Ndithe xa ndikhwela kwi-Aventurin Red Metallic BMW iX XDrive50 epake phambi kwendlu yam, kwaqengqeleka inkosikazi ehamba ngeBMW X3 yangoku.” Ndiyayifuna loo moto,” watsho ngefestile. waphinda wathi, “Hayi.Ngokunyanisekileyo.Ndiyayifuna le moto.”
Njengomnini wam owayesakuba yi-X3, akumangalisi ukuba i-BMW's all-electric midsize SUV ifumana olu hlobo lokuhoywa - kwaye hayi nje ngenxa yomlomo ovulekileyo ovulekileyo ngaphambili kwesithuthi. Kungenxa yokuba yi-flagship yokuqala yombane ye-BMW. , kwaye ijongeka ifana ngokumangalisayo ne-BMW edume kakhulu i-X5. Kwakhona yenye yezithuthi ezimbini eziluncedo zombane eziphuma kwa-BMW ezibonelela ngobuninzi bobugcisa, amandla kunye noluhlu.
Emva phaya ekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-'90, abakwaBMW baye bangena kumdlalo weSUV (okanye i-SAV, njengoko iBMW iwubiza njalo, "Imoto Yomsebenzi Wezemidlalo") ngokwenza i-X5.A edume kakhulu isithethi saqinisekisa ukuba inkampani ithengise ngaphezulu kwe-950,000 X5s. e-US kuphela.Kwikota yokuqala ka-2022, yayiyeyona modeli ithengiswa kakhulu eveliswe yi-BMW, ngokutsho kwenkampani.BMW iguqula loo manani entengiso ibe yenye impumelelo kwixesha elizayo ngokuziswa kwe-BMW iX XDrive50 ka-2022, i-SUV enobungakanani be-X5 ene-electric powertrain kunye neemayile ezingaphezulu kwama-300 kuluhlu.
I-iX luyilo olutsha ngokupheleleyo oludalwe ukusuka emhlabeni ukuya phezulu. Luphawu olutsha lwe-BMW yolwakhiwo lombane olutsha kunye noyilo, kwaye ilayishwe ngobuchwephesha obuhle bokusika obuyenza igqame kulwandle oluxinana kakhulu lombane wobunewunewu. .
Ngelixa iBMW yayisekuqaleni kumdlalo wokufakelwa kombane, yakhupha uhlobo olufutshane lweBMW i3 ngo-2013, yayekwa kulo nyaka uphelileyo ngenxa yokungathengiswa kakuhle phakathi komnqweno wamaMelika wokufumana iSUV enkulu, enokukhwelwa ngaphezulu. Sekusondele iminyaka eli-10 ukusukela oko inkampani yasungula inqwelomoya. imoto entsha yombane, kodwa ibuyele ebaleni kunye neemveliso ezinomtsalane kakhulu, kubandakanywa i-BMW i4 sedan ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo kunye neBMW iX (iX 40, iX 50 kwaye kungekudala, iX M60 ikhawuleza kakhulu) .Kwiveki ephelileyo. , I-BMW iveze i-i7 sedan, ibeka inkampani kwindlela yokufikelela kwiinjongo zayo zokubala i-50 yeepesenti ze-battery-electric car sales by 2030.
Ngoxa i-i3 yayiyilwe ekuqaleni njengemoto yedolophu kunye noluhlu lokuqala lweekhilomitha ze-80 kuphela, i-iX inamaxesha angaphezu kwamane alo luhlu-ukuya kwi-EPA-iqikelelwe kwiikhilomitha ezingama-324. ipakethe yebhetri efakwe kwi-carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP), i-aluminium kunye nesakhelo sendawo yentsimbi ephezulu exhasa isithuthi.Ibhetri inamandla asebenzisekayo we-105.2kWh, oku kuthetha ukuba, umzekelo, kwindlela enye yohambo ukusuka ELos Angeles ukuya eSan Francisco (kuxhomekeke kwitrafikhi, ubushushu kunye nobungakanani bokuqhuba kwakho), kufuneka ume kuphela kwaye uyihlawule kube kanye.
