Is this BMW's best electric SUV? BMW iX1 Full Review

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Curious about the electrified version of the X1, the BMW iX1? Join us as Vicki Butler-Henderson takes a closer look.
This all-electric SUV boasts a range of up to 300 miles, but will it deliver on its promises of speed and luxury, including features like Boost Mode? Stay tuned for Vicki's review, as she explores the performance and features of BMW's entry-level EV.
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-- Chapters --
00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - Design & Exterior
01:42 - Charging & Battery Performance
02:10 - Boot Storage
02:38 - Wheels & Tyre Talk
03:11 - Interior Design & Features
07:00 - DriverReviews
07:41 - City Driving
09:50 - Efficiency & Main Road Driving
10:21 - Sport, Cornering & Boost Mode
12:05 - Vicki's Verdict
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@adienowed6366 2 ай бұрын

More touch screen tomfoolery to distract you from the all important task of keeping the thing on the road and avoiding hitting the guy in front.

@ozbolli 2 ай бұрын

I haven’t seen this chick on screen for over a decade but she is like a fine wine ain’t she.

@paulmeynell8866 2 ай бұрын

She once drove me out of the stadium at top gear live , really nice person.

@alanwayte432 2 ай бұрын

Chick what’s Chick got to do with it, it’s not 1985 in the real world Numpty

@soldierssoldier.1503 Ай бұрын

I just bought the BMW i4, EV it's a week old today, 31.5.24 milage is totally incorrect, with an 85% charge giving me 170 miles way less than expected, door bins are totally rubbish, I have a kick plate, wow, my main concern are the vast amount of apps you have to mess about with, I have the Tech pack plus so have the head-up display which is useful, power is pretty awesome with rear-wheel drive, faster you go the milage will drop like a brick, there are some plus's but many zero's, things like the car knowing I'm turning a corner as I've put the indicator on it starts to brake itself, a bit unsettling, but also knowing there is a car in front it starts to brake. My previous car was the X1 iDrive 2.ltr twin-turbo, awesome engine but not as fast as the i4 to start the x1 would go to approx 150mph the i4 max speed is 118mph it's all the weight of the battery plus only 1 electric motor, overall I'm somewhat disappointed but it's still very early.

@Truthbomb918 2 ай бұрын

I hate touch screen controls in cars. Bring back knobs and buttons that are easy to use while driving

@paulmeynell8866 2 ай бұрын

But they require extra wiring!

@JP-cy1lw Ай бұрын

All BMWs have a knob in them.

@alanwayte432 2 ай бұрын

Rotary controls gone, touchscreen insanity..it’s so dangerous having to take your eyes of the road, and cost cutting is ridiculous..no wonder they are losing sales

@brightymcbrightface 2 ай бұрын

A welcome surprise to see Vicki Butler-Henderson and a flash back reminder of a Fifth Gear and Tiff Needell. I suggest all future videos, no matter the car, include VBH sideways and backing it in.

@christernordlander1354 2 ай бұрын

What a great video and review! Fantastic music! And you rock!

@TheGodpharma 2 ай бұрын

Adding all the main extras takes the price very close to £70k!

@aymanoraby427 2 ай бұрын

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@JP-cy1lw Ай бұрын

The indicators usually cost that much on a BMW, that's why most don't have them.

@JP-cy1lw Ай бұрын

Has this BMW been fitted with direction indicators, or is it another expensive option?

@declanoshaughnessy7733 4 күн бұрын

Thanks Vicki for the beautiful comments it is a high spec suv hard to know so high tech and comes at a cost to motorists that's life best wishes from Galway Ireland cheers Declan from a person who drove for years but can never drive again due to long term illness from epilepsy and brain surgery but health is wealth enjoyed the comments cheers Declan 👍👍👍🖐️🖐️

@PeterMossUkulele 2 ай бұрын

It sounded very noisy in the cabin against the volume of your voice. I'm interested where your microphone was placed? - it sounded like you had a window lowered.

