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This is the BMW X2!
Mat’s got his hands on the electric edition of this all-new coupe-style SUV from BMW to see if it can match up with class leaders like the Tesla Model Y and Volvo EX30.
So for starters, let’s check out the design. Naturally, the electric edition of the X2 looks the same as the petrol-powered car. There’s a sloping roofline coupled with an extended spoiler around the back, while the side profile is identical to the petrol-powered car. Wheel sizes range from 19 to 21 inches, and around the front this electric edition comes with a blanked-out grille that even lights up at night! We’re also a big fan of the indentation on the bonnet to help make it that little bit more aggressive.
Step inside and the iX2 is a lovely car to sit in. There’s a curved infotainment & digital dial display, with the latter being super customisable. There are soft-touch materials throughout most of the cabin, and the seats are pretty comfortable as well. It’s just a shame that they come with manual adjustment buttons, especially when you consider this car could cost more than £65,000! It’s also a shame that the climate controls are done through the infotainment screen instead of having physical buttons, but they’re still relatively easy to use.
If you’re looking for a petrol-powered X2, there are two versions available. The 20i comes with a 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine that can deliver 170hp and comes with front-wheel drive. Then there’s the M35i, which comes with a 2-litre turbo engine that offers 300hp along with four-wheel drive! If you want to go electric, the entry-level iX2 comes with a single motor and 204hp, while the xDrive 30 has dual motors and can put down 313hp. Both iX2s come with a 65kWh battery pack and a claimed range of around 283 miles.
The entry-level X2 starts at around £42,000, while the cheapest iX2 starts at around £51,000. However, if you go for a range-topper and add a couple of options, you can expect to be spending more than £65,000 on one! So is it worth it? You’ll need to stick with Mat and see for yourself!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:09 Design
03:11 Price
04:47 Interior
10:09 Back Seats
12:36 Boot
14:55 Annoying Features
17:43 Good Features
21:28 Batteries & Motors
22:50 Town Driving
28:51 Regen Braking
29:56 Motorway Driving
31:19 Country Road Driving
32:42 0-60mph
33:19 Verdict
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that's all a bad joke? the x2 and macan aren't even competitors at all
@@dr-ok3snthe X2 BMW looked quite worse compared to even Tuscan Speed 6 2000.
Hahaha 😂
It looks like it was designed by Ubisoft for the watchdogs franchise
this is, honestly, such a good comparison
Or even designed by Rockstar Games for Smugglers Run.😅
Kind of insane how some cars in watch dogs 2 atleast are better looking than the ix2
Hope it's less crappy than their games.
Even GTA V hodgepodge vehicles look much better than this X2. I hope Rockstar will improve it before including it in the game.
BMW's ability to consistently make more ridiculous designs is truly impressive.
Every time I think it can’t get any worse but it can 😂
After the E designation ended on model numbers it all went down hill imo.
The iX has to be one of the worst looking cars on the road. It’s 7m wide and has a really small boot too.
Hideous is the only appropriate word to describe it , the M3/4 looks like an angel compared to the new stuff
The last time BMW deigned a good looking car was in the early 1990’s. The last few designs were simply hideous.
That reversing assistant is well handy for taking the car back to the dealership for a refund.
😂
Good luck with that!
Hilarious! 🤣
😂😂
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This is something I'd design when I'm heavily drunk at 2am on a Saturday morning.
Like many German Autos, this is designed for the Chinese market - they love all the edges and lines and protrusions and fake vents and LEDs and bling. I have to agree that the design of the exterior does nothing at all for me. Other than keep on walking. The interior is a bit better but for a £40k starting price it just seems to be over priced.
@@ouethojlkjn Perfectly summed up.
Imagine paying 60k for a car and you don't have electric seats, or a wireless charger, or good plastics
And it will depreciate faster than a rock, will prob lose 30k over 12-24 months
15k Toyota Yaris gives you radar cruise control
I actually prefer my manual seat controls, anybody feel the same?
