Here in Ireland 🇮🇪 the new i5 starts at, wait for it €91000 . Even the bog standard 520i petrol is €72000 . WOW . I have a 2019 530e and was going to change but this i5 is €30000 more than I paid for my car 4 years ago . I’m out BMW 😢
I know mate.. I bought a used 2022 1L 100 HP Audi A1 for €32k which can be bought in the UK for 8k cheaper. I can only imagine what it’s like when you go up the price. Ireland is a ripoff for buying cars 💀
They aren’t aiming at the purchase market. They are aiming at the company car market. BIK tax on EVs saves the employee loads of money and meet companies Green targets.
Oh, I just cannot get enough of titles of the 'can this beat Tesla' - variant... Sigh... I have an i4, and while I admit the rear seat can feel a bit cramped if the front seat is far back, but it's really not a small car! Oh, about the i5 Touring. I love my hatchback on the i4, having my previous two cars been sedans. i4 is the best!!! ;-)
@@phuketexplorer you are right. - just holding sensors, a bit of cooling still (much less though) and showing the company logo - and a crumble zone if there is an accident
It is more important to look at smaller and cheaper electric cars, but it is not your fault that new big and expensive electric cars are constantly coming out on the market, so another like from here. However, that doesn't change the fact that you also do well in this video, so from here one more like 👍
Next 3-5 years only expensive cars will appear. The EV technology will become meaningfull after they harvest the big money from the people who are eager for big screens and ambient ligth on the grill. Perhaps in Europe it will take more time, since here the people must show they can afford such funny expensive toys, but on the other hand exactly such cars are the reason rational people don't like EVs, because they are expensive, heavy and slow to charge (expesive also)
After the death of the in line six it’s time to kill the BMW beautiful dashboards. The tablets mania is here and being a petrolhead I don not understand this. Aren’t we supposed to look on to the road ahead? Personally when I drive it is for the pleasure of driving and if I feel like to see a movie or play games I do it elsewhere. I prefer a good Chinese car with a real dashboard to this. At the end cars look less and less to cars and all these useless tablets and these huge batteries are everything but green.
just don't order it or switch it off... My stepdad has an A class and moans about the ambient lighting constantly. when I suggested he turned it off he said "I paid for it, why would I turn it off" strange mentality.
Lowest spec version ‘starting’ at £73,000 and we all know any BMW will need the options list raided so that’s going to be closer to £80,000. They really have seen you coming.
Not to bad, actually. Quite a lot of base spec. Electric seats as standard for example. But realistically, M Sport is a minimum, so at least 76k. But then again, how much is an Audi etron GT or Model S?
Way too expensive, and can we stop pretending EV versions of ICE cars are intentionally similar? It's a bad thing this is a compromised car and doesn't have lots of interior space or EV efficiency, etc
Instead of having shortcut buttons to access functions on the touchscreens, how about losing those screens altogether and instead just styling an attractive looking interior with physical buttons for all functions. You know, like we used to have before everyone demanded their car interiors looked like an Odeon multiplex. Large screens just make any interior look catastrophically bad (see Tesla) but manufacturers love them because they are CHEAP.
Are you kinding me? Tesla's intriors are covered in padded leather, suede, and wood grain. Honestly just as good as a BMW interior. Far less plastic in a tesla than a kia or toyota
Just because you slap on "supposedly" nice material doesnt mean it is a good design. They have to be sculptured and have character. Tesla literally just slapped them on without much character and thoughts in the name of minimalist design. Thats probably why Lucid CEO left Tesla and created a much nicer car.
@@rnrnrkrk994 Sculpted? Sounds like you are just making up bs. I just pulled up a side by side comparison between model 3 and a bmw interior and the main differences are plastic vents, plastic buttons, and unnecessary engine guages in a BMW. All things that I personally feel make the interior worse. BMW does have more leather color options but not something most people care for.
And to be fair, I'm not a huge huge fan of BMW design either. I hate the look of slapped on display. But other aspects like door panels and ambient lighting are much more thought out than a Tesla
BMW is getting serious with EV´s - their new platform strategy is very smart - their design language is unique (from ugly to get better) - the i5 looks different then anything else on the road quite good.
@@arturo468 its coming from everywhere - we produce electricity at home, we need solar panels on each and every home, along the highways, wind - thats more then enough. But yes it should not be coal or oil of course.
Because they will sell non-ev versions. Likely to have a tunnel for the back seat area also, for the same reason. That is the problem with non-dedicated EV platforms.
China will demand karaoke. As this is not a dedicated EV platform i imagine there is a tunnel in the rear along with that long bonnet, impacting the 5th seat comfort. Sorry you never got a chance to tell us about rear room. Thanks for the video.
