Update time. As the order point closes I’ll be returning to this much more frequently. I’ve decided the criteria by which all cars will be judged. These will be the required spec features:
Powered Driver’s seat
Powered Pass Seat
Heated Seats (F)
Cooled Seats
Heated seats (Rr)
Heated Steering wheel
Powered tailgate
V2L
HUD
APPLE CARPLAY
On top of that, there will be a set of criteria marked 1-10 where 10 is perfect. These are:
Comfort
Accessibility Front
Accessibility Rear
Then there’s Range, Storage capacity (front and rear) and charging time (typically 20-80 but they’re getting cheeky now with some cutting 10% off and going from 30-80).
This all gets to a score out of 10. Then the scores are divided into the AP, which gives a score per £. This I really like as it does show just how differently some will price their cars, despite offering pretty much the same spec and comfort levels. If anything like last time comes along, there’s going to be a last minute price reduction and the whole spreadsheet gets thrown out. 😀
Current long list is:
Ariya Advance (6) £3749
EV3 GT Line S (10) £3299
Enyaq SE L Plus Suite (6) £2699 (£1999 without the Suite option)
EV5 GT Line (7) – Please come down in price £6999
MGs6 (10)
Cupra Tavascan V1 (3) £5499
Ford Explorer Premium (5) £4995
Tavascan V1 Winter Pack (4) £6499 ( the extra grand include the heat pump and heated seats)
Number in brackets are the number of features included, of those on the scheme only the EV3 matches the lot. It is actually smaller dimensions than the Ioniq 5, and feels narrower when you’re sat in it. The EV5 would be great with only Cooled Seats, V2L and HUD missing, which would be an adjustment but one I could live with and it’s so comfortable and spacious but that AP is ridiculous, I feel the Air should be around the EV3 GT Line S level and the GT Line around £5000, which I could stretch to for such a great place to be, I’d be happier if 5 year leasing was an option.
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