[Bird~Dawg]

Originally Posted by Paladin1

Blacked out logos (who knows why - about a hundred YouTubes all over the planet - "Gee, I wonder what it looks like and who makes it?") so dealer demo.

Someone posted on another thread that the logos are blacked out, including in the interior, until the official NA launch date of March 19.

[Paladin1]

Originally Posted by Bird~Dawg

Someone posted on another thread that the logos are blacked out, including in the interior, until the official NA launch date of March 19.

Oh, I understand the fact - it's the reason that escapes me. "It's not really here - see, we covered up the badges!"

[nyranger74]

The M60 will have Merino leather, the 50 has Vernasca leather

[LittleJoe]

Originally Posted by nyranger74

The M60 will have Merino leather, the 50 has Vernasca leather

Where did you read that?

[LittleJoe]

Our demo iX had Black Perforated SensaTec seats. I must admit my wife and I were impressed. They felt like real leather and were very comfortable. I've never owned a vehicle with SensaTec so I wonder how well it holds up. Is it easy to clean? Do you use leather cleaners and conditioners?

[Paladin1]

Originally Posted by nyranger74

The M60 will have Merino leather, the 50 has Vernasca leather

In the US I didn't really see a specification for the leather used in the iX50, other than "perforated" and "natural" (and I'm unaware of any unnatural leather). The seats seemed as soft as my X5 full Merino leather though, and definitely softer than the Nappa leather or Vernasca in previous X5s I've owned, and it didn't appear to be coated. The only choices I saw on the Cofigurator were Sensatec, Cloth and Perforated Leather, without any other descriptors.

[hugo_nz]

Originally Posted by nyranger74

The M60 will have Merino leather, the 50 has Vernasca leather

Originally Posted by Paladin1

...the seats seemed as soft as my X5 full Merino leather though

I asked my SA to get clarification from BMW about the leather in the iX. The leather is unique to the iX only, and is closest to Merino in BMW terms. No different leather grades are used or offered hence why it's simply called "perforated natural leather" in the sales material.

I had Vernasca in my 650i and full Nappa in the X5, and the leather in the iX is miles ahead of either.

[nyranger74]

Originally Posted by LittleJoe

Where did you read that?

The regional rep at the dealer told me this. I asked why the prices of the leather were different.

[Paladin1]

Interestingly, same code for the leather seats between the M60 and the 50. They also have a different code and are charging more for the Driver Assistant Pro option ($200) in the M60. I'm guessing...because they can?

[hugo_nz]

Originally Posted by Paladin1

Interestingly, same code for the leather seats between the M60 and the 50. They also have a different code and are charging more for the Driver Assistant Pro option ($200) in the M60. I'm guessing...because they can?

Interesting. Are you certain that's for Driver Assistant and not Parking Assistant? Prior to March 2022 Parking Assistant Plus was available on the IX, but now Parking Assistant Pro can be added, for an additional fee. So far as I am aware there have been no changes made to the Driver Assistant option.

[ppagiga]

Well there is the 800 ft/lb of torque I guess

[Paladin1]

Originally Posted by hugo_nz

Interesting. Are you certain that's for Driver Assistant and not Parking Assistant? Prior to March 2022 Parking Assistant Plus was available on the IX, but now Parking Assistant Pro can be added, for an additional fee. So far as I am aware there have been no changes made to the Driver Assistant option.

No Configurator for the M60 in the US yet, but I expect you are correct. The USA Pricing Guide for the M60 as a sticky on this site says this - and it does include the Parking Assistant Professional Option (5DW) along with the Active Driving Assistant Pro (5AU):



The confusion may be in the combined option (ZDY) titled "Driving Assistance Professional Package."

The Configurator for the iX50 lists the Active Driving Assistant Pro option as $1,700 (5AU), however the Parking Assistant Plus (5DN) feature is part of the Premium Package ($4,000). So I suppose in the confusion you could interpret that as meaning the Parking Assistant Professional/Plus Option (not sure about the difference in those either) costs $200, although not available as a standalone (added to the Driving Assistance Professional Package in ZDY for the M60 or the Premium Package in the iX50).

