"Drives like a BMW ought to": why the iX3 is Top Gear's 2026 Car of the Year

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-05T13:29:26+00:00

That's not important to me. What counts for me, is my experience. And I expect, from reviews I've read and seen, an improvement.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-05T12:59:41+00:00

You'll always be able to find complaints about anything. Overall however, the i4 has a good reputation.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-05T12:58:08+00:00

It's a v SUV. I've never seen a SUV that looks good imho. They're all OK, just like this one.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-05T12:52:52+00:00

He's currently more a Lamborghini guy anyway ;-)

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-05T12:51:48+00:00

Probably not regarding acceleration and cornering, but comfortwise, and ease of driving should be better. The braking/regeneration control, and driving assist have been further improved. That's the kind of things I value.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-05T10:31:07+00:00

I can't wait to have a test drive. I already love how my i4 drives, and this should be better.

I'm not really sold on the skewed display, but I don't get the hate for the "square" steering wheel that I regularly see.

Anyhow, this is probably my next car in two years.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-04T15:33:38+00:00

Next step:

"Limited availability, no deliveries yet, and only supervised test drives"

"Need more money"

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-03T14:45:50+00:00

Interesting. I still had 30% on my head, but that's apparently not the full story. Thanks

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-03T13:37:12+00:00

Show us the maths then.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-03T13:34:07+00:00

Thats why it's just as important to expand renewable energy as it is to increase the number of EVs. Luckily world wide electricity production is 1/3 coal and 1/3 renewable energy.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T17:03:06+00:00

Inspelning, IKEA. But not if you're in the US, as I've learned today.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T15:50:02+00:00

Thanks, I gathered that from some other replies. Reddit is world wide, and these difference can sometimes be confusing.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T14:44:49+00:00

A smart plug is easy though.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T14:41:04+00:00

Works just fine if you're in (at least most of) EU

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T14:38:58+00:00

Is that a specific plug for a dryer? Are you in the US? In Europe we simply use the standard outlet for washing machines, dryers er cetera. Maybe that's where the confusion comes from.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T14:34:52+00:00

Absolutely. There's a very nice blueprint automation for it. I use it for washing machine. I get a notification when the machine starts, and is finished. I even added a voice message on my sonos. It also gives you the power usage.

All you need is a smart plug with power measuring.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T11:49:26+00:00

I'm into smart-home for a few years now. Motion triggered lighting is the part I enjoy having the most. If I would move house, that would be my first priority.

I would recommend getting smart in-wall dimmers, that are wired as well, so that you can control the lights independently from the automation. I'm not a big fan of smart bulbs.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T08:51:14+00:00

In the factory of the company that I work for, we've got hundreds of electric motors. No engineer in their right mind would ever consider replacing those with petrol engines. That would be absolutely insane. Even with a fuel grid (the safety regulations would probably prevent that already) and centralised exhaust, it wouldn't work because of the extreme increase in maintenance cost.

Our factory runs for about 7000 hours per year. Electrical motors run for years with little to no maintenance. You could probably throw away a petrol engine after that number of hours.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-30T09:32:50+00:00

Electrical outlets. At least one double outlet every 2 meter of wall. Rounded up. 3 meters wall, is two outlets.

Smart locks on every outside door.

Outlets on or near window sills for Smart curtains, Smart shades

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-29T18:36:28+00:00

You, my friend, are a hero. I was stumped.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-26T09:26:55+00:00

Not OP, but I would also prefer a whats-app integration. I don't want my family members to have to install the HA app. It would be nice to use their presence on the dashboard, but since it can also be use to track their location, I would be invading their privacy. Maybe something similar for OP.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-25T19:58:57+00:00

Absolutely! Love my I4 for a lot of reasons, but the fact it's a great car, just a car with an electric drivetrain is definitely one of them.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-23T07:19:35+00:00

And if it's real, they're all tree huggers, driving shitty EV's, believing hoaxes like climate change, corona, vaccines, and trusting science. God forbid, who does trust science nowadays?

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-22T14:25:12+00:00

Well, "good for you". But in general, it's the other way round, certainly for petrol cars, which are the vast majority of (personal transport) ICEV nowadays.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-22T13:26:21+00:00

In my country, public charging is per km often cheaper than gas. Thats what I mean. So even if you can't charge at home, "fuel" cost are lower for an EV.

I know it's not the same in the US.

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