@@philippmayenburg7282 nah, I hate fine tuning with manual controls. It's so much easier finding the perfect position with electric
I could live without all of that if im getting a reliable powerful engine and a beautiful design... this bmw isnt it
What the fuck is this rear end
I spilled my lunch when I first saw it 😮😰
German cost cutting
Inspired by Infiniti
that's what he said
@@TVCHLORDthe 2006 G35 Coupe at the front, but Pajero Sport Dakar at the rear.😅
I didn't get "Cancel your Macan!" from the title after watching the review
This cars rear end makes the Macans look like the Mona Lisa😂
As a huge Bimmer fan, i gotta say that someone over at BMW has to be fired right now
Definitely. The front of the X2 should've been changed into the one resembling BMW M3 CSL.
Someone? Whole teams, managers etc. are responsible for designing and greenlighting these cars.
why fan of cost cutting?
I dont like the new designs either, but truth is last year they had record sales, so its working out. The market likes these peculiar designs
not really. this is going to sell like crazy they sadly did a great job
Forget the Macan. I'll pay extra not to see it.
BMW has gone from designing magically beautiful cars, to something that looks like they were designed in Turkey or Russia. Terribly ugly car, especially the front
Never forget the Macan or Cayenne or the 1971 Alpine A110S.
@@mattephoto6850 its getting better now - see the new "Neue Klasse" also the i5 looking better, but its sad to see this one still. The first time for a long time I will buy something else for my long distance business car
@@bavariancarenthusiast2722 "Neue Klasse" looks abysmal. Head- and tail lights are way out of proportion and the silhouette looks generic. This coming from an industrial designer. To each their own though
@@mattephoto6850 even Iran design cars better
They probably spent too much of their budget making the hybrid systems not suck that they have to cut corners. They should just pay Toyota for their hybrid systems and tune the engine a bit, put the savings back into the interior and driving experience
Then you’d complain you’re paying a premium for a car with Toyota powertrains. That’s not exactly what BMW customers want when they open the bonnet, the same engine as a Prius.
@@matthewp9015but instead they're getting cheapened interiors and switchgear (what's left of it), plus styling that wouldn't look out of place with a Toyota badge
@@cw205mi16 Most people won’t notice and it’s certainly not just a BMW problem. Every OEM is trying to cut costs because EV development is so expensive.
@@matthewp9015bmws also use PSA engines (which by the way are terrible!!) in several 1,2 and 3 series bmws so nothing suprising for the bmw buyer anymore.
@@wd4037That hasn't been the case for decades I reckon, certainly not nowadays
BMW designers are really saying “screw you!” to all of us who are long standing fans 😪💔
the BMW designers were NOT on the same page with this one
Imagine cancelling your Macan for this monstrosity
I think the designers are all dei hires now
@@rkitlelicancelling Macan for the BMW X2 SUV is like a bad option.
Its a radical title in order to get views @@rkitleli
@@hassyg4083 Not the same class.
Macan is so much nicer looking
No
U say this but in real life they age so we’ll come off it
1000% I'm a BMW fan, that thing is ugly as hell!
Yea no way I’m swapping a macan for this ugly thing looks like that hybrid Toyota thing
I think this would look sort of better without all those black accents in the front..looks very unnecessary
Since you've started testing the parking systems I would definitely like to see you testing the adaptive high beams on these cars. It is a really useful feature in modern cars that rarely gets any mentions in reviews for some reason.
What are the two square holes for in the boot above the 12v socket ? Should there be some sort of grill covering them ?
65k? That is the price of the M2 from last year. wtf is going on here.
It could've been only about $33.500.
Germans finessing
I mean who the hell buys the M version of that
@@hassyg4083 Not for this one
Inflation any one?
Did they reverse the clay model into a wall and go "ah fuck it, I'm not re-doing it now!" ??
a good explanation to what might be happened here
Bit like Chris Bangle - his designs all looked like they had been pre crashed before delivery.
7:24 BMW driver discovering lane changing lights
When Toyota Prius looking better than majority of BMWs, you know they did something wrong with design direction :)
£65,000 with options is actually insane for a car that comes with plastic seats.
AND it's not even the M version
@@splet__this car won't get an M version, will it? I doubt anybody would buy it.
And people say the XM is ugly 😂
Yet, XM still looks and handled better than X2.😂
It is still ugly though 😂😂😂
@@orangesonicc both are ugly but this ,this should not even exist in this universe its soo ugly
Oh it still is.
It is very ugly! As is this one.
matt can you also add sound from speakers to the review please
25:40 It should show on the screen what it identifies as the curb. And then you should be able to take that line and move it around on the screen, if you want to adjust it.
