In Edmund’s real-world range test, the BMW iX xDrive50 impressive range of 377 miles per charge easily beat its official EPA range and beat the popular Tesla Model X by a large amount.
The BMW iX is the largest and most expensive electric SUV made by a German company. It went on sale in Germany in November of last year. Now, after a short delay, wealthy buyers in North America can also enjoy the battery-powered mid-size SUV from Bavaria.
A well-known automotive website in the US did a full range test on the car that competes with the popular Tesla Model X, and the results are very good.
To be more specific, Edmunds has now tested a BMW iX xDrive50 that is pretty much fully loaded. The car in question had the optional 22-inch wheels, and the real-world range test of the Tesla Model X rival was done when the temperature outside was about 73 degrees Fahrenheit. As usual, the range test was made up of 60% driving in the city and 40% driving on the highway.
In the end, the BMW iX xDrive50 had an impressive range of 377 miles per charge, which was 19.7% or 62 miles more than what the EPA said it could do.
It was found that the BMW iX xDrive50 only used 32 kWh of energy per 100 miles, which is a very good number for a big, heavy, electric mid-size SUV that weighs more than 5,700 pounds. The BMW iX beat out every other SUV in Edmund’s list of electric cars with the longest real-world range. It is now in a strong fourth place.
The BMW iX xDrive50 has a longer real-world range per charge than all but two electric Mercedes sedans and the Lucid Air Dream. The 2020 Tesla Model X Long Range, which is probably the most popular competitor, comes in 16th place with a real-world range of only 294 miles, which is a huge 83 miles less than the German model.