@michaels3003 2 ай бұрын

Horribly noisy.

@metalman4141 2 ай бұрын

Did you say electric ! No thanks especially a BMW.

@vp272 2 ай бұрын

Love Vicki’s reviews and interesting points made that others don’t often pick up on

@TheHandyroo Ай бұрын

Just plain ugly, worst BMW styling ever

@willielarsson9651 Ай бұрын

Wow as an ix3 driver looking to downsize, the cost cutting is slightly jarring, the Nissan Ariya excels with its premium interior. This is a let down

@brianhaines5835 2 ай бұрын

Fails to say put it into sport mode and recharge 5 minutes later.

@user-cw9qn1nb2n 2 ай бұрын

All very well, but how long did you live with it for? A month? Two months? What! Only one day? Anyone can do that with an EV, before changing back to their good old ICE. It you really want to review an electric vehicle at least have the nous to do it after it has been your only transport for several weeks. Then you can tell us what it is REALLY like.

@jeffgrimston4565 Ай бұрын

Had one for a fortnight when my Model 3 was in the body shop. Good vision and typically light BMW accelerator pedal made it feel reasonably quick but tech felt very old fashioned. Motor control when parking was very crude and made reversing challenging. Extra £150 annual subscription for TACC a bit cheeky and crude manual seats were a disappointment. No wonder the Germans all buy Model Ys. 😮

@Akas1001 Ай бұрын

I TESTED all 4 cars, Audi e-tron, Skode enyaq, Bmw ix1 and Vw id4.......... went for the skoda enyaq coupe sportline plus 4 wheeldrive,it was a Amazing drive and Spec! And iv been driving Bmw and vw cars all my life!!.

@markcherriman6136 2 ай бұрын

No thanks I'll stick to my horse and cart .

@seantaylor9758 2 ай бұрын

And I've got one on my farm and the horse is always pleased to see you. It is however terrifying going on the road where cars don't consider the animal.

@PatrickKelly-lz3pv 2 ай бұрын

They have a knew mode for the discerning BMW driver to enjoy, when you need some grunt while overtaking they have installed South Pacific mode yes you guessed it its Happy torquey torquey happy torque

@sobanoodlez9372 Ай бұрын

Aren't the 19" wheels less comfortable? Most reviews will tell you to use smaller wheels for more comfort with EV's 🤔

@jamesrichardson476 2 ай бұрын

BMWs aren't my thing, for all sorts of reasons, but I cannot believe that a car costing fifty grand or so doesn't have height adjustment on the seat belts. My last two cars - a Mazda Three and a Volvo V Forty - have both had adjustable belts and they were both pretty much entry level models. I'm six feet tall and my wife is just over five so it's a must have in any car that we use.

@maximum.p 19 күн бұрын

it''s not a thing at BMW. I have never that in their cars.

@Bin_it_or_Ben_it 2 ай бұрын

Great review as ever Vicki

@anchoragealaska3104 2 ай бұрын

Vicki is great , EV's are not !!!

@garyneedham1282 2 ай бұрын

Get a family of four with no off street parking and deadlines to meet to review these battery cars. The reviews always seem to be a single person out on a jolly with all the time in the world.

@paulmeynell8866 2 ай бұрын

If that’s you and you have a brain you won’t buy one. Personally I can’t ever imagine buying a house without parking.

