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Until the boffins realise Tesla Vision doesn’t work.It's clear whether people like it or not the strategy isn't to have more sensors.
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Until the boffins realise Tesla Vision doesn’t work.It's clear whether people like it or not the strategy isn't to have more sensors.
Totally agree with all of the above. There are cars coming to the UK next year that tick these boxes, one in particular that I have in mind.What I’d like in a refreshed M3:
I know I’ve got zero chance of any of these.
- More comfort and refinement. My M3P is way too noisy at motorways speeds for a car in this price range.
- More supportive seats in the Performance model.
- A decent binnacle display.
- A HUD.
- A few physical controls for HVAC without cluttering the cabin.
- Acres of real dead cow for the interior. The vegan “leather” looks and feels like no leather I’ve ever seen and just makes the interior look cheap. Which it is.
One of the reasons I made the decision to purchase was that the M3 Refresh had been out for a year and a bit when I ordered, and is built on the M3. While there are of course problems reported here, we're now to mid-run where there are fewer surprises.I don't want a yoke and all the early production issues that a new model brings. I do miss the USS though!
Why? If the core chassis of a car is bent it would be a write off whether that's the battery or not.Am I the only person who thinks a structural battery pack would be an insurance nightmare if you have a bump? Or am I missing something here?
Makes sense. Would it be possible to replace the battery or would you have to replace the whole car?Why? If the core chassis of a car is bent it would be a write off whether that's the battery or not.
Makes sense. Would it be possible to replace the battery or would you have to replace the whole car?
Exactly! And exactly why we bought a 2023 Hyundai Ioniq5. All boxes ticked except for the Ioniq5’s ventilated seating surfaces which are something called H-Tex whatever that is. Steering wheel is real leather though, and the H-Tex is better appearing to us than the Tesla fake leather. Can’t speak to the wearability though as we’ve only had the Ioniq5 for a month.What I’d like in a refreshed M3:
I know I’ve got zero chance of any of these.
- More comfort and refinement. My M3P is way too noisy at motorways speeds for a car in this price range.
- More supportive seats in the Performance model.
- A decent binnacle display.
- A HUD.
- A few physical controls for HVAC without cluttering the cabin.
- Acres of real dead cow for the interior. The vegan “leather” looks and feels like no leather I’ve ever seen and just makes the interior look cheap. Which it is.
IIRC, you’ve had one option for a year or two already: the Ioniq5. Ticks everything but the leather seating; Hyundai uses something called H-Tex whatever that is. But steering wheel covered in real leather. Just one datapoint here, others to follow certainly.Totally agree with all of the above. There are cars coming to the UK next year that tick these boxes, one in particular that I have in mind.
I'm sure the data I've read regarding accident statistics for all cars is that its unusual in majority of accidents to suffer damage at the sill level even with side impacts, frontal/rear heavy shunts are absorbed by the sacrificial bolt on structures to the chassis. It has to be a very high impact to deform the main structural chassis.Am I the only person who thinks a structural battery pack would be an insurance nightmare if you have a bump? Or am I missing something here?
It's nice, but not for me. I'm waiting for this New BYD Seal is Europe-bound Tesla Model 3 rival | AutocarIIRC, you’ve had one option for a year or two already: the Ioniq5. Ticks everything but the leather seating; Hyundai uses something called H-Tex whatever that is. But steering wheel covered in real leather. Just one datapoint here, others to follow certainly.
From recent experience it doesn't take much to write a car off. 2 year old Golf, 20 mph front end shunt, one headlamp, front bumber, bonnet pushed up a bit in to A pillar on one side, no fluids leaking but... all airbags deployed, which is a bit of an interior killer. AA man collected it and said there and then he expected it to be written off due to airbag deployment.Makes sense. Would it be possible to replace the battery or would you have to replace the whole car?
That car could be amazing but if it's got no dealers supporting it (and you) then would you honestly consider it?It's nice, but not for me. I'm waiting for this New BYD Seal is Europe-bound Tesla Model 3 rival | Autocar
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It has a wiper stalk! and aircon buttons, and drive mode toggle button, and nappa leather, drivers binnacle, HUD etc.
Horrible, looks like someone bought aftermarket screens from AliExpress and fitted them to a Kia from 1991. That middle screen is probably fitted to a bracket into the tape deck.It's nice, but not for me. I'm waiting for this New BYD Seal is Europe-bound Tesla Model 3 rival | Autocar
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It has a wiper stalk! and aircon buttons, and drive mode toggle button, and nappa leather, drivers binnacle, HUD etc.