40k for an x2 is fucking insane. Car prices have gone insatiable for even middle class people on a decent wage
All new cars, especially EVs are built for company leases in mind, i think its like 75% of all new EV sales here in Sweden are company leases, manufacturers know companies got alot of cash so they can literally charge you as much as they possibly want and it wont affect sales.
@@flyingmanforfun good point
BMW X2 SUV costed 40k? Thats should've been lower btw.
@@flyingmanforfun true. But as a consumer it’s frustrating
Games are there to keep you from going mental whilst waiting for a charging point, or one that works
No matter how big BMW fan Mat is, even he is struggle now to find good words about that brand. Can't belive every new car from BMW is worst than the previous.
Well, because he’s a BMW fan he is still quiet nice to it. If this was a Kia he would absolutely be tear it apart.
actually he mostly talks positive about BMWs, but the X2 is an exeption
Worst or Wurst?
Well G8x was certainly a Upgrad but damn... iX and this shit is really a disrespect for every BMW driver...
Bmw isn't any more premium than Kia.
that skoda omg it was too real :))))
19:15 - If I had this car I'd go from being the 'Folk You, I'm coming through!!' driver, to the most courteous driver in one press! haha "Want me to back up? Certainly Sir!"
We really are in the modern malaise era now... Pretty much every new car just makes me go "nope"... How can the price of this absolute turd of a thing possibly be justified?! Especially with so much blatant cost cutting... ! The idea of running a 10+ year old car seems more and more appealing to me...
pls look at the giulia
@@katsudon2048 Giulia came out in 2017, it’s a great car! I’m talking about brand new models
I am lucky and got an a3 from 2015 from my family, and while this car is missing some technology features, it has everything I need, is simple, works and does not have any unnecessary thrills. Just nice and very comfortable seats and a good looking interior. I really do not see a reason to buy a new car right now and I am probably going to run that a3 until the end , in hopes that something decent will be available then.
£40k+ for everything that's wrong about BMW today? No thanks
Have they fixed foggy headlights?
17:01 why does it have Citroën wheels 30:28 and Peugeot rear style lights 30:43 front Peugeot style lights as well
Still buy the macan over this
Macan costed $15k cheaper than X2.
Audi
@@hassyg4083Fan boy spotted😂😂
@@mr.bhullar109 German fan boy?
I’d buy a damn Corolla over this.
insane pricing. this is supposed to be an "entry-level luxury" model, so it should start way way waaaaaaay lower at 40k
The Isuzu 117 Coupe and 1970 Galant Auto MR both costed way lower than BMW X2 as an entry level car...
£40k is entry level luxury - welcome to 2024 car pricing !
its what British people will pay for German crap
should be Toyota C-HR price
@@hassyg4083: Toyota a BMW competitor - er nope ! BMW is a badge or two above Toyota. Also - the C-HR is tiny compared to the X2
That gear selector position is outrageous
07:23 - that left indicator stock has never been moved up and down by a BMW driver before, they only pull it towards the steering wheel to keep the left lane clean on the Autobahn 😜and that probably has a high quality sound
Im gonna slowly loose hope in the design on new BMWs
It’s been like this for years and years and only getting worse
20 years running
The m340 (which is what I drive) is still a beautiful design :)
@@kevinsherman3667 that’s one of the last decent looking models they make. Even then I don’t like the interior on the lci.
@@fredfredericksonI love the interior! Took a lil getting used to but I absolutely love the interior. The curved screens are customizable and have much better colors. Not to mention size of the screen
I miss the BMWs of 2018. Those were some desirable cars, speaking from a design point
I miss the BMW's from the second half of the 90's, early 2000's
Yep. They look amazing.
Agreed. I love my 2018 Series 1. Really don’t like the new one.
I have the X1 2018, imo looks waaay better than this model
@@Techrodd Agreed!
I really love that automatic parking feature. Having the car look for parking on its own is a pretty cool party trick.
I think your ix2 configuration is the entry-level ?
I don’t think I could live with myself if I bought that. Every time I stepped out the car Id think about shooting myself.
65.000€ for that level of quality. Damn
£ sir
It will be 30k next year.
