Discussion
sparkymark75 said:
Would quite like one of these but it’s just too expensive. I’m guessing most folk get it via their employer but unfortunately my employer doesn’t offer a salary sacrifice scheme.
I wish the government would offer better rebates for private purchasers. Such as what Norway offers.
Yeah but in context, think chipped Golf R performance and no significant fuel bills or servicing (just brakes - minimal, no real fluids)I wish the government would offer better rebates for private purchasers. Such as what Norway offers.
Then it makes sense - I did look at one - and a Taycan privately. Depends on your situation and mileage.
dgswk said:
Not convinced on steering feel, but that’s no different to anything new these days but you would never know in the real world that it’s north of 2 tonnes.
A couple of times I have noticed the weight when I have actually used the brakes, it is also keen to put the hazard lights on if you come to a reasonably fast stop.
took pone out for a test drive.
Bine new to EV, I was taken aback at the 20-60 acceleration.
Add that to the quietness, it was a very relaxing drive.
The weight was noticable as I had to press hard on the brakes after getting enthusiastic on the go pedal.
It hit the spot bar the range concerns, but overall that is not huge as long journeys are not that frequent for me.
It's definitely in contention, but the Q4 etron is a there as well as an alternative ....
cost wise there is a premium for the Audi, but it ticks the elevated driving height for my 5ft nothing wife.
And as it is going to be used to take the family ou and about ...
Bine new to EV, I was taken aback at the 20-60 acceleration.
Add that to the quietness, it was a very relaxing drive.
The weight was noticable as I had to press hard on the brakes after getting enthusiastic on the go pedal.
It hit the spot bar the range concerns, but overall that is not huge as long journeys are not that frequent for me.
It's definitely in contention, but the Q4 etron is a there as well as an alternative ....
cost wise there is a premium for the Audi, but it ticks the elevated driving height for my 5ft nothing wife.
And as it is going to be used to take the family ou and about ...
Meeten-5dulx said:
took pone out for a test drive.
Bine new to EV, I was taken aback at the 20-60 acceleration.
Add that to the quietness, it was a very relaxing drive.
The weight was noticable as I had to press hard on the brakes after getting enthusiastic on the go pedal.
It hit the spot bar the range concerns, but overall that is not huge as long journeys are not that frequent for me.
It's definitely in contention, but the Q4 etron is a there as well as an alternative ....
cost wise there is a premium for the Audi, but it ticks the elevated driving height for my 5ft nothing wife.
And as it is going to be used to take the family ou and about ...
Also look at the Volvo XC40 Recharge P8. Identical running gear as the Polestar, but with the elevated driving position my wife wants, and a bit more practicality to boot. Great lease deal direct from Volvo Business too. Bine new to EV, I was taken aback at the 20-60 acceleration.
Add that to the quietness, it was a very relaxing drive.
The weight was noticable as I had to press hard on the brakes after getting enthusiastic on the go pedal.
It hit the spot bar the range concerns, but overall that is not huge as long journeys are not that frequent for me.
It's definitely in contention, but the Q4 etron is a there as well as an alternative ....
cost wise there is a premium for the Audi, but it ticks the elevated driving height for my 5ft nothing wife.
And as it is going to be used to take the family ou and about ...
South tdf said:
dgswk said:
In my mind, I think it might actually be the ultimate sleeper. For starters, nobody seems to have a clue what it is.
Edited by dgswk on Thursday 10th June 22:32
Must be the Polestar badge looks like a DS badge????
Does get a fair bit of attention, it is quite different, noticed people looking at it on the motorway. Only seen one other in Thunder on the roads around me, none on the motorway yet.
825 miles in 7 days, averaging 28.8kwh/100 miles, 650 of those are Motorway. About 3.5 miles per kWh. Very very happy. Interior rattles, not so happy. People are saying its a premium interior? Well, it feels nice, but it rattles like flies bouncing off a window pane,
Cornwall trip in 10 days, 235 miles each way, 95% motorway / dual carriage way, with 40 hours to charge on a 13A plug at the far end with Ionity Cullompton in the middle. Must get it upgraded to a 32A commando and a £200 charger from Octopus. I'm a sparky FFS, but I'll never get around to it.
Edited by dgswk on Tuesday 15th June 20:32
ZesPak said:
Ah, okay! Completely unaware of this, cheers 
Totally makes sense now!
I have a test drive booked in Milton Keynes for next week, but have a dilemma...
Assuming all goes well, the car will be bought / leased by my employer and due to my 'job level' my budget means I could either get the Long Range Dual Motor as standard or the long range single motor with Plus pack, but which would be the best choice?
Assuming all goes well, the car will be bought / leased by my employer and due to my 'job level' my budget means I could either get the Long Range Dual Motor as standard or the long range single motor with Plus pack, but which would be the best choice?
Edited by Jock Strap on Monday 28th June 15:00
Jock Strap said:
I have a test drive booked in Milton Keynes for next week, but have a dilemma...
