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How can a design team that once been on top of the industry go down so deep ?

@radue6830

3 ай бұрын

this together with the new 5 series are the worst design efforts I have seen since a long time from bmw

@Kellric7

3 ай бұрын

@@radue6830 iX and XM are quite ugly too...

@yuqiluo422

3 ай бұрын

i like this m35i ..........

@Nicolas-dp5hx

3 ай бұрын

The problem is not the design team, it’s the CEO + Design Chief

@Nicolas-dp5hx

3 ай бұрын

Those ugly designs are due to 5 factors: 1. Chinese Market. From now on, the more conservative designed cars will be X1, X3, X5 and 1,3,5 series. The others will have those big grills and etc… 2. Chinese like to be driven and show up more than everything 3. CEO’s decision, because the design team always come up with 3 different models, and the CEO decides which one to produce 4. EV drag coefficient, because now these models have a full EV variation 5. Try to reach younger conseumers This is all strategy. In my opinion, a wrong one, but…

Honestly there is something very wrong with the exterior design...i just don't know how to explain. The side profile alone just looks weird, the overall proportions seem to be completely off. But maybe it is just me and in reality it might look better, who knows...

@davidberan9612

3 ай бұрын

Agree with you - in my view it's the last pillar with the last small window. Homage to the old model, that one was also weird /bulky in that place

@hojichaisfarsuperiortochai9309

3 ай бұрын

Top is too small for the bottom. The previous x2 was a nice looking car. This is a monster. Too aggressive. Are they trying to be an American muscle car?

@aye3678

3 ай бұрын

It's ugly :)

@DuyHoang-mj5hz

3 ай бұрын

@@furry_homunculus hatch back you mean...hideous 1....

@earleyriser1967

3 ай бұрын

It looks like each section was designed by people on different continents and then mashed together in the CAD software

Thomas we are loving your reviews in our home. These are always so good and so honest. Love these.

why BMW is putting soft materials in the rear doors in the X2 and not in the X1 is a mystery. Nice cars but prices are out of control nowadays. Nice review Thomas

@Nicolas-dp5hx

3 ай бұрын

The reason for those prices now it’s because, after the pandemic, all automakers noticed that is better to fight for profit on a unit sold over having more market share

@Nicolas-dp5hx

3 ай бұрын

And regarding the materials, the difference between the X1 and X2 rear door panels it’s just that in the X2, there is a foam layer between the plastic shell and the rapped PVC vinyl Because the X1 doesn’t have this foam layer, gives the sensation it’s hard, but both of them have a PVC vinyl added to the hard plastic shell Only the lower part is hard plastic

@unowen-nh9ov

3 ай бұрын

​@@Nicolas-dp5hxBMW have NEVER competed on price or market share, they sell fraction of volume manufacturers & have self-identified as premium since last century & are priced that way, 2002 was priced against American pony car$ here.

It’s always a joy to enjoy a car review made by The most elegant and classy car reviewer.

@autogefuehl

3 ай бұрын

Highly appreciated! Please recommend 🙏

Enjoying the content on the channel well done everyone 👍👍👍

@autogefuehl

3 ай бұрын

cheers m8 !

It seems the designers of the front and back end never met. The most incoherent design language to date.

Very professional and detail information.

Glad that BMW makes available the Driver Assistance Pro package for the BMW X1/X2/'25 Mini Countryman! Will be excellent for long freeway drives-- Just wish the package included the hands-free Highway Assistant feature as well!

