I don't think I'd go for either. They are undoubtedly good cars, but not a car you love. If I was getting an estate that size, I'd go for an Octavia. Best selling car in Switzerland for many years until recently.
I would go for a Corolla if the cabin weren't so noisy and if it were just a bit faster. Those are the only reasons I'm looking at luxury brands. I have no need to project status. I just need some peace and quiet in something that's nimble and quick. Great commentary as usual, Anna!
Hi Shay, yes Octavia keeps on winning in Switzerland. I think Asian cars are still to be appreciated in Europe. Generally speaking, they do break a lot less. But true, it's not a car to fall in love with. @@shaywhelan1
@@AnnaOnRoads I think the interiors are not quite as nice, so they are not seen as being of a similar quality to the Europeans, but are possibly better cars with better reliability. If I was to change our E class estate, I wouldn't say no to a Lexus NX. Am told though a Rav 4 is a better car.
Every days a school day! I didn’t know about the Swace. We bought the Corolla hatchback 1.8 last year as our everyday driver. Brilliant town and ‘A’ road car, economic and switches from electric to petrol seamlessly. I would recommend the Corolla happily. As ever, excellent video, top marks Anna.😊
I appreciate the collaboration between Toyota and Suzuki, but I wonder if a Suzuki product would hold up the way a Toyota product would. I had a Suzuki Liana for 15 years. I had to change the engine twice. By sharp contrast, Toyota are so confident of their products that they offer a 10-year/200,000 km warranty in some places in Europe. No one can beat that. For me, it's Toyota all the way.
suzuki toyota lexus 1 2 3 every year in different tests. you had bad luck with the liana. the liana has the m16a witch in the swift sport is bery reliable. the swifts are beaten on track all over the world and wont break down.
The Swace is literally a rebadged Corolla TS made in the UK in the same plant as the Toyota with the exact same parts. Also Suzuki in many countries matches Toyota's warranties and in fact even gave more warranty in some (6 years vs 5 for toyota in my country)
Another cracking quick review Anna as always. It's great to see a more value oriented car for review (it's also nice to see the odd loopy car review as well). Great 0 to 100 KMH score as well, very well done and possibly a slightly more smug Anna deservedly so. For the target buyer this makes a lot of sense from families or for someone who needs the extra carrying capacity but doesn't want a van. In car production and presentation are brilliant as usual as are the aerial drone scenes. I see the lovely black cat appears once again, I guess the director likes cats as do I so make sure the cat has a great supper as a your co star. Many thanks for sharing.
I be honest - I watched your Video because of the first 1.30 minutes ;-) And that is the case in most cases.... And not to forget the part where you are testing the leg room in the second row !!!
There's an automotive name not heard as much in the States these days, as I believe they stopped selling cars here about 2012. However, you do still see Suzuki cars on the road here and there, still serving even today. The Samurais🚙🚙🚙 were popular in my high school years, and the muscle car/hot rod/street machine guys (my crowd) would jokingly call them "rolling radios" or "soda cans" as the owners would load them up with bass speakers and crank the stereos so loud their quarter panels would ripple and quiver. Another fine review Anna, and you as always look ravishing in it. I have not seen a vehicle yet that you don't look great in. 🥰😍❤😉
Great, reliable car I would probably go with the Toyota because of trade in value. I love Anna‘s roundabout story unfortunately in America, we can’t negotiate roundabouts we may be the worse drivers in the world.
Very interested to see this review as we wondered about replacing our Leon ST with a Corolla Tourer. Unfortunately, it only comes as a hybrid in the UK now. That adds considerable cost. If you go for the 2.0 to get a bit more power and get around the groaning CVT then you lose boot space and the cost goes up again. Then you have to add the extortionate road tax we now pay in the UK. The Leon only costs £35/year and still does 40 mpg. We simply couldn’t justify the cost to change so we’ve kept the Leon.
