Our motability is a Skoda Enyaq which is the 4/5 seater electric crossover/suv. It’s a base model but has plenty of toys, plenty of go, and although range is low on this specific one (about 180 miles) they have models with larger batteries. We mostly ended up with it because it was facelift time and the old version was on clearance else it’d have needed money in. I suspect next one we will end up with is a Mini Countryman EV, because that’s the biggest one on motability atm without anything in and we hafta fit a folded up wheelchair in the boot. Helpfully it’s supposed to have another +100 mile range over the enyaq at least.
I opted for Pearl White. Test drove the RWD in the stock/zero cost Stealth Grey and it was a bit of a 'meh' colour for me. Not quite black, not quite grey - looks like a dirty black in sunlight. Quicksilver is VERY nice but at over £2k as an option along with the red, no thanks. The new MY looks really nice in white in the flesh, especially with highlighting the front light bar and the back end underglow leds. Very clean IMO.
They do it without but only in base spec and trim, which means RWD only, less power/range and only with a cloth interior. I like the light bar. Seems to be their current design language, with it being on Cybertruck, Cybercab, the new electric trucks and now the MY.
Do you not worry about coming back to it covered in phlegm? Not much love for the technonazi and his wankpanzers these days... Did they ever fix the tyre pressure system so you could recalibrate them to a lower pressure? A mate of mine had a Y which would only allow 45psi in the tyres (for eco) and the ride was atrocious as a result
I live out in the sticks on a development akin to God's waiting room so I'm not concerned in that respect, no. It's a bit like hating on VW because it was the Fuhrer's peoples car, or Mercedes because they used to make engines for WW2 german fighters. Silly really. I'm buying the tech, not his principles. Unsure of TPMS issues but having driven the previous Y and the new one, the latest model does ride a LOT better although that's suspension and not tyre related.
They updated suspension during facelift. There's also difference between premium and standard on the facelift. According to a friend who recently done test drive, Tesla tells them the new standard is still slightly better than pre-facelift. The TPMS warning seems to be a simple software numeric comparison and the warning limits are set tighter than usual vehicles. For my 2022 model it recommends 42 psi. If less than about 38 psi, then show warning. If more than 41 psi, then warning disappear. Due to the ride quality, I try to stick to the cold recommended, meaning let out air in spring. But when it starts to get cold it will show the warning, I then add a little air to each tyre. Something to do twice a year for 5-10min. Around here, North London, Tesla are everywhere like Kia/Toyota's. I've not heard of any been targeted locally/extended friends. I've also driven on holiday to France, Belgium and NL. Tesla are pretty common sight and haven't seen any vehicle been targetted during my week or so. Nio and XPeng are also on my radar for newer battery tech combined with focus on software. Was hoping to replace aging Leaf with Nio Firefly. Does that mean I'm a bad person by also somehow supporting CCP?
There absolutely is a difference between Std and Premium, having driven both. Standard is less sharp/dynamic but would be great for bumpier country roads and steady driving. It was a bit wallowy in the corners though!
Oh dear sense of humour failure ^_^ Most TPMS will allow you to recalibrate the sensors to your preferred/set pressure, then the comparison is simply to gate-keep from there to monitor for flats, i.e. you can run whatever pressure you want. The Tesla way of old was that the factory pressure was the only one allowed and no deviation. Anyway, sounds like much improvement with the new suspension etc. Properly set up steel springs are by far the best solution compared to the more common air.
We have had a couple of older Countryman Cooper S and SD models with and without the All4 system and they are pretty good as far as interior space goes. The problem for us is that they do not come in a 3 door option like the old Paceman which means that the front doors are too small for my wife to use comfortably. I would love to have one of the JCW versions with the 306bhp and the All 4 system but my wife just has too much trouble getting in and out. Once she is in great, but the stress of getting to that position is not worth it.
I don’t think my Volvo EX30 allows you to set a preferred tyre pressure, either. But to be fair, the only time I’ve seen the tyre pressure warning kick in was at around 35 PSI - the minimum is 38 PSI.
