Things I liked:
- cute size
- decent looks - the grill is big, but not as big as on some other current BMW models
- nice modern interior, alas a bit on the smaller side
- nice sport seats
- gobs of torque
- good handling - you don't really feel like you're driving an SUV, yet, you have 8 inches of ground clearance.
- lots of cool technology for such an entry-level vehicle (Nav with augmented reality, auto parking, etc.)
Things I did not like:
- no dedicated HVAC buttons
- HVAC was a bit loud, even on low speeds
Things I hated:
- awful amount of hesitation from stop - you press the go pedal, and have to wait seemingly forever for it to take off. I think partly the stop-start system is to blame, but even in sport mode which disables the stop-start, there is still some lag there, and there is no dedicated physical button to choose sport mode or turn off stop-start. Instead, you've got to dig through the menus on the screen. I can't believe BMW would mess this up so badly. Granted, sooner or later the aftermarket companies such as Carly will figure out a way to permanently disable stop-start or to default to sport mode after each engine start and maybe get rid of or greatly minimize this terrible delay, but until then, I wouldn't buy one.
- cute size
- decent looks - the grill is big, but not as big as on some other current BMW models
- nice modern interior, alas a bit on the smaller side
- nice sport seats
- gobs of torque
- good handling - you don't really feel like you're driving an SUV, yet, you have 8 inches of ground clearance.
- lots of cool technology for such an entry-level vehicle (Nav with augmented reality, auto parking, etc.)
Things I did not like:
- no dedicated HVAC buttons
- HVAC was a bit loud, even on low speeds
Things I hated:
- awful amount of hesitation from stop - you press the go pedal, and have to wait seemingly forever for it to take off. I think partly the stop-start system is to blame, but even in sport mode which disables the stop-start, there is still some lag there, and there is no dedicated physical button to choose sport mode or turn off stop-start. Instead, you've got to dig through the menus on the screen. I can't believe BMW would mess this up so badly. Granted, sooner or later the aftermarket companies such as Carly will figure out a way to permanently disable stop-start or to default to sport mode after each engine start and maybe get rid of or greatly minimize this terrible delay, but until then, I wouldn't buy one.