Do any of those blast of cleaning solution lens cleaners work?
not in my experience
I also checked it out, I was impressed with the design, but a lot of equipment was missing
Cant believe they actually left the middle console the exact same and just put the steering wheel and pedals to the right side😂
I thought it was a Chinese car lol
Chinese cars actually look better.
@@DanilotheMD fair enough 🤣
Well the reason for this design is most likely to market it in China since they love this god awful styling for some reason. It’s the reason all new BMWs look so strange, same with other manufacturers like Buick, they’re intending for these cars to be hits in China. It’s unfortunate.
@@DanilotheMDit’s actually funny because Chinese cars try to imitate the looks of other imported manufacturers and often look like cheap copies or nearly identical to the real thing. While the imports are now trying to look more like Chinese cars to cater towards their styling desires.
@@DanilotheMDKorean cars including Wuling Motors also better.
In Germany a full option X2 cost 57k€, in UK 65k with manual seats))
I really don’t think you wet using the B mode correctly: on my i4 in B mode you modulate the amount of regen using the pedal: so instead of just stepping off it you can gently cruise to a half by just taking SOME of the pressure off it. In this way B mode is actually way more predictable than D. The benefit of D mode is when in cruise it delivers much softer transitions and if you speed up beyond selected speed by manually pressing the pedal, it will coast back to the designated speed, where as B mode will just apply max regen to get the speed back.
Cancel your Macan is pure trolling .
😂 they changed the title
Another recent BMW design that looks like a teenager drew the previous design from memory.
I live in a very remote area but I love my BMW's (M6 Competition) HUD. It has pedestrian warning which is useless for most of my driving. What it does do is spot wildlife near the edge of the road. This is awesome. It's not what they intended. The tool is for pedestrians. But, it works just fine for wildlife.
Whoa, the fact the centre console is the EU version in a UK car 😮
7:25 BMW knew that the quality of the Indicator stalk didn't matter, it will never be used anyway!
I hope Europe will make some kind of a rule to fight against manufacturers that put commonly used functions inside touch screen like climate controls and others. Ridiculous in cuttings costs
Euro NCAP has done just that. Any new car that doesn't have physical buttons for common vehicle controls will not be given a 5* safety rating. Not sure when it comes into force though. You can bet that manufacturers will bring buttons back instantly as they need those 5* ratings.
@@84Birchy I am so glad to hear that, finally!
Music to my ears
In my opinion ONLY the audio system should be on a screen. Everything else should be physical controls.
M35i comes with a reliable engine and design is quite something. I saw so many reviews saying you will either love it or hate it. And I love this unique sleek design End of video edit : in US, m35i has leather electric seats, deep legroom in the back, left hand drive built, indicator is smooth AF, drive mode button, 313 hp 2l turbo b48 engine
also review the M35i please !
don't worry about the indicator stalk being cheap. it's not going to be used anyway
😂
If you don’t use indicators on the motorway the lane assistance programme kicks in and ‘grabs’ the steering wheel- not pleasant
@badgastein2 again not a problem. BMWs get in lane 3 and don't change lanes anyway
Boom Boom 💥 😅
The LHD centre console is unacceptable
I like that you are being honest and calling out what others won't, good review! I'm really not a fan of the look of these new BMWs and love the reference to the sports fleece! £65k is ridiculous.
I like BMW’s new exterior designs, I currently own a Benz took a 2023 3 series for a test drive and was disappointed by the low quality of the reverse camera. I don’t depend on cameras as I drive trucks for a living but for $75k I would hope the camera is better than ones found in Hyundai Elantras Had the camera improved with this X2?
BMW designers must be on some funny stuff. Releasing one ugly model after the other lately.
ITS FOKKIN AWGLEHHH
We need a X2 vs X4 vs X6 comparison video!!!
19:13 Forza rewind brought to real life ngl
I remember the first x2 it was so nice
What’s nice about it? It looked like BMWs take on a Subaru
@@fredfredericksonyou mean the 1993 Subaru Legacy?
no, but better than this one
I'll never understand buyers of small SUVs
poor people projecting
It's marketing. It's essentially a taller hatchback. What I don't get is, small "luxury" Suvs. Not much bang for your dollar or pound....
when suv become popular it was only old people claiming it was easier to go into these suvs.. now its like everyone with bad taste :P
The most baffling thing is the sloping roof. I get it, more range, but it severely cuts headroom and cargo.
