The xDrive45 has a 0-60 mph acceleration of 4.9 seconds compared to the higher end ($111,500 starting) M70 xDrive version’s 3.6 seconds. If you dig the lit kidneys, you can get the new iX in the US starting in the second quarter of this year after production begins in March.

The restyled 2025 iX has become the first battery-electric BMW to eke out more than 400 miles of EV range, with the German automaker claiming 435 miles.

When BMW first revealed the iX electric crossover in 2020, it was met by a frankly absurd amount of controversy and hatred directed mostly toward its styling, specifically the front end with its huge faux kidney “grilles.