]

The comfort in the iX is superb. The build quality ist superb. The seats r superb. The towing capability is much better than the one of the Model Y. The bang 4 the bug ist on the side of the tesla…

[nikos]

Nice comparison. BMW riding its luxury brand status is one thing, but the real killer story is VW. The new ID7 as a 286 HP rear-wheel drive is actually more expensive than a Model Y LR AWD ?!?! I don’t see that selling. no matter how many YouTubers get flown to a chateau in France 😂

[Nockalates]

Oh man, my Tez Model 3 is in for repair after some BMw driver hit it and drove off. I got them on sentry so they are now paying for me to drive a BMW Ix, talk about ironic. The Ix is ok but utterly ridiculously over priced and just rubbish tech compared to Tez. Way too many buttons, rubbish range, not that smooth as you say. And its like £25k more than my model 3. Great example of how far behind these ICE companies are. Its a nice drive but the Tesla is way easier to live with, much much better tech, cheaper,
100+ miles more range. Who the hell would want to pay £80k for something worse? So off point its crazy. And the gimmicky sound effects are fun but dumb. I drove bmw for 12 years before I got the Model 3. I am still not coming back. No way Jose. And an insane, mind boggling number of buttons.

[youmich]

drove the IX 40xdrive. driving the model3 / Y just feels...mehh. yeah, the range is very good, however the finishing touches on the German brands are leagues ahead.

[michellegallant]

Regarding the iX fake grill. I think there are sensors behind the beaver teeth. It is also "self healing" in the case of stone chips - sit the car in warm to hot sun for 20 mins to heal the chips. I'm pretty sure there is some functionality there that isn't obvious, but I do agree it looks a bit like a cheap plastic stick on. In Australia the "real world" range is 600kms+ for the iX50, so perhaps we have a version with a bigger battery pack than the USA? Our family has both a Tesla Model 3 Long Range, and the BMW iX50. I agree with many of the comments that you make, but the BMW beats the Tesla hands down for comfort on long drives - and we have plenty of those in Australia. I enjoy your channel.

[chyldstudios]

The competition is definitely NOT coming.

[jurgenwehner]

I drove BMW 5series for about 30 years, now happily a Model S. Quicker and spacier. great software and driving economy.

[Digital-Dan]

I always have to ride gain on your videos, reducing the volume during the bumper music, and then increasing during the content. At the end, in particular, I have to dump volume in a hurry to avoid distressing my family.

[grahamf]

Most car reviews centre on the driving experience, comfort, feeling of luxury, ease of use…. Yours is focused on statistics. The number of car sales is not necessarily a measure of desirability. Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Maybach make terrific luxury cars, but their sales are much lower than Ford’s. That does not make a Ford a better car - in fact the exact opposite. Nobody needs a car that can do 0-60 in 3 seconds or 150 mph. You complain about all the buttons, but many people dislike the Tesla’s minimalist approach and prefer to use buttons. Tesla’s don’t provide a speedometer directly in front of you, or a head-up display. BMWs feel like luxury cars, whereas Teslas feel more mass produced. I own a BMW i4 and I agree that the acceleration in Sport Mode can feel like a kick in the back. However, if you put it in Comfort or ECO Pro Mode, the acceleration is still quick, but smoother.

There is no doubt that Tesla has better engineering in terms of space usage and efficiency. Other manufacturers can’t compete with FSD, but you have to pay for that. The Model Y clearly hits the sweet spot for the mass market, but BMW still has a place. I test drove a Model 3 twice, but I found the ride was too twitchy on bumpy roads and it just did not quite have the luxury feel. Maybe if I had test driven a Highland, I would have bought it. I bought a used i4 with 4, 000 miles on the clock to get the price down to a reasonable level. I am extremely happy with it. I have immense respect for Elon Musk as an engineer and for what Tesla has achieved, but there are good reasons to buy BMW EVs. Judging from the Facebook BMW i4 forum, owners absolutely love them and I’m sure this applies to the iX.

[bonkers_dave]

but the BMW says "BMW" on it.

[FrunkensteinVonZipperneck]

What’s the iX’ range on Autobahn @ 200 km/hr?

[Sam-Knows-Best]

Thank you for saving me 50 grand, I was thinking about switching from Tes to IX not no more

[stevenschmidt]

since it's ideal to only use the 20% to 80% portion of your battery, ideally you'd want at least a 335 mile EPA range so that a drive from 80% to 20% will go about 200 miles.

[KC-bvkf]

Yeah, but I am tired of not being able to hear backseat passengers above 80mph.
A lot of positives but Walmart presence is unavoidable

[jefreestyles]

RE: The BMW acceleration; I think the words you were looking for were Ease In and Ease Out. Surprised coming from an 3D modeling/animation background, you didn't think of these.

[servant]

Sorry, even with other stuff, I can't get beyond the 'baboon butt' front grill of the BMW. Just glad I have the Moldel Y AWD instead.