Does anyone can comment on the Ground clearance with occupants, I m considering this car, however I m worried about ground clearance especially in the UK with a infinit number of speed bumps
Most certainly it would be interesting for you to give us the information on Hybrid cars etc, I think now both the Swace and Corolla are both looking dated if was getting one now I think I would go for the Swace just on the price 😊
Thanks for the video - but was this done before mid last year? The new model with the 5th generation of Toyota Hybrid motor(s) should have 140 horsepowers, shouldn´t it? *hm
I could watch your videos all day. So yes, please, any educational video will be watched. I am confused about how a car gets better economy in town compared to motorway-town combined.
Thank you very much Kevin, I've filmed my first one yesterday :-) But to answer your immediate question, a hybrid/electric will always result in significantly better economy in town because everytime you slow down and brake, you charge the battery. The energy is produced, store and used. In regular petrol/diesel cars - the energy is always lost.
I like the big S badge on the bonnet and on the steering wheel, I couldn't help but think Sexy, Sassy, Sensual, Sophisticated, Seductive, Smart, Spontaneous, Stylish, Stunning, Serene, but it wasn't the car making me think this 😅 😅
A comment about the CVT. The reason the engine makes so much noise is that, when you floor the pedal, it revs the engine up to its most powerful speed and adjusts the gear ratio to enable that. With any other sort of gearbox, you'd always be in slightly the wrong gear. People associated the noise of going through a series of fixed gears with driving fast, and they associate the sound of the engine running as fast as it can, with not having enough power. Are you sure the lack of punch isn't psychological? This is just an idea, because I don't drive a CVT. You report that the fuel consumption is very low. Isn't the fact that, when you floor the throttle, it goes straight to the best operating point, an important ingredient of this fuel economy success? Another feeling based idea: in a car with fixed speeds, you can tell how fast you're accelerating by listening to the engine pitch. On a CVT car, the pitch is constant -- there's no audible communication that you're accelerating, only the visual sign of the speedo or the white lines flashing past faster. Perhaps you are gaining speed quickly but you somehow don't believe because your ears aren't telling you that. These are just thoughts, I know.
Hi! with a baby on the way , i have to decide to buy a family car and i have to choose between this car and Kia Ceed Sw. What shound i choose ? Thank you!
Hi Costi, congratulations! 👶 I personally prefer Kia, it's a little bit more stylish and softer over bumps. But you cannot go wrong with either of these two!
Great review, cvt transmission always a bit buzzy though it’s economical everyday car. I like it ,Toyota collaboration, though Suzuki an underrated maker of reliable cars
Another great review, Anna. I was distracted when you were in the back seat with those beautiful legs of yours! 😉 I would pick the Toyota because of resale value! Thank you again! 🌷
You are a classy lady. I love your reviews, all the way from Rustenburg, RSA. By the way, nice accent. Which side of the world if I may ask? Keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍 👌
Thank you! Ha, speaking of RSA, literally ;-) I used to work with a lot of South Africans at an Auckland shipyard, so I'm a bit of a mixed pot. I was born and raised in Poland, but spent the last 22 years living in New Zealand, a bit in Australia, Singapore, Spain, France, Switzerland and Thailand! :-)
Great review as always Anna.. But the car is not the best looking thing in the vid.... I know a couple of lads got them instead of a van,,,,, they are called Corolla Commercial N x
Well, i bought this car new and i love it but this number what this Lady presented here like 4L/100km in city and 5L on highway i wasn't able to achive in summer and i drive hybrid over 6 years now and if it happent to have a winter like this year with temperatures under 0° celsius than you will be almost at 8L/100km trust me. It's a nice car nonetheless
Close but difference is negligible and irrelevant. Both hybrid and full EV's are heavier than gas only vehicles which of course is due to driveline redundancy of a hybrid and in the case of EV only, the weight of the Li-Ion battery. A little physics. Gasoline has 100 x's the energy density of a Li-Ion battery. For adequate range, a very large, heavy battery is required. For a basic Tesla 3 series the battery weighs in excess of '1000 lbs ' as compared to a tank of gasoline.which weighs about 100 lbs.
Hi Neil, isn't my feline friend adorable and so sophisticated?! I will do the tutorial which will include my experience living with these cars which I think can be valuable. Generally speaking, electric cars would be heavier than their hybrid sibling.