Assuming all goes well, the car will be bought / leased by my employer and due to my 'job level' my budget means I could either get the Long Range Dual Motor as standard or the long range single motor with Plus pack, but which would be the best choice?
There's a considerable drop in performance, and of course you lose AWD but will gain range and quite a bit of kit as below. TBH without the Pilot and plus packs the kit is pretty stark.Assuming all goes well, the car will be bought / leased by my employer and due to my 'job level' my budget means I could either get the Long Range Dual Motor as standard or the long range single motor with Plus pack, but which would be the best choice?
Edited by Jock Strap on Monday 28th June 15:00
Interesting quandary. Going to be all about your priorities and usage.
Can you not get a fully loaded standard range car for the same price? Unless you are doing a lot of daily miles it's probably the best option.
Edited by SWoll on Monday 28th June 16:16
Jock Strap said:
I have a test drive booked in Milton Keynes for next week, but have a dilemma...
Assuming all goes well, the car will be bought / leased by my employer and due to my 'job level' my budget means I could either get the Long Range Dual Motor as standard or the long range single motor with Plus pack, but which would be the best choice?
If it helps, I have ordered the long range single motor with Pilot and Plus pack. Assuming all goes well, the car will be bought / leased by my employer and due to my 'job level' my budget means I could either get the Long Range Dual Motor as standard or the long range single motor with Plus pack, but which would be the best choice?
Edited by Jock Strap on Monday 28th June 15:00
TBH, I could not really see the point of the dual motor. It’s plenty quick enough for me as it is.
Unlikely, mine was a March order (arrived 2 weeks ago) - no heat pump. It's the original AWD 300kw Pilot Plus pack, not the new one.
You will like it though, its a brilliant daily drive. Control panel software a bit glitchy, and somethings things within it are in weird places and take some hunting down. Probably because I hate Android.
Otherwise, its very very good, extremely comfy, fast, and if you drive it sensibly, the range is exactly what it says on the dashboard. 260 miles is now normal, 80% motorway @ 70mph. Have driven it to 230 miles last week and still shown 8% in the tank. Did first Ionity stop, charged at 225mph if that makes sense. Think it said 85kwh and was getting faster, but I got bored of watching and went for a comfort break and a coffee. 15mins later, I'm gone. Even get a special 'no dings' parking space to charge at the services. Just works for me.
And for the EV detractors, nope, I'm still not bored of the morning drag race down the M5 slip road. Like the 'Big One' at Blackpool, every day. Its great.
You will like it though, its a brilliant daily drive. Control panel software a bit glitchy, and somethings things within it are in weird places and take some hunting down. Probably because I hate Android.
Otherwise, its very very good, extremely comfy, fast, and if you drive it sensibly, the range is exactly what it says on the dashboard. 260 miles is now normal, 80% motorway @ 70mph. Have driven it to 230 miles last week and still shown 8% in the tank. Did first Ionity stop, charged at 225mph if that makes sense. Think it said 85kwh and was getting faster, but I got bored of watching and went for a comfort break and a coffee. 15mins later, I'm gone. Even get a special 'no dings' parking space to charge at the services. Just works for me.
And for the EV detractors, nope, I'm still not bored of the morning drag race down the M5 slip road. Like the 'Big One' at Blackpool, every day. Its great.
Grandad Gaz said:
If it helps, I have ordered the long range single motor with Pilot and Plus pack.
TBH, I could not really see the point of the dual motor. It’s plenty quick enough for me as it is.
If you do a lot of motorway miles, the Pilot pack with adaptive cruise really helps keep a lid on efficiency and therefore range. Set it to 70mph and let it do its thing. Easily getting 29kwh per 100miles or 3.5miles per kwh on the dual motor. Thats 1.5p a mile on Octopus. Company pays 4p.TBH, I could not really see the point of the dual motor. It’s plenty quick enough for me as it is.
I'd imagine you'll get a good 10-15% more on the single motor version.
Grandad Gaz said:
If it helps, I have ordered the long range single motor with Pilot and Plus pack.
TBH, I could not really see the point of the dual motor. It’s plenty quick enough for me as it is.
I'm kind of thinking the same. I've managed so far without the performance and think I'd prefer the comfort of the packs. When in the office, I have a 1 hour motorway commute each way and regularly visit family in Cornwall.TBH, I could not really see the point of the dual motor. It’s plenty quick enough for me as it is.
Jock Strap said:
Grandad Gaz said:
If it helps, I have ordered the long range single motor with Pilot and Plus pack.
TBH, I could not really see the point of the dual motor. It’s plenty quick enough for me as it is.
I'm kind of thinking the same. I've managed so far without the performance and think I'd prefer the comfort of the packs. When in the office, I have a 1 hour motorway commute each way and regularly visit family in Cornwall.TBH, I could not really see the point of the dual motor. It’s plenty quick enough for me as it is.