Hey, thanks for the excellent review of the new X2s, which are ready to go on sale this coming Monday, March 4th. Yes, I was originally dreaming of ordering an X6 M, moving up from my leased full-boat X3 M, but when I saw the initial media coverage of this car back in November, I said, What the hell, maybe this would be a more appropriate vehicle for me, and my wife too, now that we're in our early 80s. So, I plopped down a deposit and "ordered" one, the first week of December, a Vegas red M35i with all the options like my X3. It's less than half the price of the X6, $20K less than another X3 M, and per your review, probably going to be a load of fun for an active old geezer who's lived life with performance cars, airplanes, motorcycles, boats, and... women. At just over $60K, the car's a deal, particularly contrasted with "lighter" versions of M-B AMGs, Jags, Audis, etc. Delivery could be in three months or so to Pennsylvania, USA. I've learned that getting a BMW from Greer, SC, is a hell of a lot quicker and more predictable than from the plant in Regensburg. Obviously. Now as for your soft criticisms of the M35i, plus those of others on KZread, sure, the car's a compromise. What car isn't? Even the fire-breathing X6 M dream car. So's life. So I'm looking forward to buzzing around in my little Red Rocket whenever it shows up. Again, it's a bargain in my opinion. And again, thanks for the super review. And... in my 80s, I still try to live by the philosophy behind Sheryl Crow's old song, "All I wanna do is have some fun..." Warum nicht?

Great video, do you know if the stop/start can be disabled in the one of the menu's?

I LOVE the giggleometer,, 👍‍‍🌟🥰🌟👍‍‍ Thank you Leah and Thomas,, ❣🙏❣

Thanks for the review Thomas. Love your work. If I'm not mistaken, Volvo and Polestar are also showing Apple Maps in the driver display.

@autogefuehl

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 gotta check!

The price is crazy. Just a few weeks ago you could get Porsche Macan at this price. Unfortunately in Europe, it is too late.:(

@geraldh.8047

3 ай бұрын

Why is it too late? The new Macan isn't even in production yet AFAIK.

@p0sitiv467

3 ай бұрын

@@geraldh.8047 I meant Macan with combustion engine.

@unowen-nh9ov

3 ай бұрын

Enjoy ur VW.

@kavaskavas62

3 ай бұрын

In greece X2 m35>67k Macan 2.0>105k

@p0sitiv467

3 ай бұрын

@@kavaskavas62 In Poland BMW 64k, Macan 69k.

I really could see myself driving this around town, it does the trick pretty nicely - boot big enough for your shopping, aggressive and fast enough to compensate for anything you need to compensate for. But the pricing, it's so effing off! In my country of Czechia this model is 1.86 million CZK = 74.400 EUR give or take. A 6-month-old BMW X5 50e with 20-25k km on the odometer can be had for about 96.000 EUR in a configuration that initially was around 130.000 EUR. Last but not least the 50e has even better acceleration figures and overall dynamic. The X2 M35i is a nice piece of kit but it will depreciate like crazy! I think they are trying to milk the 2024 market before the new X3 drops, because there is nothing German and premium in the small SUV market on this price end. Sure, there is the new GLC, but it's also crazy expensive. Other than that, there's the old X3, super old Audis (Q3/5), and not-at-all cheap new Tiguan. The sensible thing to do would be to wait a few months and then take out private leasing on this, or wait until the new X3 drops and then pick this one up for about half the price. It's a damn shame, from all the videos out there on KZread this seems to drive really smoothly.

"When you hug or pet the vehicle" This is a man who loves his cars.

@unowen-nh9ov

3 ай бұрын

Didn't he take a 5er for a walk?

Pick mine up on Monday!

@unowen-nh9ov

3 ай бұрын

🍾 🥂 (not while driving, of course!)

This car for me looks even better when you see it live. BMW design team deliberately does what they do to their designs and it works,cos all the negativity is only from the media but in reality the sales are the proof that their cars are unique.

Thomas, do you get 360° Camera with X2 M35i?

@autogefuehl , this was recorded around the 8/9/10th February? As I believe I cross you on the Mafra -Sintra road (despite this being recorded in Cascais/sintra área). Almost 100% sure it 😅

Nice cars, I have a 2018 x2, may upgrade to one of these in a few years when they have been gently used and way more affordable.

Tomas please do a video about Grecale GT or Modena…🙏🏻

The rear spoiler and the rear seat headrests markedly reduced visibility through rear window during test drive of X2 M35i. What's your experience? Also, please comment of care of 'frozen' paint options. Thanks

Whith MIB 3 Pro in the VW you can also have the VW Nav maps in the cockpit! Great car & TOP presentation!

@autogefuehl

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@autogefuehl

3 ай бұрын

Afaik just arrows for VW?

