NEW BMW IX2 Review: What Have They DONE?!

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5 ай бұрын

The BMW IX2 is designed for people who want something slightly practical, kind of posh, and makes a real statement about it's bold design. Is it any good? Rory finds out.
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@S8ER 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate BMW helping people save their money in these difficult times by making cars no one wants to buy. Bravo!

@joebloggs4191 5 ай бұрын

Only except it hasn’t stopped people buying them. BMW are doing just fine. Maybe they know something we don’t.

@S8ER 5 ай бұрын

@@joebloggs4191 a few people bought Dodge Hornets as well, let’s see how the numbers look.

@joebloggs4191 5 ай бұрын

@@S8ER That was my point, the numbers are looking good!

@S8ER 5 ай бұрын

@@joebloggs4191 shocking… I guess they have some kind of market out there, we talking 10k units here?

@schaerfentiefe1967 5 ай бұрын

Actually the BMW group sold 2.555.341 cars in 2023. This is +6.5% and a new record! BMW is again number one in the premium segment world wide.

@peanusbenis5631 5 ай бұрын

I am so proud of BMW for employing blind people in their vehicle design department.

@ThatRosco458 5 ай бұрын

Very inclusive hahaha

@lifeofdamos 5 ай бұрын

🤣

@derrickpangilinan 5 ай бұрын

which results in a car that exudes diversity... divers front back and sides

@Jemhdar64 5 ай бұрын

🤣

@pliniolimajunior5185 5 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@klemenkveder42 5 ай бұрын

Love the sense of humor in the video! More of it please 😊

@Ryguy430 5 ай бұрын

Feels like the original top gear episodes 🥹

@ritafernandes7218 5 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@HaraldMacGerhard 5 ай бұрын

Second that 😂

@madmike3881 5 ай бұрын

The money jokes killed me 😂😂😂

@Andrew-ut3fo 5 ай бұрын

Well the motoring press have been doing that for decades when you see some of the POS that have won CoTY over the years

@bawintermage8351 5 ай бұрын

Give Rory and Oscar, a Pulitzer, a Gerald Loeb, an Emmy , a Reading Rainbow, one of the Publishers Clearinghouse giant checks, whatever you have Rory deserves it for a history of humorous and detailed reviews. Thanks for hiring him

@ChannaScaping 5 ай бұрын

Rory is absolutely killing it, one of the funniest car reviews ive seen ever. Well done

@robcarson6127 5 ай бұрын

Best car review I've seen in a long time. Deserves a car review OsCAR

@bjornkumpf274 5 ай бұрын

BMW is becoming increasingly "irritating"

@mntbayandaimran 5 ай бұрын

true

@Gaming_kids699 5 ай бұрын

Irritating who, because in as much as you say that BMW is in the top 10 world wide on car sales and the only other German brand is VW in the top 10, so if BMW is doing so well then why must they stop?

@Variable_Degree_Series 5 ай бұрын

@@Gaming_kids699they won't be doing it for long though! Doing like this!!

@Mr.JordanWatson 5 ай бұрын

How did they go from the e92 one of the most beautiful cars ever, to this...

@kurisanisilinda 5 ай бұрын

😂😂

@nimrod6603 5 ай бұрын

Hahaha, that first second completely sums up BMW’s design philosophy for the last few decades😂

@robindyck9595 5 ай бұрын

E39, E46 and e90 bag to differ

@Cloud1969 5 ай бұрын

G20/G21 pre lci is a beauty and great to drive

@beatles4sale2007 5 ай бұрын

The i3 / i8 were potentially a game changer for BMW, they have rapidly gone in reverse…..

@joshuaadesida 5 ай бұрын

Probably one of the funniest videos I’ve ever seen😂. The design I love, everyone complains about how vehicles are becoming homogenized, yet they complain about this when it’s expressive and out there, you really can’t please em all.

@ishan4269 3 ай бұрын

You don't need to be so hard on someone's eyes to stand out. They could really have been a bit visually 'pleasant' about their approach...

