I wasn't using the AC too much and was maintaining a speed of 65-70mph on the freeway so the massive range loss came as a shock to me. I definitely should not be looking at the SR+ and this just makes the decision harder for me now.
Apart from that I absolutely loved the car, autopilot is such a huge upgrade and made bumper to bumper traffic an absolute breeze. I did notice that the car sometimes gives jerks when braking on AP but nothing too crazy, it did not bother me.
Range is reduced significantly when 1) driving aggressively; 2) in cold weather and when trying to warm up or cool down the car; 3) at high speeds. If you drive in Chill mode at 60 mph at 70F on dry road, you likely will beat the EPA rating. For "fun" I drove 35 miles (mainly 55-60 mph city) at ~30F outside with heat off (that's the "fun" part) and I was getting the EPA-rated mileage out of the car.
If you want to be able to drive 200 miles in [almost] any weather at any typical speed (70-80 mph) with full heat or AC on, then take the LR. You will be able to get close to the EPA rated mileage, but that will depend on weather and your driving.
Now, we have 2014 Accord Hybrid ... it's quality sucks!!! Replaced front wheel hub bearings at 37k (1k out of warranty
), the roof has been repainted ... twice! under a recall, thankfully (the dealer-killer asked for $1k originally)
. The seats "premium leather" starts to tear apart and orange foam looks at you through the holes.
. The steering tends to control itself ... like a totally mad autopilot... very wobbly. The suspension creaks like a strut is going through the hood (and 2 hours of diagnostics returned nothing but a diagnostics charge)
I could (when the car was young) get 50-60 mpg on city roads and about 43-45 on a highway. Now, it is more like 40 and 35. Last year our teenager took the car over, she typically gets 30-33 mpg. Was it worth it? Yes, this hybrid is fun (before you try a Tesla), but I would not take it if I know of all the quality issues.
By the way, we have a M3 LR for 18 months and 20k miles now, and visited a SC for the total number of 0 times. The car feels solid and reliable. The only problem was that I expected it will be my car, but it took no more than a couple days for my wife to decide that she needs it more, now I am driving an old (and really good) SUV polluting at a rate of 16 mpg and waiting for a Cybertruck.