@pprender1 Ай бұрын

@@paulmeynell8866lucky you

@maximum.p 19 күн бұрын

Great review! Much better than carwow

@DS-gm8en 2 ай бұрын

You are the best! 👍

@anniecameron6794 2 ай бұрын

Honestly drove the iconic5 and was ok with the steering expected the bmw xi to be miles ahead as the feel from my old x2 was superb i absolutely hated the x1 steering far to light honestly please try before you buy hope this helps

@gourami7 22 күн бұрын

Loved the X2 as well, underated car. This seems way too expensive with limited range

@paulineknight5583 2 ай бұрын

I would not touch one with a barge pole if you brake down nothing works even warning lights won’t work

@phillipbarrigan8196 2 ай бұрын

Where are the curtains

@thomasshepard6030 2 ай бұрын

Bollocks it’s bloody awful looking top of the range is £70 grand plus with a 150 miles per charge even less in winter with the lights on heater on rear screen heater on it will be lucky if it does 100 miles per charge

@gazzaman28 4 күн бұрын

Definitely not a replacement for the i3, this is like a tank in comparison.

@lesrayner4644 Ай бұрын

I thought that all cars had sloping fronts these days for pedestrian safety, this one doesn’t seem to conform ?

@simong6855 2 ай бұрын

No frunk , no deal 🤣

@conradmilson6654 2 ай бұрын

Shocking road tyre noise??

@paulharrison7761 2 ай бұрын

That’s the sound of the battery degrading.

@boyo388 2 ай бұрын

Scrap

@KillilaghChurch12 8 күн бұрын

Range Rover diesel is 2 and half tons and the BMW x5 is just short of 3 tons 2.45

@Harrybollox 2 ай бұрын

When are the ‘luxury’ car manufactures going to a) catch up with Tesla and BYD when electric b) cost the same as the petrol and diesel variants were pre Covid. I.e not a gouging stupid price that is not mainstream sellable c) have a cabin that’s designed for humans, I.e levers and buttons , d) last as long as a Mazda. Hmm, I don’t think it’s going to happen, might have to glue a bmw badge on a decent Japanese car , as all that’s left is branding . I’m keeping my Mercedes as there’s no car that satisfies my aforementioned requirements from any luxury brand

@VSS1 2 ай бұрын

Good car compared with the alternative electric cars in its segment. Shame it is front wheel drive.

@_TrueDesire_ 2 ай бұрын

AWD is optional in the EV spec

@paulharrison7761 2 ай бұрын

An EV? Are you mad!

@bic1947 2 ай бұрын

It’s the front grill, it’s too big - it’s a front gorilla!!

@XENONEZZ2 2 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your no -nonsense ''tell it like it is'' reviews.....looking forward to you getting your hands on the new Porsche Macan and Audi Q6 E-tron EV's....:-)

@Mr11ESSE111 2 ай бұрын

who buys this anyway!? some CEOs as third or fourth car in house

@Birmingham_racing 2 ай бұрын

Only subscribing because of Vicki

@ChrisSmith-vd1hd Ай бұрын

I've owned about seven BMWs, 3 series, 4 series X5s and an M4. They were great good looking cars, but this is one ugly looking vehicle !

@davidshimwell3660 2 ай бұрын

You do not need to go in to the screen to change the items mentioned, including heating and ventilation. Before reviewing the car try reading the manual. Had an X1 for a year and all can be changed by voice commands which actually work and safer than using buttons

@igormac88 2 ай бұрын

I got more distracted trying to remember the right voice commands than by just turning a knob.. or even going at the screen 😂

@davidshimwell3660 2 ай бұрын

@@igormac88 Strange, you just talk to it, turn the heating to 19c or I am cold, turn on heated seat Nothing to remember tell it what you want.

@Mujcanal 23 күн бұрын

I think bmw took on designers from dacia.

@seantaylor9758 2 ай бұрын

can't wait until all that software crashes.

@lesrayner4644 Ай бұрын

As usual unfortunately, a hybrid that can’t tow didly squat, I need one that can pull 1800 kg !

@tsmatthx2 2 ай бұрын

Not getting 10-80 in 30min at home :)

@NOAHNuOokAanHuis 2 ай бұрын

Crab

@pipins3616 Ай бұрын

Better with a clockwork engine and a big key

@ulsdon7 Ай бұрын

It's 540 litres for the boot

@WilliamLeeson1 Ай бұрын

Even if I had the money, would not waste £50,000 on this vehicle.

