BMW X5 45e Genting Hill Climb/ 400 HP, 600Nm Combined Power, PHEV, 2.4 Tonnes / YS Khong Driving
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- BMW make great cars, and they choose to call their X Series SAV (Sports Activity Vehicle) instead of the industrial norm SUV, and are justified in doing so; the X5 45e , a PHEV is possibly the best X5 that has come out of the BMW stables.
This time, they have put in a more powerful base engine, the 3.0 litre Twin Scroll turbo; the end result is a powerful base engine that still has enough power to propel this 2.4 tonne behemoth at all times, a huge contrast from the 2.0 litre engine in the previous model. Clearly this is the right direction to go for a company that primarily makes performance vehicles for its customers.
The X-Drive drive train is possibly one of the best AWD systems in the world, and it all goes to work to make this X5 one of the most agile SAVs you can get.
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Special message to trolls: This video was shot before MCO.
Performance giant for the roads this X5. Really looked planted and relaxed even at high speeds and winding roads. You really get what you pay for, and a bit more. Another great drive sir, thoroughly enjoyed it!😎👍
Thanks Nick for your continuous support.
Fooking mad! 400 hp, 600 nm! U cannot not hv fun with those numbers! Great drive!
Your recent videos seems to suggest you are driving faster than the early ones. A clear sign of reversal of age, keep going young man! Enjoyed tremendously 😜😎
This car is darn agile with a sneaky performance! Great stuff YS.
The car ive been waiting for uncle to review 😅
Stay safe and healthy uncle.. Always AWESOME..💪🏼💪🏼
Brilliant drive video uncle YS. Was biased towards the 630 GT because of sheer comfort for long distance travel. But now I am leaning towards this.
X5 always a perfect car.
Wow first actual
Nope
Just got this new last week. No regret. Was leaning towards M340i until i test drove this.
17:44 brake system very² WOW
Actually even when the battery is showing a full depletion, there’s in fact still a little bit of battery power always reserved for the e-boost purpose, and stop and go (from 0 to 10km/h or something).
Hello from Southern California. I just ordered a 2021 BMW X5 45e and I’ll be driving the X5 just like this……in my dreams. Awesome job!
Congrats. Glad you enjoyed our video.
Great drive! Monstrous torque flattens mountain road.
It would be more interesting to see how the X5 perform going up all the way to Genting Highlands (steep hill climb) rather than terminating the drive at Gohtong Jaya.
I don’t think it will survive all the way up. M340i with same engine and 600kgs less redlining on oil temp towards the peak
The ultimate driving machine!! I wonder if the Audi SQ5 or RSQ8 can match the performance!! Great review uncle!!
I can understand the sq5 comparison but why rsq8? Thats like X5M competition comparison not this X5 hahaha
@@lkypatrick yeah guess u are right!! Maybe compare to SQ7?? Similar size i think because the SQ5 should be compared to X3! Thoughts?
@@silverstar7754 yea agree with you but audi in malaysia cannot make it la HAHAHHAH
@@lkypatrick Yeah you are right. But so far I have not seen base on X5M being beaten by top 2 german or english or swedish maybe Italian :) Uncle can test drive X5M and the difference is substantial to X5
Would be great if you can test drive the Volvo XC90 T8, and compare between these 2 beasts. Interesting to note if the XC90 with it's 2.0L is comparable with the X5 3.0L, yet share the same HP/torque numbers.
Floor down, instant torque. That I wont deny makes the difference.
@7:58 another issue with feeding monkeys along the side of the road is that it encourages them to frequent the road side, potentially causing danger to themselves and drivers. Very well narrated video!
Thank you.
My brother's 2017 2.0 got some electrical problems the first month he bought it for about 400k .He swore not to buy any hybrid car again. But that's his opinion la. Anyway, I do find the 2.0 to be quite powerful driving it. Looking at your drive here Sifu, I can see that this new 3.0/600 torque got amazing acceleration and you really enjoyed driving it. Big smile on your face.😁. Keep your video coming! Always a fan and of course, I'll let all the ads. in your videos run to the end.
Thank you Mencius, for your great support!
40e is their 1st gen, surely have some bugs. 45e i got so far 4-5 months no issue. The only issue is exhaust not loud enough.
Keep up the great work, YS! It’d be great if you could compare the X5 to its rivals 🙏🙏
Actually there is no adaptive cruise control for Malaysia version
Sir, you are a great driver and what a car! Thanks for sharing.
I was planning to buy an SUV. my gauge is the SMILE of Ys khong while going up AND driving down genting. Unfortunately I can't afford Ys khong's SMILE 😭
Uncle. From all your videos, it feels like you drive the BMWs the hardest. Along with Audi RS models.
I drive all cars slow. It only looks fast.
uncle drives on hill road faster than on highway, highway just chilling, hill road is exciting
That is one of the reasons we talk on highway and drive on the mountain
very good drive YS KONG. Your driving review is very helpful to car buyers
Beautiful beast! My dream car
Wow, can hear the tyres screaming. I won't be driving like this with my own tyres!
Like the 2021 BMW PHEV. THANK YOU FRO SHARING
I booked my car in July 2020, and got it end of Nov 2020.
1st week of Jan 2021, Auto Bavaria informed me around 200 units were being recalled, for potential hybrid battery issues. They took the car on 12 Jan 2021 and sent it back to Kulim factory, but until today 25 Jan 2021 no fucking news from BMW Malaysia.
So better think carefully before you buy, if you really don’t want to be sakit hati
Hybrid batteries... fancy expensive things...
Few of my friends have brought the previous x5 hybrid model, endless problems. One of the car's battery just died with less than 3years of ownership. The car is good to drive, but just too much problems.
