Designers explain why they did what they did


It will sell well. Pricing is competitive for a next Gen product.

 

 

This harkens back to 70s BMWs in the front. I don’t like those style BMWs but at least it makes sense.

 

Ok we shall see who is right in 2027 / 2028 since this thing will not be in US until mid-2026 at the earliest. By that time Model Y will have even more improvements and Rivian R2 will be out.

Btw - the gas X3 starts at $50k so about 20% cheaper which is significant.

 

RWD version is stated to start at 50k after the iX3 50 is on the market, probably with a smaller battery.

Model Y wont have another refresh for a while. I doubt it will have any significant improvements in charging speeds in 2026 - already being surpassed by many rivals in that regard at launch. Fast charging is more of a selling point now - rather than 0-60.

 

Starting at is code for you'll never get it at that price.

 

he's german, it's the law.

especially with german brands... oh sir, you wanted seats in that car, and paint and wheels... ok well, then it will be...

this is the same company that had a subscription for apple carplay, right?

and heated seats were extra on an already expensive car.

 

That dude has a certain loyalty to German brands I'll put it that way.

 

Its still a huge seller and Model Y performance is coming as well.
I think Tesla will be ok.

BMW has to ramp up production and then deal with all issues that come with brand new model plus losing huge $$$$$ on each one the sell/lease.

 

To put your mind at rest, he is also a big Tesla fan. Well the cars at least.

 

How many Tesla killers need to fail before that might not be a thing?
Don't worry BMW will kill off the Model Y, rest easy.

 

So who has claimed its a Tesla killer?

 

 

Ok. So a completely different channel and not any of the people we've been talking about

 

Don’t see the appeal of the Model Y performance, range is no better and normal AWD model Y is already tested to do 0-60 in 3.9s.

With the price of the performance, you could buy a iX3 which likely to have better driving dynamics and road feel as prototype testers have been saying.