@gordonyoung3668 2 ай бұрын

Chinese tyres to go with the Chinese battery, this is Fugly.

@colingaskell9571 2 ай бұрын

Never ever battery electic cars. Never means Never White Elephants Of the future

@michaelgodbold6247 2 ай бұрын

What idiots would want to buy a milk float??

@paulmeynell8866 2 ай бұрын

That’s so funny , they need 10 seconds to prepare for boost😂😂😂 it also proves when you f****d up , it was pre meditated 😂😂😂 Just get a Tesla , insanely fast all the time😎

@dadwold 2 ай бұрын

Its hideous...

@ObiePaddles 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant that you said 62 miles in 8 minutes. Easy to compare cars. 10-80 is good, BUT so many variables (battery size, efficiency, charge speed etc) it’s harder to compare.

@RAl-rc7su Ай бұрын

Very beautiful car

@seeunextteusday Ай бұрын

Can i have a dozen while there on special offfer😂

@PierreDybman 2 ай бұрын

One pedal driving is the real e-driving. The Chinese brands usually don't have it and it's so annoying. Driving a BMW i3 these days.

@captainchaos3053 2 ай бұрын

Extreemly dark in the rear, just about enough leg room for a child. The paint finnish looks like its still not finnished the boot space is more like a glovebox. 300 miles of driving from a charge is only possible if you only ever travell downhill with the sails up. Cant adjust the headrest or the seatbelt. I personally rejected mine when it arrived.

@nickthegriffin 2 ай бұрын

Massive heavy ev 😂 er no thanks id rather boil my head than blast £70k on a car thats worse than what i have now

@johnbell1859 22 күн бұрын

I can see cars like this being ritten of if you have to keep looking at the monitor. 🇬🇧

@mackadresse6095 2 ай бұрын

The German car industry is doomed and this is another nail in the coffin...This car just make me vomit and after looking at the price list I am off for ever. Where is the elctricity coming from after we start the war with Russia and all our Young man are gone?

@mandyrobinson8353 2 ай бұрын

Nice to see VBH back her & Tiff made a great team, as for the hunk of Junk almost the worst car from BMW

@redacted629 Ай бұрын

Thumbs down from me. Gadget filled, smart device that's like the rest, cost too much, too much dependency on electronics and ugly... unlike the ever so attractive VBH.

@WJA79 2 ай бұрын

Nice review, Vicki! What a great looking car! Next Friday, I’ll be collecting my brand new iX1 xdrive30 with M-package. Can’t wait 😃

@Iamthetoan 2 ай бұрын

Still have to wait until July -.-

@briansanchez3898 5 күн бұрын

How are you getting on with it?

@dodgywheelsandropeywiring5697 2 ай бұрын

I can't stand SUV's (Stupid Ugly Vans) and the offerings from BMW are particularly hideous.🤮

@michaels3003 2 ай бұрын

That is OK, but why are you compelled to watch videos about them? Maybe it’s time to see a qualified medical professional.

@dodgywheelsandropeywiring5697 2 ай бұрын

@@michaels3003 Taking an interest in a review doesn't mean I have to like a car, Vicky is quite the legend in case you've been asleep the last 30 years and even a crap ugly car can have interesting features, doesn't make them pretty though does it? Lots of reasons, so perhaps it's you who requires help as you seem to be incredibly judgemental of others opinions that you do not even comprehend.

@kazz8588 2 ай бұрын

Rude comment. Each to their own. You’re not a happy Chappy in real life, eh? I guess @michels3003 saying to seek qualified medical professional help is not too far off 😉.

@kazz8588 2 ай бұрын

Ugh you’re even so attacky towards michaels3003. Why, man, why? Show some ❤ towards fellow commenters, bro! Save some of that negative tough talk for something that needs it, buddy… lots of ❤ , Kazz.