@@Truthbomb918 I don't know why BMW has decided to go down this route. I thought we were about to see great things from BMW when they brought out the i8 Hybrid and then the i3 with its bespoke EV architecture. It seemed as though BMW was about to go through an EV evolution, but then they seemed to do a U-turn and bring out ICE platforms with horrible grills and batteries stuffed in them... no idea what happened within BMW management that created that decision, but I feel its put them behind the curve. While the inside of this i5 seems to have the usual BMW quality, from looking at some other videos as well, it definitely does not have the feeling of spaciousness (especially in the back) that bespoke EV architecture has brought to other vehicles.
I have an I4 and I just don't see this car as that much better at the price point and specs they are showing. It still looks great and I'm sure it will be amazing for the extra leg room in the back. But I'm keeping my I4.
Sorry, but the National Grid can't cope with more EVs without the lights going out. +20 years maybe, but bonkers in the near future. I'm keeping my diesel until I can't - and then I'll buy a petrol 4X4. Dream on ...
Yes in 20+ years...in Germany about 2,6 Mio Cars were sold in 2022. If all would be BEV Immediatelly, it would take 20 years to replace all german Cars. For sure similar in UK. Since only about 20% BEVs are sold at the moment...it will take 40 years and more. If the grid is not improved in this long time... BEVs Fans and BEV Haters talk as if EVs are tommorow at 100%...no this will not happen!!! It will take decades. Even Norway with 90% EV Sales still has 80% ICEs in Usage.
The only beef I have with this design is the usage of piano panels on the outside of the car. Piano panels are so overtly sensitive, I wish the person that came up with the concept would be rolled in tar and feathers. It’s not sustainable in any way on the aftermarket. The rest of this i5 is amazing though.
I'm a long time 5 series fan and have been waiting for an i5 for a long time. BUT, this looks a bit too much like a Skoda (especially with the blacked out illuminated grill option) that makes it not look special enough for that price. I do hope the M model is called an Mi5 though...
Prices too high. EV production in Germany slowing down due to high depreciation and early adopters satiated. Its too big for UK as current 5 series (which I drive) can struggle with multi storey car parks etc. This whole vid just sounded like a love in from BMW.
Sorry but again the is nothing more than an overpriced inefficient EV with less utility than a Tesla. I say this as a person who has owned 3 BMW 5 series and I don’t see myself buying another one until they get their act together. They are too dam slow, doesn’t have the storage, and the software is nowhere near as good as Tesla who updates it constantly and adds new features for FREE! Just looking at the Tesla site today and they have a new Models S Plaid for 99k in inventory that has more storage space, is lightening fast and has better software and the best charging network period with 396 mile of EPA estimated range. They even have a lease return with 7K miles and full FSD for 91K. Why would you overpay for less value. Please don’t say the name or quality because that’s a load of BS. I have a 2022 Model Y Performance with a 3.5 second 0 to 60 which is faster than this 5 series and an SUV and I have had zero maintenance or issues since I bought it. In fact, it’s not due for service until December 2023. Now that shows quality. The best service is no service required.
I really don't get this fashion for grey paint. I've seen all sorts of cars in the same colour and they all look, at very best, meh. Apart from that, not interested in luxe barges. It really doesn't matter whether they're SUVs or fat Beemers. They're still pretty rubbish for the environment
they did a great job on the design of this. there isn't any outlandish bits like the IX and the I7 takes some getting used to (though it has grown on me a lot ) this car looks slick. except of the back? that back looks like a honda or maybe a VW it ruins an otherwise handsome car. too bad i probably wouldn't be able to afford this lol
It does. Countless auto reviewers have commented on it. The i4 edrive40 is the best handling EV this side of a Porsche Taycan. The Model 3 is set up as a "best fit" for all conditions. The i4 M Sport has adjustable dampers with Comfort and Sport settings. So better on pot-holes and speed bumps when in Comfort, and better through corners when in Sport.
I have been looking forward to seeing this car but it just doesn’t do it for me. Can’t work out what it is, perhaps the side cills to hide the batteries. Lots of plastic on front and back as well. Might look better in the real world for me perhaps.
I'm on my 7th BMW and my 4th 5 series. Most likely I will not be buying another. Design is a personal matter, but the software is overcomplicated. iDrive has lost me. Why would I buy this over Tesla ? Ok, the Bmw's interior is nice, but Model S is much more practical, faster and with their software, app and charging stations (especially in California where I live) Tesla is just miles ahead of Germans. Mercedes and Bmw are making cars for a long time and now it is obvious that all they care is profit and not a true innovation. All it took is one guy Musk to change the entire car industry while Germans were sitting in their suits debating on the new headlights design and how to maintain the status quo with the Saudis supplying dinosaurs juice - gas. BTW, I've driven i4 and was very disappointed.
