[MontyB1]

Its not quite so clear cut though, many models today are STILL going to get ID8 for a good while and that will evolve into the look and feel of ID9 but be called ID8.5

I don't believe the new i7 et al are ID9 they are 8 and brand new models and as such its not legacy just another tack of development. Will BMW go all in on Android based OS, who knows it's entirely possible they think its the wrong direction and flip back or move to Apple, unlikely but possible. Ours is coming in a month or so now and I'm not loosing a wink of sleep over it.

I've got ID7 on the X3 does it bother me its not ID8 and I should wait or even 9, nope not at all. Understand the latest should be the best but I think there is a reason it's not going widespread early and only a single market is getting the rollout, this is one thing I'd rather not be a early adopter with.