Has anyone come across a comparison of different e+ versions?
Yes, I'm looking for comparison when it comes to equipment, like for example - which ones have electronic paring brake and ProPilot (as standard?) Or, do all of them heated steering wheel and blind spot detection? Or, what about "self-parking"?What sort of comparison? Just equipment on different trim levels?
I believe the standard trim levels were N-Connecta and Tekna, which share equipment more or less identical to the same trim levels in the 40kWh. The Tekna has everything the N-Connecta has plus ProPilot, the Bose sound system, part-leather seats with suede, LED headlights/foglights with cornering, the electronic parking brake and a sharkfin antennae.
There was also the 3.Zero and the N-tec which were special editions which seemed to sit somewhere between N-Connecta and Tekna. Compared to the Tekna, the N-tec is missing the Bose speaker system, has part-leather/part-fabric seats (same as the N-connecta) and the sharkfin antennae, but adds some blue trim pieces at the bottom of the car at the front and rear. The 3.Zero is, I believe, the same as the Tekna with blue rim pieces of the N-tec.
However, since the e+ is no longer available as a new car, you're only able to find used examples, and so there are probably N-tecs and 3.Zeros out there that have had optional extras that take them closer to the Tekna than the standard spec, so if you're looking to buy one, it's worth just taking each car on its own merit and checking what it actually has installed.
It's also worth noting that what has been standard equipment has changed over the years, for example I'm sure the Tekna used to come with auto-parking as standard as well, but based on the current LEAF configurator it looks like that's an optional extra even on the Tekna.
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