Its that time again Ev shortlist help me choose

[rugbyleague]

Hello there current salary sacrifice lease car will be returning at Christmas and I'm considering renewing and leasing for a further 3 years.

I'm sold on EV's (last 6 years I've had an EV and they work for me). Started with a BMW I3s, car being returned is a Genesis Gv60 and my wife runs a Hyundai Kona EV(also about to be changed).

Shortlist:

Polestar 3
Polestar 4
Genesis Gv70
Genesis Gv60
A bit leftfield Ionic 5N
BYD Sealion 7
BMW I5 estate

I've looked through the PH threads and I'm now wondering if I've missed any other cars (Not keen on Tesla, unsure about Audi/Mercedes Ev's).

Can you help me choose?

Needs to be a hatchback, Ev, on the company Arval scheme and a little bit premium please?

Thank you muchly.

[EV8]

Ioniq 5N. Does everything in one package. You wont regret it.

[uktrailmonster]

I’m looking at a similar shortlist.

I test drove a Polestar 3 a few weeks ago and it’s a very impressive car. Silky smooth, refined drive, looks great inside and out, loads of room in the back, effortless performance with the dual motors. But the software reliability appears very suspect at the moment. Even accounting for the usual online negative bias, the issues look to be real and widespread. Polestar service support also seems to be lacking. Loads of stories of cars sitting at Volvo dealerships waiting for repair parts.

The Polestar 4 also looks great, but I haven’t driven one. I was put off by the width of it on our narrow local roads. It’s wider than anything comparable. It may or may not be a problem for you, but I would take note and check it out. The chassis is a bit less sophisticated than the PS3 too. No air springs or torque vectoring here. Again, just something to note when comparing them. Also appears to be software buggy, but perhaps less so than the PS3.

I currently drive a 2022 Tesla Model Y and I know you said that you are not keen. But I test drove the refreshed Model Y dual motor and was surprised how much they have improved it, especially ride quality and cabin noise. I would try one even just to use as a benchmark against the others. It’s a pretty impressive, well sorted car now.

Others on my shortlist yet to drive are the Kia EV6 GT, Porsche Macan EV 4S and the new Alpine A390 when available. The latter looks particularly interesting with tri-motors for active torque vectoring. The Macan is very expensive once you start adding a few essential options to match the others.

Anyway, that’s where I am at the moment. I think the Polestar 3 AWD would probably be my top pick at the moment if it wasn’t for the software gremlins.

[rugbyleague]

uktrailmonster said:

I m looking at a similar shortlist.

I test drove a Polestar 3 a few weeks ago and it s a very impressive car. Silky smooth, refined drive, looks great inside and out, loads of room in the back, effortless performance with the dual motors. But the software reliability appears very suspect at the moment. Even accounting for the usual online negative bias, the issues look to be real and widespread. Polestar service support also seems to be lacking. Loads of stories of cars sitting at Volvo dealerships waiting for repair parts.

The Polestar 4 also looks great, but I haven t driven one. I was put off by the width of it on our narrow local roads. It s wider than anything comparable. It may or may not be a problem for you, but I would take note and check it out. The chassis is a bit less sophisticated than the PS3 too. No air springs or torque vectoring here. Again, just something to note when comparing them. Also appears to be software buggy, but perhaps less so than the PS3.

I currently drive a 2022 Tesla Model Y and I know you said that you are not keen. But I test drove the refreshed Model Y dual motor and was surprised how much they have improved it, especially ride quality and cabin noise. I would try one even just to use as a benchmark against the others. It s a pretty impressive, well sorted car now.

Others on my shortlist yet to drive are the Kia EV6 GT, Porsche Macan EV 4S and the new Alpine A390 when available. The latter looks particularly interesting with tri-motors for active torque vectoring. The Macan is very expensive once you start adding a few essential options to match the others.

Anyway, that s where I am at the moment. I think the Polestar 3 AWD would probably be my top pick at the moment if it wasn t for the software gremlins.

Really appreciate your reply and also the reply about the Ioniq5N.......

Interesting you are looking at similar, take the point about Model Y I think I have unconscious bias kicking in against Tesla......

Our scheme seems to price Polestars very competitively i.e. an 88k Polestar 3 is cheaper monthlies than a 65k VW Buzz. No idea I thought salary sacrifice schemes was just P111D divided by monthly payments.

Kia EV6 GT, Porsche Macan EV 4S and the new Alpine A390 Not on our list yet but good options.