Njenge-BMW i3 ngaphambi kwayo, i-iX inoyilo olukhethekileyo ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Emva kwalo impumlo inkulu kuhleli itoni yobugcisa obenza i-iX ibe liphupha lokuqhuba. Iphaneli yomthi elula nebukekayo apho umlawuli we-iDrive ehlala khona,ucango lokutyhala-iqhoshaizibambo kunye nophahla olukhulu lwelanga olukhethwayo olunomthunzi we-electrochromic oyitshintsha ukusuka kwi-opaque ukuya kwiTransparent.cofa iqhosha.Ivili lokuqhuba elinamacala amathandathu lihle kwaye libandakanya isethi eyenziwe lula yamaqhosha kunye namavili alawula yonke into ukusuka kwi-audio system ukuya kwiinkqubo zokuncedisa umqhubi.
Endleleni, i-BMW iX izolile, iyakhawuleza, kwaye, nangona ubuhlungu be-BMW purists malunga nayo yonke into ukusuka kwi-styling ukuya kwifomu ye-SUV, i-iX iyonwabisa kakhulu ukuyiqhuba.Ibhetri inzima, kwaye ukuba ukhetha ukuqhuba oku. Imoto eyi-5,700 yeeponti kwiindlela ezijikajikayo, ungabuva ngokuqinisekileyo obo bunzima, kodwa iimotor ezinamandla ezimbini ezinemincili ngaphambili nangasemva ziyenza isebenze kwaye ilungelelane.I-BMW ithi i-iX yenza amandla angama-523 kunye ne-564 yeponti yetorque. zidityanisiwe, kwaye kuba i-electric yonke, i-torque ikhawuleza, i-punchy, kwaye igudile.
Naxa uqhuba nzima, uluhlu lombane lwe-iX luhlala lufana, nokuba kuyamangalisa.Ndathatha uhambo olukhawulezayo losuku ukusuka eLos Angeles ukuya e-Encinitas kufuphi neSan Diego ngaphantsi kweekhilomitha ezili-100 indlela nganye (iikhilomitha ezingama-70 ukuba zichanekile) kwaye ndaphantse ndahlawuliswa ngokupheleleyo ngaphakathi. Iikhilomitha ezingama-310. Ukufika kwam kwindawo endandisiya kuyo e-Encinitas, ndandishiyekile iikhilomitha ezingama-243. Ukufika kwam ekhaya ndaza ndagqitha izithuthi, ndandisele ziikhilomitha ezili-177.
Ukuba wenza izibalo, uya kuqaphela ukuba uluhlu lwam lwehle malunga neemayile ezingama-67 kuphela indlela enye, ugcino oluqokelelweyo lweemayile ezi-6. Kungenxa yokuba ndisebenzisa ulawulo lokuhamba ngolwandle olubalaseleyo nolusebenzayo kuyo yonke indawo, kunye nokulula uku- sebenzisa indlela yokuqhuba i-pedal enye (imodi ye-B), evuselela amandla kwakhona kwibhetri.Ngokuqinisekileyo unokuziva umahluko phakathi kwemowudi eqhelekileyo kunye nemodi ye-pedal enye, ephucula ukuvuselelwa xa uphakamisa unyawo lwakho kwi-pedal yegesi.Kulula ziqhelanise, ngakumbi xa kukho itrafikhi eninzi eLos Angeles.
IiNkqubo zoNcedo loMqhubi oPhezulu (i-ADAS) zidityaniswe nenkqubo yokukhangela kwaye ithathela ingqalelo indlela yokuqhuba oyikhethayo kunye nendlela oqhuba ngayo. ukuchacha ngexesha le-overspeed kunye ne-braking esebenzayo kunye nokuziqhelanisa neemeko zendlela esekelwe kwiimeko zendlela ezichongwe ngedatha evela kwinkqubo yokukhangela kunye nokwandisa i-mileage.Sensors zayo ezisetyenziswa ziinkqubo zokuncedisa umqhubi.Ihlakaniphile, ingenamthungo kwaye iyamangalisa, kwaye ithatha ezinye yoluhlu lwexhala lokuqhuba imoto yombane.
Inkqubo ye-ADAS, ebizwa ngokuba yi-Active Driving Assistant Pro (i-$1,700 eyongezelelweyo), yenye yezona zinto zilungileyo endakhe ndazifumana.I-BMW ilungise inkqubo ukuze ihambelane nemeko yokuqhuba oyisebenzisayo.E-Los Angeles, umzekelo, ixhaphake kakhulu ukuza kumisa ngokupheleleyo ukusuka phezu 70 mph emva kokunyuka induli encinane kuhola wendlela.Xa kusenzeka, kudala kakhulu fenders, kwaye, ngexesha lam kunye SUV, Ndadibana kakhulu.