@geolks2749

3 ай бұрын

@@autogefuehl in MIB 3 Pro (2021/2023 - VW infotainment system of 10 inches installed after request) you can switch the VW navs/maps (not google) from Infotainment to the cockpit! The VW navs/maps are an avantgarde system which ones connected with the satelites, scan any new area you drive in a range of 50km an shows/drives you all the details you need in the infotaimment.

@autogefuehl

3 ай бұрын

Yes but not from carplay

@geolks2749

3 ай бұрын

@@autogefuehl indeed not from google maps (Android Auto) to the cockpit. Not with Apple Carplay to the cockpit as well :)

It seems like they are on the right track with the M35i. This kind of dynamic setup is what people are drawn to BMW for. If you want comfort get a 28i w/out M suspension. The interior is special on these also, the ergonomics/design/quality. It's compact but not claustrophobic. They really did an excellent job with the X1/X2.

Thomas - you've made some brief references to differences between the new 2025 MiniCooper Countryman JCW and the BMW X1 and X2 (m35i). I wonder if it would make sense to create a short "addendum" that is your opinion related to the strengths and weaknesses of the two models (as all are based on the same U11 platform). In other words, similar to what you did with the X1 and the X3, and which one would YOU buy?

Damnn I love this car

Four exhaust outlets on a 4-cylinder engine; one for each cylinder? At least they now made it longer than the X1, so the X1 is once again the smallest BMW SUV, and the nomenclature once again makes sense. Does it feel nimbler than the Mini Countryman which is 5 inches shorter?

I like the car that portimo blue is my colour of choice, the front end should of also been on the big boy iX much better than otters teeth. Great Video thanks Thomas.

First!!! Love ya Thomas!

@autogefuehl

3 ай бұрын

welcome !

It's turned into a proper hatchback.

A small correction: Polestar 2 also have Apple Maps in CarPlay shown in the instrument cluster since the recent update 😊

@autogefuehl

3 ай бұрын

Cool !

We are thrilled to have your review on x2 20i and countryman C (170 bhp.) More realistic versions and simply the question is it enough power for these 2 cars?

@unowen-nh9ov

3 ай бұрын

Of course! Also available with 3 cyl.

interior is nice

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What on Earth are the BMW designers smoking these days???

@davidbarrett8451

3 ай бұрын

Cash.

Very similar to the m235i gran coupe same engine and chassis I would think..

I think the m35i looks better. Maybe not in green though, how about a medium blue.

They're asking BMW money for a car that looks worst than a Hyundai from 5 years ago

Great review! I really, really don't understand the 3 cylinder engine choice there. They should bring the middle US version to the EU aswell. Why would anyone want to buy a slow BMW?

@autogefuehl

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 agreed!

The back of the car looks worse than my poop

BMW's recent styling direction is not good at all. Another own goal by BMW. It looks really horrible. Skoda do it so much better.

Previous model looks queen compared this shrek.

Are these still using Mini platform? Because the last gen X1 / X2 had a very bad suspension geometry for an SUV, all because of the Mini platform.

@Chemical87

3 ай бұрын

The new X2 shares the same platform with the new Mini Countryman

They finally dropped the kidney grille and mimicked the Lexus spindle grille

@ifeanyiikemefuna3706

3 ай бұрын

It's not the grille but the entire front that mimicks the name "X"

BMW is no longer BMW

There are many parts I like about the exterior design. But they just don't fit together. This car just looks wrong. Something is wrong with the proportions.

👌

Oh my God, I was eating dinner and everything and this came along 🤢

@aye3678

3 ай бұрын

hahahahaha

Gelişmiş ülkelerde çakar ve sirenler kişisel çıkarlar için değil, acil durumlarda kullanılır.

Thomas, why didn't you tell us how to permanently turn off that ridiculous horrible fake engine noise? When I drive, I want peace and quiet. It's a deal breaker if I can't get rid of it.

@Hammertime4404

3 ай бұрын

Having an M340i with the fake engine noise I can tell you, as soon as you put it in eco it disappears. Could be driving a 320i, but stick it in sport and then it boosts the noise. Either way, if you want peace and quiet you probably shouldn’t be looking at the M/M-lite models.

