This is our in-depth comparison review of the Honda e (35 kWh) vs VW ID3 (58 kWh version) - what’s the best small EV? We're taking a look at Exterior, Interior and the driving experience. ►Follow us on Instagram @autogefuehl and @thomas.letsgo ►Subscribe here: th-cam.com/users/autogefuehl ►Compare our extensive VW ID3 review: th-cam.com/video/op4HO6GHC8Q/w-d-xo.html ►Compare the Opel Corsa-e: th-cam.com/video/hBNww4ODDZ4/w-d-xo.html ►Check out our mid-size EV comparison Tesla Model 3 vs Polestar 2: th-cam.com/video/kvU1o8511JM/w-d-xo.html 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Exterior comparison 01:25 Classic mirrors vs camera mirrors 01:42 Rear 02:19 Top speed 02:33 Battery size and range 03:42 Recharging 05:41 ID Charger Wallbox test 06:38 Frunk? Power figures! 07:32 Length and side profile 08:34 Key fob comparison 08:52 Interior Honda e 09:49 Seating position 10:09 Screens, screens, screens! 10:51 User interface & infotainment 12:41 Middle console Honda e 13:25 Interior VW ID3 14:02 Head-up-Display (HUD) 14:12 Seats and seating position 15:25 Instruments and infotainment 17:49 Middle console VW ID3 18:20 VW Connect App 18:46 Rear seating comparison Honda e vs ID3 20:30 Trunk comparison 21:19 Driving Honda e (city) 27:20 Driving Honda e (motorway) 27:54 Driving Honda e (Autobahn acceleration test) 30:47 Driving VW ID3 (city) 34:10 Driving VW ID3 (motorway) 36:10 Driving VW ID3 (Autobahn acceleration test) 38:32 Conclusion Transparency note: Autogefühl videos are independent and free from editorial influence on opinion and rating. But since manufacturers enable us to do the reviews in the first place, for legal reasons this video is marked as _advertisement_.
Other than the screens the Honda has nothing going for it; it's ugly on the outside especially with the position of the charging port. So ID3 for my head AND heart.
If the Honda E comes out with a bit bigger battery, I will take that car over any of the electric cars on the market right now. Love that car, but was to small battery for that price. 😥
Bigger battery in that size of car would affect the car's amazing driving dynamics of 50-50 weight distribution. I have one for city use as a second car and believe me when I tell you that it's one of the best cars that I have ever owned.
Thomas, you are the only car journalist I would trust with my money. Will be for sure taking your opinion into consideration while buying new car. Thanks for the great job and good luck with the channel!
I bought a Honda E and I’m loving it. You’re not wrong about the range - it’s terrible. I charge the car every night at home and it hasn’t let me down yet - BUT you just can’t imagine it being any less - it would be totally unusable. Hopefully when the car is 2-3 years old (or older!) the battery holds up 😬
I assume you have a second car? - I nearly convinced myself to buy the e but I just couldn't justify the range. it would've felt like having a bedtime or curfew 😕 I honestly hope the car fails so Honda is forced to release a much bigger battery version
@@Natak222 yea, I have a second car for long trips. Honestly the E is fine for everyday use, but only JUST. I couldn’t cope if the range was even 10% less. Honda is really pushing it...
Yes. I also agree with you Thomas regarding the VW’s bland styling. The Honda e actually resembles my Golf Mk 1, more than the Mk 1 Civic. All subsequent Golfs lost my purchasing after they decided to style in-house. Aesthetics are important to car enthusiasts. A real pity that Honda insisted upon a totally unrealistic battery size. Even city dwellers wish to escape to the countryside!.
Vw is making a remarkable effort in designing cars lately, something i appreciate, I hope they are making the same effort to construct reliable vehicles...
The Honda’s so cool , I wish it had more range but I would live with the inconvenience rather than buy the VW ! The VW just to conventional and stinks of cost cutting with cheap materials , they didn’t even finish painting the underside of the bonnet ! , I don’t care if you never lift it I’ll know it’s cheaply finished .