@CKGoldiing 5 ай бұрын

Never seen big man have so much fun with a review 😂

@FIREBIRD_2024 5 ай бұрын

It's like if the X6 and X4 had a baby

@TehMr 5 ай бұрын

In a Beijing hotel

@niki7040 5 ай бұрын

Poor child...

@riddlerandsa8161 5 ай бұрын

... with a face that only a mother could love! 😁

@FIREBIRD_2024 5 ай бұрын

@@TehMrlmao 😂

@Fabulousprofound168 5 ай бұрын

More like Rosemary’s Baby…

@user-br5qx9ht6c 5 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣 your face when she started talking was hilarious!!

@muller_509 4 ай бұрын

Am I the only one who likes the looks of this car 😂?

@mariowhyte7848 5 ай бұрын

That intro was absolutely golden!!!

@DeeJayAdverb 5 ай бұрын

too bad nobody will use the turn signals ever lol

@Pasta-Tony 5 ай бұрын

They are so far out in front of everyone, you just can't see their signals!

@bagpusscat7839 5 ай бұрын

you had me at Skoda Enyuck 😀😀😀

@dougz9689 3 ай бұрын

In person these cars look great, especially in storm bay grey.

@bryanang5201 5 ай бұрын

Best intro to a review of any modern BMW ever.

@alfonsovelasco9627 5 ай бұрын

Sadly; It´s been a while since a see a really nice looking BMW.

@Pato-ot3hf 5 ай бұрын

8 Series is pretty nice

@Fabulousprofound168 5 ай бұрын

@@Pato-ot3hfthey haven’t redesigned it… yet

@gullible119 5 ай бұрын

X3, X5, X7, 3 Series

@deanchur 5 ай бұрын

@@Fabulousprofound168 It'll take a while; big coupes aren't exactly flying off the lot these days

@McNasty214 5 ай бұрын

For me the last good looking BMW was the G30 5 series

@jonathantaylor1998 5 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh, Rory... You had me literally in stitches with your opening 'barf-into-a-bucket'...!! 🤣 Oh and I've just finally worked out which other car the 'extrovert design' styling of this X2 reminds me of - the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback...! 😳 Well done, BMW... you've launched a car that's already 16 years out-of-date...

@TheJoeMB 5 ай бұрын

At least the Lancer Sportback looked half decent.

@goosieschills8218 5 ай бұрын

”I digress..”😂😅, I see what you did there!😂

@WildReefer 5 ай бұрын

Great review. I prefer your laid back style. Much funnier. 😂

@GSLPropertieskenya 5 ай бұрын

Wow! Rust on a brand new car? 😂

@patton3338 5 ай бұрын

German Engineering I guess

@brianiswrong 5 ай бұрын

Was it a cost option.

@reginaldtshepo7846 5 ай бұрын

@@brianiswrong😂😂😂😂 good one

@DBomber_24 4 ай бұрын

@@brianiswrong probably a 2K option. 🤣

@Elaba_ 5 ай бұрын

In Belgium BMW is the most popular brand. It's scary driving on their roads knowing so many blind people driving there.

@WBO-lp3cp 5 ай бұрын

Only because they are all company cars, otherwise you'd see far less

@user-ru2he7tm2t 5 ай бұрын

Big 4 consultancy companies leasing in bulk

@easygoing7011 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 “so many blind people driving there” brilliant comment. Can’t stop laughing.

