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Not sure about the stereotypical customer they chose for this press release
https://www.hondaengineroom.co.uk/electric/ev/why-...
https://www.hondaengineroom.co.uk/electric/ev/why-...
Zoon said:
Not sure about the stereotypical customer they chose for this press release
https://www.hondaengineroom.co.uk/electric/ev/why-...
Oh dear. :-/https://www.hondaengineroom.co.uk/electric/ev/why-...
Given the thought that's gone into the vehicle design surely there's someone on the waiting list with more style than our Wayne!Zoon said:
Not sure about the stereotypical customer they chose for this press release
https://www.hondaengineroom.co.uk/electric/ev/why-...
I think Honda are playing with our heads - he looks the same age as the average Honda owner (63) but is actually 'only' 46.https://www.hondaengineroom.co.uk/electric/ev/why-...
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Looks really cool on the out side and spectacular on the inside IMHO. Rear wheel drive too
However, only 35kwh... and 137 miles range.....bit disappointing as the new Zoe has 50kwh (I have a 40kwh Zoe which does 180 miles (sometimes:-))
Cant see estimated delivery dates.....
800 GBP - cancel at any time
Looks really cool on the out side and spectacular on the inside IMHO. Rear wheel drive too
However, only 35kwh... and 137 miles range.....bit disappointing as the new Zoe has 50kwh (I have a 40kwh Zoe which does 180 miles (sometimes:-))
Cant see estimated delivery dates.....
I have a pre-order. My deposit is only 500.
The car looks excellent in so many ways. The only down sides are the small boot and the range, but if you are okay with those then there's nothing like it.
You can expect the usual Honda build quality too, i.e. no silly panel gaps or alignment problems and a durable, comfortable and spacious interior.
Alternatively if you need the range then a Leaf 62 is only about 2k more than the Advance model. Someone will mention the Model 3 but it's about £12 grand more for the cheapest model. Unless you regularly need that range you might as well save £12 grand, get a better spec car and just rent when you really can't face 20 minute charging stops a few times a year.
The car looks excellent in so many ways. The only down sides are the small boot and the range, but if you are okay with those then there's nothing like it.
You can expect the usual Honda build quality too, i.e. no silly panel gaps or alignment problems and a durable, comfortable and spacious interior.
Alternatively if you need the range then a Leaf 62 is only about 2k more than the Advance model. Someone will mention the Model 3 but it's about £12 grand more for the cheapest model. Unless you regularly need that range you might as well save £12 grand, get a better spec car and just rent when you really can't face 20 minute charging stops a few times a year.
Edited by aestetix1 on Sunday 9th February 11:07
tuscan_raider said:
Now taking reservations
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The opening post said that - almost a year ago.I would warn people who don't know against Honda - they used to be warm and cuddly but they're not now. Most of the good independant dealers have gone too. Check not just where your nearest dealer is, but where an alternative one is - they're getting pretty think on the ground now and you might be stuck if your nearby dealer is useless.
I have a Tesla model 3 performance, and the range "should be" 329 miles.... But they say you should charge it only 80% to keep the battery in good order & at that level I get around 250 miles.
So 80% of 125 range is 100 miles, then the loss I roughly get I would say it would be around 80 mile range. So is that really enough?
Also with Tesla's you get superchargers. I have tried using the general chargers such as Pod-Point and they are both unreliable and you have to use different charging methods.
Until charging is sorted it, I don't see a car with this limited range will work in the U.K.
BTW - I would love this car if it had a 250 - 300 mile range, but this range, no thanks
- Pete
So 80% of 125 range is 100 miles, then the loss I roughly get I would say it would be around 80 mile range. So is that really enough?
Also with Tesla's you get superchargers. I have tried using the general chargers such as Pod-Point and they are both unreliable and you have to use different charging methods.
Until charging is sorted it, I don't see a car with this limited range will work in the U.K.
BTW - I would love this car if it had a 250 - 300 mile range, but this range, no thanks
- Pete
PeterGadsby said:
I have a Tesla model 3 performance, and the range "should be" 329 miles.... But they say you should charge it only 80% to keep the battery in good order & at that level I get around 250 miles.
So 80% of 125 range is 100 miles, then the loss I roughly get I would say it would be around 80 mile range. So is that really enough?
Also with Tesla's you get superchargers. I have tried using the general chargers such as Pod-Point and they are both unreliable and you have to use different charging methods.
Until charging is sorted it, I don't see a car with this limited range will work in the U.K.
BTW - I would love this car if it had a 250 - 300 mile range, but this range, no thanks
- Pete
Given the type of driving that it will ultimately be doing I don't see an issue with its range.So 80% of 125 range is 100 miles, then the loss I roughly get I would say it would be around 80 mile range. So is that really enough?
Also with Tesla's you get superchargers. I have tried using the general chargers such as Pod-Point and they are both unreliable and you have to use different charging methods.
Until charging is sorted it, I don't see a car with this limited range will work in the U.K.
BTW - I would love this car if it had a 250 - 300 mile range, but this range, no thanks
- Pete
PeterGadsby said:
BTW - I would love this car if it had a 250 - 300 mile range, but this range, no thanks
It doesn't look like the kind of car I'd want to do 250-300 miles in.OTOH the max mileage my wife, and I suspect a huge number of other people, does in a day is ~25.
So it'd be more than fine for her - although she still like to tell me, in a voice like she's freaking out, that all the chargers were occupied at wherever it is she's been to.
The turning circle is very small, smaller than a London cab. RWD and no engine in the front to get in the way, so the wheels turn a lot.
Jonny Smith driving it on his Car Pervert channel.
https://youtu.be/x6G-3_Aasao
Jonny Smith driving it on his Car Pervert channel.
https://youtu.be/x6G-3_Aasao
Edited by ajprice on Sunday 9th February 17:06
TheInternet said:
granada203028 said:
I liked the interior but why does it have such enormous wheels?
Are they the usual tall, narrow wheels that EVs end up with for efficiency?I guess you could manage if you had to, but the boot is incredibly small.
HTP99 said:
Given the type of driving that it will ultimately be doing I don't see an issue with its range.
I'd tend to agree but with the caveat that in the worst of UK winter weather the range is likely to be more like 75 miles or less which even for someone who does minimal town miles is likely to cause a bit of range anxiety and make it useless for the odd longer trip?I base this on our i3 which did an easy 180 miles in the summer but had more like 100 miles of range when the weather got below zero. Our Model 3 has a similar drop off.
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