[TomH]

A few minutes during a test drive is not enough to understand the pros and cons of B and D.

Once you have the car, I suggest that you try again over an extended period.

That's what my wife and I did when we got our Golf GTE nearly four years ago.

I enjoyed learning the technique of using B properly and have continued to use it exclusively ever since. A little adjustment was needed when changing to the November 2020 ID3 but 2.1 upgrade takes me back to virtually the GTE technique.

My wife has stuck with D after her experiments. That means our brakes do not rust like they would if I was the only driver.

It's a very relaxing car to drive either way and I doubt that you could measure any difference in economy.

 

[TomH]

All things that I don't want. Can that be de-selected? If not then that's another brand that I will avoid. I quite like being fully in charge of my car and making such decisions.

Couldn't agree more! The driver should control the car, not the other way around.

I know that I have paid for ACC but I don't use it. So, presumably, the map based adjustments to the controls have never manifested themselves on my ID3.

Having spent decades driving as smoothly as I can, I really enjoyed learning the throttle feathering technique that optimises one pedal driving. Your right foot provides fully adjustable regen without flapping paddles or pushing buttons. But you have to learn to do it.