I’d choose the Honda-e because it’s so much more quirky & has so much more character. The ID3 is too vanilla and would go unnoticed, however, if practicality is what you ‘need’ then of course, it’s the obvious choice. For a 2nd runaround fun car, a car I’d look fwd to driving in, it’s going to be the Honda.
I was behind a Honda E in my old Jazz the other day. Instant torque saw it disappear into the distance. However, when I do eventually buy an EV, it's more likely to be something like the ID3, range, and other stuff. The E is another of those deliberately quirky, kooky designs that looks cute on first acquaintance, but I suspect would become irritating after a while. Thomas could do a review of the road surface and make it sound interesting, so as usual, fab review.
I have the Honda e and don't live in a city, slightly taller than yourself and don't knock the seat heater switch, was looking at id3 in UK but options restricted at the time for UK market the e has 28.5 kWh usable battery so almost half the size of the id3 so range will be smaller which I can easily live with, dead handy for squeezing through tight gaps and a breeze to park at work in our tight parking slots. Chose it over the mini, call me nuts I love mine.
The car 36:17 doesn't anticipate that they'd get stuck behind a truck at 36:30. They suddenly make a lane change to the left when the car behind them abruptly moves into the shoulder at 36:34, thus narrowly avoiding a collision. Meanwhile: 39:29
You forgot something about the Honda E it’s Rear View Mirror ….it’s a screen showing the outside rear Without seeing any of the interior of the car . Like the Land Rover .
4:28 i agree thomas, it would be very easy to move the charging port to behind the honda logo. same setup, remote open, flap gois up, not down, protecting the port from rain etc.
In Perth (Scotland) i have only recently saw a solitary Honda e , but have saw a good number of id3 on the go. think the honda is too pricey for people ?
@@seanholdom9739 ionic 5 looks good, but it is not really in the same class as ID.3 or Honde e. Its much bigger (40 cm longer and 9 cm wider than id.3) - even more than ID.4 or Enjaq.
Excellent review as always - insightful & incredibly thorough. Great job. Thank you! 👏🏽👍🏽👊🏽 I also agree with your conclusions,the Honda is a short daily journey car (which is all that many drivers do in practice actually) that you probably charge regularly either at home or at work. The VW is more adapted to wider uses and you could even go on a touring holiday or long road trip without problems (assuming charging network exists of course.)
I love this Honda but I wish some things were different. I am glad for mechanical controls for the HVAC and audio. The volume knob is on the passenger side and far from the driver, so that's weird. The audio controls are also facing upwards it seems. Weird. All those buttons on the console for drive modes are too much. It could be simplified and also moved to the dash or steering wheel so you don't have to look down. I like the interior styling - it reminds me of 80's Hondas.
Great review guys, comparison reviews are always so interesting I think. Honda would be my choice except for the range is a bit disappointing. Twice a week I have a journey of 200Km for work but I guess it would handle 100km and then charge while I'm at work for the return trip. Hmmm maybe, the short range isn't such an issue.
Without doubt, the ID.3 is far better. More range, more space, more power, better charge, and in my country is cheaper than Honda E. Wirklich gut video Thomas :=) Greetings from Barcelona XD
The Honda E with a bigger battery and faster AC-Charging would be my dream car.... Okay at the moment I driving my nearly-dream car 😅 But why the Honda not in that absolut beautiful Thomas-Blue color? It fits so much to the car. In white, it looks a bit like its from Apple not from Honda. The spacey turn signal can be adjusted. Standard is the normal blinker tone 1 and then there are the strange blinker tones 2 and 3. A previous reviewer probably changed something ;-) I can't quite agree with you with the conclusion: For me, pure city cars are e.g. the Smart ED or the Renault Twingo Electric, as these have no CCS charging option. For me, the E is a car for short and medium journeys with the option of occasional long journeys once or twice a year, which of course requires more time.
