I don't think the front looks bad in a darker color; I prefer the gray. Every driving video of the car I've watched, I actually thought the front looked pretty decent on the road. It's the side profile that looks really odd, especially the back quarter. Just a really odd shape. Personally, I HATE cars that put that weird black bar connecting the back window to the back of the car. Looks cheap, odd, and pointless. Also, I really don't like the straight black side skirt in lighter colors. In a darker color, both of my complaints are non-issues. For what you're getting from this car though, I think it's a solid price. The base trim of the xDrive50 is almost exactly $30k less than a base model X after federal credit. Well appointed with some solid option choices and it can still be $25k cheaper. Fully maxed with every paid option including premium paint, larger upgraded wheels, sports appearance package, leather seats, and all of the other completely unnecessary interior appearance options and it's still about $6500 cheaper than the base model X after tax credit. I think a lot of buyers will be deciding between this and the e-tron, with fewer feeling the need to pay the upcharge for the model X. This is better than the e-tron imo, but the new generation e-tron 55 (fat e-tron as Bjorn calls it) that's coming within the next few years will supposedly be a big upgrade over the first generation with a huge increase in range. May be worth waiting for if you're not in a hurry.

BMW is testing clientele and badge loyalty by building really great but really ugly cars. What's a person to do?

Looks super nice, overall. Like you, I don't care a ton about car styling, more about practicality and performance. So glad traditional manufacturers are taking the US EV market seriously. I think this will be a huge seller.

@@updlate4756 I am so glad that I am not alone.. it's so aggressive in the front and wimpy in the back.. like the aero engineers took over the rear of the vehicle

I could never bring myself to own something that frankly makes me want to vomit every time I look at it. It's absolutely hideous. However, it ticks all the other modern "premium" SUV boxes, huge on the outside, not that big inside, massively overweight, shouty and tasteless but people can delude themselves that by making their lease or PCP payments on one of these they're genuinely saving the planet. One born every minute springs to mind!

It definitely takes balls to design and produce a car this ugly

I cannot I unsee this now. I will now and forever call BMW’s grille “the ballsack”.

Sounds like a great 2 car solution!

I think the tesla M3 front end is kinda ugly too and bland. The only tesla that looks good is the model s

I find the bmw iX exterior quite nice actually…

@@mohamedarafath6023 yeah, I bet that big offensive schnauzer is familiar to you.

You just never saw it on the roads) And those ugly us indicators 🙈

Even the interior is horrible looking. Yuck

And still there is a six month wait to buy best EV on planet. Demand never lies.

it does when supply is near zero.

@@Johntalkstesla my comment was on the Model X, not the IX5, that's what I thought you were referring too.

@@CrankyOldNerd well I refer to both. I have a Model X ordered for 1/2023 at $104,000 fully loaded. Used 2018 Model X is $100,000. Cannot buy new X or Y on the spot after 300,000 2022 units sold. Compare that with new iX sitting on new car lot after just 26,000 sold. Game is over.

I've driven the top model in Portugal (I'm British). Thankfully we don't have the redundant and ugly orange strips you have on your wheel arches. Anyway it's absolutely stellar. Insanely fast and amazing inside.

You nailed it. Lol. It’s just way too expensive

It's $35k more expensive than a Model X plaid. For the m50 model, not even the m60 model as I can't find prices for that in the Netherlands. Ouch.

Lmao who tf would get one of these over a Tesla 😂 even I’d even take a model 3 over this 😂

On Lexus grill is looking kind of futuristic and scaling it works quite well. The BMW kidneys can't be scaled so easy, at a point they start to look like rabbit teeth or big nostrils.

@@flightlinevr6302 but the “complaint” about BMW’s grill it’s the size of it. Lexus’ are way bigger yet it’s called “futuristic” ….😏

@@valed8958 It is not the size, it's the look the kidneys get when you make them bigger. It looks like a photoshop fail. Lexus and even Audis grill can be scaled up without looking ridiculous.

But being ugly: priceless.

Or the e60 5 series! Still tons of those on the road

thats just not true, if you cover the grill, BMW design is at the top, they ve been nailing it, the issue is that they oversize the grill size intentionally making it automatically catch all the attention and not a good way, to a point it detracts the genral design in their cars. but then because people think criticizing BMW makes them look cool, people pretend there isn t a bunch of brands that have ridiculous oversized ugly grills in their cars and trucks for ages, and keep lashing at BMW for something many brands do

True... the Lexus grills are horrendous.

seeing ix everyday for a year.... trust me it will grow on you ....and you will love it... its self healing after all ;)

I've ordered the f150 lightning and even that will have a frank.

To be fair I saw one in the flesh the other day on the highway. It looks pretty good from the side and the rear 3/4 view. The front could do with a rethink though.

Yes, design looks great! The large "nostrils" aren't meant to be pretty. They look menacing and intimidating in the rear view!

It looks like the drunk uncle to the i3. EVs don't have to look this weird. The ice version doesn't

@@someguyonaguitar just saw my first few Rivians on the road-- they look great!

@@R56Cooper rivian is attractive. New BMW evs .... Not so much

@@someguyonaguitar + better price value and better ride height/ground clearance--

Then Q4 is probably the best choice - luxury at affordable price

@@Jstars200 I thought so until they don't have power seats and rear brake drums. They cut corners with Q4 Etron

Not at all. Ppl who want a nice looking car will skip right over this beaver tooth frunkless monster

@@someguyonaguitar initial sales numbers say otherwise

@@hassanger8128 what are they?

@@excelrobot electric cars don’t have too many things that can break but I agree it will probably cost you a lot more than to repair a Tesla.

This is a flagship, 50 and 60 series are not for the masses $$$, other more affordable will come out iX1 and iX3, depending of country..

It opens, but you have to take it to the dealer to have it open.

This is a ground up EV

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