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AndyC's car guide...

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verreauxi said:
What's your thoughts on those Porsche Cayenne SUV thingys? Not that I could ever afford one, but they always appealed to my dad-body-yet-desperately-clinging-to-stay-relevant persona.
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Hi mate, sorry for being slow in responding.

I've driven a few Cayenne models and they're okay, not as big or practical as a Range Rover or a Mercedes GLE, so in terms of the amount you can carry around in it, it feels a bit limited compared to those SUVs, but it's better than the Macan.

Where I get disappointed with most if not all the Porsche cars I get to drive, and I've driven most over the past couple of years, is the fuel consumption. MPG in nearly all the Porsche cars falls short of where it could, perhaps should be in these more environmentally conscious times, and the Cayenne is no different.

It's a pretty good drive and like most SUVs, doesn't get as tiring over the course of a long journey compared to a saloon car due to it's slightly more upright driving position. Put it like this, at 6ft 4ins, I don't mind having to take one on a long drive ;) give me a Cayenne over a Boxster any day of the week :D

Next time I get a trip out in one, I'll make some notes to tag onto a more complete review.
 
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Tree13 said:
400 miles would be fine (that's what most non-tiny cars will do) BUT the recharge duration needs to shorten. Need to be able to get 300 miles (at least) of juice in less than 10 minutes.
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300 miles recharge in ten minutes is probably a long way off being possible.
The Tesla Supercharger system - available at many of not all UK motorway services - can add about 175 miles in 25 mins currently.
I can't peak for other electric cars and their recharge rates - hopefully, I'll get to drive a brand new Audi E-Tron soon and will report back.
I know someone who has a Porsche Taycan, so Ill ask him about recharge rates ;)
 
AndyC said:
300 miles recharge in ten minutes is probably a long way off being possible.
The Tesla Supercharger system - available at many of not all UK motorway services - can add about 175 miles in 25 mins currently.
I can't peak for other electric cars and their recharge rates - hopefully, I'll get to drive a brand new Audi E-Tron soon and will report back.
I know someone who has a Porsche Taycan, so Ill ask him about recharge rates ;)
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What happens when you run out of juice in the middle of nowhere? Do you have the equivalent of a petrol can like a spare battery or something you keep in the boot?
 

Seamus Colemole said:
What happens when you run out of juice in the middle of nowhere? Do you have the equivalent of a petrol can like a spare battery or something you keep in the boot?
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Nope and without wishing to appear rude, if you're driving an electric car and run out of charge when most if not all electric cars give oodles of warnings, then you deserve the cost of the resulting recovery charge.
Speaking from experience of having used Tesla cars, if you're on a long trip... as soon as you programme the satnav with your destination, a Tesla will immediately advise if you have enough charge in the cars battery pack, and if not, it will plan your route to incorporate at least one option for a re-charge/top-up charge stop, and tell you approx how long it will take.
I am assuming that most if not all other EVs will do similarly.
 
AndyC said:
Nope and without wishing to appear rude, if you're driving an electric car and run out of charge when most if not all electric cars give oodles of warnings, then you deserve the cost of the resulting recovery charge.
Speaking from experience of having used Tesla cars, if you're on a long trip... as soon as you programme the satnav with your destination, a Tesla will immediately advise if you have enough charge in the cars battery pack, and if not, it will plan your route to incorporate at least one option for a re-charge/top-up charge stop, and tell you approx how long it will take.
I am assuming that most if not all other EVs will do similarly.
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On a similar topic, have you had chance to drive a hydrogen cell vehicle? If you do, can you let us know your thoughts?

I'm not sure how available they are, so I might be jumping the gun. But a few folk I know swear they are where we should be focusing over EV.
 

Daveysgingerlovechild said:
On a similar topic, have you had chance to drive a hydrogen cell vehicle? If you do, can you let us know your thoughts?

I'm not sure how available they are, so I might be jumping the gun. But a few folk I know swear they are where we should be focusing over EV.
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No mate, I've not had that pleasure yet.
Funnily enough, I was looking at some technical reports from Toyota a few weeks ago (I did two years with Toyota about 10 years ago and they're a quality company), and they are leaning more towards Hydrogen Cell for the future having pioneered hybrid cars for a number of years.
I take this in part as an admission that their EV and in particular battery technology is still some way behind that of Tesla and possibly Polestar/Lucid.

Hydrogen Cell is certainly a worthy alternative to electric, and it'll be interesting to see how heavily Toyota invest in its development.
 
Seathestars said:
Had an Audi before that and Audi by Sandhills were not anywhere close to Jaguar for after sales service and service in general
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I've had a few Audis now and still own one, but I would keep away from Jardine as much as possible as their customer service has been incompetent, at best.

I ended up driving all the way to Bolton Audi as they were much better even though they're part of the same group.
 

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