Seriously??? … whats this about? … the speaking cow or the car? … whats the point (except flattering her Huge vanity) of showing her all the time while doing this discovery of the interior????? …. 🤦♂️
This car competes with Tesla Model S, a car that came out 11 years ago. BMW took a long time to come alongside. Now, how many BMW i5's will be sold in 2023? And how many Tesla Model S's? What are the ranges? Does it update at least monthly over the air? So far, you ONLY talked about female things (women talk interiors). What about the hard tech things?
Its not acceptable that BMW does not develop the new cars on bespoke electric platform rother strap batteries and electric engine to existing combustion engine platform. VERY DISAPPOINTING 👎👎👎🤦🤦🤦
Not sure what the fixation is with quoting charging speeds, as in the real world there's so many factors that reduce from the maximum rate that the car can theoretically receive
I waiting 5 years for this car Electric ,buy one tesla S 4 years ago its one Joke Range Its Done With BMW 5 Serie Electric Nobody That drive electric will buy this car , Heavy car whith one to small batery ,and i love BMW 40 years driver of this ,But realety stick to gasoline ,Dont try 50 % because in 10 Years your are gone ,So no improvement in 4 years ...Thats realety
Don’t compare a luxury brand with a downmarket brand like Tesla. Tesla is the equivalent of a 1980’s Russian Lada with the looks and crap build quality to boot.
The designers at BMW need reviewing, each body part looks decent but put them together and they don't match. The proportions don't seem right. This BMW looks like something from Hyundai or Kia.
i think 2020 M340 remains the best looking overall BMW vehicle of the last decade, with current M5 having the best looking front grille. this new 5 series is too weird looking. front looks like SUV and rear like jaguar. although its a nice looking vehicle, i think they ruined the 5 series
Why is BMW and Tesla used in the same sentence? This is somehow insulting to both brands. Answering the clickbait question: No, a 80k car will not topple a 40k car's sales.
This 5 Series is high like a Bus! Next model will be same plattform as the X-Models?! All of this black plastic will make it look cheap even it is very expensive, and it will be scratchy very soon.
4:31 What's going on with BMW and it's huge frontal overhangs lately ? The I7, I4 and new X1 all got really long noses and now even the new 5 series, why ? In the side profile it looks like a rear wheel driven Mazda now and not like a sporty Beamer with crispy proportions.
4:30 What's with the massive frontal overhang ? 😮 It's an EV or rear wheel driven car, why is the nose so long ? It looks like a Mazda or Toyota from the side, not like a dynamically proportioned BMW.
i4, i5 Failed , rear seats still got a huge non sense Bump.... But well, they can At least make i4 same interior as i5. I just want a HatchBack elecetric car
History has shown that cars that are listed as “Tesla killer” or “Tesla replacements” or Tesla beater” end up not doing well, or have failed so hard they have been discontinued. EVs are the next evolutionary step in automobile advancement. E.Vs are competing against liquid fueled vehicles.
This „Games Shit“ during charging is utterly useless. Just done because Tesla does it. Any business person will have to check million things in a break but to play C-Class games
Very nice transition of the model 5 to the i series... but at an outrageous price point... OK ok, there are some people ready to put this money, the same ones as those buying the model S... but this is definitely not me. I am not even wanting to drive such car if it was given to me. To much luxury. I don't need this. My ioniq 5 at 55k eur was already way too expensive.
Meh, the design isn't as bad as the i7, iX, or XM but it's still far from the timeless designs they produced before. I like my I4 way better (in the right spec).
Do not compare the Tesla which is a downmarket Piece of Scrap with a luxury brand like BMW. Compare a Tesla with a Dacia or one of those other cheap downmarket brands for the masses.
Thank God they got rid of that ridiculous grill! It looked like a big ass on the front.. The I5 looks really nice. But sooo expensive. Will not sell many of these.
but what BMW still missing, is the cost of electrical cars is much lower than ICE cars.. but they forget to set the price right.. That car cost dobbelt the Tesla.
No diesel in the UK or Ireland but the rest of Europe get it, whats that all about.... Electric maybe the future and i get it but for those of us who live in apartments without access to overnight charging facilities and have to cover huge mileage annually, diesel is the only realistic option until the infrastructure for plug in hybrids and fully electric cars are in place.
I like it, but it will not topple tesla, because tesla technology and plug-in network is ahead of anyone, and they are much cheaper. I can get a tesla Y in the low 30s after incentives. it may do better in the high end market competing against the model s, but as a whole against the tesla company, I say no.
