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Had both the Polestar 4 and now have the A6 RWD Performance. The P4 was good, decent range and build was good to, the biggest issue with it is how wide it is. Software updates were also frequent and sorted out a lot of problems it had when I first got it.
A6 is a Launch Edition so has every option and is an Avant, not as quick as the P4 and only RWD but overall its a very very nice place to be. Software updates are infrequent, but the latest sorted the vast majority of outstanding issues, where I now get the occasional glitch which clears automatically. Range is very good as is efficiency given its the RWD only version. Its longer than the p4 by a bit but not as wide by a significant margin.
A6 is a Launch Edition so has every option and is an Avant, not as quick as the P4 and only RWD but overall its a very very nice place to be. Software updates are infrequent, but the latest sorted the vast majority of outstanding issues, where I now get the occasional glitch which clears automatically. Range is very good as is efficiency given its the RWD only version. Its longer than the p4 by a bit but not as wide by a significant margin.
What model BYD is that? Looks like a Seal?Following the recommendations here, I had the Hypervolt Home 3 Pro installed yesterday after getting the car delivered on Tuesday. Had a few minor niggles with the Wi-Fi RSSI strength last night, but switching networks sorted it, and Hypervolt’s WhatsApp support was great. Still getting use to all the settings, and how things work!
When connecting to Octopus, they suggested moving off our flat 26.6p/kWh tariff onto Octopus (Intelligent Octopus Go). My previous one charged a flat rate of 26.6p/kWh day and night. The daytime rate is higher at 34.12p/kWh, but dropping to 9.9p/kWh between 11:30pm and 5:30am will make it much cheaper overall since the car will do the bulk of its charging overnight.
Last night's charge from roughly 40% used 36kWh—costing £3.56. This will easily cover the whole week's driving for me.
The car itself is fantastic, too. The acceleration is ridiculous.
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I think the EV9 and Ionic 9 are just a bit to big, I’m not even sure they will fit on the drive.EV9... 99.8kWh?
You can and it will tow 1500kg but the nose weight is only 75kg which is on the lower side.
That said, I am not sure I want to go MG. It’s not discounted but I need to do more due diligence.
Yes the width is what I noted about the 4 although it didn’t seem that much wider than my Y and it did make for a nice comfortable cabin. The turning circle seemed tighter than my Y.
I’d probably be looking at the RWD for both in practice, cheaper, more range and more than fast enough.
What made you swap from one to the other?
Isn't the Model Y's nose weight only 72kg?
It’s 100kg for a trailer, 72kg for an accessory like a bike rack.
Ah okay. I had the 72kg figure in mind because I have a bike rack.
The p4 is nearly 15cm wider than the A6 which is quite a lot in reality. I changed jobs which is why the P4 went back, I tried a few things before I ended up with the A6 (which worked and lasted more than 4 weeks without going bang...)