At the beginning of this video I was very scared. I have already signed a lease for a Honda e. I am not sure about the range yet. I have to commute 45 km to and back from work. That's a pretty sizeable commute, but it seems even in the winter I will be able to make the round trip without a charge. I will have a charging station at work and at home so seems like its a non issue. This will be my first e car though. So maybe I am in for a rude awakening. Similar to how cell phones always say they will get 48 hrs, but the barely get 10. Other than that I am much more attracted to all the nifty tech stuff that is on the e as apposed to the ID3 and since its a one passenger commuter the size is better as well. It just needs enough room to fit me, and it does.
They're comparable price-wise, but they seem serve very different purposes. The Honda is intended specifically as a limited range city runabout. The VW seeks to be a longer-range multi purpose city/ commuter option
I agree. I both have a Honda E and a Hyundai Ioniq 5. Still think the interior and functions are smarter and better with the Honda. It would be a good seller if they did it in the same size as the Ioniq 5. That turning circle, hilarious and amazing.
I like the look of the Honda also better. But its purpose is so much narrowed down to city use, where you in most cases don't need a car at all. It looks like a purely marketing driven product :P
I definitely like the Honda e better. But rationally it's not the defendable choice if you want to use it for more than city use. I do think Honda brought some innovations that can be build upon both in terms of design and driving dynamics.
I like Thomas' reviews. Somehow the VW wins this common people comparsion of the range etc. But and there is a big but. Honda E has won more or less all important design prizes last year. Like Womens prize of the year and the Red Dot award +++. Then there is the range. Honda says you don't need more. I totally agree. Having a 220km range is less damaging and destructive to the enviroment. So I am very happy with my Honda E top model with double 17" gas hob winter wheels. Previews earlies by Thomas reviews made me choose the honda E in addition to the prototype. For me the worst diffrence from the prototype change was the drop-out of the backhinges doors. And of course there are a lot of advtange details like : heated windshield automatic parking etc. pluss plus and the comments of people. (hello from Oslo and pardon my english)
The concept car has been designed after the production design was made. Therefore, the concept had a more refined design in my opinion. Hopefully, they will release a Honda-e type R with the concept design one day :) The issue with the 220km range is not the 220km but the fact that you will get closer to 100km on a highway during winter. Moreover, bigger battery future proofs the car better. If 100km are fine when new it will drop to 80% within 10 years, so a 10 year old car will do 80km which might be not enough anymore. Meanwhile, if you have 400km range and it will drop to 350 within 10 years, it won't bother you as much. The battery range might define how long a car will remain relevant. You won't like it as much when it will do 50km per charge, which might be the case in 20 years :)
I think the 400km is plenty, most people travel more than that maybe once or twice a year. So for that u can just stop recharge and take a break from driving
@@kungula electric cars in a couple of years will be able to go 2,000km, Elon Musk said so. The new Kia/Hyundai models will be revolutionary and will obliterate the Germans.
@@autogefuehl The lack of paint and rough overspray is like Ford in the 90s. No need for this level of cost saving, less than a euro to finish the paint surely. Might be trying to minimise production emissions, adds up over many cars, but just looks cheap.
I barely imagine EV as your only car if you really use it full scenario like city, Autobahn runs, travel and so on. For me it's still diesel without competinion. On the other hand Honda e is pure hit that EV can offer right now for me.
I'd be fine with the Honda E range, as that'd just about manage me a week so only 52 battery charges per year. It's the price that's the issue, used to be around £27k now they're £37k.
Ich finde Honda E besser. Aber für mich ich noch immer einen Diesel Fahrzeug günstiger, weil ich fahre pro Tag circa 100km am Autobahn bis meinen Arbeitsort. Ich finde auch Elektroautos zu teuer. LG
Regarding the range, Honda e is comparable to electric bicycle. Comparison ended there. I think it would make more sence to compare this Honda with the Fiat 500
I want the Honda but can't afford a 35k car just for the city. Can't imagine any scenario where I'd drive the vw. I'd rather take the train and get some sleep.
