Hi,Antonio PT wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 5:16 pm Thanks for sharing your experience. I assume the charging process went OK.. Any other impressions, positive or negative? Sound power... good bass/subwoofer?, Confort ?, soundproofing ?, camaras for parking ? Is autonomy in line with what they say...?
As I stil dont know when will I have my 80, just looking forward to have as much feedback as possible. Thanks !
I need to drive it a lot more and get familiar before I jump to any specific conclusions (positive and negative) but my initial findings are:
Bad:
Auto-hold can make parking more tricky, as it slams on the brakes without warning. Can be disabled though through a bit of menu diving.
Auto dimming drivers door mirror - some people like them but I don’t. I think they’re dangerous, as they become very dark if someone behind you has very bright lights. Then you can’t see cyclists ! Stupid idea I reckon. Never had a problem with too much light coming at me from non-dimming door mirrors in over 30 years of driving. Might see if it can be disconnected (I don’t think it can be disabled in the menu).
No other negatives at the moment !!
Good:
Very comfortable (Loft trim) and not at all wallowy around bends. Doesn’t feel like a heavy car.
Great acceleration if required.
Adaptive Cruise Control works really well. I don’t recommend it for city driving though, as it sometimes suddenly accelerates where you might not want it to. Best to keep it for motorways. Seems I got Traffic Jam Assist with my one, and that is good in city’s. Automatically starts and stops driving in heavy traffic.
Great range so far - I think I’d get over 250 miles in my 80, including motorway driving.
Reverse camera is good at night and day. I’m not actually used to looking at it - and keep forgetting to look at it, as my previous cars only had sensors. My wife swears by it in her Qashqai but I generally prefer good reliable sensors (like the excellent BMW system).
Charging at home - not tried scheduling yet but certainly seems to work well when I plug straight into my PodPoint (apart from 3kW limiter which PodPoint still don’t seem to have removed). App is a little sluggish but does a good job of starting / stopping charging and also pre-heating the cabin.