Hi Guys, I really enjoyed the podcast and appreciate the panels comments and input. I wished I could have joined the panel.
Of particular note again is the issue of regen on the front motor in the GT. Of course I can only speak to the GT model here in Thailand. I went out today with the express purpose of trying to ascertain whether the front motor has regen or not. I would assume if the front motor had regen I would expect to "feel" added deceleration when lifting off the throttle under various slowing circumstances. The front motor is not as powerful as the rear but I suspect at least some % regen added would be noticeable. I was downhill lifting throttle and slowing in Comfort mode (no brakes) and I switched the mode to Sport and nothing happens with deceleration. The car does not behave like additional regen is happening. I also accelerated in Comfort to a fixed speed and lifted throttle and roughly measured the distance and stopping point. The same test with Sport and the car slowed to a stop in the same distance. If both motors had regen I think the deceleration would be more pronounced shortening the distance to stop. (no brakes). I did these trials in regen selection 3. The graphic display (tire pressure and energy direction) in Comfort shows blue for energy going to the rear wheels under acceleration and green going to the battery from the rear wheels. When in Sport mode the graphic shows blue going to BOTH front and rear under acceleration but upon lifting throttle the green once again only goes to the rear wheels. Hardly scientific and not supported by MG specification but my "seat of the pants" feel is that no regen occurs with the front motor in Sport. But my 69 yr old bum could be deceiving me! ?
On the subject of efficiency. I would question the 15% better range with the Trophy over the GT if both cars are driven solely in Comfort mode. I doubt the front motor weighs more than a person. it would then be logical if in the Trophy you had a passenger your range would be reduced 15% due to the added weight. Not likely. I suspect the estimated range published by MG for the GT assumes some participation of sport mode thus decreasing efficiency. The estimated range calculation when in Comfort mode for example at 70% SOC is 338 km. Simply changing to Sport mode drops the calculated estimated range to 305 as I recall. Big difference. The adjusted calculation assumes driving 100% of the time in Sport where both motors are in play in all circumstances. I'm not knowledgeable enough to know the impact of the different wheel sizes contributing to the loss of range between Trophy and GT. Is the range affected that much by 20 inch over 19? My gut feeling is the GT in Comfort mode is substantially similar in range to the Trophy. (Wishful thinking?

) Gotta stop relying on my bum and gut for these technical issues!! ? But I'm enjoying the investigation even though my wife thinks I'm a bit looney! Any excuse to go for a brisk Cyberster ride.

I live in the hills which is convenient. ? I also did some performance comparisons with my wife driving our Model 3 dual motor Tesla. But thats for another discussion. ?