Even thought the battery is low on Honda e would still take you from Trafalgar Sq to Brighton and back on one charge and who would do that on one day regularly
The range is too low on the Honda, even for a city car. Most in cities live in apartments that don’t have street access to charging, so every day or two your looking to charge with the Honda.
While I agree with the sentiment. I often wonder about leather. Leather is collected from cows that have already been slaughtered for meat. People do not raise cattle for leather.
@@jansendwan1221 oh not at all. in this case the leather is the main product, cows are raised for it, meat is a byproduct used for dog food. also tanning the leather is incredibly toxic outside of usa/eu.
How about charging the Honda in heavy snow fall? The charge port will be full of snow and ice and closing it will take lot of effort to remove it. Not suitable for cold regions.
I’m sure you have never heard this (LOL) but if the Honda E had the range of the VW and was able to hit at least 160km/h on the highway, it would hands-down beat out most other cars in its segment. That said, I think it shows how difficult it can be to achieve the stability, performance & range that can make an EV an all-around car so I say congratulations WV for achieving that goal!!
Agree the Honda has more of the look I am looking for, but I feel its use is way too narrow. Not a great commuter car given its short(er) range. Also, while I agree the Honda interior gives a better impression...i personally would prefer less screens to look at. I can see eye fatigue possibly becoming a real issue with all of those screens. Great job Thomas 1 and Thomas 2!
A bit of a bad comparison to me , the Honda is a city no doubt and for me the bmwi3 wins that, the id3 is a fantastic car for the range but it doesn’t come with heat pump as standard which seems tight move from VW , the VW seats look poor quality as well for the hard plastic usage, the buttons or lack of buttons are a bad move and to me having to use your touch screen to adjust the heating/cooling should be illegal probably more distracting then using a mobile phone, which this you will find illegal in most countries around the world. The window buttons is again a bad choice from VW having to press a button to go from rear to front adjustment. The idea of the speed and other info attached to the steering is fantastic so who ever is driving this will always have access to see the speed and other info, in my bmw I cannot see the bottom part due to steering wheel been in the way.
Honda E all day long. Perfect for city driving. My daily drive is 4 km one way, so perfect for me. Love the looks and simply hate the built in blind spot that the VW windscreen has.
The real question is, why haven't all cars adapted cameras by now. We have this technology for like what, I think it's 15 years ago, when they showed a first concept car with cams instead of mirrors. Yet the car industry still uses these big windbrakes. Bad for consumption and noise. The only thing with the honda,the steering wheel is a bit uninspired. But atleast no bs capacitive buttons. The VW is again just a cheaply produced car. It has more range, but they save money everywhere. Basically only an idiot would buy it
"Only an idiot would buy it"... most people value range, usability and functionality over bling. Go and watch Bjørm Nyland 1000km tests of the VW and the Honda; only an absolute fool would buy the Honda if they plan to do even an occasional road trip.
@@FlavorFusionFiesta I have owned Model X and 3, I know Tesla very well. But nice try troll. Btw I still think Tesla rocks, I would LOVE the Cybertruck but unfortunately it is not coming to EU. To be clear VW ID is by no means perfect. It’s great hardware but software can sure improve.
@@XTpF4vaQEp Im not try to trolling, Tesla for me ist just poor quality just like ID3 but ID3 it is even worse. TESLA had no plastic doors-Rubber on doors ID3 - 4 doors are plastic even up no soft touch. IM NOT Trolling just im saying for that price build quality must better be.
@@FlavorFusionFiesta What you refer to is how the materials used feels to the touch. It has nothing to do with the quality, I.e the durability and how well it is put together. Come back when you have owned multiple new cars and Tesla’s.
