I thought the boot space is bigger, as well as having a hatch so gets a bigger opening. Internal cabin space felt the same the same as an M3, albeit a higher driver position. However, I’ve not spent much time in an M3 so take that opinion with caution.
Interesting thoughts, thanks for the opinion. Nice to hear from someone who's seen one in the flesh.
It felt a noticeably smaller cabin and less boot space, although the rear of the car doesn’t slope down as much as the MY so maybe total volume might not be hugely different (I’ve not compared the stats). I didn’t look to see if it had a sub-trunk or frunk, which I think add significantly to the MY’s utility. If you’ve ever been in a Kia EV6 it felt a little bit like that to me, but a little taller. One of the reasons I went for a MY over the EV6 is the sense of space in the Tesla.
Yeah pretty much killed it for us. I've canned and already got back most of my reservation deposit.
Indeed! Although you could buy a Model Y and a Fisker Ocean for the same price as the Electre...
It’s got about the same boot space as a 3 row MX with the third row up. Basically a fraction of what an X has with the 3rd row folded down.
Right but it's a smaller car than the Model X. Similar length to a Model Y so that's the one to compare it to.
Absolutely right, in the main the "old guard" or "legacy" offerings leave me cold. Often the EV is a rehash of the ICE model so flawed, and obviously done to save money and keep familiarity for their loyal customers. I mean, who needs a start button for goodness sake!
Yeah fair. I originally looked at one as a replacement, but sat in one at fully charged live a few weeks ago. It was nice, but not for me.
Yeah they'll improve of course, the issue is that the legacy car makers have a platform that can take an ICE also so they aren't as well suited to being an EV as an EV only platform. That will change of course and understand why they do it currently for cost savings.
Have you considered a Rivian R1S? That seems like it might be the closest to a Model X replacement being a 3 row model. Should be out this year in UK so they say with steering on the correct side
Interesting. An R1T would be cool for giggles. Was the RHD version something they announced on the RJ podcast / Q&A thing on Friday?Have you considered a Rivian R1S? That seems like it might be the closest to a Model X replacement being a 3 row model. Should be out this year in UK so they say with steering on the correct side
Sadly I think they'd ruled out the R1T for a UK launch because we ain't all that big on pickups but the R1S 7 seater SUV last I read was supposed to be coming out here in 2023. Think it's maybe a bit of a marmite kind of look but I like it personally in photos at least.
I agree with this fully, I never put anything in a glovebox either and it's the manual and any service documents if they are still of a paper kind in there. I guess though if you do want to leave something valuable in a car it's the one you can lock at least in some cars.
I’ve put a deposit down on an Eletre R; hopefully getting a test drive in a few weeks. Plan is to sell the X shortly. I’m into expensive repair territory now and the car will otherwise be sat unused over the summer as are variously not back in the UK until the autumn. So makes sense to say bye soonish for me.
Basically the boot was too small comparably. Otherwise the accommodation inside was very good. Obviously don’t know how it drives yet - although I could level the same of the Eletre, but will find out hopefully in a few weeks rather than months. Not sure on the towing capability either. Eletre has a neat electrically fully retractable tow hitch which is good. The Fisker is looking to be a 2024 landing in the UK whereas we should see Eletre’s in the late summer / autumn here if things go to plan.
