I think the title of this article from CleanTecnica is self explanatory:
- The new Peugeot 208 was proclaimed in Geneva the winner of the Car of the Year 2020 contest.
Maarten Vinkhuyzen author comments:
The “car of the year” (COTY) means choosing the best new product the auto industry made.
Of the 35 candidates entering the first sifting round, only 6 had a modern (fully battery electric) powertrain.
Two others were available in a choice of old and new,
and the rest of the candidates (25) will be essentially discarded in 5 years.
It is questionable whether cars with an outdated powertrain should be among the first collection of candidates.
They should definitely not be among the nominees.
What was the jury thinking?Of the 35 candidates entering the first sifting round, only 6 had a modern (fully battery electric) powertrain.
Two others were available in a choice of old and new,
and the rest of the candidates (25) will be essentially discarded in 5 years.
It is questionable whether cars with an outdated powertrain should be among the first collection of candidates.
They should definitely not be among the nominees.
Horst Bauer, Austria:
Regarding the Jaguar I-PACE, he said it was not ready for prime time.
Tesla Model 3 — brakes overheat when used on a racetrack,
plus Horst is unable to learn to use the touchscreen.
Stéphane Lémeret, Belgian:
Last year gave 10 points for the remade Alpine, no points for the Jaguar I-PACE (so much less than a Tesla).
This year he gave zero points to the Tesla Model 3.
It is too difficult to learn to use voice commands or the controls on the steering wheel, according to Lémeret.
The touchscreen is too hard to use on rocky Belgian streets.
The Belgian streets have too many potholes for a car like the Model 3.
Xavier Pérez, Spain:
The Porsche Taycan is the best car. It’s too expensive for poor people, though, so 0 points.
The Model 3 lacks a passion for cars, handling not good enough,
terrible TV screen is used as dashboard — also 0 points.
Last year, lack of charging was not the reason to give only 1 point to the Jaguar I-PACE,
it was the inferior interior.
After reading dozens of comments, there were a few recurring complaints about the electric cars.
The Taycan was too expensive, the Model 3 interface was too hard to learn,
the Model 3 was not as good as the Taycan, and it had too much power for the chassis and brakes to handle.
While other critical comments about the cars were often well balanced and in line with the points the juror awarded, the comments for the electric cars were often a bit of “Very good, but zero points because ….”
I think they were too alien for the jurors to appreciate,
like the Ford Model T was for those still living with a horse and buggy for their daily driver.
Regarding the Jaguar I-PACE, he said it was not ready for prime time.
Tesla Model 3 — brakes overheat when used on a racetrack,
plus Horst is unable to learn to use the touchscreen.
Stéphane Lémeret, Belgian:
Last year gave 10 points for the remade Alpine, no points for the Jaguar I-PACE (so much less than a Tesla).
This year he gave zero points to the Tesla Model 3.
It is too difficult to learn to use voice commands or the controls on the steering wheel, according to Lémeret.
The touchscreen is too hard to use on rocky Belgian streets.
The Belgian streets have too many potholes for a car like the Model 3.
Xavier Pérez, Spain:
The Porsche Taycan is the best car. It’s too expensive for poor people, though, so 0 points.
The Model 3 lacks a passion for cars, handling not good enough,
terrible TV screen is used as dashboard — also 0 points.
Last year, lack of charging was not the reason to give only 1 point to the Jaguar I-PACE,
it was the inferior interior.
After reading dozens of comments, there were a few recurring complaints about the electric cars.
The Taycan was too expensive, the Model 3 interface was too hard to learn,
the Model 3 was not as good as the Taycan, and it had too much power for the chassis and brakes to handle.
While other critical comments about the cars were often well balanced and in line with the points the juror awarded, the comments for the electric cars were often a bit of “Very good, but zero points because ….”
I think they were too alien for the jurors to appreciate,
like the Ford Model T was for those still living with a horse and buggy for their daily driver.
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