@unowen-nh9ov

3 ай бұрын

He's driving M, choose another model.

Sweet!

BMW I want this in the U.S.!!!!!

Nice skoda

@DanDan-pk6tx

3 ай бұрын

Come on!! Skoda look much much better than this hunchback of notre dame

Ohne idrive controller! Poor people need that too 😢

In my country I hated this brand just because it attracted the worst kind of drivers and people in general, but now I hate it because of the grotesque design.

Looks better in real life?

The previous X2 is definitely more beautiful IMO

No rear screen wiper 🙈

@unowen-nh9ov

3 ай бұрын

Do they need it on a fastback?

Are BMW designers on Mercedes' payroll?

Stuck on dashboard! Why?

@colors6692

3 ай бұрын

What are you on about boy?

@dfd6787

3 ай бұрын

@@colors6692 who woke up gramps?

I believe that the old X2 has a better looking exterior

BMW is really difficult at the moment. The design looks completely inharmonious, but also not sporty or powerful. I don't understand what kind of feeling they are trying to convey. The voice control is at a high level, but it's just annoying and uncomfortable when you have to operate everything by voice. While driving, this UI is the plague and a far cry from the premium feel suggested by the price. I have just driven the i5 M60. Incredible power (you actually need a certificate of proficiency to drive something like this - i mean it), great quality and then a glass roof that doesn't open, the cheapest hard plastic right in the door handle and this creepy operating system. There's so much light and shade here that I can't see how you can legitimize premium prices anymore. Very sad

@Mastermindthreethousand

3 ай бұрын

That feeling is called "cringe" 😂

When Lexus and BMW SUV's have babies...

I smell Cost cutting, Cost cutting, Cost cutting and Cost cutting. No ambience lights rear doors, no lights in glove box (!!), no iDrive controller, cheap cup holders, no open roof (only panorama) because of focusing on China market. No this is not how a BMW should be.

@Darx97

3 ай бұрын

exactly my thoughts, such a nasty looking thing inside and out

@geraldh.8047

3 ай бұрын

Also very moderate charging speed, moderate acceleration, very moderate range. And all that for a premium price. Yay.

@brownhairydog6472

3 ай бұрын

That's the reality of competition particularly from China and Korea. The prestige auto makers used to rely on technical innovation and performance to justify the price however all cars come with so many features that it's making it tough for premium manufacturers to compete.

Those kidneys have become nostrils instead 😂

Did they hire Leepu from that National Geographic show to design the car 😂

design is very strange and unbalanced, and it's the same when you see it in metal... I like the e3008 much better !

My eyes hurt. 😢

Love the new colors love the car inside i stìll prefer the old x2 outside

My Eyes !!! Das goggles do nothing !!!

Black design at the front looks like Hondo’s beard from S.W.A.T

From the front: it's an Audi From the side: it's a model X tesla From the back: oh it's an AlfaRomeo 😅

I think that nobody who is considering X2 even thinks about X6. That is just how things do not work.

As a person tend to kidneys stones it’s painful to hear word kidneys 😂

@unowen-nh9ov

3 ай бұрын

For most of the past century? Part of their $25 BILLION brand valuation, so no pain for BMW!

I think this design team are plants from Audi and Porsche to increase their market shares. I’m switching.

Minute 23 in video : every single day you encounter a driver who just turns up in front of you quickly then to drive at ultra low speed. I call them drombies (zombie drivers).

Same as with the 3 series facelift, all this gloss black trim looks super out of place, in my opinion. It basically hides the typical BMW look, especially in the front.

Still no frunk?! What a deal breaker!

The early 2000’s and some 2010’s were the final glory days for BMW, Quality and design wise. They are no longer the ultimate driving machine, it’s just a profit machine now

@Mastermindthreethousand

3 ай бұрын

Yes style went overboard.

BMW please fire your designers. Its beyond acceptable now. One or two bad designs are acceptable but all new models are having horrible desgns 😂😂

@unowen-nh9ov

3 ай бұрын

Not a buyer, ru? BMW did record #s last year, they also have 20X more trolls>buyer$, former write "comments" & latter write cheque$.

