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Munich is the capital of the German state of Bavaria and is home to Bayern Munich's home Allianz Arena and the BMW headquarters Four Cylinders Tower. In Munich, there is a lot of German reason and passion... More than a year ago, BMW announced that it would not build a pure electric platform, and the reason for this is that we do not speculate too much. But it's not hard to see that bavarian engine plants don't want to invest too much money in uncertain things (referring to pure electric vehicles), and the top brass of the four-cylinder building prefers a platform that can be compatible with multiple power forms at the same time, which sounds like leaving a backhand for themselves. You know, to create a pure electric platform and return the cost, BMW needs to sell more than 4 million electric vehicles, which is an uncontrollable astronomical number for the BMW Group.
Although BMW launched a driving experience or even a fuel version of the iX3 in a 1-year period, we still don't see a fresh vision of an electric car in BMW after the i3. Munich people will not go all the way to the black, this iX turned out to be, may be able to let us re-understand BMW, to know "i".
According to the plan, BMW will be electrified into three stages, the first phase of the corresponding products are i3 and i8, and is currently in the second phase, the corresponding products are the iX3, iX, i4 that have been launched, and the i5 and i7 that will be launched soon. Leaving aside the third stage, the current iX may be the only model with a large distinction from fuel vehicles, euphemistically electric vehicles, rather than pure electric models.
From the perspective of body size, chassis layout, guiding price, etc., iX is like a pure electric product corresponding to X5. iX does not name iX5, and the combination of "i" and "X" seems to have another meaning. Pure letter combinations are uncommon in BMW, reminiscent of the recent XM released by the M division. In a way, iX and XM are more like BMW's response to the next era. We need to find out how BMW is entering the next era by looking for some differences between the X5 and the iX.
From fuel vehicles to electric vehicles, what each car company wants to pass on most is "change" and "unchanged". The so-called "change" is to simplify all complexity, from the design point of view, perhaps flat is the best carrier to highlight clean energy. Removing the tedious interweaving of lines and making the car look cleaner and cleaner will create a mysterious and unpredictable feeling for the experiencer. The "unchanged" is to retain the symbolic elements of the brand, which cannot be completely separated from the temperament of the brand itself. When you think of BMW, what comes to mind?
When I saw the interior part of the iX, I immediately thought of the new generation of 2 Series station wagons and the i4. After the overseas spy photos of the new generation of 2 Series station wagons were exposed, people would be more or less surprised by the dual screen design. When people always complain that BMW is not as innovative as the interior design of "next door", the double screen is late. Maybe this is a whole new attempt by BMW? It seems that this is not the case, after the official pictures of models such as iX and i4 were exposed, the fact of dual screens has been established. On the i4, I don't think it's been too much segmented with fuel vehicles, and the evolution of the iX is more thorough.
Design needs an objective perspective to evaluate, whether the iX looks good or not, I think it has enough return rate and subversiveness. Its unchanged is BMW's iconic "double kidney", and its changes are everywhere. i4, iX3, and iX all have "i" hanging on them, but only iX really makes "i" and "X" space-time intersect. If X5 is a show for everyone, with a well-proportioned body, good features, and gentle elegance; then iX is more like a catwalk model on the catwalk, its characteristics are distinctive, and its aura is more powerful.
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Design is only the first step, and it is also the most visible step. To create an electric vehicle, the electrification network of the whole vehicle is the most complex and money-burning part. The concept of vehicle electrification is more general, it actually covers many parts, such as intelligence, networking, electrification and several major aspects.
Although in terms of power, the iX is not as explosive as the Tesla Model X, but the 4.6-second 0-100km/h acceleration performance is still stronger than most BMW's production fuel models. The iX is equipped with a set of 111.5kWh battery packs, of which the net capacity is 105.2kWh. The official 100 km power consumption is 18.5kWh/100 km, the CLTC has a cruising range of 665 km, and the WLTP has a cruising range of 630 km. In these data, the iX theoretical endurance performance is much better than the iX3, although this is related to the battery pack capacity of the two, but to a certain extent, it can be seen that BMW hopes that the iX can achieve a relatively good battery life performance. In addition, iX's xDrive 40 and M60 models are also coming, which will lead to the formation of a more complete car series for iX.
Editor's comments: The next important time node is 2025, which is also the beginning of the third phase of BMW's electrification, and BMW will create a truly subversive model. In my opinion, iX does have something new, but it doesn't make me feel sincere. From design to electrification, the iX is not a complete rebirth. The audience of the iX and the X5 is completely different, at least for now, people who are considering spending 800,000 yuan on an electric BMW need boldness. You know, the Model S/Model X is no longer in demand.
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