A good driving! Enjoying it! Looks agile tho even though its size.
Came here after the Ativa review. The difference is like heaven and earth. But then again one of them cost RM400++k to buy so that has to be expected 😁
Yes, each car is different.
you need to re do this run with the x5 50e
Sounds like a plan!
Wah uncle your driving boleh tahan ah
It's really impressive how uncle & the car could handle despite been fitted with just Summer Touring tires. It'd be more enjoyable if uncle can do another run in UHP @ UUHP tires. Cheers.
We have no say in the tyres, unfortunately. The car comes from the distributor.
When the speedometer goes beyond the limit, uncle switch cam immediately. Potong stim la uncle
Hahaha, give you a better view of the road ma, hahsha.
The higher spec version of this car is 13k cheaper in Dubai than this spec in review in KL. Malaysia needs to review it’s taxes and duties.
I do agree with you, but nothing we can do about that here.
bmw is very forgiving... even you make mistake.. nice drive.
I enjoy all your videos but It would be better if you just show one view i.e. the entire screen based on your driving POV...that would be more enjoyable for us viewers
Good feedback, will consider
@@YSKhongDriving the alternative is perhaps making the tile showing your body smaller so we have a bigger view of your driving POV =)
hope to join you on your climb one of these days...a loyal viewer from SG
🎉🎉❤😍🔥
You drove the car like me 😛
Sad that it’s my wife’s X5.
Thanks for the video!
You can’t get old behind the wheel of an X5 driving like a maniac 🤣. So rejuvenating! Who needs Ginseng when he has the car key?
Hahaha.
My X5 also under my wife and she drive often. But that doesnt mean u cant take it for a spin.
My daily ride 👍👍
just gotten one this march. Performance im sure can beat Cayenne.
Nice ride😊
Real monster
can see the tyres are trying very hard to provide grip..
Uncle you should do volvo xc90 next.Curious to see both plug in compared
Have not tested Volvo for a while. Have to wait till after MCO.
Ks yong.....would prefer u could show us the speedometer & rpm reading while testing....that wil be more interesting
Not enough cameras, too many keyboard moralists, and we cannot speed up the cameras.
@@YSKhongDriving bcoz i see other videos have a small colloum for watch the speedometer video....try add if can
Uncle ,Please compare the x5 with the volvo xc90
Mitsubishi asx genting hill please test drive genting
Uncle... Awesome drive... But this or the Porsche at similar price point?
Depends on what you want. A man must own a Porsche at least once in his life - but that is only my personal view.
Uncle YS, I get the "boaty" feeling when i tested the X5 n X6..Msport.. Made me nauseous..like seasick..wondering if u felt the same..
Put it into sport mode.
Uncle. When the battery is fully depleted, will this car become underpowered / sluggish since it is 300kg heavier than the non hybrid sibling ? Hope to hear from you.
I said in the video the 3.0 litre engine was powerful enough
Uncle when will you be doing M340i?
If they give me the car, I will do it
Uncle...With all the goodies mentioned, how much is the battery pack cost?
I have no idea, but you can always ask BMW.
Bmw Malaysia should let uncle drive x4mc 🤣🤣 I sure that uncle gonna be very happy 🤣
I am happy driving anything
@@YSKhongDriving haha good. Uncle Ys can I let you try my project car after I done with it?😊
Uncle, how does it compare to q8 genting run?
I think this one was faster, but not sure. Less traffic on this one.
Uncle what's the smile ratio from a range of 1-10 for this car? :)
Very high. Maybe a 8
Only prob is it doesn't hv ceramic brakes for such a heavy vehicle.
How many cars do have ceramic brakes? This is a family SUV, and maintenance and replacement cost for ceramic brakes can be very high.
@@YSKhongDriving premium performance heavy cars shud hv. The efficiency of normal brakes esp single drive up n down genting with 382 HP n hard drive
@@allantan7459 Yeah a very important point you have brought up. Whether X5M or X5 i agree should have ceramic to complement the overall heavy and high performance of the car. Try breaking heavy 7-8 times successive and you will notice the break performance drops significantly until it cools down
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Model Y or X please ☺️
???
@@YSKhongDriving he’s talking about Teslas
Is that 400hp is enough?
Please watch the video and see for yourself.
Pls..anybody out there which own GTR with beast bhp .. loan to uncle ..we want to see uncle hand shaking,playing with lot off bhp...😁
How do you find the gearshift? It sounded like it can find the right gearing when you go up and down the hill.
The paddle shifters work very well
Abang dekat mana nak charge kereta inia
Di rumah pun bolih.
Only 60km achieved on my try for electric
That is quite good. It depends on how you drive.
Syok
Quick question. How long does it take to get a driving license in Malaysia? Will it take more than 1 month???
You can do it express within a week.
@@YSKhongDriving if uncle teach me 1 day can gaodim already😂😂
Great driving by YS, fascinating tech. But BMW awful reliability and arrogant aftersales worldwide, esp Auto Bavaria. No surprise BMW is being eaten up by Mercedes everywhere. I’ve learnt my lesson. Never happier to say goodbye to my so called ultimate driving machine in 2016, what a joke of a brand. Good riddance to bad rubbish!
Mercedes good meh? Recently, heard a lot of Mercedes owners also complaining about their cars after just used for few years or lesser and still under warranty. Even Mercedes reliability and quality are worst than BMW. And aftersales service for Mercedes are far worst than BMW.
Fuel consumption wise its not that good🤣
Then you should just go buy the Almera. Who cares about fuel consumption when you have 400 horses on tap.
@@YSKhongDriving Yes maybe I should sell my X5 to get one of those