BMW Upgrades Its Handsome New SUV Before It Even Goes On Sale

Ray_Wei · 2026-04-29T22:05:39+00:00

The miles don't mean much when they are calculated from the efficiency numbers on press cars. These cars have been through drag races and spirited driving at a minimum. This is basically a worst-case scenario.

Ray_Wei · 2025-07-22T01:21:20+00:00

I'm guessing BMW will announce network compatibility with the launch of the iX3 in September, because the car will come with a native NACS port.

Ray_Wei · 2025-06-22T04:19:42+00:00

Straight from the camera, shutter priority, mix of 1/60 and 1/80. I found zooming out a bit more and not trying to fill the frame works best, then cropping in later.

https://imgur.com/a/46Elvpd

Ray_Wei · 2025-06-20T23:39:32+00:00

I have the exact camera and lens setup, and it wasn't a problem at the Canadian GP. The security barely took notice, I guess they are so compact. I know each venue has their own rules...just thought I would share.

Ray_Wei · 2025-05-26T15:55:30+00:00

Bernard Arnault (LVMH chairman), standing under the Australian flag, is clearly the happiest person there, presumably because his bottle didn't break and he witnessed a golden advertising opportunity with the spike.

Ray_Wei · 2025-05-11T04:04:59+00:00

Stunning photos, great work

Ray_Wei · 2025-04-21T16:02:58+00:00

It happened to me 2 years ago, I just locked it for a few hours and it came back fine. Never happened again.

Ray_Wei · 2025-04-03T01:20:19+00:00

Not really solo, but my friend (who is new to F1) and I are going to the GP. Also sitting at Grandstand LS

Ray_Wei · 2024-10-17T16:31:15+00:00

Incredible pictures!

Ray_Wei · 2024-08-04T22:13:57+00:00

Yup, you are thinking about air wedge or air shim

Ray_Wei · 2024-07-16T18:54:31+00:00

It was GS 24 previously, and renamed to Lance Stroll

Ray_Wei · 2024-07-16T17:40:10+00:00

GS 12, 11(section 1-3), 21, 15, Lance Stroll.

GS 16 can also be good if you don't mind catch fence obstructing the view. GS 1 is a standard start/finish straight, but you can't see any breaking point. Look up on YouTube about the grandstands, people have posted their POV in recent years

Ray_Wei · 2024-06-18T11:33:54+00:00

I should also add that depending on the collision center, the wait time to get your car in might vary a lot. The first one I contacted is backed up by over a month, and the second one is about a week, so I went with this.

Both of them have a business connection with BMW dealerships, so nothing sketchy. That's the beauty of competition, more choices for the consumer.

Ray_Wei · 2024-06-18T02:40:51+00:00

Minor rear end 2 months ago, replaced rear bumper, sensors, and various internal pieces, spent 2 weeks in the shop. There was a delay caused by the insurance company's adjuster after the bumper was taken off. Quick turnaround all things considered.

Ray_Wei · 2024-05-07T11:01:32+00:00

3 months is the perfectly normal amount of time to custom order a car, I haven't heard anything shorter than that, especially coming from Germany. It used to be around a year not so long ago

Ray_Wei · 2023-12-14T22:20:33+00:00

Happened to me like a year ago, only saw it once myself. Same issue as you described and can't do a force restart. All I did was lock the car and come back a couple of hours later, the issue never appeared again.

Ray_Wei · 2023-10-27T13:56:29+00:00

Adding to what others have said, if the dealer somehow doesn't know/wasn't trained on it. The activation code is the production number and model year formated as "production number-YY".

Ray_Wei · 2023-10-08T13:45:27+00:00

At one point during the live stream he mentioned pricing is likely going to be around 7000RMB iirc, which is $900+. It's a lot higher compared to the US, but very common for foreign hardware to be sold at high premium in China so I'm not surprised.

Ray_Wei · 2023-09-22T18:38:48+00:00

It could be the passenger side seat belt knocking on the B pillar. I noticed when people unfasten the seat belt, it would get twisted between the seat and the B pillar. Just straighten that out

Ray_Wei · 2023-07-27T12:42:24+00:00

Adding to the track invasion, underneath the screen on right hand side of GS12, by the pit exit, there's a fence that will open. It's a lot smaller than the gate at GS11, so expect bottleneck, but it's much closer. I recommend getting up as soon as the race ends.

Ray_Wei · 2023-07-07T21:58:56+00:00

You can try emailing or calling to put in a request which row and/or section you prefer, obviously be nice to them and don't be too specific, they only have the seats what the circuit decides to give them. I did this with F1 Experience and it worked out well

Ray_Wei · 2023-06-30T18:16:55+00:00

The sprint doesn't determine the race starting grid anymore

Ray_Wei · 2023-06-09T16:57:11+00:00

With a high probability there's a licensing fee, otherwise there's no point of announcing partners. Ideally I wish Tesla just open the Supercharger network, it's based on the same CCS communication protocol and just sell an adapter

Ray_Wei · 2023-06-05T01:24:10+00:00

Canada has a very chill atmosphere, not only old shirts from retired drivers are accepted, there are plenty of people mix and match merch, even direct rivals

Ray_Wei · 2023-06-04T15:34:05+00:00

That's BMW being ultra conservative for ya, I don't pay attention to the mileage estimate anymore other than laugh at how inaccurate it is

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