Well, it is said that pets and their humans are often similar😉 . I look forward to your thoughts on hybrids. I'm thinking of one for occasional trips back to the UK from the south of France, although I'm more tempted by an Audi TT V6...@@AnnaOnRoads
♥️🌹 Anna, your videos are always beautiful. The scenery is amazing. The vehicle is a little big for me but you look amazing in it. You really have great legs.♥️❤️
I think it would be rather similar to your new date telling you that he would give you a lift in that car to show you his allotment and his best crop of peas. All good stuff but Anna deserves more. The Suzuki Toyotaish is a good car….and perfect for all you need….much like peas….😬😬😱😃😃😃Anna…if I had a jet and was forty years younger..I would give you that lift…but not to an allotment! 😃😃😃😃😃
I design cars for a living. Hybrids are awful contrivances with a caveat. If you are technically clueless which the vast majority of the car buying world is, AND you sell your hybrid just out of warranty or shortly thereafter, no foul really other than the massive depreciation of selling a car with a depleted battery. A hybrid is a livable automobile if you don't prize performance, don't care about NVH and don't risk high repair cost out of warranty if you can find somebody smart enough to fix one. Reason is, you pay more for 'less and not more performance' and higher initial cost versus petrol car only, for a couple more miles/gallon in fuel savings. A gas only car with only one powerplant, is more. A wristwatch with one versus two movements to tell time is a much better value aka cost/benefit. A wristwatch doesn't need two engines to tell time and a car doesn't need two powerplants for propulsion either. This redundancy has a cost both initially and long term. Hybrids exist for automaker profit. 2.5 x's the technical complexity, 100 computers, most have a CVT and hence awful NVH drone upon acceleration and statistically they fail at a higher rate (electronics) as they age and are much more expensive to repair from failing motor, motor controller or battery. Math which many struggled with in school. Statistics 101. More parts with same quality = higher failure rate. They are a hustle on society and 'marketed' as better, however are far worse if owning long term and dumb people drink the koolaid and are easily conned.
In Europe too. People don't get on with the program, and it's a problem for manufacturers and the industry in general. Especially with the new cheap (and very combustible) Chinese cars. Toyota hybrids are different though. It's basically Prius tech, very reliable, very economical (except motorway speeds). But EVs, very 'niche' range of operation, even Tesla's, although by far the most popular EVs in my neck of the woods. They are trying to ban the production of ICE cars for 2030. It's absurd, but they'll do it with taxes and more taxes to push people away from cheap ICE cars, even 2nd hand, and especially diesels (swapping my diesel for a Corolla Touring), with, you guessed it, more taxes, and emission restrictions. Poor people, start cycling, and stop buying cheap cars.
Thank god the people trust in their media slating evs constantly. Its just allowed me to pick up a model 3 long range for about 10-12k less than the equivalent would have been last year. You have to be a complete bozo not to prefer the driving experience. Instant power and loads of it you can zip by normal mongs like your 50 years in the future.
@@garybarry9365 Our mainstream propaganda media are seeking to cram EVs down everyone's throats. Quite the contrary to your assertion. And people aren't bozos because they don't like what you like. We are not obliged to share your priorities or the whims, fantasies, obsessions or stupid delusions of the corrupt UN or the globalist left. Especially when it's being forced at gunpoint on citizens who want no part of it. You can prefer anything you wish--leave me out of it. There's no "anthropogenic climate crisis." It's a pack of lies. It's called natural cycles and solar patterns. The same pettifogging politicians and piddling bureaucrats who can't find their asses with both hands are going to control nature? Sure, that'll work. And the EV "transition" isn't designed to succeed, because it can't. It's SET UP to fail, as the goal is for most serfs, peasants and peons (that means us) to not have any personal transportation. The great and the good don't like that the commoners can go where they want when they want. Carbon fuels are of the Earth. How can something that's of the Earth be destroying it? You can zip by me all you want, until your plug-in virtue signal on wheels runs out of charge on a cold day and you have to squat in line for 3 hours waiting for a charger. I can be in an out of the "petrol station" in 10 minutes or less. My ICEs sound better and have been a known quantity for well over 100 years now. Internal combustion is one of the greatest liberating developments in human history. Oh, and by the way, everything you use in daily life has petroleum in it. It ain't just heating oil and gasoline, Professor. Worry about yourself, and we'll worry about us. Deal? It's a big world. Different things can exist. Electric and steam are nothing new--they were employed on some of the earliest autos. ICEs won out for many reasons. And I'll assume mong is a compliment, when coming from the likes of you.