Honda E is better because modern technology and sharp looking car. VW is not great looking car and boring plus not good technology either so deffo Honda E is a winner
This surely isn’t even a serious contest? Honda e is fashionable and a nice, unusual design, but with abysmal range... for a few grand more, you’ve got to pick ID3, or am I missing something! Honda is limited to town/city/2nd car use, but ID3 is much more flexible and useable.
@@dragospahontu - I think, with respect, Honda have slipped in last 10 years. In UK now, they only have circa 1.5% market share! I like the Honda e, I really do. But sadly that range is woeful and it makes it a very limiting car to consider spending £25-30k on. Shame!
@@johnminshall242 yes but look at the models sold in more .Aries markets they are amazing. Honda is a proper brand that cares about it's customers. The line up in Europe is strong.
@@johnminshall242 just get a Honda CR-V if you want a car with big range, high quality and reliability. This VW is overpriced German plastic, they are ripping off customers. Honda is at least built well but like this VW a first gen product.
@@dragospahontu To be honest, when I go electric, I want maximum space and range... I was only initially commenting on the choice between an ID3 and Honda. And I maintain that most people would say I’m right. But, wanting a big car or affordable people carrier (that doesn’t exist yet, with 250-300 mile range), if I had to choose now it’d be Skoda Enyaq or Kia EV6.
Design wise Honda-E but in all other aspects the VW but in all honesty Honda is too expensive for its battery and the VW is ugly, Rather have the Curpa Born the brother of the ID3
Honda wins hands down. A modern Golf Mk1 style win. Lots more personality. unfortunately not available in South Africa - then again we don't have stable electricity either lol.
This is our in-depth comparison review of the Honda e (35 kWh) vs VW ID3 (58 kWh version) - what’s the best small EV? We're taking a look at Exterior, Interior and the driving experience.
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00:00 Introduction
00:10 Exterior comparison
01:25 Classic mirrors vs camera mirrors
01:42 Rear
02:19 Top speed
02:33 Battery size and range
03:42 Recharging
05:41 ID Charger Wallbox test
06:38 Frunk? Power figures!
07:32 Length and side profile
08:34 Key fob comparison
08:52 Interior Honda e
09:49 Seating position
10:09 Screens, screens, screens!
10:51 User interface & infotainment
12:41 Middle console Honda e
13:25 Interior VW ID3
14:02 Head-up-Display (HUD)
14:12 Seats and seating position
15:25 Instruments and infotainment
17:49 Middle console VW ID3
18:20 VW Connect App
18:46 Rear seating comparison Honda e vs ID3
20:30 Trunk comparison
21:19 Driving Honda e (city)
27:20 Driving Honda e (motorway)
27:54 Driving Honda e (Autobahn acceleration test)
30:47 Driving VW ID3 (city)
34:10 Driving VW ID3 (motorway)
36:10 Driving VW ID3 (Autobahn acceleration test)
38:32 Conclusion
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The turn signal indicator sound is supposed to mimic the old MKI
Honda Civic from 1975
ID3 is the car your head chooses, Honda E is the car your heart wants.
ID3 is the car your head and heart wants to be more precise ❤
Other than the screens the Honda has nothing going for it; it's ugly on the outside especially with the position of the charging port.
So ID3 for my head AND heart.
I prefer ID3 much more on the outside and appreciate its practicality and range. The interior is a bit cheap but it is also not a very expensive EV.
@@LEA82345 yes
@@arteljus983 you are sooooo delusional
If the Honda E comes out with a bit bigger battery, I will take that car over any of the electric cars on the market right now. Love that car, but was to small battery for that price. 😥
yeah...
HONDA is a half-product
Bigger battery in that size of car would affect the car's amazing driving dynamics of 50-50 weight distribution.
I have one for city use as a second car and believe me when I tell you that it's one of the best cars that I have ever owned.
@@BrateTebra123 i don't think you know what you're thinking about.