....and a fresh forward thinking design BMW still insist on their "new" cars being styled exactly as the ones from decades ago. The only difference is the hideous grille.....boooooring, yawn
The average person can’t afford this ,ev is not going to takeover from petrol,the number of people who had purchased an ev and been stuck at the side of the road queuing for a re charge point and then finding to few to use or not working ,or not having the right app,hardly anybody knows how to repair them,it’s a joke
I’ve been driving 5 series for last 20 years and like the new i5. But those prices are just over the top nowadays…I’m probably out and now looking at alternatives with better value for money in the premium class, including NIO.
Really? That’s ridicules for any company to do that. But that will,be the future. I heard that if you want to unlock your car remotely or use some free features we get now some companies will require you to pay a monthly fee.
Here in Ireland 🇮🇪 the new i5 starts at, wait for it €91000 . Even the bog standard 520i petrol is €72000 . WOW . I have a 2019 530e and was going to change but this i5 is €30000 more than I paid for my car 4 years ago . I’m out BMW 😢
Exactly. Check out the Volvo EX30.
Get out of Ireland and make a real money!
I know mate.. I bought a used 2022 1L 100 HP Audi A1 for €32k which can be bought in the UK for 8k cheaper. I can only imagine what it’s like when you go up the price. Ireland is a ripoff for buying cars 💀
In murica people line up to pay 90 K for pick up trucks with V8 pushrod engines. It’s all about priorities.
They aren’t aiming at the purchase market. They are aiming at the company car market. BIK tax on EVs saves the employee loads of money and meet companies Green targets.
Way better looking than ugly looking mercedes eqe .
Oh, I just cannot get enough of titles of the 'can this beat Tesla' - variant... Sigh...
I have an i4, and while I admit the rear seat can feel a bit cramped if the front seat is far back, but it's really not a small car!
Oh, about the i5 Touring. I love my hatchback on the i4, having my previous two cars been sedans. i4 is the best!!! ;-)
Well at least finally it's got a NORMAL looking FRONT GRILLE
Ya
... Look-a-like grille. It doesn't actually do anything useful.
@@phuketexplorer you are right. - just holding sensors, a bit of cooling still (much less though) and showing the company logo - and a crumble zone if there is an accident
The 5-series grill always maintained it’s normal look.
With the massive LED strip?
You in those heels 😍😍😍 who cares what the car looks like
She's got competition with Alex on the Auto Trader Channel - who uploaded a review at almost exactly the same time.
Really great to hear about this one 😊 and killer heels too Ginny 👠
Really happy to see Ginny here! Remember the old Carbuyer days. Nice car, great video, killer stilettos!
It is more important to look at smaller and cheaper electric cars, but it is not your fault that new big and expensive electric cars are constantly coming out on the market, so another like from here.
However, that doesn't change the fact that you also do well in this video, so from here one more like 👍
They published a video of the Corsa E on the same day this video came out to be fair
Next 3-5 years only expensive cars will appear. The EV technology will become meaningfull after they harvest the big money from the people who are eager for big screens and ambient ligth on the grill. Perhaps in Europe it will take more time, since here the people must show they can afford such funny expensive toys, but on the other hand exactly such cars are the reason rational people don't like EVs, because they are expensive, heavy and slow to charge (expesive also)
@@krasimirkirev9803 Several EV's priced in line with or below their petrol rivals have been announced in the last week
Why must you put anything about Tesla in the title, or is that click bait.
At this point, what car hasn't topped Tesla? Is there a glaringly obvious gap between any of the panels? No? Congrats, you've topped Tesla.
After the death of the in line six it’s time to kill the BMW beautiful dashboards. The tablets mania is here and being a petrolhead I don not understand this. Aren’t we supposed to look on to the road ahead? Personally when I drive it is for the pleasure of driving and if I feel like to see a movie or play games I do it elsewhere. I prefer a good Chinese car with a real dashboard to this. At the end cars look less and less to cars and all these useless tablets and these huge batteries are everything but green.
very excited to see the touring version of this soon. We want boot space!!
This vehicle is so nice looking. So glad BMW didn’t screw this up.
Just wish BMW could drop the illuminated grill…
I am sure you can switch off - or even better I assume its an extra, so don't tick the box ;)
doesn't she explained in detail, that this is just a option with the "m bla bla pro" package?
just don't order it or switch it off... My stepdad has an A class and moans about the ambient lighting constantly. when I suggested he turned it off he said "I paid for it, why would I turn it off" strange mentality.
Lowest spec version ‘starting’ at £73,000 and we all know any BMW will need the options list raided so that’s going to be closer to £80,000. They really have seen you coming.