What do you think about Swace? Too boring? Or a smart purchase? And finally - SWACE or COROLLA TOURING SPORTS for you?
Buy cheaper car and a Toyota badge
I don't think I'd go for either. They are undoubtedly good cars, but not a car you love. If I was getting an estate that size, I'd go for an Octavia. Best selling car in Switzerland for many years until recently.
I would go for a Corolla if the cabin weren't so noisy and if it were just a bit faster. Those are the only reasons I'm looking at luxury brands. I have no need to project status. I just need some peace and quiet in something that's nimble and quick. Great commentary as usual, Anna!
Hi Shay, yes Octavia keeps on winning in Switzerland. I think Asian cars are still to be appreciated in Europe. Generally speaking, they do break a lot less. But true, it's not a car to fall in love with. @@shaywhelan1
@@AnnaOnRoads I think the interiors are not quite as nice, so they are not seen as being of a similar quality to the Europeans, but are possibly better cars with better reliability. If I was to change our E class estate, I wouldn't say no to a Lexus NX. Am told though a Rav 4 is a better car.
Every days a school day! I didn’t know about the Swace. We bought the Corolla hatchback 1.8 last year as our everyday driver. Brilliant town and ‘A’ road car, economic and switches from electric to petrol seamlessly. I would recommend the Corolla happily. As ever, excellent video, top marks Anna.😊
Amazed how nice the interior is. Modern cars are all so good nowadays.
„Soyota” Swace has currently 140 HP, not 122. That’s why you have better acceleration result. Great video, thanks
I appreciate the collaboration between Toyota and Suzuki, but I wonder if a Suzuki product would hold up the way a Toyota product would. I had a Suzuki Liana for 15 years. I had to change the engine twice. By sharp contrast, Toyota are so confident of their products that they offer a 10-year/200,000 km warranty in some places in Europe. No one can beat that. For me, it's Toyota all the way.
suzuki toyota lexus 1 2 3 every year in different tests. you had bad luck with the liana. the liana has the m16a witch in the swift sport is bery reliable. the swifts are beaten on track all over the world and wont break down.
The Swace is literally a rebadged Corolla TS made in the UK in the same plant as the Toyota with the exact same parts. Also Suzuki in many countries matches Toyota's warranties and in fact even gave more warranty in some (6 years vs 5 for toyota in my country)
Another cracking quick review Anna as always. It's great to see a more value oriented car for review (it's also nice to see the odd loopy car review as well). Great 0 to 100 KMH score as well, very well done and possibly a slightly more smug Anna deservedly so. For the target buyer this makes a lot of sense from families or for someone who needs the extra carrying capacity but doesn't want a van. In car production and presentation are brilliant as usual as are the aerial drone scenes. I see the lovely black cat appears once again, I guess the director likes cats as do I so make sure the cat has a great supper as a your co star. Many thanks for sharing.
I like the Suzuki Swift and the new Toyota Land Cruiser. And that is all I can say. 😌
I be honest - I watched your Video because of the first 1.30 minutes ;-) And that is the case in most cases.... And not to forget the part where
you are testing the leg room in the second row !!!
Fantastic well equipped model, the car was ok too😁
Haha, Simon!
Happy New Year, Anna! Love seeing you [always] 🎉🥳🎉
Support Anna~❤
I have 1.0 52hp 1995y Swift. So far no problems. Dont doubt Suzuki quality.
The new Swace / Corolla 1.8L is 140 bhp. Hence the improved 0-100 km/ h.
