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[LuisBoston]

Would be great to see if the seats are upgraded

[hugo_nz]

Originally Posted by LuisBoston

Would be great to see if the seats are upgraded

From all the spy photographs the seats look identical to current. I wouldn’t expect BMW to change the seat design as part of the LCI.

[LuisBoston]

Originally Posted by hugo_nz

From all the spy photographs the seats look identical to current. I wouldn’t expect BMW to change the seat design as part of the LCI.

Sometimes they do. Or they’ll have a sports seats option. I’m trying to be optimistic!

[Windshieldfarmer]

I don’t need more power but 800 v architecture would be awesome (for DCFC charging speed) as would another 50 miles of real range. Also…please add a factory hitch option…for goodness sake’s!

[Pictor]

Originally Posted by Windshieldfarmer

I don’t need more power but 800 v architecture would be awesome (for DCFC charging speed) as would another 50 miles of real range. Also…please add a factory hitch option…for goodness sake’s!

We're unlikely to see an 800v platform out of the LCI when the NK models are due soon. However, I agree that higher voltage would be needed for the LCI. I'm still holding out hope for an LCI with either a flatter curve or reconfigured battery with slightly higher pack voltage to give us ~225kW peak and sustained over ~120kW to ~70% SoC.

The hitch, that's on BMWNA. BMW offers the hitch in other parts of the world. BMWNA did the same thing with the X5 and eventually they offered the hitch but without the kick to open feature.

[Kennethjk]

Originally Posted by Pictor

We're unlikely to see an 800v platform out of the LCI when the NK models are due soon. However, I agree that higher voltage would be needed for the LCI. I'm still holding out hope for an LCI with either a flatter curve or reconfigured battery with slightly higher pack voltage to give us ~225kW peak and sustained over ~120kW to ~70% SoC.

The hitch, that's on BMWNA. BMW offers the hitch in other parts of the world. BMWNA did the same thing with the X5 and eventually they offered the hitch but without the kick to open feature.

Ford does the same thing for the Mach e, offers it in Europe but not here.

[ubercruise]

I still don't like the light signature on this facelift. I think it's fine and good on the NK prototype, but doesn't need to be shoehorned in to this light fixture IMO.

[NomoTesla]

Seems like change for the sake of change.

[LuisBoston]

Originally Posted by NomoTesla

Seems like change for the sake of change.

That’s what LCIs are. To get those who want the latest to have the “latest” without BMW have to spend a lot.

We’ll have to wait to see what changes happen under the hood. I hope those will be greater than the cosmetic.

[javapro]

Originally Posted by LuisBoston

That’s what LCIs are. To get those who want the latest to have the “latest” without BMW have to spend a lot.

We’ll have to wait to see what changes happen under the hood. I hope those will be greater than the cosmetic.

Well, we do know for sure that HP will be increased. See here - https://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/s...25&postcount=1. There is also talk of a slight battery capacity increase but it hasn’t been confirmed yet.

[ghaffari46]

Hopefully it’s less comical looking and more BMWish/aggressive looking.

[Evinrude1975]

LCI= a new front grill sticker design
That’s it

[exxxviii]

Originally Posted by Evinrude1975

LCI= a new front grill sticker design
That’s it

Don't forget that the grill will be lighted too. Oh, and bigger motors - the LCI will probably be a sub-3 second 0-60 car.

And BMW usually changes the headlight and taillight styling in an LCI, so curious what they do there.

[GOLFFRR]

nice. lets see what rolls out

[JMD]

BMW "iX" should had been a version of the X5! That is,...it's underpinnings should have been in the chassis of a G05,...and BMW gradually phased the "iX" into existence! But No! They had to come up with an entirely difference design,...of which X5 owners as a whole don't approve of. I say this because many X5 owners did not leave the X5 design and choose an iX.

[ubercruise]

Originally Posted by JMD

BMW "iX" should had been a version of the X5! That is,...it's underpinnings should have been in the chassis of a G05,...and BMW gradually phased the "iX" into existence! But No! They had to come up with an entirely difference design,...of which X5 owners as a whole don't approve of. I say this because many X5 owners did not leave the X5 design and choose an iX.

One of the main reasons I got an iX was because it was its own bespoke car, not a platform shared with an ICE with a battery shoehorned into it. I get why these "transitory" EVs exist, but I prefer a car that was designed nearly from the ground up to be a BEV. It sounds like the upcoming iX5 is going to be what you want, which is a lot less appealing to me. The cars might be a similar size but they're pretty fundamentally different in tons of other ways.

[jfritz27]

Not an SUV guy, so genuinely asking... where do people see the iX fitting given the impending arrival of the neue klasse iX3?

[darylp310]

Originally Posted by jfritz27

Not an SUV guy, so genuinely asking... where do people see the iX fitting given the impending arrival of the neue klasse iX3?

The iX is bigger so it still fills a niche. But BMW's plan is to phase out the iX. So 2026-2028 is the end of the run.
iX3, iX5, and iX7 will fill that void in the coming years.

[cfm56d7b]

Originally Posted by ubercruise

One of the main reasons I got an iX was because it was its own bespoke car, not a platform shared with an ICE with a battery shoehorned into it. I get why these "transitory" EVs exist, but I prefer a car that was designed nearly from the ground up to be a BEV. It sounds like the upcoming iX5 is going to be what you want, which is a lot less appealing to me. The cars might be a similar size but they're pretty fundamentally different in tons of other ways.

Granted, BMW will have at some point both iX and the EV version of X5.

https://www.bmwblog.com/2023/11/04/b...lanned-report/

Can both cars co-exist in the era of reducing costs?

[ubercruise]

Originally Posted by cfm56d7b

Granted, BMW will have at some point both iX and the EV version of X5.

https://www.bmwblog.com/2023/11/04/b...lanned-report/

Can both cars co-exist in the era of reducing costs?

The iX5 presumably will be replacing the iX and will share the same platform/body etc with the ICE X5. I get why they do it from a cost perspective, but to me it just becomes a compromise. Maybe they'll surprise us, who knows.

[exxxviii]

Originally Posted by JMD

BMW "iX" should had been a version of the X5! That is,...it's underpinnings should have been in the chassis of a G05,...and BMW gradually phased the "iX" into existence! But No! They had to come up with an entirely difference design,...of which X5 owners as a whole don't approve of. I say this because many X5 owners did not leave the X5 design and choose an iX.

This highlights one of the great misunderstandings of battery electric vehicles...

BEVs give designers and engineers the freedom to do almost anything in the layout of the car. ICEV is just one massive compromise around just about every element of the structure. Take that crap off the table, and the result is far better than what could be possible in a shared platform.

That said, the next gen X5/iX5 will be the platform to replace the iX. So, BMW's quest is to produce a BEV that is not loaded with the poor design compromises we see in today's converted BEV cars.