Fifth Gear - Recharged
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Excellent programmes so far, just reinforcing my intention to continue with ICE as long as possible.
They seem only to be testing the flash, expensive cars as all journos seem to do, rather than ones that might be within reach of the general population. They need to do a programme on used EVs & hybrids as they will be coming on to the market in larger numbers very soon.
So it seems from the latest that even Norway is not immune from the issues of charging points & range anxiety.
The new Civic is a very good looking car but a top speed of 112 and 0-60 in 7.9! Our 1.5 Jazz does better than that.
They seem only to be testing the flash, expensive cars as all journos seem to do, rather than ones that might be within reach of the general population. They need to do a programme on used EVs & hybrids as they will be coming on to the market in larger numbers very soon.
So it seems from the latest that even Norway is not immune from the issues of charging points & range anxiety.
The new Civic is a very good looking car but a top speed of 112 and 0-60 in 7.9! Our 1.5 Jazz does better than that.
The problem with some programs, like this one, is that they want to test a boy racer car, not our smooth comfy daily runabout.
You can't beat your own test drive using your conditions over your known roads.
That's what I did with the latest hybrid Jazz and I was extremely pleased and now having owned it for 15 months it still puts a smile on my face.
The Honda e:hev is a well designed system
You can't beat your own test drive using your conditions over your known roads.
That's what I did with the latest hybrid Jazz and I was extremely pleased and now having owned it for 15 months it still puts a smile on my face.
The Honda e:hev is a well designed system
Have you ever got your Jazz past 112 mph?
I ordered the Advance without either seeing it in the metal or test driving it - not been disappointed once yet
why would you want to
just as ive never been near the limited top end here of 168mph
In years gone by I've also bought blind and made 2 mistakes :
Citroen C5 - compared to the Xantia the suspension was awful
Civic iShift - I knew within half a mile this wasn't the advertised 'auto'
Never again, test drive every time.
Citroen C5 - compared to the Xantia the suspension was awful
Civic iShift - I knew within half a mile this wasn't the advertised 'auto'
Never again, test drive every time.
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He got it up to 88mph and ended up back in 1955! 🤣🤣🤣😈
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Mine can do north of 130mph never had it above a ton err I mean I've never broken the speed limit occifer! 🤫🤫🤫why would you want to
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no but pretty close
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I still have a bit of boy racer left in me but since driving for ECP I have calmed down a bit as we are constantly tracked on telematics for speed, acceleration & braking. This has rubbed off on my leisure driving.Not had mine past 70, those days are behind me now.
The slower I go the longer I get to drive it
But I make sure I'm in no one's way and on single carriageway roads I do the limit.
I've also just watched the fifth gear recharged test.The stand out for me was concerning the interior, they say the seats are synthetic "plastic" leather and very cheap feeling. Honda website states the Advance has genuine leather? Anyone know the answer?
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I had this conversation with the General Manager of my dealership (been dealing with him for 14+ years) prior to ordering my Civic Advance. From memory the HRV e:HEV Advance come with half vegan leather seats i.e. plastic and he assured me that the Civic has REAL leather.
Found this on the Honda UK News team website from June last year
The seats have been designed with comfort and functionality in mind. Both fabric and leather options are formed of a thick, wrinkle-resistant material, offering a clean, premium finish. The back panel of the front seat is created with a single piece of material, contributing to the noiseless view from the rear. Two interior seat designs are available: black with seamless accents and black with white stitching. Fabric seats are standard on Elegance grade models, while the higher-grade Sport comes with a combination of fabric and synthetic leather as standard, whilst Advance grades feature a leather and synthetic leather combination trim.
So Honda are cheap skates
Well. Plato did n’t like it because it wasn’t a plug in hybrid. I’ve always had a problem with plug-in hybrids from a system efficiency perspective. Either you are carrying a petrol engine dead weight or a battery/electric motor dead weight. The civic is efficient. No gearbox, small battery, leaps ahead of anything else if you ignore headline mpg bias or peer ev pressure.
Anyway, was either 3 series touring or civic for me, and went with the civic.
Anyway, was either 3 series touring or civic for me, and went with the civic.
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