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mik wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 6:03 pm 1140bhp Cayenne

It’s quite good looking. Can’t be a true Cayenne

Those aero flaps are truly tragic.

IanF wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:57 pm Faster 0-100kmh than the 918

And 3.5T towing capacity.. new elec FFRR is only 2.5T, so this may end up being the horsey types vehicle of choice.

Wonder what the range is with 3.5t behind it

jamcg wrote: Thu Nov 20, 2025 9:17 am

IanF wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:57 pm Faster 0-100kmh than the 918

And 3.5T towing capacity.. new elec FFRR is only 2.5T, so this may end up being the horsey types vehicle of choice.

Wonder what the range is with 3.5t behind it

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IanF wrote: Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:57 pm Faster 0-100kmh than the 918

This popped up on YouTube



That's quite cool, really.

I've missed the i3s over the last 18 months and been looking at buying another but they havent depreciated at all and can't face paying the same as what I sold mine for 18 months ago

I started looking at new EV's like the Ionic 5N but they were still very expensive to insure for my kids which is something I'd like to do so we all get to enjoy the fun car. Stumbled across a couple of threads about people replacing their i3's with a Smart#1, had a quick drive and look around one at the Mercedes dealer and thought they were fantastic. Bonus points for being really cheap to insure at circa a grand for the 4 of us even for the 430bhp Brabus.

I've paid a deposit and waiting for confirmation that they have a black one available.

Nice! I forgot they existed - I've yet to see one, yet they do look quite good to my eyes. £46k for a Smart car though (I know, RRP is largely moot these days). Remember when they were marketed as tiny cars you could park perpendicular to a space?

My Ioniq6 goes back in March but I'm struggling to find enthusiasm to replace it at the moment, in fact still looking for an old CR-V second car..

I bet there are loads of EVs which will be interesting at some point but we’ve not noticed or forgotten

Does it have the same boot mechanism as this model?

Yep exactly the same.

A-hole, foot wave, fob or interior screen

I think Porsche’s base of the rear wiper arm is the best position, relatively high up and gets cleaned when you use the rear wiper wash

The base of the wiper doesn’t get washed when you use the rear screen washer on ours Ian?

Any external button seems to get filthy so using the remote is the way I’ve done it for years. I have the foot swipe thing turned on for my Audi but while it opens reliably, it is far too fond of closing on me as I lean in

4 ways I can open the boot. Handle, foot wave, fob and button in the car. I use the fob mostly but when my hands are full it's proper foot wave. However, it can and did get triggered by the cat running under it once or twice...

Watched a Furious Driving vid on a Geely of some sort.

Jesus Christ the touch screen / menu system looked a mess.

Obviously being a modern car it had auto headlights, but if you want to turn them on manually you have to go through a couple of menus on the non-haptic centre screen.

The same to adjust the heated seats. Crazy.

It feels like they’re being designed by people who don’t drive.

Test drove an all4 countryman today with 300bhp. Pretty rapid but what's the point when you are driving frugally.

Ordered a monochrome in black that arrives in May.

Broccers wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 5:40 pm Test drove an all4 countryman today with 300bhp. Pretty rapid but what's the point when you are driving frugally.

Ordered a monochrome in black that arrives in May.

Keeping the Boxster though I trust…?

Jobbo wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 5:52 am

Broccers wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 5:40 pm Test drove an all4 countryman today with 300bhp. Pretty rapid but what's the point when you are driving frugally.

Ordered a monochrome in black that arrives in May.

Keeping the Boxster though I trust…?

Provisionally sold our mini, boxster staying for the 6 days of sunny weather. Ev cars are very good no doubt but are they fun? I'm not sure.

I think our R5 is genuinely fun. Downside is that the range isn't sufficient to drive to the Elan Valley and back so I won't take it out for a fun day's driving.