I met BMW's electric vehicle, iX xDrive40

A chance encounter with the BMW iX

The other day, I had a little business, so I went to a BMW dealer for the first time in a while.

As usual, the M3 looks ugly! ↓

The size of the kidney grille of this new M3 is already familiar, but it still has a considerable impact.

I was thinking, but when I think about it, it seems that the grill of BMW's electric vehicle (EV), which was recently announced, was much bigger.

I remembered that, so I told a BMW sales person, "By the way, the grill of the electric car that was announced last time was even bigger, wasn't it?"

Then, the salesman said, "Oh, it's there."

What?

is there?

Hmm?

circle! !! board! !! !! Don! !!

No, I was surprised.

I hadn't seen the news about the iX announcement so much (sorry), and somehow I thought, "Because it's just been announced, I think it's still a long time before I can see the actual car."

Then, it seems that the actual car was already exhibited at BMW dealers in Japan. I was surprised.

But I'm glad I was able to meet in this way ^^

BMW iX kidney grille is drawn

By the way, this is the "kidney grill that seems to be too big", but if you take a closer look ... this is yeah.

No, I was surprised again, but is it the grill part of this kidney grill? Was a "picture". I wonder if it's a picture, what should I say?

I understand? The design is like a series of triangles. This is all "painted". Isn't it already a "grill"?

Even if you look at it up, it's drawn like a trick art, so you may not understand it, but all of this is drawn, that is, a plane.

It was quite shocking.

Certainly, it seems that it is not necessary to take in air firmly to cool the engine, but ... If so, this kidney grill that was made even larger as a picture is just for "design" this time. Does that mean? ??

Is that so? ?? Hmmm.

Since it was a big deal, I got in inside.

When you open the door, it feels like it's along the window, and there's lighting in places like this. Very fashionable ↓

What is the shape of the steering? Hexagon? ?? Why is this again? new.

I tried to sit in the driver's seat, but all the displays in front of me are displays, so it's futuristic.

It feels like an electric car (this is the image I have for EV cars).

And the display is also curved so long. amazing.

This controller on the center console is crystal.

Recent BMW seems to like using crystals ^ ^

Even the switches that move the seat position are attached to the top of the door, not in an invisible place ...

This is also a sparkling crystal!

It feels like a jewel is embedded.

If the leather used in the car is tanned with an olive leaf extract, this olive leaf mark seems to be attached.

The door can be opened and closed with a button.Same as Ferrari RomaThat's right. Will the number of such button-type doors increase in the future?

I feel a little scared because I feel like it won't open when the battery runs out or something goes wrong.

The back seats were fairly large and spacious, so it seemed okay to have three children in the back.

There are two USB ports on the back of the front seats for people in the back seats.

The trunk was also wide (and there was luggage space under this visible trunk).

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Since it is an electric vehicle, it seems that various things are being considered for weight reduction.

Anyway, is it because it's simple to get inside? I had the impression that it was quite spacious, and I felt like I was in the car for a while and felt calm.

This big electric car from BMW was one that I wanted to ride if I had the chance to ride it once.

I'm finally getting used to the size of the new M3's kidney grill, so it will take a little longer to get used to the larger iX grill ^^

By the way, for some reason, Spider-Man was waiting for Christmas specifications among the dealers.

I'm a little scared (laughs).

Anyway, it was a good experience to suddenly meet the BMW iX, which I never thought I could meet the actual car so quickly!

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