Whilst the E-Up! is in for a little remedial work, I've been loaned an E-Golf. Looks like base spec and I doubt it has the heat pump as switching the heat on takes 10% toll on the GoM immediately. Anyway, it's a rather nice piece of kit, with a couple of flaws I've found so far:
Pros:
120 mile indicated range when full - 90 mile real world range on my first trip - more than the E-Up.
Beautifully built, lovely to drive - It's a Golf
Adaptive cruise control is fantastic
Sat nav screen is clear, graphics are good - not sure it's as good as the Leaf one in terms of charging station availability.
Headlights are incredible
Looks good - a lad in a MK7 GTI stopped and looked at it very closely. I think he wants the DRLs!
You get Type 2 and EVSE cables included
Cons:
Only a 16A charge rate and a big battery - like really?!
CCS don't work!
It's a Golf - It has small wheels and no exhaust pipe either so from some angles looks a bit base modelish
It's slower than the E-Up
Options are £££ - The E-Up has all the options as standard.
A few slightly rubbish pictures are attached. I'll try and get some better ones when it dries out a bit!
I'll probably have it at least the week - the new charging port for the Up is 5 days away and requires removal of the battery and all cables to the inverter that run the length of the car to be replaced!!! Ouch!
I do too. I am a VW/Audi man at heart and I do like the instrument layout (I guess it is just what I am familiar with), Personally I do find Japanese dashboards very haphazard.
Nevertheless the LEAF was acquired at a very reasonable price, is doing its job admirably and funds do not permit frivolous car swapping, so drooling can continue until such time as a change is on the cards.
We had a Jetta years back, was OK, but my wife had a new Beetle last year and it was great, then when I got in the e-Golf it was similar, familiar, but so much better.
I should probably do another thread, but here is the new Outlander. They were pushing the old (current) one very hard too. They also had a little i Miev on their stand too..
A-hem. Back on topic. Bloomin hell the lights are good on the EGolf! Range is definitely better than the Up driven sensibly and regen seems more efficient too (in that it puts more in the battery) this may be due to the higher weight though.
I saw one drive by my place this evening, looked great with the lights on. I know lots of people think the Golf is dull but I like it, and the little e-Golf trim difference improve it even more without being OTT.
The golf is dull, but they always have been! The beauty is that they can be made to look nice with only a few subtle tweaks, and that (in my opinion) has been why they are so popular
I agree Paul. The reason I like our Up is because of the myriad of tiny unique differences of the EV model.
Discovered the Golf has a special rear spoiler too. My neighbour across the road has a petrol MK7 GT and the differences are huge - even things like camber angles look different
Noticed something a bit rubbish about the Golf - next to the charging socket on the outside of the car is a little button. This button glows when charging the car. I have the same button inside my E-Up...
If you press this button during charging, it stops the charge. So if you leave the car and some opportune little fiddler presses it, it stops the charge. How very annoying!!!
The range is better than the E-Up and both the Leafs I've driven. Indicated 122 when charged - I'd say 80-90 in the real world but I keep charging it up and haven't run it to below 30% SOC due to CCS being buggy on it.
I just spoke to the VW dealer explaining why I was leaning towards a Leaf, and he said with a wall port, charge time for an EGolf is 6hrs. I've asked him to point me at where it says that, because although he might have told me it, I don't remember finding it written anywhere. Wall ports are supplied by British Gas for VW so I don't think there's anything magic about them.
I forgot to mention the lead times! I don't think I want to wait 3-4 months.
Took me 16 days to take delivery. With a good discount.
But mine was pre-made and sitting in a doc waiting for a buyer. Has all the toys except heat pump and leather.
If thays what you want there are more available.
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