[hugo_nz]

Originally Posted by Paladin1

No Configurator for the M60 in the US yet, but the USA Pricing Guide as a sticky on this site says:

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[LittleJoe]

My wife just loved the Phytonic Blue on the demo so we switched colors (again). Anyone else going with Phytonic Blue?

[Paladin1]

Originally Posted by hugo_nz

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[760Lifan]

Originally Posted by ppagiga

Hey 760 something that came to mind about the m60 (which I am also very interested in) is the level of differentiation it will have.

That's exactly what I was initially thinking about when I saw the different description of the pano-roof - LOL!

[ppagiga]

Originally Posted by LittleJoe

My wife just loved the Phytonic Blue on the demo so we switched colors (again). Anyone else going with Phytonic Blue?

Joe my ocd is running rampant with the color selection. I really liked Phytonic but would love to see sapphire black, mineral white, and storm bay in the flesh. Also on the fence with black trim vs gold accents. “Gun to head” I’d prob go mineral white with black accents and brown Sensatec or the Amido. The “safest” choice for my brain would prob be sapphire black but I’d rather not have a black between Dec and April. Just can’t do it during East winters.

What I really need to see is whether I personally like this car in lighter colors or darker. And the Storm Bay is the real wild card to me. Seems like such a dynamic color to me- seemingly different personality in different lighting conditions

The sensatec felt great to me. I’d like to see how the amido treatment feels around the door trim, dash etc. if at all different

[ppagiga]

Originally Posted by 760Lifan

That's exactly what I was initially thinking about when I saw the different description of the pano-roof - LOL!

I’m not someone that needs the differentiation so I can scream “I have the m60!” but rather was hoping they’d have some tricks in the bag to make it unique and more “M” but guess that’s not in the cards

[LittleJoe]

Originally Posted by ppagiga

Joe my ocd is running rampant with the color selection. I really liked Phytonic but would love to see sapphire black, mineral white, and storm bay in the flesh. Also on the fence with black trim vs gold accents. "Gun to head" I'd prob go mineral white with black accents and brown Sensatec or the Amido. The "safest" choice for my brain would prob be sapphire black but I'd rather not have a black between Dec and April. Just can't do it during East winters.

What I really need to see is whether I personally like this car in lighter colors or darker. And the Storm Bay is the real wild card to me. Seems like such a dynamic color to me- seemingly different personality in different lighting conditions

The sensatec felt great to me. I'd like to see how the amido treatment feels around the door trim, dash etc. if at all different

LOL. My wife accuses me of having OCD as well. Our iX won't be built until summer so we may change our minds a few more times til then. I'll post another build sheet next week of where we stand. I think Mineral White will look great in person and deep down I kind of would like to go that direction but we've owned so many white cars that I'm not sure I'm ready to go with white again.

[ppagiga]

Originally Posted by LittleJoe

LOL. My wife accuses me of having OCD as well. Our iX won't be built until summer so we may change our minds a few more times til then. I'll post another build sheet next week of where we stand. I think Mineral White will look great in person and deep down I kind of would like to go that direction but we've owned so many white cars that I'm not sure I'm ready to go with white again.

Yeah I’m just gonna see as many as possible between now and crunch time

[hugo_nz]

Originally Posted by ppagiga

Yeah I’m just gonna see as many as possible between now and crunch time

I flip-flopped too lol. Originally wanted Sophisto Grey, then considered Storm Bay before deciding on Mineral White Metallic

[Bird~Dawg]

Originally Posted by LittleJoe

My wife just loved the Phytonic Blue on the demo so we switched colors (again). Anyone else going with Phytonic Blue?

I was on the fence between the Sophisto/DGM and the Phytonic Blue but my wife strongly prefers the PB so there you have it. Going with black Sensatec and the black exterior trim plus 22" wheels. At least for now - my build was going to be May, don't know if it will be pushed back or by how much due to supply chain issues.