Not to bad, actually. Quite a lot of base spec. Electric seats as standard for example. But realistically, M Sport is a minimum, so at least 76k. But then again, how much is an Audi etron GT or Model S?
@leo fish Model S is a native EV, this is a compromised platform? So it should be cheaper too
@@leored79 True! They’re all way overpriced!
Yeah quite aggressive pricing compared to their competition
@@nomoreheroes93 The Model S is very old already - the new i5 platform is not compromised, it was designed as EV first
Way too expensive, and can we stop pretending EV versions of ICE cars are intentionally similar? It's a bad thing this is a compromised car and doesn't have lots of interior space or EV efficiency, etc
Looks better than the cars of late. But it can’t be a BMW, where’s the ugly grille that’s twice the width & height of the entire car?
It would be a better review if it also covered the rear space and boot space, or did I miss something ?
She was more interested in playing games for some reason.
@@stevenjones916 10 liters less than the previous one.
Instead of having shortcut buttons to access functions on the touchscreens, how about losing those screens altogether and instead just styling an attractive looking interior with physical buttons for all functions. You know, like we used to have before everyone demanded their car interiors looked like an Odeon multiplex. Large screens just make any interior look catastrophically bad (see Tesla) but manufacturers love them because they are CHEAP.
In that case go and look at the Audi eTron.
1000% agree with you... This "tesla tablet" trend is horrible.
Couldn't agree more. It's like manufacturers are trying to out screen each other.
Tesla people don't want nice interiors filled with leather and high quality materials; Tesla competes with Kia.
Are you kinding me? Tesla's intriors are covered in padded leather, suede, and wood grain. Honestly just as good as a BMW interior. Far less plastic in a tesla than a kia or toyota
Just because you slap on "supposedly" nice material doesnt mean it is a good design. They have to be sculptured and have character. Tesla literally just slapped them on without much character and thoughts in the name of minimalist design. Thats probably why Lucid CEO left Tesla and created a much nicer car.
@@rnrnrkrk994 Sculpted? Sounds like you are just making up bs. I just pulled up a side by side comparison between model 3 and a bmw interior and the main differences are plastic vents, plastic buttons, and unnecessary engine guages in a BMW. All things that I personally feel make the interior worse. BMW does have more leather color options but not something most people care for.
And to be fair, I'm not a huge huge fan of BMW design either. I hate the look of slapped on display. But other aspects like door panels and ambient lighting are much more thought out than a Tesla
Tesla is a tech company, not a luxury car
BMW is getting serious with EV´s - their new platform strategy is very smart - their design language is unique (from ugly to get better) - the i5 looks different then anything else on the road quite good.
Yes, but where will the extra electricity come from??
@@arturo468 from the solar panels on my roof
@@arturo468 its coming from everywhere - we produce electricity at home, we need solar panels on each and every home, along the highways, wind - thats more then enough. But yes it should not be coal or oil of course.
at first glanc it is not bespoked ev , why the super long bonet with no engine??
That bonnet is screaming small penis.
Because they will sell non-ev versions. Likely to have a tunnel for the back seat area also, for the same reason. That is the problem with non-dedicated EV platforms.
@@connclissmann6514they filled the Tunnel with Batteries, which makes the floor lower...no knees in your face like in Model 3
@@josefv-y8m Ah, thanks for the explanation. That will help handling, I'm sure. 😉
This 5 series now exists to catch those customers who couldn't digest the new 7 series design but still needs the space and presence.
This car only exists to prove that people are dumb and just follow trends. The only bmw thing here is the logo.
China will demand karaoke. As this is not a dedicated EV platform i imagine there is a tunnel in the rear along with that long bonnet, impacting the 5th seat comfort. Sorry you never got a chance to tell us about rear room. Thanks for the video.
Not enough range for people living in the Dallas Ft.Worth area of Texas. 🙄🥴🙃
That is an ugly car. What's with the very long bonnet
To fit the petrol and diesel versions... sad, isn't it? And they started so promisingly with the original i3...
@@downwind_david why are they still doing this?
@@Truthbomb918 I don't know why BMW has decided to go down this route. I thought we were about to see great things from BMW when they brought out the i8 Hybrid and then the i3 with its bespoke EV architecture. It seemed as though BMW was about to go through an EV evolution, but then they seemed to do a U-turn and bring out ICE platforms with horrible grills and batteries stuffed in them... no idea what happened within BMW management that created that decision, but I feel its put them behind the curve.
While the inside of this i5 seems to have the usual BMW quality, from looking at some other videos as well, it definitely does not have the feeling of spaciousness (especially in the back) that bespoke EV architecture has brought to other vehicles.
Yeah, Touring (estate) would be worth a closer look! Guess BMW are aiming to bring that in to rival Audi’s A6 Avant, or whatever it’s actual name is.
