I’ve been driving a 2018 530e and my lease is up soon. I may get into one of these next. Something important to do is to use the navigation any time you go anywhere. The computer looks at where you are, where you’re headed, the elevation changes, and the traffic patterns between the two points and it will automatically select the most efficient driving mode throughout your trip. It’s so smart.

Jill, first time seeing your reviews. Good one on the 45e. I’ve had mine since mid January of this year and have 11,000 miles on it already. I have two adds to your comments. First for petite people, the air suspension allows you to easily lower the car by 1.6 inches. I do that every time before exiting so my wife doesn’t have to jump / climb into this great car. Another reason I bought it (out of so many reasons) is the ability to keep the AC running without also having a gas engine spewing fumes when leaving a passenger in the car while running into a store. That’s a BIG plus here in Texas. Again, great overview.

Thank you for sharing your real driving experience ever I have found on KZfaq.

The level 2 make a giant difference. I get 42 miles of range and go weeks without using gas.

Excellent review. First person who did a terrific job explaining the differences in drive modes and the explanation of the traffic jam assist. Thanks you.

Interesting, thanks for showing how the traffic jam assistance worked. It's a good demo for me as I'm trying to decide on the feature for a custom build

I suspect many new to PHEVs or pure EVs have the same confusion on charging times and the circuit needed to get the advertised rate. Easy enough to remedy, but there is a learning curve to owning and even driving these to maximize the benefits they provide.

You can also recharge the battery by pressing battery control...driving 1 mile charges it by 1 mile of range

Great review. I just ordered a 2022 X5 45e M-Sport w/Executive, Driving Assistant Pro, Luxury Seating, Parking Assistance, Climate Comfort packages, and upgraded M Sport brakes for my wife. We're hoping for delivery sometime in October. :)

I’m glad you pointed out that the seat belt height is not adjustable. That could be an issue for my wife.

Those 21 inch wheels look so much nicer than the 19s but unfortunately we have too many pot holes in Colorado so I had to go with the ugly ones. 😭

Jill has a new channel coming out: Automotive PPP with Jill: Petite Persons Problems that only a shorter person would notice. I find the things that short people that your regulars and talls would never notice. .. oh yes, a secondary channel right there :D

It's not a twin turbo engine - It's BMW's "TwinPower Turbo". It's their marketing term for saying it has a twin-scroll turbocharger.

Nice and honest revieuw !

I noticed there were New Jersey plates on it can you tell me what dealership you got it from I'm looking to buy a BMW

Is the UK/Europe version different? I’ve owned this car since January 2021. I use pure electric mode most days and rarely get less than 45 miles on battery power alone. The charging time with a 7kw home charger is 5-7 hours and with a 13amp household socket it is around 10-12 hours max. I set the in car charging rate to max (16amp) and it draws between 10amp and 16 amp depending on the charger. Range is also better (45-55 miles) on warmer days. So far I’ve done around 5650 miles and only used the petrol engine for 1050 of those miles. On a recent 120 mile journey using Adaptive mode and inputting the destination in the Satnav, it did 60 miles battery and 60 miles Petrol.

I think I'm in love. The car is nice also.

Awesome video great example of traffic jam assist

Is the extended traffic jam assistant optional feature?

More visual of the car and the road ahead, other than the dash panel for a monotonous amount of time..... Wow....

Fantastic review. Better than the usual suspects!

Is that a monster truck or is Jill like 5ft-nothing?

How efficiently does an electric motor collect recovery energy ? what is the collection capacity?

Thanks for the review! For drivers in the north, like me in Boston, would the battery be a problem in the winter?

A test run rehearsal would be in your best interest Jill... Many rehearsals....

Lovely

Oh.. I like the bloopers!! Esp that last one. Over and Over until you get it right .. or that dog stops.. which ever comes first! Though that would get annoying after a bit. hmm overdub?

Not a twin turbo...twin power turbo which is a twin scroll single turbo

A verry small woman is such a big car! 👍👍👍

30 miles all electric range haha. Totally not worth it. Just get the regular X5.

Nope not worth it,let's be serious how many people are going to wait 24 hrs to charge their vehicles.tesla has won this war of ev's,talk it up all you want,for the price of this hybrid you can get a cadillac diesel escalade.

You managed to speak for 18 minutes with actually saying anything. Great job Jill 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

Made in America. Might as well buy a Ford...