MFIllingham, I agree, this quarter is looking good, with, finally, the first 4wd ev and better trim levels. it’s making me thing again, I had set myself to get the iv80 Enyaq but they have now added the coupe. I would add the £4,800 option pack, but with the Ionic 5 Ultimate and the Kia EV6 Gt AWD and both being at £7,999 I might have to think again. my reasoning is fairly simple, if,for any chance, the car I choose gets written off or removed, you get a proportion of the AP back, but you do not get any money back for any extras you add and I don’t believe they are covered by the insurance, so looking at this quarters choices, suddenly the better spec cars makes more sense. plus of course ev6 awd 0-60 in 4.8 sec…….
@RogerWilko As I see it, there’s a number of choices, the Enyaq IV 80 plus pack (£7729), Ariya Evolve (if range isn’t hugely important) at £6999, Ioniq 5 Ultimate at £7999 and the EV6 GT Line (although there’s a lot of kit reserved for the GT line S) at £7,495 or 7995 for the AWD. The charging curves on the Hyundai and KIA are impressive thanks to the 800V Architecture, assuming you can find a 350kW charger.
I am also debating the risk factor, as you say, if anything goes wrong in the Skoda, you’ve lost all of that £4800. With the rest you’ll see a percentage back.
The EV6 is normal car height, seats are where you’d expect for any non SUV/Crossover level and the car handles accordingly better, however, if you have challenges getting in/out of a lower car, then it’s a definite consideration. The Ioniq 5 Ultimate is a much better option that the previous offerings and includes things like heated rear seats and electric tailgate that the KIA misses. The Ariya, however, has all the toys in the Evolve version, heated rear seats, heated and cooled front electric seats, memory powered control for both mirrors and steering wheel, power tailgate and a very flat charging curve. The only downside on the scheme Evolve is the shorter range (145-305 miles) comparing the 220 mile Evolve against the near 300 mile Ioniq and EV6 comes down to whether the toys are important. Don’t forget the ID5 is cheaper than the Enyaq 80, the ID4 Style is better equipped but cheaper than the Korean offerings, there’s still the Q4 which is a nice car but, again, needs additional packs to be competitive on spec.
I’m bouncing between the kit on the Ariya and the range and savings on the Enyaq (maybe with the Clever pack). The Enyaq has all the space, range and actual buttons but also has the VW software and less kit. The Ariya has all the toys, a great charging curve and a heat pump and the range is still nearing 200 miles in summer and over 150 in winter, which is enough. The EV6 GT Line has most of the kit of the Nissan and the range of the Skoda in one, which makes it worth thinking about.
I was surprised that both the Ioniq 5 and EV6 have Apple car play and Android Auto over a cable only, the rest have wireless connectivity for convenience. It’s not a major thing but is worth considering.
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