I want the new iDrive for my new (november) 2023 IX1 too. Shame BMW could not follow through on their promise

I guess they will do a 2L 23i (as they call them in Europe) eventually but I think it leaves a gap in the product range especially for a car with sporting pretensions. The only mainstream non M car is a 1.5L? That’s gotta change surely

22:56 if you were a real bmw driver, at least in the US, you would be right on that person who pulled in front of you honking the horn and flashing your lights.

The whole second half of this car looks FIAT Multipla bad. It's quite a feat to look bad from every angle. From the side, the back looks weirdly uplifted, like the car was rear ended and the back wheel axle was comically pushed forward lifting the whole back. From the rear it looks like a weird bubble that they ran out of ideas how to correct so they proceeded to put lipstick on the pig. Slap on a diffuser, a TALL spoiler, BIG exhausts, anything to hide the swine. The result looks like a worse version of the latest Peugeot 408, something that should be impossible and yet here it is. And that's before discussing utility. X6 and especially X4 are both heavily compromised for "the looks". That chopped back eats into what the car can do but here, due to the car being so small overall, the chop makes the compromise truly tragic.

@andyp7449

3 ай бұрын

That is quite mean to the Multipla. The Multipla was innovative and its design was done with purpose. Its also quite quirky and will be remembered for a long time.

@Mastermindthreethousand

3 ай бұрын

Well said. It's an atrocious appearance ready to compete with the Hyundai Kona on the design area. I wonder who will drive this piggy in my town first. Absolutely tasteless.

@Mastermindthreethousand

3 ай бұрын

​@@andyp7449I recently was cruising my Mini Countryman and came up after a Multipla. Even from behind, it looks cringingly fugly. And absolutely wobbly and unsafe. My car almost did a 180 on its own.

Volvo / Polestar do offer Apple Maps in the driver's display as well.

@unowen-nh9ov

3 ай бұрын

☭ 🇨🇳

Many of those apps you are barking about are coming from your phone as CarPlay shortcut apps. These can be disabled through the handsets CarPlay setting, so it won’t clutter up your “All apps”. If you use ID8.5/9 everyday, you realize it’s significant improved over the older ID7 interface.

It is so beautiful in the front, but so ugly in the rear with a questionable side profile. Could the designers not agree on a unified design language?

once again, terrible EV pricing strategy. nearly GBP 60k is delusional. the equivalent ICE is 50k, which is already a stretch for a base model.

It's always compared to the X6, does no one like the X4? Honestly in the EU only the iX2 makes sense over the smaller ICE engines. M35i might be okay but it's still slower & larger than the last-gen model with no improvements in rear passenger space. Also looks like the ride quality is the same as last-gen, i.e., even if you have the non-M-suspension the ride is still too firm but then still too much sway, so not comfortable or sporty - stick with the hard m-sport for better stability. With the launch control i'm sure i heard/saw the front-wheels scrabble for grip, still even with xDrive it's still _too_ front-wheel biased. Very expensive item just for brand fashion.

I agree, I doesn’t make sense for me either. BMW should never build a car like this, but that’s their strategy internally. Trust me, I know what I’m saying. They make a lot of research in what type of design consumer wants. If the X2 looks ugly like this, it’s because people who will buy X2 want it that way I take as another example the XM. For me, the ugliest car BMW made, but you be surprised how many costumers liked it (rappers, artists, UAE costumers…) It’s sad 😢

Another ugly car to add to the BMW collection.

@alexander1055

3 ай бұрын

They just can't stop.

@unowen-nh9ov

3 ай бұрын

Since it's the record-selling BMW collection, why would they?

These new headlights on the x2 and i5 make them look like a Peugeot 208

On another platform, one commenter stated that current BMW's look 'bloated'. He might be onto something...

Nice exterior and interior design! Another sign that BMW is back on the right track. Glad to see normal grills and no split headlights BS.

The design is complete abomination

The rear is like a golf 8 😂 or a t-roc haha

Old BMW X2 design was very great and sleek. It could be modernized with that same design language. However, once again BMW decided to do something awful.

This company will just die, looking at their creations.