I have an I4 and I just don't see this car as that much better at the price point and specs they are showing. It still looks great and I'm sure it will be amazing for the extra leg room in the back. But I'm keeping my I4.
The fake grill is ridiculous on a electric vehicle as bad as fake exhaust pipes.
Does no one else think this just looks like a 2 series gran coupe? Significantly plumper than I'd have liked to be honest.
Sorry, but the National Grid can't cope with more EVs without the lights going out. +20 years maybe, but bonkers in the near future. I'm keeping my diesel until I can't - and then I'll buy a petrol 4X4. Dream on ...
Yes in 20+ years...in Germany about 2,6 Mio Cars were sold in 2022. If all would be BEV Immediatelly, it would take 20 years to replace all german Cars. For sure similar in UK.
Since only about 20% BEVs are sold at the moment...it will take 40 years and more.
If the grid is not improved in this long time...
BEVs Fans and BEV Haters talk as if EVs are tommorow at 100%...no this will not happen!!! It will take decades.
Even Norway with 90% EV Sales still has 80% ICEs in Usage.
I was thinking that they just can't make more ugly cars. Well, i was wrong.
an i4 wagon would be more suitable for my needs and wallet
Topple Tesla... hyperbole much?
The only beef I have with this design is the usage of piano panels on the outside of the car. Piano panels are so overtly sensitive, I wish the person that came up with the concept would be rolled in tar and feathers. It’s not sustainable in any way on the aftermarket. The rest of this i5 is amazing though.
ITS HUGE…. 😳😬🤦🏻♂️.
How’s it going to fit in parking spaces..
this isn’t a 7 series driven by a chauffeur
Like it, but still feel BMW is not going all out EV like MB with EQE... Is there an drivetrain hump in the back on the i5?
I'm a long time 5 series fan and have been waiting for an i5 for a long time. BUT, this looks a bit too much like a Skoda (especially with the blacked out illuminated grill option) that makes it not look special enough for that price.
I do hope the M model is called an Mi5 though...
Prices too high. EV production in Germany slowing down due to high depreciation and early adopters satiated. Its too big for UK as current 5 series (which I drive) can struggle with multi storey car parks etc. This whole vid just sounded like a love in from BMW.
bmw Van please - 7 seats, slick x7 electric !
You remind me of an older BMW poster ad. "Along with cars, BMW make sports motorcycles while Mercedes make trucks."
Sorry but again the is nothing more than an overpriced inefficient EV with less utility than a Tesla. I say this as a person who has owned 3 BMW 5 series and I don’t see myself buying another one until they get their act together. They are too dam slow, doesn’t have the storage, and the software is nowhere near as good as Tesla who updates it constantly and adds new features for FREE! Just looking at the Tesla site today and they have a new Models S Plaid for 99k in inventory that has more storage space, is lightening fast and has better software and the best charging network period with 396 mile of EPA estimated range. They even have a lease return with 7K miles and full FSD for 91K. Why would you overpay for less value. Please don’t say the name or quality because that’s a load of BS. I have a 2022 Model Y Performance with a 3.5 second 0 to 60 which is faster than this 5 series and an SUV and I have had zero maintenance or issues since I bought it. In fact, it’s not due for service until December 2023. Now that shows quality. The best service is no service required.
I really don't get this fashion for grey paint. I've seen all sorts of cars in the same colour and they all look, at very best, meh.
Apart from that, not interested in luxe barges. It really doesn't matter whether they're SUVs or fat Beemers. They're still pretty rubbish for the environment
Way too expensive for mediocre software, quality and bad efficiency, also carbon brushes in the motors (back to the eighties) stay away from bmw
they did a great job on the design of this. there isn't any outlandish bits like the IX and the I7 takes some getting used to (though it has grown on me a lot ) this car looks slick. except of the back? that back looks like a honda or maybe a VW it ruins an otherwise handsome car. too bad i probably wouldn't be able to afford this lol
Grille looks 8 years ago. That's still good.
new BMW grills sux... is good that is older style.
The i4 handles better than the Model 3? lol
IIRC it's heavier by 350 kilogram. That does wonders to handling.
@@Neojhun So, I take it the i7 handles better than the M5 since heft is the secret to superb handling? lol
It does. Countless auto reviewers have commented on it. The i4 edrive40 is the best handling EV this side of a Porsche Taycan. The Model 3 is set up as a "best fit" for all conditions. The i4 M Sport has adjustable dampers with Comfort and Sport settings. So better on pot-holes and speed bumps when in Comfort, and better through corners when in Sport.
@@Smith_Tech_70 I've driven both, extensively. No offense, I don't care what reviewers say, if you can feel the heft, it's not a better car.