@WBO-lp3cp 4 ай бұрын

@@user-ru2he7tm2t indeed, there is a Deloitte branch close to my workplace, juniors now all drive VW id3 instead of Mini's and 2nd level employees have X1 , seniors have 3 series

@user-ru2he7tm2t 4 ай бұрын

@@WBO-lp3cp They’ve been stepping up their game it seems. A few years ago they were handing out Toyota Corolla I think

@jasonleon1976 4 ай бұрын

I find it fascinating. The subjective opinions of design. I have always been an Audi fan and have owned many over the last 20 years or so. I was never a fan of the old BMW "design language." Now, Ironically, when the masses are slating BMW for their bold diversion with the design language. I find myself jumping ship from Audi. We traded the Audi for the X4M Competition. And now Im trading the VW in for one of these! I absolutely love what BMW has done over the last couple of years or so. Very bold and brave. The exact opposite of Audi, in my opinion. The brand new Q5 has exactly the same interior as my old one from 2018. I feel Audi are dragging their heels with innovation at the moment. whereas BMW is throwing away the conventional and embracing new design and innovation. It seems that everything that people hate about this car is what I like about it. Make sense of that 😂🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@honglinng2368 4 ай бұрын

Saw one on the road and really find it striking. Not ugly but definitely different from the norms. BMW designs seems to grow on you as time pass.

@kairikkola 5 ай бұрын

Actually it's quite interesting who are BMW's main customers nowadays. Cheap inside, ugly outside. Far away when they hooked me. But I'm half century age. I grew up with E28, E30, E32, E34, E36, E39 and last ones were E46 and E60. After that this brand started to look too bad for my eyes and stomach.

@r3h4n786 4 ай бұрын

The e92 was a good looking car too, even today i think the LCI one has aged well, few cosmetic mods and it can be a headturner

@shaungingerafro 4 ай бұрын

i agree as my last car was a 68 plate 320 shadow edition last of its shape. loved the shape, loved the car and eventually the no feel steering, i got used too. after 4 years they wanted £200 a month more to replace it. Now they want us to pay for ugly and overpriced non rear wheel drive cars. unfortunately the basic price is unbelievably expensive and most extras that are standard on other cars and are only accessed on additional subscription's via Apps. Seriously disappointed as i've always been a fan. 😢

@BMWofFW 4 ай бұрын

Your center air vent was closed mate… slide the air controller to the side to open that up… lightens up the sound as well as actually lets it flow.

@jakob9660 5 ай бұрын

I actually quite like the car, think its definitely an improvement compared to the last version...

@paullockett9545 5 ай бұрын

Rory equals legend 😂

@DhanushkaKrishnajith 3 ай бұрын

Now that I own an iX2, I can confirm this is a very biased review. Really fun to watch and enjoyed a lot though. For example, AC/heater doesn't blow very fast, but it can get super cold or super hot so it doesn't need to. It is a lot more comfortable when air isn't blasting at your face but can still change temperature inside the car very quickly. The car looks beautiful and stands out compared to electric cars without a grill. I would say, you need to see it in person.

@Ozzy1984_ 5 күн бұрын

I've just driven this car because I was given it as a courtesy car whilst my 5 series was in for a service. I know the comments are not fans, I loved how it looked and drove. Fast, spacious, and interesting. It was too expensive for me, but nice. Air vents were powerful in mine, maybe you had a duff test car. The Hanz Zimmer accelerator noises are fun. The boost version sounds cool.

@DiegoDMuniz 2 ай бұрын

excellent video. I wanted to understand how there are so many people criticizing the appearance of this car, I think it's wonderful, very similar to the X6. ix2 is truly one of BMW's most beautiful models. I really can't understand why Europeans talk more about this car's appearance

@silverghini2629 5 ай бұрын

I don’t understand the dislikes about the looks. Far better than the boring Mercedes and Tesla jelly-mould designs.

@Ozzy1984_ 5 күн бұрын

100% much better looking than the others.

@Fabulousprofound168 5 ай бұрын

4:00 that’s not rust… it’s a “sacrificial surface coating to protect nonessential components” 🙃

@teboho_26 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂the money joke, had my ribs hurting. What a great review!