If you want a reliable spacey family car then this is perfectly acceptable
If you want perfection, follow Anna ❤
Very very good!💙😉
There's an automotive name not heard as much in the States these days, as I believe they stopped selling cars here about 2012. However, you do still see Suzuki cars on the road here and there, still serving even today. The Samurais🚙🚙🚙 were popular in my high school years, and the muscle car/hot rod/street machine guys (my crowd) would jokingly call them "rolling radios" or "soda cans" as the owners would load them up with bass speakers and crank the stereos so loud their quarter panels would ripple and quiver. Another fine review Anna, and you as always look ravishing in it. I have not seen a vehicle yet that you don't look great in. 🥰😍❤😉
maybe a little later cause the kizashi was build until 2015
Great, reliable car I would probably go with the Toyota because of trade in value. I love Anna‘s roundabout story unfortunately in America, we can’t negotiate roundabouts we may be the worse drivers in the world.
Very interested to see this review as we wondered about replacing our Leon ST with a Corolla Tourer. Unfortunately, it only comes as a hybrid in the UK now. That adds considerable cost. If you go for the 2.0 to get a bit more power and get around the groaning CVT then you lose boot space and the cost goes up again. Then you have to add the extortionate road tax we now pay in the UK. The Leon only costs £35/year and still does 40 mpg. We simply couldn’t justify the cost to change so we’ve kept the Leon.
The 1.8 is 140bhp since 2023 hence the 0-60 now being 9.2 seconds not 11
Thanks for this Anna..It’s close to a Toyota..x
Haha, a bit! ;-)
It sounds like they had a competition to come up with a worse name than "Mazda Bongo Friendie!"
Does anyone can comment on the Ground clearance with occupants, I m considering this car, however I m worried about ground clearance especially in the UK with a infinit number of speed bumps
Most certainly it would be interesting for you to give us the information on Hybrid cars etc, I think now both the Swace and Corolla are both looking dated if was getting one now I think I would go for the Swace just on the price 😊
Thanks for the video - but was this done before mid last year? The new model with the 5th generation of Toyota Hybrid motor(s) should have 140 horsepowers, shouldn´t it? *hm
I could watch your videos all day. So yes, please, any educational video will be watched. I am confused about how a car gets better economy in town compared to motorway-town combined.
Thank you very much Kevin, I've filmed my first one yesterday :-) But to answer your immediate question, a hybrid/electric will always result in significantly better economy in town because everytime you slow down and brake, you charge the battery. The energy is produced, store and used. In regular petrol/diesel cars - the energy is always lost.
@AnnaOnRoads thank you for that, and I will be catching up over the weekend with your videos.
I like the big S badge on the bonnet and on the steering wheel, I couldn't help but think Sexy, Sassy, Sensual, Sophisticated, Seductive, Smart, Spontaneous, Stylish, Stunning, Serene, but it wasn't the car making me think this 😅 😅
🤣 well, it's a practical good car and I am taking it all as a compliment, thank you Isaac!
Yea its very practical, good build quality, great economy, and looks intentionally discreet @@AnnaOnRoads
A comment about the CVT. The reason the engine makes so much noise is that, when you floor the pedal, it revs the engine up to its most powerful speed and adjusts the gear ratio to enable that. With any other sort of gearbox, you'd always be in slightly the wrong gear. People associated the noise of going through a series of fixed gears with driving fast, and they associate the sound of the engine running as fast as it can, with not having enough power. Are you sure the lack of punch isn't psychological? This is just an idea, because I don't drive a CVT. You report that the fuel consumption is very low. Isn't the fact that, when you floor the throttle, it goes straight to the best operating point, an important ingredient of this fuel economy success? Another feeling based idea: in a car with fixed speeds, you can tell how fast you're accelerating by listening to the engine pitch. On a CVT car, the pitch is constant -- there's no audible communication that you're accelerating, only the visual sign of the speedo or the white lines flashing past faster. Perhaps you are gaining speed quickly but you somehow don't believe because your ears aren't telling you that. These are just thoughts, I know.
Hi! with a baby on the way , i have to decide to buy a family car and i have to choose between this car and Kia Ceed Sw. What shound i choose ? Thank you!
Hi Costi, congratulations! 👶 I personally prefer Kia, it's a little bit more stylish and softer over bumps. But you cannot go wrong with either of these two!