Yes. BMW is renowned for good handling cars.
I have been looking forward to seeing this car but it just doesn’t do it for me. Can’t work out what it is, perhaps the side cills to hide the batteries. Lots of plastic on front and back as well. Might look better in the real world for me perhaps.
I'm on my 7th BMW and my 4th 5 series. Most likely I will not be buying another. Design is a personal matter, but the software is overcomplicated. iDrive has lost me. Why would I buy this over Tesla ? Ok, the Bmw's interior is nice, but Model S is much more practical, faster and with their software, app and charging stations (especially in California where I live) Tesla is just miles ahead of Germans. Mercedes and Bmw are making cars for a long time and now it is obvious that all they care is profit and not a true innovation. All it took is one guy Musk to change the entire car industry while Germans were sitting in their suits debating on the new headlights design and how to maintain the status quo with the Saudis supplying dinosaurs juice - gas. BTW, I've driven i4 and was very disappointed.
Seriously??? … whats this about? … the speaking cow or the car? … whats the point (except flattering her Huge vanity) of showing her all the time while doing this discovery of the interior????? …. 🤦♂️
This car competes with Tesla Model S, a car that came out 11 years ago. BMW took a long time to come alongside. Now, how many BMW i5's will be sold in 2023? And how many Tesla Model S's? What are the ranges? Does it update at least monthly over the air? So far, you ONLY talked about female things (women talk interiors). What about the hard tech things?
Its not acceptable that BMW does not develop the new cars on bespoke electric platform rother strap batteries and electric engine to existing combustion engine platform.
VERY DISAPPOINTING 👎👎👎🤦🤦🤦
And how much would the cars cost if they developed a whole new platform ?
the result counts, not how they achieved it.
Not sure what the fixation is with quoting charging speeds, as in the real world there's so many factors that reduce from the maximum rate that the car can theoretically receive
I waiting 5 years for this car Electric ,buy one tesla S 4 years ago its one Joke Range Its Done With BMW 5 Serie Electric
Nobody That drive electric will buy this car , Heavy car whith one to small batery ,and i love BMW 40 years driver of this ,But realety stick to gasoline ,Dont try 50 % because in 10 Years your are gone ,So no improvement in 4 years ...Thats realety
Don’t compare a luxury brand with a downmarket brand like Tesla. Tesla is the equivalent of a 1980’s Russian Lada with the looks and crap build quality to boot.
The designers at BMW need reviewing, each body part looks decent but put them together and they don't match. The proportions don't seem right. This BMW looks like something from Hyundai or Kia.
The answer is obviously no, BMW cannot topple Tesla. They could however provide decent BEV's and there will be BMW loyal buyers. Good enough.
i think 2020 M340 remains the best looking overall BMW vehicle of the last decade, with current M5 having the best looking front grille. this new 5 series is too weird looking. front looks like SUV and rear like jaguar. although its a nice looking vehicle, i think they ruined the 5 series
Why is BMW and Tesla used in the same sentence? This is somehow insulting to both brands.
Answering the clickbait question: No, a 80k car will not topple a 40k car's sales.
This 5 Series is high like a Bus! Next model will be same plattform as the X-Models?! All of this black plastic will make it look cheap even it is very expensive, and it will be scratchy very soon.
4:31 What's going on with BMW and it's huge frontal overhangs lately ?
The I7, I4 and new X1 all got really long noses and now even the new 5 series, why ?
In the side profile it looks like a rear wheel driven Mazda now and not like a sporty Beamer with crispy proportions.
4:30 What's with the massive frontal overhang ? 😮
It's an EV or rear wheel driven car, why is the nose so long ?
It looks like a Mazda or Toyota from the side, not like a dynamically proportioned BMW.
i4, i5 Failed , rear seats still got a huge non sense Bump.... But well, they can At least make i4 same interior as i5. I just want a HatchBack elecetric car
History has shown that cars that are listed as “Tesla killer” or “Tesla replacements” or Tesla beater” end up not doing well, or have failed so hard they have been discontinued. EVs are the next evolutionary step in automobile advancement. E.Vs are competing against liquid fueled vehicles.
This „Games Shit“ during charging is utterly useless. Just done because Tesla does it. Any business person will have to check million things in a break but to play C-Class games
Very nice transition of the model 5 to the i series... but at an outrageous price point... OK ok, there are some people ready to put this money, the same ones as those buying the model S... but this is definitely not me. I am not even wanting to drive such car if it was given to me. To much luxury. I don't need this. My ioniq 5 at 55k eur was already way too expensive.
I'm sure this will be a great car to drive but the prices you quoted are just ridiculously high.
