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Was chatting to a SuV etron owner at a trail centre. He also has a Q8. Sounded disappointed at the range of the etron. I think the e-SUVs where the battery has been fudged into an existing floorpan are essentially a switch and bait for customers. BMW tried to can the I3 due to its carbon tub (read lack of margin).
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An Etron approaching from behind to overtake at ~30mph sounds the size of a Luton van. It’s mental, the road noise is so massive, unlike any other car, even a Range Rover size thing.
Would not want to be mowed down by one going 0-60 in 4.4 seconds. I hate to get too political but they’re a microcosm of all that’s wrong with the consumerist world reflected in the world’s most sophisticated consumer product. Vast inefficiency, style and posturing over and semblance of usefulness and actual purpose. An embarrassment to every engineer that worked on it. Never has the car industry stooped so low.