Great review, cvt transmission always a bit buzzy though it’s economical everyday car. I like it ,Toyota collaboration, though Suzuki an underrated maker of reliable cars
Thank you very much! ❤️
Another great review, Anna. I was distracted when you were in the back seat with those beautiful legs of yours! 😉
I would pick the Toyota because of resale value! Thank you again! 🌷
Nice, no frills Toyota. 💙👌🏾
You are a classy lady. I love your reviews, all the way from Rustenburg, RSA. By the way, nice accent. Which side of the world if I may ask? Keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍 👌
Thank you! Ha, speaking of RSA, literally ;-) I used to work with a lot of South Africans at an Auckland shipyard, so I'm a bit of a mixed pot. I was born and raised in Poland, but spent the last 22 years living in New Zealand, a bit in Australia, Singapore, Spain, France, Switzerland and Thailand! :-)
@AnnaOnRoads Wow. Very interesting. Well traveled. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍 👌
Hybrid cars are the way forward for economy and convenience. They just need to be made more exciting and appealing to look at and drive.
Hi Anna, I hope you get to rustle a C8 Corvette this year. Maybe make it a New Year's resolution. 😁
In Japan,I have never seen that car 🚘
So surprised😮
Oh wow, I didn't expect to hear that. I suppose Europe is a solid market for station wagons
Teach us, Anna.
8:35 the back seat seems uncomfortable to me....underthigh support is lacking
Great review as always Anna..
But the car is not the best looking thing in the vid....
I know a couple of lads got them instead of a van,,,,, they are called Corolla Commercial
N x
Well, i bought this car new and i love it but this number what this Lady presented here like 4L/100km in city and 5L on highway i wasn't able to achive in summer and i drive hybrid over 6 years now and if it happent to have a winter like this year with temperatures under 0° celsius than you will be almost at 8L/100km trust me. It's a nice car nonetheless
I am pretty sure to have 5 tot 4 l/100km when I get this car soon. Even with my kizashi i have 8l very easily over almost 100kmiles
The dress is gorgeous.
A decent car. Would be more enjoyable with a manual transmission.
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Just in time
WAS going out , not yet
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Hi Anna and feline friend . I would watch your hybrid cars tutorial. Are they even heavier than pure electric ones, for example?
Close but difference is negligible and irrelevant. Both hybrid and full EV's are heavier than gas only vehicles which of course is due to driveline redundancy of a hybrid and in the case of EV only, the weight of the Li-Ion battery.
A little physics. Gasoline has 100 x's the energy density of a Li-Ion battery. For adequate range, a very large, heavy battery is required. For a basic Tesla 3 series the battery weighs in excess of '1000 lbs ' as compared to a tank of gasoline.which weighs about 100 lbs.
Hi Neil, isn't my feline friend adorable and so sophisticated?! I will do the tutorial which will include my experience living with these cars which I think can be valuable. Generally speaking, electric cars would be heavier than their hybrid sibling.
Well, it is said that pets and their humans are often similar😉 . I look forward to your thoughts on hybrids. I'm thinking of one for occasional trips back to the UK from the south of France, although I'm more tempted by an Audi TT V6...@@AnnaOnRoads
What a nice review from a naturally blond reviewer.
Is it always summer where you go or is the sun (just like us mere mortals) following you?
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Anna Anna Anna what more can I say, you blow my mind, gorgeous. What car were you talking about again😂sorry lost in you
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We dont have any Suzuki cloned Toyotas here in Australia................yet
True that, Toyota is too strong in Australia so probably no need
They sold nearly 200,000 vehicles here near 20% on its own, AND unlike Europe we have 63 BRANDS on sale here,,,,@@AnnaOnRoads
♥️🌹 Anna, your videos are always beautiful. The scenery is amazing. The vehicle is a little big for me but you look amazing in it. You really have great legs.♥️❤️
Best seller ? Largely unseen in UK the Swage
Chop chop.
Honestly, seriously if I was the man of your dreams and I show up with that thing to pick you up, would you even get in?