No point to buy SUV smaller than Q7, X5...
That re-gen effect makes a very funny noise 😂😂😂😂
Any reason why you and your team are particularly using an Alfa Romeo Giulia as your escort car for videos? ...would be interested in the reason 🤔💪
Someone on the BMW Design Team, fell asleep on the keyboard and held a key down or something!...lol
I would have watched this, but I went blind at the thumbnail.
That type of door handle was first seen in Chrysler products in 1957. My Subaru Forester for half the price of this has remote back seat flippers in the boot.
Can you test cupholders with Stanleys!
I’m convinced that BMW designers take magic mushrooms before going to work!
They've told themselves that the BMW badge will do all the heavy lifting to sell this vehicle. It doesn't matter how it looks.
It seems like they deliberately sabotage the company. They are probably undercover agents for BMW’s competitors.
Not a fan of VAG stuff really but in terms of being stylish, the Cupra Formentor is so much more cohesive ….
I love Vag
@@BuffaloDoctorwhy you love VAG?
nor fan of German . Rav4 is better
I’m totally into vag stuff
@@BuffaloDoctor 🤭
I own a 2018 X2 and though I wasn't originally a fan of the BMW badges on the sides of the vehicle and still think they're quite campy, now that they're gone with the new design language... I kinda sorta miss them..
can u review the X2 M53i
Remember when the numbers on the badge told you how big the engines were now it's just random numbers
Yeah, common sense ain't that common anymore
Arm rest storage cover is just 🤯 Why the heck you didn't throw the booth cover???
nice video support from the The Netherlands
Wow they've really cheaped out on lower-end models, considering the interior quality of the new X5 and 5 series.
As long as the grille is illuminated, the world is OK, right??... So damn ridiculous. 🤦🏻♂️😅
That rear end🤣🤣🤣
Great video Matt!
When wil you do the polestar 2 2024
The interior camera is called “the dogging feature “ 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Porsche and Bmw having a big boys battle innit😂
Tesla and Peugeot too.
It's not really a battle when one shows up with an assault rifle, and the other shows up with a nerf gun.
@@MrBeckPJ nuke would be the Tesla Y
What's the name of the first game Matt plays???? 21:08
Is that steering wheel as ridiculously thick as it looks?
X4 compets with the macan, X2 is the segment with Q3 sportback
This. The headline is so annoying and clearly designed to "stir" things, AKA attracting clicks and comments. No-one considering a Macan would compare it with the X1/2 when the X3/4 exist. Still, I guess the ruse worked because here we are commenting.
@@hughfh yeah, pretty obvious.
Do the brake lights show on 1 pedal driving? With how quick the speed drops, i would assume it should to avoid accidents
6:44 I thought we were about to get hit with the sickest ligma joke.
Hi Mat, thank you for that, much appreciated. One thing though: I am watching the video on the Ipad and it does not give me the link to other video’s, just the QR code. I have not managed yet to pull out the ipad camera, to scan the qr code on the ipad screen, or am I missing something?😊
Agree on the interior materials, really noticed the step down on the new 5, irrespective of the fact that the price had jumped by more than $20k versus my (2020) 5 series...some serious cost cutting/margin preservation going on
All covered in little flashy lights and gimmicks
Let's talk about the design.... I do like the door handles. Yes, that pretty much sums it up.
In some shots of the front i thought i saw an enyaq
which side is the front?
That exact spec in Aus costs $86,000 drive away, if you convert 65,000BP to AUD it would come to a crazy $125,000
I don't think it will sell well in Aus even at AUD 86k.
you get more tech on a Toyota as standard than that x2
@@martintokinaga5261 Many X1 on our roads, we just got to wait and see.
Tip for you in all new BMW group product. You can disable the speed limit warning by pressing and holding the cruise control Set button on the wheel
Yes every time you drive... what a joke
Is it just a warning, or does it prevent you from speeding? I was of the impression it should prevent speeding.
@@frodej6640 the car bongs / pings everytime you exceed the speed limit. You have to switch it off on every journey.
@@frodej6640 no it’s just a warning
@@andywmoffat Thx for answer.
That pop up banner never showed up in my phone 😂