TESTED 15.11.24, GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, US DELIVERIES SUMMER 2025
BMW iX
More energy-dense battery and efficiency gains for leading luxury EV
As the star player of BMW’s electric team, the iX smashed it out of the park with its first swing. Well appointed and packed with technology, showcasing both fantastic refinement and effortless performance, it fulfilled its brief with aplomb. If, that was, you could get past the styling.
If you didn’t warm to the iX’s distinctive front ‘grille’, temper your expectations of this facelift: even with this late-prototype test car sporting a camouflage wrap, you don’t need an ultrasound machine to detect its swollen kidneys. Remember, that panel houses the many sensors required by the iX’s array of ADAS features. Instead of restyling the car, BMW has focused on improving its performance, range and comfort, no doubt keeping in mind the recent and impending arrivals in the big luxury EV market, such as the Polestar 3, Volvo EX90 and Range Rover Electric.