The Ioniq 5 is heavy, but not that heavy (4,100 - 4,500 lbs depending on AWD / battery size. $45k US for the RWD long range base trim. Large trunk and back seat. I’m biased because I have one. It’s not perfect, but it’s hard to beat as a daily driver EV.

There is a simple solution to that. A federal standard for battery health, and a requirement that manufacturers allow the consumer to display this indicator in the car. Much better than some random start up offering to sell this as a service, and it guarantees it will be available and consistent across all EVs.

Sorry, every iPhone needs a replacement battery after a week? Is this satire?

1st Gear: Isn’t a battery health indicator something that the manufacturer should include in the car, and allow the user to access via the car’s built-in display? My Nissan Leaf had a rudimentary version of this five years ago. Apple products (and presumably other phones and laptops, which also use lithium battery…

Good to know, but I’m not interested in buying a car from a Chinese-owned company. I realize that every company uses plenty of components made in China, but in good conscience I can’t buy products from a Chinese-owned company.

The main issue I had with the door handles on my 2017 Model S was the handles refusing to open in very cold temperatures, I’m assuming because moisture gets in and the mechanism gets frozen. The wipers and washer jets would also regularly freeze up, even though I think they are heated.

Weren’t the earliest Model Ss 2012? By 2015, they’d had three years to work out the issues.

Porsche also had more latitude because their buyers will sacrifice a lot of space and practicality for image and driving dynamics. We have a Taycan Sport Turismo, which is simultaneously a very long, wide car and very impractical for family use. Even on the ST, the trunk is small, and the back seat in all Taycans is…

I think Mercedes went for range at all costs, so the EQS design prioritized aerodynamics over everything else. The amorphous blob is unfortunately the best choice if you want a slippery shape. It’s a really silly approach, since the luxury category is not where range matters most of all. Porsche has done just fine…

The EX90 is basically the same size as the iX - only three inches longer, same width and two inches taller. It’s a shame we almost certainly won’t get the i5 wagon here.

I don’t blame you. If it was a choice between a Model X, EQS, E-Tron or iX, I’d pick the iX. Have you thought about waiting for the EX90?

Is this any different from any other reservation for a car that is sold via a dealer network vs. direct to consumer? Also, I can pull up the fine print on virtually anything I sign up for and find that it doesn’t entitle me to anything. Hardly groundbreaking news.

I’ve seen several iXs in my area, and each time I’m shocked that this is what someone would pick. However, it is apparently extremely nice to drive, and what other choices are there really if you’re looking for a luxury EV SUV? The Mercedes EQS is almost worse because the exterior is as bland as the interior is…

The 3 is definitely the most normal of all the cars, notwithstanding some of the annoying things like the lack of an instrument cluster, and its silly door handles. The 3 also benefits from lower expectations because of its price point. It’s pretty good value and therefore the compromises don’t seem so onerous.

Same here, although mostly I walked to school with my brother. On the very few times I did get a ride to school when I was a bit older and we lived in a more urban area, we sometimes had to help push start the various pieces of junk my parents drove, which in turn I was embarrassed to be seen in so I’d rather have…

The only place I’ve seen more exotica is in the Belgravia / Mayfair / Knightsbridge / South Kensington areas of London. I was there last week, and it’s crazy to see streets with multiple Rolls Royces, Ferraris, Bentleys, Lamborghinis, etc. just parked on the street. Often these cars will have wheels with curb rash,…

Got it, that makes sense. Also worth it to eliminate the chance of future sunroof leaks.

Are you sure the roof will save you 70 lbs? The factory carbon roof saves 4 kg (8.8 lbs) on the 992. It’s a cosmetic option, not a significant weight saver.

I don’t use it. I use Apple CarPlay when I need to use navigation. However, the car provides the one-way street warning regardless of whether a destination is set in the built-in nav system or not. It does the same with traffic cameras.

I’m obviously not excusing the people discussed in this article for their lack of common sense, but there is plenty of crappy GPS-linked stuff out there. My 2022 car loudly warns me every day that I’m driving the wrong way down a one-way street, a street that was converted from one-way to two-way five years ago.