My pet peeves just under three weeks in:
- Drivers door doesn't shut very well - you have to really slam it, not something I'm used to
I think this is characteristic of the car - mine all want a fair slam.
- Windows fog up really badly - no matter how you faff with the climate control - rear as bad as the front too
I don't have this at all, provided you have the air conditioning on and it set to vent to the windows, it should clear quickly and stay clear. If you've tried everything sounds like there is a fault.
- Automatic braking when reversing into parking spaces is way too sensitive - it brakes when people get too close and they're along side the front quarter of the car
I haven't ever experienced this, unless it is an XPower specific thing?
- Temperature sensor calibration on the climate control is +5ºC out, if not more - but the app reports it correctly ?
Yep, has always been this way, no idea why this has never been fixed.
Mine are silent - but then the XPower has a different system. Might need to bed in?
- Tyres are absolute bobbins - then again my last car had Michelin Pilot Sport 5 on it and the previous one had Cup 2.
- They cause understeer on higher speed roundabouts (yes, within the speed limit)
- Lifting off to slow down makes the back then go twitchy
- Throttling back on to correct doesn't work very hot-hatch like (again, I do consider it more a EV Muscle Car so I suppose that tallies)
It comes with premium tyres, not performance tyres, so they won't compare well. I suppose it is just cost cutting but it is a shame.
- Forgetfulness of all the settings - not just drive modes, includes temperate and other things
Yep.
- CarPlay randomly selects a side to put the UI on - can change while you're driving
Rumours of this being fixed in R46.
- If you turn the function on to show blind spots at junctions it freaks out when using CarPlay and the screen just goes black
Never tried that!
- USB port is really funny about cables - even brand new official Apple cables can sometimes cause an issue where CarPlay doesn't work
I can recommend Anker braided cables, they work reliably.
- Steering isn't bad, but it's totally 'inert' I'm just used to more feeling, adding weight in sport mode doesn't improve this, just makes it heavier
- Previous car also had electric steering but it was lovely - you could feel the white lines in car parks at low speed
- It's direct enough, and as long as it isn't wet the car will turn nice enough
Quite a few have said this - mine isn't inert (but it also isn't buzzing with information) but I don't know what changes having a front motor brings in.
- Sometimes you turn the heated seats and wheel on and then within a few seconds it turns them off again - and then you're wondering why your bum isn't getting warm
Not had this bug.
- Automatic light dipping is awful, but then the only car I've had that worked well for this was a Merc
Mine works ok, as good as most cars I have had but never had a Merc.
- 'Automatic' wipers (as referred to in the manual) aren't actually automatic - years and years ago I had a 206 GTi from 2000 that had proper automatic wipers ?
Yes, I prefer these speed-sensitive ones, more predictable than auto ones that frustrate me.
- How long the infotainment screen takes to boot - even if you've been in and out of the car quickly
Yes, bit slow.
- I'm sure the app was designed by someone who's never used one before - things are all over the place - and I can't extract the key from the Android version using an emulator as it needs Android 8.0 or higher to run, so I can't use mitmproxy to sniff it out and build my own app
Could indeed be better, but at least we have one.
I have to say, I've had worse, mostly from VW Group cars (looking at you SEAT!) But all the same, they annoying.
Snap.
Despite all that it is just more relaxing than any other car I've owned - and my heart is probably grateful for the lower blood pressure.
That's good to hear. ?
