Price of the whole series: 846,900 yuan
Test vehicle: 2022 xDrive50
Test vehicle price: 846,900 yuan
Test location: Sanya
Test road conditions: urban integrated roads
The "back wave" is always a force that should not be taken lightly, and the afterlife is fearsome, and they push and even force the evolution of the front wave.
Especially in the ever-changing Internet era, the so-called "yangtze river back wave pushes the front wave", and can not keep up with the change, the result is "floating new people for old people". Such turnover is commonplace.
However, in the automotive field, even under the tide of "new energy + Internet", the cycle is still much slower. On the one hand, because the cycle of automobile replacement is far greater than that of daily fast moving consumer goods, on the other hand, the luxury brands represented by BBA, after a hundred years of tempering, have a deep car-making heritage and technical accumulation, and cannot be easily surpassed.
After seeing the so-called "high-end intelligent" products of many new car-making forces, this time, BMW used iX to tell us vividly what the smart new energy vehicles of luxury brands should be like.
This is a collection of BMW's latest technology crystallization of the new pure electric model, M-power's latest double kidney shape changed to a fully enclosed style, the details retained the grid-like paint, showing the vehicle's new energy positioning at the same time, but also retained the charm of BMW models. However, the BMW iX's vehicle lines are slightly rounded, which smooths out the sporty style that BMW models should have.
Of course, the rounded design of the whole vehicle is also the reason, mainly because this design is conducive to reducing the wind resistance coefficient of the vehicle, coupled with the wind shroud, the teardrop type rear, the hidden door handle, the slim exterior mirror and many other designs, so that the drag coefficient of this BMW iX is reduced to 0.25cd, compared to the general car drag coefficient (between 0.28-0.4cd), which can improve the vehicle mileage to a certain extent.
Inside the car, the minimalist design is in stark contrast to BMW's other models on sale. The 12.3-inch full LCD instrument cluster and 14.9-inch touchable screen create a visual experience of an integrated suspended curved screen. At the same time, the screen integrates most of the functions of the vehicle, effectively reducing the physical buttons by about 50%, and with the on-board intelligent voice system, it can avoid accidents due to the operation function keys during driving and improve travel safety.
A small number of physical buttons are set in the front of the armrest box, in addition to the conventional iDrive control buttons, almost all are driving-related buttons, such a setting is to tell the driver, BMW iX is the product of the new pure electric platform, but the driving control related parts are still the essence of BMW vehicles.
The pure electric properties of the BMW iX allow it to have a relatively flat rear platform in the rear row, reaching a 3000mm body wheelbase, making the rear of the vehicle quite abundant. At the same time, the rear row is equipped with independent air conditioning, as well as dual USB interfaces, to improve the comfort of the rear seat, to meet the power needs of the rear passengers, even if it is a long ride can also charge the mobile phone, avoid long-distance driving, there is no anxiety because of the mileage, but the rear seat is anxious due to insufficient power of the mobile phone.
BMW iX as a pure electric model, pure electric mileage should be the most concerned part of the vast majority of consumers. The car's NEDC pure electric mileage of 630km, it seems that the mileage is not as strong as the 700+ km of some of the models of the new car-making forces, but the mileage of the BMW iX is more real, there is almost no exaggerated virtual power situation, daily use as long as the distance is determined, you can clearly know whether there is enough power to go, do not worry about the virtual reality of the power.
Plenty of power for motorists to enjoy the driving pleasure of the BMW iX. The car adopts the drive layout of the front and rear dual motors, the total power of the system reaches 385kW, the total torque is 765N·m, and the acceleration of 100 kilometers is 4.6s. In fact, the book data is never the strength of the BMW model, although the book data of the BMW iX is sharp enough this time.
BMW models of chassis tuning is its core key, BMW iX looks like ordinary front double wishbones, rear five linkage independent suspension, but the use of progressive shock absorption technology, can be actively adjusted for the soft and hard of the shock absorber, so that the vehicle in the dynamic performance of the drink comfort, to get a better balance.
And equipped with adaptive dual-axle air suspension, when the vehicle is driving at high speed, this set of suspension will be actively adjusted down according to the speed, and the reduced body state can optimize the aerodynamics of the vehicle to a certain extent and improve the high-speed stability of bmw iX. When the speed is less than 35km/h, its chassis will automatically increase by 20mm, allowing the car to have better passability.
It is worth noting that bmw iX is also equipped with a dynamic stability control system, when the driver turns on the dynamic mode, the system will control the torque output of each wheel in a targeted manner, allowing the wheel to produce a certain range of slip under the premise, driving feeling closer to the rear-drive model, to meet your fantasy of drift.
BMW iX's satisfaction with consumers is not only in terms of driving control, but also in the technical level of major "innovation". For the first time, the car is equipped with 5G interconnection technology, combined with an 8-megapixel front camera, which can project AR real-life navigation directly on the screen, and can calculate a more accurate arrival time, so that the commuting time is in your hands.
At the same time, BMW iX adapted to local conditions, joined the WeChat car version, after the first login, can be easily operated through voice commands to meet daily communication needs. When someone shares the location, the vehicle can also use the positioning to directly open the navigation, eliminating the cumbersome manual operation and making the time in the car easier.
Previously, many people thought that the overnight rise of new car-making forces had put pressure on traditional car companies.
But BMW's use of iX proves that traditional car companies can turn pressure into power, and silently cultivate and prepare for the momentum. This is a luxury brand new energy model designed with the traditional car-making concept, which not only has the consistent driving control level of BMW models, but also combines the latest 5G and ADAS technologies. It brings practical high-tech to consumers, so that consumers really understand what more than 800,000 pure electric SUVs should look like; it also lets everyone know that the reason why the BBA can lead the luxury and lead the development of the automotive industry and has a century-old history in the automotive field is the real strength of the "front wave".
Text = Huang Zhifeng Picture = BMW