BMW iX review

Prices now begin at £75,405 for the xDrive45, £93,205 for the xDrive60 M Sport, and £114,305 for the xDrive M70. All models get the Driving Assistant Plus that includes Active Cruise Control with stop & go functionality, front collision warning with brake intervention, and Parking Assistant with Reversing Assistant. This thing has more assistants than Doctor Who.

Also standard are adaptive LED headlights, heated seats for both front passengers, a heated steering wheel, HUD and Harman Kardon sound system.

As ever, the BMW configurator is a dangerous place to go. Just to give you an idea: the M Sport Pro Pack (£4,900) includes red brake calipers, darkened rear lights, shadowline, anthracite roof headlining, and the (round) M Sport steering wheel.

Spring for the Technology Pack (£3,250) and you get the remote parking capability and Driving Assistant Professional (as opposed to the amateur one). The Comfort Pack (£5,200) includes heated and ventilated everything, including the lower part of the dash and the centre console (it’s a more efficient way of warming up than blasting heat out of the air con) as well as the round wheel.

The 23in alloy wheels are £2,100, the Amido interior design suite £2,650, the ‘clear and bold’ interior elements £1,050. We’d definitely recommend the Bowers & Wilkins Diamond surround sound set-up, if you can find an additional £4,500.

Choose one for me.

Go for the xDrive60 for the extra range over the base car – the M70 is overkill. With no extras, you’re looking at nearly £1,000 per month over four years, assuming you stump up 10 per cent of the car’s value as a deposit. There’s no such thing as a bargain in BMW land, but there are definitely deals to be done. So shop around.