BMW iX xDrive50 UK review: If there’s a big, upmarket electric car on the market right now that’s really worth paying a luxury-level premium for, you’re probably staring right at it - whether you're staring for the right reasons or not
BMW’s controversial current design philosophy hits a higher gear with this car, and lots of people have had lots to say about the iX’s styling as a result. That may even be considered a measure of the car’s success back at BMW HQ.
At any rate, the styling didn’t offend me in the raw nearly as much as other recent BMW designs have. And the longer I looked at the iX, the more I saw the story of the development of the modern BMW i brand being retold in its design. This is a bit like a supersized, you know. It’s a simplistic comparison, but just look.
It is, however, seriously comfortable on the move. We said as much about the car on its standard steel suspension, but the xDrive50’s air springs take its suppleness and isolation on another step. Our test car rode on optional 22in wheels, but you’d never have known. The car’s motorway ride is exceptional. Its filtering of bigger, sharper lumps and bumps around town is very impressive as well.
We criticised BMW’s decision to go with an off-circular ‘polygonal’ steering wheel for this car with the standard steering set-up, and you’ll know if that’s the sort of move that’ll bother you. It didn’t bother me too much in combination with the iX xDrive50’s Integral Active four-wheel steering system, at any rate, because the progressive pace of the system is such that you need to ‘feed’ the wheel around roundabouts and T-junctions.
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