Nangona kunjalo, inkqubo ye-ADAS kwi-BMW iX ibamba nganye kwezi meko kakuhle kakhulu - kwaye ngaphandle kwe-panic.Kungenxa yokuba i-iX ixhotyiswe ngeekhamera ezintlanu, iinkqubo ezintlanu ze-radar, i-12 sensors ze-ultrasonic kunye nonxibelelwano lwesithuthi ukuya kwisithuthi ukunceda ukulawula iinkqubo ze-ADAS. ngexesha langempela.Ikwadibanisa idatha esuka kwi-navigation system kunye ne-5G iteknoloji (enye yezithuthi zokuqala ukuyifumana).
Oku kuthetha ukuba iX iyakwazi “ukubona” ukucotha kwayo kwaye ilungelelanise isantya sayo phambi kokuba ufikelele kuyo, ukuze xa umisa ngesiquphe, ingabhuleki ngamandla okanye ivakalise lonke uhlobo lwezilumkiso njengezinye izithuthi. iikhamera ukujonga itrafikhi kunye nokwenza ibrake regeneration ngendlela echuliweyo nethambileyo kwiimeko ezithile zokuqhuba ukuze ufumane uluhlu oluninzi kwiidrive ezinde.
Ngaphandle koko, inkqubo yokulawula ilizwi kwi-BMW iX yenye yezona zihamba phambili kweli shishini.Xa inkampani yayiyila i-iX, yasusa amaqhosha amaninzi yadibanisa imisebenzi emininzi eqhelekileyo kumqhubi nomkhweli kwi-iDrive yesizukulwana sesibhozo. .Unokukhetha ukulawula inkqubo usebenzisa amavili ekristale kwikhonsoli yeziko (ebonakala kwaye ibukise izilawuli zohlengahlengiso lwesihlalo kwiingcango) okanye usebenzise umncedisi welizwi wesithuthi.
Embindini we-iDrive 8 system kukho idispleyi enkulu, egobileyo neqala ngasemva kwevili lokuqhuba elinobubanzi obunehexagonal kwaye iye kuma embindini wesithuthi.I-BMW idibanise i-instrument cluster eyi-12.3-intshi kunye ne-14.9-inch central infotainment screen ibe nye. iyunithi ethambekela kumqhubi ukufunda lula kuzo zonke iintlobo zokukhanya. Inkqubo isebenzisa uqwalaselo lolwimi lwendalo ukukunceda ufumane imisebenzi oyifunayo kwaye uyidinga ngaphandle kokuphuthaphutha iimenyu.
Ngelixa usafuna ukusebenzisa igama eliphambili ("Hey BMW" kulo mzekelo) ukuvusa inkqubo, ungacela ngokulula indlela yokuya kwindawo yokutyela ethile, unikeze idilesi, okanye ujonge uluhlu lwetshaja ezikufutshane, kwaye emva koko Akunyanzelekanga ukuba usebenzise nayiphi na indlela yokuyithetha.Unganqumama, umise kwaye uqale ngokwendalo, okanye udibanise ulungelelwaniso lwedilesi, kwaye inkqubo isazokufumanela indawo eyiyo. Nje ukuba uqale ukukhangela, inkqubo isebenzisa. inyani yokwenyani emnandi eyongeziweyo eyongeziweyo ukukuxelela apho ungavula isikrini esisembindini, ngelixa ikunika izalathiso kwidash.Kuko konke, kulula kakhulu ukuyisebenzisa kwaye ilunge kakhulu.
Ngaphandle nje kokunye: Ngexesha lokusebenzisa kwam i-BMW iX, isikhonkwane sagqobhoza isisu setayara elingasemva lasekhohlo. Ndaba kufutshane noko ndandisiya khona, kodwa ndazama ukusebenzisa ulawulo lwelizwi ukuya kwindawo ekhuselekileyo ukuze ndipake kwaye ndenze umnxeba.Xa inkqubo ye-iX ibona ukuhla koxinzelelo lomoya, ngokukhawuleza ikhupha isilumkiso soxinzelelo lwetayara.Okumangalisayo kukuba, isilumkiso sanciphisa kakhulu amandla enkqubo yezwi.Xa ndacela ukuba ndifumane isikhululo segesi esikufutshane, inkqubo yandixelela ukuba Ilizwi elincedisayo lalingekho ngenxa yeengxaki zamavili.Ndamisa kwindawo yokupaka ekufutshane ukuze nditsalele umnxeba ndaza ndaqhwalela ekhaya.Inkampani yolawulo lweenqwelo-moya yaqhobosha amatayara, ndaza ndabuya namatayara am axoshiweyo.Emva kokuba elungisiwe amavili, umncedisi welizwi wayebuyile.
