[b2nvs2001]

Originally Posted by TheUltimateDrivingManiac

Why they cannot just make the X3 with an electric motor and regular design? Nobody changing exterior for the diesel models compared to gas ones...

Literally the exact thing I thought when I saw this. If we want electric cars to be mainstream, then make them mainstream, not different or "special." This is especially true when the changes usually butcher the overall design and ultimately detract from the product!

[Dog Face Pony Soldier]

Originally Posted by antzcrashing

249 miles, very good range

So after allowing for reserve capacity, we're talking about a real-world travel radius of about 75 miles per charge.

[Dog Face Pony Soldier]

Originally Posted by ORIGIN M.

Agreed

Tesla nails it when it comes to no front grill

Huh? :

[Dog Face Pony Soldier]

Originally Posted by ted99

According to another BMW statement, this car is to be the first China-assembled car for export and that BMW doesn't care where it's built. Well, BMW; I do and if it's assembled in China it's off my list.

Me too... If only for geo-political and intellectual property protection reasons.

I guess BMW will be a minority owner of BMW China? When does BMW hand over their EV technology secrets?

The Wall Street Journal reported that the government of China will be forcing foreign carmakers to disclose their electric vehicle technology secrets before the vehicles are allowed to be sold in China. The current Chinese automotive policy states that a foreign carmaker must form a joint-venture with a Chinese carmaker if the former plans to sell its electric vehicles there, with the Chinese carmaker owning 51% of the joint venture.

[M3 Number 86]

i like it. I'd swap wheels on day 1 though lol

[jmg]

Originally Posted by Arcades

Oh my god it really does look like a Kia.

Originally Posted by BillyTheBimmer

saw the pic and my first response was "ew" and then - oh...kia

Originally Posted by raysspl

Oh snaps a fucking new Kia SUV

Originally Posted by YearOneOne

Look it's a Kia soul!

Originally Posted by gds52

Not just the grill, the whole front bumper looks like copied from KIA. I think this goggles kidney design may look good with standard vertical fins instead of Kia like mesh grill.

Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

Actually you have it backward. We are all BMW people and you should go hang on the Kia's forums.

Does Kia have a forum?

Originally Posted by M3_WC

I’ve never looked at a Kia long enough to even know what their grills look like.

Originally Posted by x5mannn

Kia grill... why???????

Originally Posted by BillyTheBimmer

saw the pic and my first response was "ew" and then - oh...kia

Originally Posted by ///3dkn

Thats one good looking KIA!

Originally Posted by Bowser330

Originally Posted by TheBlackGT

doesn't look too bad, but what is up with this connecting grill BS? First the 7, now 5, now M2 (which looks awful unless the whole car is black), and now it's literally just one grill. MAJOR Kia Stinger vibes (which I actually think is a very good looking car but not the best compliment for BMW)

Originally Posted by CP911

Haha!

:r epost:

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by glennQNYC

Huh? :

That's gone now !

[jmg]

I gotta day, the more I look at it and especially after that video, I think the overall design is great. I really like the wheels, although I doubt we will get those exact ones. The grill works, the blue accents, the clean design. Dare I say it look better than the current X3? Okay maybe I won't go that far, but as a modern evolution from the current X3, thumbs up.

[Tallest]

Originally Posted by TheUltimateDrivingManiac

Why they cannot just make the X3 with an electric motor and regular design? Nobody changing exterior for the diesel models compared to gas ones...

Thats why... see below

Originally Posted by werdn

I gotta say, it actually looks pretty good. Also, I think the grilles are the correct size unlike the upcoming X7.

[DCG]

Originally Posted by X4guy

Given the new direction, it’s safe to say we will never see the supposed i5

Now the iX5 is decent looking, Why didn't BMW just just stick with this exterior design.

[EsquireKnight]

So, BMW's first car built in China for export. This raises a question. Will BMW be offering a "China delivery" counterpart to their European delivery program? Maybe you fly into the area close to the factory and take in the sights. Then traverse your way through China hitting all the best spots, before eventually shipping your new car over to your home port of entry.

"Decide what your perfect China adventure looks like. From Shenyang to Beijing, to everywhere in between, you can create your ultimate China experience. The beauty of the China Delivery Program is that you are in the driver’s seat."

[DCG]

Similar grill as on the iX3 Concept but not as bad looking on the M2 Competition Package, but still don't like it. What's the dealio?