@TheHutchRuns 5 ай бұрын

The usual excellent video Rory but i have to disagree about the iX2's looks, it just seems unresolved, not ugly but just not right and I'm no fan of the interiors on the latest BM's either

@BOSKILLZX 5 ай бұрын

Because it’s unresolved, it’s ugly. Is that better? 😭

@Twinguin 5 ай бұрын

Just brilliantly done. We need more of these reviews. And I hope Rory gets some eye-candy to review next time.

@allendavid4139 5 ай бұрын

192 mile range at 70Mph on a motorway,this means yet another EV sat in the middle lane doing 60MPH conserving energy until the next lengthy charging session

@silverghini2629 5 ай бұрын

In the UK 192 miles is 2.5 to 3 hours driving. Or in other words, time to stop and have a break. We all want more range but at the moment the energy density isn’t there yet. Another 5 years and this will be sorted. It took 30 years for the early petrol stations to appear. Progress.

@Harrister96 5 ай бұрын

@silverghini2629 very nice to see a well rounded response 👌

@steveb4012 5 ай бұрын

We've had BMW's for the last 19 years, the current one being the previous generation X1 25e M Sport. All have been great. However, I just don't get SUV Coupes and hate that BMW has followed the other sheep and done away with physical controls for audio and climate. What's that nice watch Rory?

@nathanwright4967 5 ай бұрын

In theory I'm the target customer for this car. I own a 2020 X2 which I really like, and I'm shopping around electric cars. Nothing about the car excites me. Not the range, not the style, not the speed, not the price. It's so far behind the competition in so many aspects as to be ridiculous.

@mushinoshin 5 ай бұрын

That was a very entertaining car review. Well done 🙌🏽😅

@smortg 5 ай бұрын

That EV tech at £50,000 isn't competitive, so it'll need to simply be a better car. Unsure how this competes with a used i4 or IX1/3. I wont even mention Kia/Hyundai at 10k less

@comaca 5 ай бұрын

Rory, I usually reserve judgement until I see a car IRL. I'm rather afraid to see it IRL. This from a guy that bought an E30 325is back in the day while others were buying Camaros, Firebirds and Mustangs... The E30 grew on me over time and the way it drove and handled, even compared to contemporary Corvettes was amazing. This one looks, well, unfortunate.

@markgt894 5 ай бұрын

Compared to the new BMW M2 this looks like a masterpiece

@hermanmunster8655 5 ай бұрын

Less than 1 minute in and I'm 😂😂😂😂

@thapelomalimela652 5 ай бұрын

The air speed will get better if you change the distribution to focus on the head and not use it together with windscreen and feet.

@etienne1827 5 ай бұрын

Finally someone

@pauljk5901 5 ай бұрын

Just what I was thinking. My current car is the same if feet, head and wind screen are used at the same time

@richardlabeja 5 ай бұрын

This car has gone viral on Instagram with plenty of likes and shares. Clearly it has its own market.

@michaelheadley2041 5 ай бұрын

I use to be a BMW fan when I was younger, not anymore, the designers are out of control! My opinion 🤪

@ErinKrasniqi 5 ай бұрын

i dont think its getting designed by designers..

@BaronSenf 5 ай бұрын

I had to laugh out loud because of the intro :D Please never change

@harlocpotter3846 5 ай бұрын

You gave me a good laugh, thank you Rory

@tobiasreichelt888 5 ай бұрын

He must love the XM's design

@Jesuosivwi 5 ай бұрын

This was a blast to watch 😂😂😂. Thank you so much 😊

@dazauto107 5 ай бұрын

Me and my wife really like the distinctive style of the new X2. It looked really nice in the showroom. My wife is probably going to buy one. Really don't know why people are hating on the style. Moaners gonna moan I guess.

@casperskestrel 4 ай бұрын

It's no looker, but it's not that bad. Definitely better looking than Rory's trainers.

@justinjames9563 5 ай бұрын

I love the look tbh. Pity on the lack of space in the back row

@MartinKusimo 5 ай бұрын

Probably the most hilarious car review I have ever seen. Great touch! 🤣

@AntiQueWRLD 5 ай бұрын

Great review Rory, you deserve that bmw you reviewed 😂😂😂 Kidding you deserve an Oscar level award

@FarEastGolfer 5 ай бұрын

2:28 - Just say that again, for a 2 series BMW prices start at just over 50 grand !!!