@dodgywheelsandropeywiring5697 2 ай бұрын

@@kazz8588 Attacky? what have you been smoking? I defended my actions, that is the opposite of attack.

@mattjagger4360 2 ай бұрын

Definitely getting better - if the recharge data is true that is. This is becoming more tolerable. However... what's with the slab front?? Come on design teams.

@josephgittos3787 2 ай бұрын

This is why Tesla's sales are down its because other manufacturers have now caught up but make a better looking car inside and out, Tesla's are a very typical US looking cars were in Europe we have a very different taste. Yes other manufacturers haven't the charging points dotted around with the ease of use like teslas nut they are charging points around now they just need to make them better, to me these charging points need to be built in current petrol station more or build electric stations that also sell food and have a person in hand so any problems can then be reported asap and also someone there for any sillyness by other drivers to other peoples cars etc

@drunkenwhiskeyeu 2 ай бұрын

Precisely, Tesla's are ugly. That's also why Mercedes doesn't sell that well: ugly, but also expensive, so the Yanks can't be bothered. I personally am waiting until mid-next year with a new car purchase, maybe a bit later for when the new iX3 can be bought second-hand from the dealer. That will be a good-looking car! Or, maybe, the Q6 e-tron.

@garysevern 2 ай бұрын

So ugly imo. The car that is!

@peterrose3304 2 ай бұрын

Ugly car ,plus the hideous price and residual valve ,not for me

@josecasasferrer Ай бұрын

I dont like it

@warrenraynor2801 2 ай бұрын

My X1 has kick plates on the front door sills - odd your one didn’t.

@andrewdoyle1772 2 ай бұрын

It looks like a pretty basic model. Pretty basic sound system as well, the door panel speakers are blanked out here.

@andrewnevermind4902 2 ай бұрын

An SUV with so much muck stuck on it that it needs a nose lift. What a monster of a pile of junk. EVs are just sh1te.

@alanwayte432 Ай бұрын

Nonsense

@tsmatthx2 2 ай бұрын

over, priced.

@petermclelland278 22 күн бұрын

It's a brick. - An eeelectric - - - brickkkkk.

@paulm3538 2 ай бұрын

God that’s ugly (the car) …

@whocares264 2 ай бұрын

not made to be an ev, front wheel drive, expensive why would anyone buy this ....the old i3 is so much better

@JP-cy1lw Ай бұрын

Another heap of junk from the brand that was bottom of the J D Power survey. Ugly as hell, in keeping with the EV image and BMW driver image.

@garethjones2125 2 ай бұрын

This is frankly overpriced rubbish.

@JP-cy1lw Ай бұрын

Like all BMWs.

@tsmatthx2 2 ай бұрын

Why would you sit on the right side to drive....

@Richard-sl8we 2 ай бұрын

Because this is the UK.

@user-cw9qn1nb2n Ай бұрын

Because that's where the maker put the steering wheel. Not so easy from any other seat.

@Growler57 2 ай бұрын

Why is she talking silly

@getthecansin Ай бұрын

Batter cars are useless

@derekmcfadyen127 2 ай бұрын

No thankyou !

@thesilverfox135 2 ай бұрын

It’s just ugly. BMW in my opinion have lost their way on styling.

@barriewilliams4526 2 ай бұрын

No, they're lost their way, full stop! Bloody milk float 🙃

@Andrew.-.- 19 күн бұрын

It’s an EV it’s crap

@Jmcg1959 2 ай бұрын

Ugly and 50 grand, ? What are BMW designers doing with the front of their cars,

@dtnjnq 2 ай бұрын

A lot better looking than Tesla

@frankh.5732 2 ай бұрын

Ugly? WTF ?

@Jmcg1959 2 ай бұрын

@@dtnjnq that’s not particularly high praise

@williamwilson2270 16 күн бұрын

A pile of junk don't buy that it'll break your heart trying to drive it. the worst electric car ever in my view, and thats not saying much their are few which are driveable.😮😮😮😩😩😩