Another Which One!

[rugbyleague]

I am in a rather fortunate position to be able to get an Ev through salary sacrifice at work.

I've looked through our list and I have narrowed it down to the below but I'm struggling to choose which one......

Ranked in order of favourite ish.

Ionic 5
Kia Ev6
Bmw I4
Skoda Karoq
Not on our scheme yet but I do like the look of the Genesis Gv60......

We already run a BMW i3S (which is about to be exchanged for a Hyundai Kona Ev).

All have been quoted delivery of 7 months with the Bmw 4 months (whether this is reality I'm not sure).

Would you help me choose please? Most can be top models apart from the bonkers Kia and Bmw

[TheDeuce]

I would choose the i4 all day long.

But you haven't actually said what your criteria/requirements are for a car.

[rugbyleague]

Good call!

Requirements.

Longer range than I3 ie greater than 240miles
Bigger car than I3
Room for medium size dog, although not essential.as can use Kona
Room for 3 adults but mostly will just be mainly just be me.

Room for mountain bike .....

50 mile round trip for work, weekly 130 mile round trip occasional longer journeys

[robbieduncan]

Unless Skoda have released an EV Karoq that should be the Enyaq.

When we were looking the Enyaq was the most practical between it, the ID.4 the Q4 eTron the Ionic 5 and the EV6. But the lead times are immense. We ordered last December and have no delivery date. In fact it's been so long we found more money and ordered the car I actually wanted: the Tesla Model Y. Hopefully it's arriving in September.

Given the dog requirements I'd look at the Enyaq.

[rugbyleague]

Sorry you are right it is Enyaq

[SWoll]

TheDeuce said:

I would choose the i4 all day long.

But you haven't actually said what your criteria/requirements are for a car.

Not necessarily disagreeing, but other than the shorter lead time why?

Coniderably less practical or well equipped than a high end Ioniq/EV6 as standard, less efficient, less range and worse charging speeds?

[TheDeuce]

rugbyleague said:

Good call!

Requirements.

Longer range than I3 ie greater than 240miles
Bigger car than I3
Room for medium size dog, although not essential.as can use Kona
Room for 3 adults but mostly will just be mainly just be me.

Room for mountain bike .....

50 mile round trip for work, weekly 130 mile round trip occasional longer journeys

Still the i4 I reckon then. It's a little larger than my old 4 series gran coupe (essentially that's what the i4 is) so it has the large rear hatch and fold flat seats, very practical. We had a medium dog and a 9 foot Christmas tree in ours once... And still would have been space for three adults. You'd get the bike in too if you took the wheel off for the journey.

[TheDeuce]

SWoll said:

TheDeuce said:

I would choose the i4 all day long.

But you haven't actually said what your criteria/requirements are for a car.

Not necessarily disagreeing, but other than the shorter lead time why?

Coniderably less practical or well equipped than a high end Ioniq/EV6 as standard, less efficient, less range and worse charging speeds?

Drive, looks, refinement, material quality, badge appeal... I don't automatically assume that the average driver needs the most range or minimum charge times - we know that for the majority neither will be a factor so long as whatever car they choose is sufficient to get 99% of their driving done. Beyond that, as has always been the case when buying cars, the decision comes down to the car that gets the job done that you actually want to own/drive.

How are the Ioniq/EV6 more practical out of interest?

[SWoll]

TheDeuce said:

Drive, looks, refinement, material quality, badge appeal... I don't automatically assume that the average driver needs the most range or minimum charge times - we know that for the majority neither will be a factor so long as whatever car they choose is sufficient to get 99% of their driving done. Beyond that, as has always been the case when buying cars, the decision comes down to the car that gets the job done that you actually want to own/drive.

How are the Ioniq/EV6 more practical out of interest?

Ground up EV's rather than shared platform so more spacious inside, no obtrusive transmission tunnel, bigger boot with wider opening and a frunk.

As practicality appears to be a key decision point for the OP the i4 makes the least sense I'd suggest. You other points are ultimately subjective anyway and dolt consider the far superior equipment levels something like a GT Line-S offers in comparison to a base spec i4.

Edited by SWoll on Monday 22 August 15:54

[rugbyleague]

Thanks for this watching the debate is really opening my mind.......I've had a few BMW's and I like them, I also love the idea of ground up Ev.

I'm now starting to think how important is practical when I have another practical car and a motorbike available.

I'm looking for a great all round experience, I do think I would manage that with all of them....

[blueg33]

Ioniq 5 AWD for me

[anonymous-user]

EV6.

[FarmyardPants]

blueg33 said:

Ioniq 5 AWD for me

+1, seems to tick all the boxes. Maybe the 'dhansak' edition

[rewild]

i4 is more cramped than the i3, so rule that out.

ioniq 5 is a wonderful thing.

[CharlieAlphaMike]

Is there a reason why Tesla's don't appear on your list?

[rugbyleague]

CharlieAlphaMike said:

Is there a reason why Tesla's don't appear on your list?

I don't like how they look or the minimalist interiors.

95% of my charging is done at home so the Tesla network isn't really an advantage

[TheDeuce]

rugbyleague said:

Thanks for this watching the debate is really opening my mind.......I've had a few BMW's and I like them, I also love the idea of ground up Ev.

I'm now starting to think how important is practical when I have another practical car and a motorbike available.

I'm looking for a great all round experience, I do think I would manage that with all of them....

I suppose the best way to move forwards is to get the list down to maybe 3 cars and then test drive them - it does mean entertaining a dealers sales patter and probably feigning interest in pcp rates even though you're never going to actually buy... But worth it to make sure you get the right car.

[carl_w]

rugbyleague said:

All have been quoted delivery of 7 months with the Bmw 4 months (whether this is reality I'm not sure).

I pulled the trigger on an i4 2 months ago which is still on Feb/Mar delivery...

[paradigital]

rugbyleague said:

I don't like how they look or the minimalist interiors.

95% of my charging is done at home so the Tesla network isn't really an advantage

That was my take on the interior, until I test drove one. Then I found the minimalist interior to be a great place to see and concentrate on the road, I find myself doing far less faffing with the controls than I do in say my F33 440i.

[so called]

I looked at what was available last September and chose an Ioniq 5 Ultimate.
The dealer had ordered a bunch of various specs., and one of them was bang on what I wanted so I only had a two week wait.
Certainly have no regrets.
I'd had an i3 Rex and then an i3S before hand and appreciated the 'ground up EV' benefits, so that was a consideration.

I like the rear slding seats of the Ioniq, giving greater/ leg room/boot space.
Also the sliding centre pod.

I've had a lot of cars, including 6 TVR's but nothing has attracted more positive responses than this Hyundai.