@JohnSmith-me2wg 5 ай бұрын

The folks running bmw and merc are lucky the companies are still getting to live off their strong reputations and history from when they were wuality products back in the day. otherwise nobody would bother to touch them

@jimpackard8059 5 ай бұрын

They are getting away with it because the new competition like MG and a Tesla make usable cars but with cheap design cabins. Once they go a bit “luxury” , BMW has a big problem. Luckily for BMW, Tesla will always want to cut costs.

@lukedavies3732 5 ай бұрын

@jimpackard8059 Mazda and Kia are starting to address this.

@thereallotharmatthae 5 ай бұрын

Excellent take on modern bmw design. They’ve completely lost me as a former fanboy.

@KG-ld3vl 5 ай бұрын

I just hope BMW's styling department got a good redundancy package!

@cloudyskies1323 4 ай бұрын

Does anyone have an answer as to why new cars are physically smaller inside despite external dimensions are bigger?

@damianEVKing 5 ай бұрын

This is best car review I seen so far hehe and I will never understand why someone would choice any electric BMW over a Tesla no contest there

@bojantenja 5 ай бұрын

Maybe because one would never buy a Tesla, even if it would be better car of the two!?

@gordonmccartney5648 5 ай бұрын

Bad an IX1 30xdrive Msport on hire for 2 months....was great to drive and felt extremely well built. Prefer older Idrive system from 2016

@lutles001 5 ай бұрын

WHO EVER IS CURRENTLY DESIGNING BMW HATES BMW...

@davidbarrett8451 5 ай бұрын

Well, they certainly don’t know their prospective audience, nor the Bimmer faithful. A classic case of too many chefs in the kitchen.

@lutles001 5 ай бұрын

@@davidbarrett8451 could have not said it better... new team needed sir

@nilanjandas6928 5 ай бұрын

8:20 Love that clip from ground-level! So beautiful to watch!! Criticism on exterior design was very funny & interesting.

@Blakey_78UTD 2 ай бұрын

I currently drive the BMW X2. It's a Motibility vehicle which is due to be changed. I really like the look of the IX2 xdrive20. But I've also had my eye on the Audi Q4 e-tron 210kW 45 Quattro 82kWh Sport. At this point I'm torn between the two. I actually do like the bodywork of the IX2. As garish as it might look lol. Any advice would be really appreciated

@johnd8607 5 ай бұрын

Best car review I have seen in a long time.

@sillwuka7412 12 күн бұрын

Great review, Rory! Best reviewer out there.

@Jesse_Jay 5 ай бұрын

Car looks good to me honestly I usually don’t like BMWs designs historically. Also I love thick steering wheels. Love sports backs as well. The rest of the issues I can’t argue those are problem’s

@carlainscough6065 2 ай бұрын

Was nailed on to get the model Y long range untill i went to see it in the flesh!! Order placed today!!

@colinrenfrew48 5 ай бұрын

No vinyl roof?

@jcpayyau2803 5 ай бұрын

😂 the money parts @2:09 🤣🤣🤣 @14:35

@dadi1572 5 ай бұрын

Loved the money joke! Rory carried it brilliantly 😂😂😂😂

@cedriccottage2070 5 ай бұрын

0:06 loool. Deserves all the likes in the world!

@Manhattan384 5 ай бұрын

Its not horrible, but DEFINITELY not BMWs best work by a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG shot

@henrids 5 ай бұрын

What I really appreciate with this car is the fact that it has 500+ L boot space, while still being medium sized at 4,554 mm length. We NEED smaller, practical cars in our crowded cities. Mind you, the BMW iX is 40cm shorter and has LESS boot space with the seats up!

