Yves
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- BMW iX / Macan Turbo
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So my initial impressions of Macan Turbo on 20 inch wheels, compared to an iX 50 on 22’s
- Normal mode feels more agile sportier then my iX 50 in sport (the iXM60 is also sportier but not as sporty as the Macan) Macan, is a smaller more drivers persons car, but the passengers prefer the iX …
- rear wheel steering is also more aggressive, contributing to the sportiness
- comfort on 20 inch is good, should try 22 inch like on my iX but my guess is that would be ideal for sporty drive all day long, loosing out on comfort
- Apple CarPlay looses connection from time to time … need to figure out why (when I’m parked at home)
- Nice fit and finish but that passenger seat belt, really??!!
- Interior is hard to compare, Porsche is cockpit like driving, BMW is an open space
- the App is a joke, not a lot of trip data compared to the BMW
- Burmester is better then I remembered it, so quite happy, but no match to the B&W of the BMW …
- In car software OK, but lot of stats missing, like realtime consumption etc (maybe I missed it)
- HUD is nice, need to play with more and see if I can adjust it more with options I like
- switching from CarPlay Audio to radio is cumbersome, any tips ..
- Consumption is high I did a steady highway test round trip which I do for work and I think (no traffic as it’s a bank holiday) 125km/h (with a stretch of 50) iX would be around 20kwh/100km the Porsche was at 22.7 … so this with the smaller battery the range of the Porsche is around 100km less … maybe there should be a brake in period, but I do have regen …
- The looks, yeah the Macan externally is overall the nicer looking car …
I guess for day to day driving the iX is the better allrounder, as a drivers car, the Porsche takes it any day of the week, so it all depends on your preferences …
- Normal mode feels more agile sportier then my iX 50 in sport (the iXM60 is also sportier but not as sporty as the Macan) Macan, is a smaller more drivers persons car, but the passengers prefer the iX …
- rear wheel steering is also more aggressive, contributing to the sportiness
- comfort on 20 inch is good, should try 22 inch like on my iX but my guess is that would be ideal for sporty drive all day long, loosing out on comfort
- Apple CarPlay looses connection from time to time … need to figure out why (when I’m parked at home)
- Nice fit and finish but that passenger seat belt, really??!!
- Interior is hard to compare, Porsche is cockpit like driving, BMW is an open space
- the App is a joke, not a lot of trip data compared to the BMW
- Burmester is better then I remembered it, so quite happy, but no match to the B&W of the BMW …
- In car software OK, but lot of stats missing, like realtime consumption etc (maybe I missed it)
- HUD is nice, need to play with more and see if I can adjust it more with options I like
- switching from CarPlay Audio to radio is cumbersome, any tips ..
- Consumption is high I did a steady highway test round trip which I do for work and I think (no traffic as it’s a bank holiday) 125km/h (with a stretch of 50) iX would be around 20kwh/100km the Porsche was at 22.7 … so this with the smaller battery the range of the Porsche is around 100km less … maybe there should be a brake in period, but I do have regen …
- The looks, yeah the Macan externally is overall the nicer looking car …
I guess for day to day driving the iX is the better allrounder, as a drivers car, the Porsche takes it any day of the week, so it all depends on your preferences …
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