Ukongeza ekuqhubeni i-iX malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-300 ngeveki yam yokusetyenziswa, ndiye ndafumana ithuba lokuyihlawulisa kwitshaja ekhawulezayo ye-DC kawonkewonke.Njengekhosi, amava okutshaja kawonke-wonke mabi kakhulu, kodwa, ekubeni ndihlala eMzantsi. I-California, ngokuqinisekileyo ingcono kunelizwe lonke.Ndakhetha itshaja ekhawulezayo ye-EVgo DC, efumanekayo kunye nevenkile yekofu, ukuze ndibone ukuba ndingafumana intlawulo ekhawulezayo ngaphambi kokuba ndibethe indlela kwakhona.I-BMW inikezela iminyaka emibini yokutshaja simahla kwe-iX kunye ne-i4 kwiitshaja ze-Electrify America, kodwa akukho nto ikufutshane.
I-BMW ithi ibhetri kwi-iX inokutshajwa ukusuka kwi-10% ukuya kwi-80% kwimizuzu engama-30, kwaye ndakuba ndiyifumene i-EVgo inkqubo ye-EVgo, ndatshaja malunga nemizuzu engama-30 kwitshaja eyi-150kWh ndaza ndafumana kwakhona iimayile ezingama-79 ukusuka kwi-57-mayile. intlawulo Ipesenti ukuya 82 ekhulwini (ukusuka 193 miles of uluhlu ukuya 272 miles of uluhlu), nto leyo ngaphezu ngokwaneleyo.
Isikhalazo sam esikhulu malunga namava okutshaja (ngaphandle kwenkqubo ye-EVgo ye-buggy emangalisayo) kulapho i-BMW ibeke i-port yokutshaja. Kwizithuthi ezininzi zombane, i-port yokutshaja ibekwe kwicala lomqhubi wangaphambili phambi komnyango.Kwi-BMW iX, yi- kwicala labakhweli elingasemva, okuthetha ukuba xa usebenzisa isikhululo sokutshaja sikawonke-wonke, kufuneka ubuyele kwisithuba kwaye ubeke itshaja kwicala elichanekileyo lesithuthi.Kwindawo endiyikhethileyo, ndingasebenzisa kuphela ezimbini kwezine ezikhoyo. Ngelixa abanini-moto abaninzi bengahlawulisi kwiitshaja zikawonke-wonke rhoqo (njengoko abanini bee-EV bebiza ekhaya), bebuyela kwindawo yokupaka exineneyo kwaye bathandazela ukuba itshaja oyikhethayo isebenze kakhulu kuninzi. umbuzo wabaqhubi.
I-BMW iX xDrive50 endiyichithe iveki ndiyithenga ibiyi-$104,820. Ngexabiso lokuqala le-$83,200, iBMW iX ikwindawo ephezulu yeSUV segment, singasathethi ke nge-EV segment. BMW isenayo inkuthazo, ngoko iyafaneleka. i-$ 7,500 yekhredithi yerhafu yomanyano ukuba uyahlangabezana nemilinganiselo.
Nangona ixabiso likude ukuba lifikeleleke, oko akuthethi. Emva kwayo yonke into, lo ngumzekelo we-flagship - indawo apho i-BMW inokuvavanya iimpawu zayo eziphambili kunye nabathengi, kwaye iceba ukukhupha iteknoloji kwezinye iimodeli kuluhlu lwayo. Inkampani sele ibonelela ngezinto ezininzi ze-iX kwiimoto zabo ezisanda kwaziswa, njenge-BMW i7 kunye ne-i4.
Emva kweveki ne-iX, kuyacaca ukuba abo bathanda i-X5 bazokonwabela irhamncwa elitsha lombane lakwa-BMW. ngokuqinisekileyo uyinkokeli phambi kwabanye.