@oshimida 5 ай бұрын

Rory you are awesome 🙌

@bodrulm1 5 ай бұрын

The designs are more about standing out - whether good or bad designs - to appeal to Eastern audiences. Western customers are secondary

@j3n244 4 ай бұрын

i'm not even looking to buy an ix2 but this video is entertaining af :)

@swampthing20 5 ай бұрын

Have just realised what the shape of those tail lights reminds me of: it's the blue inserts on R2-D2's body.

@dr-ok3sn 5 ай бұрын

what in the bs? the iX2 doesn't compete with the Model Y, the next gen iX3 is actually the competitor

@Andrew-ut3fo 5 ай бұрын

To quote his holiness J Clarkson 'If BMW put a badge on a Tu4d 💩💩it would sell' Well looks like BMW have surpassed the 1 Series with this monstrosity

@celestialx8 4 ай бұрын

The most honest car review. Hands downn

@0majors0 5 ай бұрын

The money 💴 envelope ✉️ 😂😂😂

@MilenaGari-nc5js 2 ай бұрын

Taste is taste, everyone has their own. HOWEVER, calling this car "monstrous", "horrifying" etc. is just plain clueless! The BMW iX2 has a different design, but it is a very beautiful car with just the right proportions of elegance and sportiness. We are entering the era of "fastbacks", brands like Fiat, Volvo, Volkswagen, Honda and others are already launching their fastback models. Oh, and one more thing, there are a lot of people here talking badly about this BMW but they drive Renault, Peugeot 😂😂😂

@Konrad-cj8fr Ай бұрын

They have to talk bad about bmw to feel better in their 2001 shitbox 😂 people are funny

@Arinis.ltd. 5 ай бұрын

One of the best, most honest reviews I have ever watched, especially the design section ! You can tell that BMW (and other manufacturers) are trying so hard to make electric cars appealing... digital art mode ?! C'mon !

@matimbatimmiyambu6334 5 ай бұрын

Loved loved this review. Wish I could like it more than once...I've watched it 3 times already 😂

@IamDaGrouch 5 ай бұрын

design (strike 1). manual seats (strike 2). artwork (strike 3).

@Streamerabi 5 ай бұрын

Ahahahahahahaha, that intro is f*cking perfect, thanks for the laugh mate

@thomasmalmqvist4936 2 ай бұрын

Was looking for a british elecric car, but did not find any, cause they have mounted down british carindustry.

@mikadavies660 5 ай бұрын

Sorry... I was out at 250 miles range for £50k+..... That is the same range as Stellantis EVs but they are £15k less

@BOSKILLZX 5 ай бұрын

The current BMW range is all over the place, this for certain is right at the bottom. No iDrive controller too to top off this monstrosity 😂

@KDubs107 5 ай бұрын

“Don’t buy this if you like your children” I almost spit out my drink.

@bobbybombo 5 ай бұрын

It's actually really good looking.

@camjones86 5 ай бұрын

If you think the design is bad, just wait to you deal with the servicing. X5 - over 600 shop days. Now I have a Cayenne 👍

@SnowHarp 5 ай бұрын

Really good review and video - thank you for sharing. Agreed this car looks strikingly like a Skoda with the centre bonnet troughing. It baffles me why BMW have chinched on the rear seat space - why would they do that? You made some good observations about the interior design and I wonder how much influence came from China where people tend to be physically smaller than many Europeans and North Americans. We have an X3 M40i and the rear seats are a cramped when we are travelling as a family (5) with three passengers in the back. I like the single cell phone clamp idea and wish we had something like that as well as a second spot for my missus to put her cell phone instead of upright in the cup holders. Another oversight. Overall, I will not be looking at the iX2 despite your glowing review. The software looks too busy, lacks elegance and I have learned to my chagrin, once you buy a BMW and drive away; you are stuck with the software you have until the end. They create updates but make up excuses NOT to update existing vehicle iDrive systems saying they are unable to create new versions without conflicts. I find that pathetic.