Meh, the design isn't as bad as the i7, iX, or XM but it's still far from the timeless designs they produced before. I like my I4 way better (in the right spec).
BMW have been very clever here They already know their customer base . This is another amazing BMW for those customers,,,
I guess given the model s isn’t on sale in UK currently, it’s hard to compare …
Do not compare the Tesla which is a downmarket Piece of Scrap with a luxury brand like BMW. Compare a Tesla with a Dacia or one of those other cheap downmarket brands for the masses.
Thank God they got rid of that ridiculous grill! It looked like a big ass on the front..
The I5 looks really nice. But sooo expensive. Will not sell many of these.
Nice grille better than kidney grille, but the charging technology still behind compares in North America….EPA range is not accurate !
Only if they use tesla's charging network. Imagine buying an ice with limited fueling stations that barely ever work.
Oh… if it could just lose those oversized kidneys that BMW is so obsessed with. Just make 'em the size of on the i3 or my wife's BMW Z3.
Well they are much smaller for the 5 then the other new models
Another Tesla killer 🤣 BMW all in on EV's I see! They still think Hydrogen is a good idea. The only thing this will topple is the ICE versions
Lose the silly LP tyres and it would ride and look a lot better.
and the rims might survive a pot hole or 2
Next car will be an EV. I just can't deal with Musk's far-right politics to ever buy one.
Isn't it hilarious how all headlines ask the question about Telsa. Obviously everyone is trying to catch the best.😂😂
but what BMW still missing, is the cost of electrical cars is much lower than ICE cars.. but they forget to set the price right.. That car cost dobbelt the Tesla.
No diesel in the UK or Ireland but the rest of Europe get it, whats that all about.... Electric maybe the future and i get it but for those of us who live in apartments without access to overnight charging facilities and have to cover huge mileage annually, diesel is the only realistic option until the infrastructure for plug in hybrids and fully electric cars are in place.
I like it, but it will not topple tesla, because tesla technology and plug-in network is ahead of anyone, and they are much cheaper. I can get a tesla Y in the low 30s after incentives. it may do better in the high end market competing against the model s, but as a whole against the tesla company, I say no.
Over priced trash. Go for the Xpeng. Much better value.
....and a fresh forward thinking design
BMW still insist on their "new" cars being styled exactly as the ones from decades ago. The only difference is the hideous grille.....boooooring, yawn
The average person can’t afford this ,ev is not going to takeover from petrol,the number of people who had purchased an ev and been stuck at the side of the road queuing for a re charge point and then finding to few to use or not working ,or not having the right app,hardly anybody knows how to repair them,it’s a joke
Who cares about toppling anyone when it looks like crap. Awful flat sides, atrocious black grill, cheap looking wheels, the list goes on.
The grill looks beautiful but the ambient lighting is a bit over the top, they should've kept it slim like the 4 & 3 series dont follow Mercedes
10:20 'Autobahn' please. An Autobarn is poor spelling, a typo or a large farm shed that drives itself! 😂
Wow the range of a 2001 base model Corsa, If you are lucky, Electric Cars are a Joke.
Ginny looks tiny next to the car at 1:03... I thought the car was deliberately magnified at first.
Typical clickbait "is this the Tesla Killer". ...... Why not just say is this another ICE car killer
What's the deal with so many sharp corners on the body? It makes me think of a Honda. The interior design is however top notch!
All i can say about this video is nice legs girl. ❤ This 5 series is the worst of all time. Bad in every way. Design specialy.
the answer is no. I won‘t pay my hard earned cash for this. It ihas low value compared to Chinese EV.
I went to buy me a 5 series car, but they told me they don't have a gasoline version, so I went and bought me a Macan.
I’ve been driving 5 series for last 20 years and like the new i5. But those prices are just over the top nowadays…I’m probably out and now looking at alternatives with better value for money in the premium class, including NIO.
You liked actual bmw... how could you like this fridge on wheels?
Glad to see rich people buy expensive cars like this so it helps economy and working people outside Tesla. Tesla is better but keep it a secret plz
Posts like this are utterly pointless if. You can't drive the bloody thing.
As long as BMW is going to charge subscriptions for owners to use their own heated seats… I wouldn’t trust that “base” price.
Really? That’s ridicules for any company to do that. But that will,be the future. I heard that if you want to unlock your car remotely or use some free features we get now some companies will require you to pay a monthly fee.
except they don't in the UK. in the car i'm ordering it's a flat fee same as any other car.
Ginny being a bit clumsy. Using the left hand to reach buttons on the right.
1:37 May have something to do with the large amount of tumblehome in the cabin greenhouse.
No frunk, gearbox tunnel, still nonsense bling like the crystals .(
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