I had a cheeky look (not due to change until Jan 2027!) when my nearest Ford garage had one, it’s nice but the Premium with the Driver Assist pack is almost twice the AP of an equivalent Elroq (with the Maxx package), £2300 more! Bear in mind that it’s the same car underneath (VW MEB platform) and that just seems crazy to me!.
This is true and false – it is on the MEB platform, yes, but it’s not the same car. MEB is a platform, basically anything EV from VAG (plus “Capri” and Explorer) sit on that platform. That means, from Cupra Born/ID3 to Audi Q5 and ID Buzz. All MEB platform, all very different cars.
The platform is the same, but both ID3 and Audi Q5 sit on the same platform, seems odd to argue that the Q5 e-tron shouldn’t be more expensive. The platform just determines the motor, battery and wheelbase (and even that is adaptable). Everything on top of the chassis (including interior, infotainment, materials etc pp) is different.
Do i think that the Explorer is overpriced? Yes, i do. The reason we’re not even considering it is simply that if you’re looking at an EV, there’s no way around both Elroq and Enyaq. Most other ESUV on the scheme simply pale in comparison (in terms of value). The reality is sadly not that the Explorer is “too expensive”, it’s the other way around if you look at all other ESUV. I certainly pray it stays that way until we get to order ours, but objectively, the Skoda twins are simply very competitively priced.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.