Haha, that's actually irrelevant when I do car reviews. But I'd say where tf is your jet darling? 🤣
I think it would be rather similar to your new date telling you that he would give you a lift in that car to show you his allotment and his best crop of peas. All good stuff but Anna deserves more. The Suzuki Toyotaish is a good car….and perfect for all you need….much like peas….😬😬😱😃😃😃Anna…if I had a jet and was forty years younger..I would give you that lift…but not to an allotment! 😃😃😃😃😃
I design cars for a living. Hybrids are awful contrivances with a caveat. If you are technically clueless which the vast majority of the car buying world is, AND you sell your hybrid just out of warranty or shortly thereafter, no foul really other than the massive depreciation of selling a car with a depleted battery. A hybrid is a livable automobile if you don't prize performance, don't care about NVH and don't risk high repair cost out of warranty if you can find somebody smart enough to fix one.
Reason is, you pay more for 'less and not more performance' and higher initial cost versus petrol car only, for a couple more miles/gallon in fuel savings. A gas only car with only one powerplant, is more. A wristwatch with one versus two movements to tell time is a much better value aka cost/benefit. A wristwatch doesn't need two engines to tell time and a car doesn't need two powerplants for propulsion either. This redundancy has a cost both initially and long term.
Hybrids exist for automaker profit.
2.5 x's the technical complexity, 100 computers, most have a CVT and hence awful NVH drone upon acceleration and statistically they fail at a higher rate (electronics) as they age and are much more expensive to repair from failing motor, motor controller or battery. Math which many struggled with in school. Statistics 101. More parts with same quality = higher failure rate.
They are a hustle on society and 'marketed' as better, however are far worse if owning long term and dumb people drink the koolaid and are easily conned.
It seems we are all clueless then, oh dear 🤣 poor us
The coerced, contrived EV boondoggle is falling on its face here in the U.S.
Haha I know! Healthy expectations are good but unreasonable expectations make you a fool
In Europe too. People don't get on with the program, and it's a problem for manufacturers and the industry in general. Especially with the new cheap (and very combustible) Chinese cars.
Toyota hybrids are different though. It's basically Prius tech, very reliable, very economical (except motorway speeds).
But EVs, very 'niche' range of operation, even Tesla's, although by far the most popular EVs in my neck of the woods.
They are trying to ban the production of ICE cars for 2030. It's absurd, but they'll do it with taxes and more taxes to push people away from cheap ICE cars, even 2nd hand, and especially diesels (swapping my diesel for a Corolla Touring), with, you guessed it, more taxes, and emission restrictions.
Poor people, start cycling, and stop buying cheap cars.
Thank god the people trust in their media slating evs constantly. Its just allowed me to pick up a model 3 long range for about 10-12k less than the equivalent would have been last year. You have to be a complete bozo not to prefer the driving experience. Instant power and loads of it you can zip by normal mongs like your 50 years in the future.
@@garybarry9365 Our mainstream propaganda media are seeking to cram EVs down everyone's throats. Quite the contrary to your assertion. And people aren't bozos because they don't like what you like. We are not obliged to share your priorities or the whims, fantasies, obsessions or stupid delusions of the corrupt UN or the globalist left. Especially when it's being forced at gunpoint on citizens who want no part of it. You can prefer anything you wish--leave me out of it. There's no "anthropogenic climate crisis." It's a pack of lies. It's called natural cycles and solar patterns. The same pettifogging politicians and piddling bureaucrats who can't find their asses with both hands are going to control nature? Sure, that'll work. And the EV "transition" isn't designed to succeed, because it can't. It's SET UP to fail, as the goal is for most serfs, peasants and peons (that means us) to not have any personal transportation. The great and the good don't like that the commoners can go where they want when they want. Carbon fuels are of the Earth. How can something that's of the Earth be destroying it? You can zip by me all you want, until your plug-in virtue signal on wheels runs out of charge on a cold day and you have to squat in line for 3 hours waiting for a charger. I can be in an out of the "petrol station" in 10 minutes or less. My ICEs sound better and have been a known quantity for well over 100 years now. Internal combustion is one of the greatest liberating developments in human history. Oh, and by the way, everything you use in daily life has petroleum in it. It ain't just heating oil and gasoline, Professor. Worry about yourself, and we'll worry about us. Deal? It's a big world. Different things can exist. Electric and steam are nothing new--they were employed on some of the earliest autos. ICEs won out for many reasons. And I'll assume mong is a compliment, when coming from the likes of you.