Very happy with the car however, I came into it from a Model 3 and have never looked back. If the M3 Performance was on our list I may have been tempted but again a LR it was a no brainer for me.
dgswk said:
Grandad Gaz said:
If it helps, I have ordered the long range single motor with Pilot and Plus pack.
TBH, I could not really see the point of the dual motor. It’s plenty quick enough for me as it is.
If you do a lot of motorway miles, the Pilot pack with adaptive cruise really helps keep a lid on efficiency and therefore range. Set it to 70mph and let it do its thing. Easily getting 29kwh per 100miles or 3.5miles per kwh on the dual motor. Thats 1.5p a mile on Octopus. Company pays 4p.TBH, I could not really see the point of the dual motor. It’s plenty quick enough for me as it is.
I'd imagine you'll get a good 10-15% more on the single motor version.
I was really impressed with them on our test drive last week
colour is going to be thunder.On a side note, the wife and I are both retired. We do quite a bit of walking usually around National Trust sites. I have noticed that the EV charge points there are free! We intend to make use of them!
dgswk said:
Unlikely, mine was a March order (arrived 2 weeks ago) - no heat pump. It's the original AWD 300kw Pilot Plus pack, not the new one.
You will like it though, its a brilliant daily drive. Control panel software a bit glitchy, and somethings things within it are in weird places and take some hunting down. Probably because I hate Android.
Otherwise, its very very good, extremely comfy, fast, and if you drive it sensibly, the range is exactly what it says on the dashboard. 260 miles is now normal, 80% motorway @ 70mph. Have driven it to 230 miles last week and still shown 8% in the tank. Did first Ionity stop, charged at 225mph if that makes sense. Think it said 85kwh and was getting faster, but I got bored of watching and went for a comfort break and a coffee. 15mins later, I'm gone. Even get a special 'no dings' parking space to charge at the services. Just works for me.
And for the EV detractors, nope, I'm still not bored of the morning drag race down the M5 slip road. Like the 'Big One' at Blackpool, every day. Its great.
Many thanks dgswk. I will look forward to driving it. Thanks for your insight.You will like it though, its a brilliant daily drive. Control panel software a bit glitchy, and somethings things within it are in weird places and take some hunting down. Probably because I hate Android.
Otherwise, its very very good, extremely comfy, fast, and if you drive it sensibly, the range is exactly what it says on the dashboard. 260 miles is now normal, 80% motorway @ 70mph. Have driven it to 230 miles last week and still shown 8% in the tank. Did first Ionity stop, charged at 225mph if that makes sense. Think it said 85kwh and was getting faster, but I got bored of watching and went for a comfort break and a coffee. 15mins later, I'm gone. Even get a special 'no dings' parking space to charge at the services. Just works for me.
And for the EV detractors, nope, I'm still not bored of the morning drag race down the M5 slip road. Like the 'Big One' at Blackpool, every day. Its great.
210 miles today, including a few idiotic blasts of acceleration. 30 miles of town and A roads with a fair bit of traffic on the way home, and 180 miles at 65-70mph adaptive cruise control on the motorway. Averaged 61mph out, 57mph back.
Again, left showing 240 miles on 90% overnight charge (100% => 267 miles), pre-heated for 04:45. Got home showing 10% and 25 miles. 210 miles = 80%, 100% = 262miles. Incredibly consistent by my book.
Heated seats this morning, aircon at 18degs on the way home.
Very impressed especially after some of the 'less than positive' comments I'd read here and other forums. Its a 400bhp car FFS, never going to be as efficient as a 140bhp Zoe (my benchmark) right?
It won't last, we'll have a frost or two before the summer is out and I'll be lucky to get 100 miles out of it, and I'll be on the hard-shoulder or worse, end up being towed by an ICE'd van.
All I'm doing is using adaptive cruise for the motorway stretches, not hammering it along the outside lane tailgating anything doing under 80 (I used to do this, I've reformed) and its absolutely fine - as is a Tesla, ID3, ID4 etc etc.
I'm just trying to relay my real experiences, and I fully intend to do so periodically through the Autumn and Winter if it helps people / is of interest.
Again, left showing 240 miles on 90% overnight charge (100% => 267 miles), pre-heated for 04:45. Got home showing 10% and 25 miles. 210 miles = 80%, 100% = 262miles. Incredibly consistent by my book.
Heated seats this morning, aircon at 18degs on the way home.
Very impressed especially after some of the 'less than positive' comments I'd read here and other forums. Its a 400bhp car FFS, never going to be as efficient as a 140bhp Zoe (my benchmark) right?
It won't last, we'll have a frost or two before the summer is out and I'll be lucky to get 100 miles out of it, and I'll be on the hard-shoulder or worse, end up being towed by an ICE'd van.
All I'm doing is using adaptive cruise for the motorway stretches, not hammering it along the outside lane tailgating anything doing under 80 (I used to do this, I've reformed) and its absolutely fine - as is a Tesla, ID3, ID4 etc etc.
I'm just trying to relay my real experiences, and I fully intend to do so periodically through the Autumn and Winter if it helps people / is of interest.
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