[DCG]

Back to the grill again...

[JorgenM]

Originally Posted by DCG

Now the iX5 is decent looking, Why didn't BMW just just stick with this exterior design.

That's an artist render and not by BMW...

[bob330i]

Originally Posted by EsquireKnight

So, BMW's first car built in China for export. This raises a question. Will BMW be offering a "China delivery" counterpart to their European delivery program? Maybe you fly into the area close to the factory and take in the sights. Then traverse your way through China hitting all the best spots, before eventually shipping your new car over to your home port of entry.

"Decide what your perfect China adventure looks like. From Shenyang to Beijing, to everywhere in between, you can create your ultimate China experience. The beauty of the China Delivery Program is that you are in the driver’s seat."

eww, not sure if I'd want to drive in China. it might just be a pickup and dropoff for me.

[BigT]

With this car BMW says clearly that the time for e-vehicles is no longer coming but now. And that's good news, since we can not wait any longer and there's also no reason to wait any longer.

I personally like the design of the new X3 very much. It's really one of the hottest overall designs in the actual BMW line

But I don't think it's intelligent to have an e-car with a weight which requires again so much hp so that it feels handy. This is a stupid waste of energy that we do not necessarily have to repeat now.

Though if this is the way to bring the e-spirit to the people, so it's fine.

I mean we don't have to discuss about the advantages of e-driving. It's so obvious when you drive it, you feel immediately only sorry with every gasoline car. And I'm not even sure if I could escape an i3 with my Z3 3.0 which is not really a slow car.

The game is changing rapidly!

[EsquireKnight]

Originally Posted by bob330i

eww, not sure if I'd want to drive in China. it might just be a pickup and dropoff for me.

Doesn't look that bad.

[ted99]

I'm having trouble figuring out why I would want to buy this as a pure electric in 2020, when the ground-up all-electric iNext with a lot of self-driving capability is supposed to be released in 2021. It's not a dedicated all-electric platform, so there are inevitably some compromises in packaging and weight vis-a-vis a Jag iPace, for instance. IF there are cost advantages to using an amortized platform and this car is , say, $20K less than the iPace (and it doesn't have all the Jag electric gremlins), I can see it. On the other hand, I CAN see purchasing it as a PHEV with an electric range on the order of the new Honda Clarity. It would serve all of my ordinary needs as an electric car and I can justify lugging around a full ICE powertrain because it could also serve as a "trip" car. After a 3-year lease, I can see purchasing an all-electric car such as the iNext in 2023 because there might well be an adequate intercity charging network.

[ron_jeremy]

Originally Posted by BigT

With this car BMW says clearly that the time for e-vehicles is no longer coming but now. And that's good news, since we can not wait any longer and there's also no reason to wait any longer.

I personally like the design of the new X3 very much. It's really one of the hottest overall designs in the actual BMW line

But I don't think it's intelligent to have an e-car with a weight which requires again so much hp so that it feels handy. This is a stupid waste of energy that we do not necessarily have to repeat now.

Though if this is the way to bring the e-spirit to the people, so it's fine.

I mean we don't have to discuss about the advantages of e-driving. It's so obvious when you drive it, you feel immediately only sorry with every gasoline car. And I'm not even sure if I could escape an i3 with my Z3 3.0 which is not really a slow car.

The game is changing rapidly!

No, the iX3 is using a platform that can have both ICE and be a hybrid and even a EV. This means pretty much a Jack of all trades, but master of none. That is particular negative towards the EV. Because an EV can be build much smarter and be alot more spacious the an ICE with similar size. Look at Tesla or i-pace, or BMW own i3. These are EV from the ground up, i3 even has a Carbon chassi. This iX3 is a much cheaper, boring and halfbaked product, very unlike BMW. Looks like BMW wants to Play safe and try to not invest to much into the future?

[Douggie]

BWM merging with Kia soon?

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by Douggie

[IMG]https://www.autocar.co.uk/sites/auto...?itok=lqOe29E1[/IMG]
[IMG]https://dealerimages.dealereprocess....4wdod4a_grille[/IMG]

BWM merging with Kia soon?

You posting something original soon?

[moviebumm]

Kia's grill is now better looking than BMW's upcoming grill.
https://www.motor1.com/news/240758/k...se-grille-bmw/

Originally Posted by Douggie

BWM merging with Kia soon?