Vag is shit
I just got one and love it. Once or twice a year I will rent a different car, just like I don't own my own aeroplane for vacations.
Support 'keep the buttons' campaign !!
! =) We ll launch a separate video on that!
at minimum climate control shouldn't be touch bs.
Thomas, you are the only car journalist I would trust with my money. Will be for sure taking your opinion into consideration while buying new car. Thanks for the great job and good luck with the channel!
highly appreciated, great you re with us!
thank you Thomas for your objective comparison reviews. I hope you can soon compare the EV 6 to one of his competitors.
thanks! of course we ll keep u updated!
I bought a Honda E and I’m loving it. You’re not wrong about the range - it’s terrible. I charge the car every night at home and it hasn’t let me down yet - BUT you just can’t imagine it being any less - it would be totally unusable. Hopefully when the car is 2-3 years old (or older!) the battery holds up 😬
thanks for the real life customer feedback !
I assume you have a second car? - I nearly convinced myself to buy the e but I just couldn't justify the range. it would've felt like having a bedtime or curfew 😕 I honestly hope the car fails so Honda is forced to release a much bigger battery version
@@Natak222 yea, I have a second car for long trips. Honestly the E is fine for everyday use, but only JUST. I couldn’t cope if the range was even 10% less. Honda is really pushing it...
is there a reason why honda went with a smaller battery?
@@mdslm9406 just wait for the new Hyundai EVs, they will kill vag who is sleeping.
I really want to like the ID3, but I can't. On the other hand, the interior of the Honda e, is just superb.
Yes. I also agree with you Thomas regarding the VW’s bland styling.
The Honda e actually resembles my Golf Mk 1, more than the Mk 1 Civic.
All subsequent Golfs lost my purchasing after they decided to style in-house.
Aesthetics are important to car enthusiasts.
A real pity that Honda insisted upon a totally unrealistic battery size.
Even city dwellers wish to escape to the countryside!.
U name it!
I love the Honda e, but the price and low range is not sounding good, hope this changes with future models
Vw is making a remarkable effort in designing cars lately, something i appreciate, I hope they
are making the same effort to construct reliable vehicles...
The Honda’s so cool , I wish it had more range but I would live with the inconvenience rather than buy the VW ! The VW just to conventional and stinks of cost cutting with cheap materials , they didn’t even finish painting the underside of the bonnet ! , I don’t care if you never lift it I’ll know it’s cheaply finished .
You invented the new 'Heel-toe'. "Knee-heat"
hhahaah
I’d choose the Honda-e because it’s so much more quirky & has so much more character. The ID3 is too vanilla and would go unnoticed, however, if practicality is what you ‘need’ then of course, it’s the obvious choice. For a 2nd runaround fun car, a car I’d look fwd to driving in, it’s going to be the Honda.
thanks for the feedback!
I was behind a Honda E in my old Jazz the other day. Instant torque saw it disappear into the distance. However, when I do eventually buy an EV, it's more likely to be something like the ID3, range, and other stuff. The E is another of those deliberately quirky, kooky designs that looks cute on first acquaintance, but I suspect would become irritating after a while. Thomas could do a review of the road surface and make it sound interesting, so as usual, fab review.
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Thanks for a great and in-depth review. i am now awaiting a delivery date for my ID3 very excited
Enjoy 😊
Honda e looks better than the typical VW look of the ID3 Nice comparison review, Thomas
thanks, great you re with us again!
I have the Honda e and don't live in a city, slightly taller than yourself and don't knock the seat heater switch, was looking at id3 in UK but options restricted at the time for UK market the e has 28.5 kWh usable battery so almost half the size of the id3 so range will be smaller which I can easily live with, dead handy for squeezing through tight gaps and a breeze to park at work in our tight parking slots. Chose it over the mini, call me nuts I love mine.
thanks for the feedback :)
The car 36:17 doesn't anticipate that they'd get stuck behind a truck at 36:30. They suddenly make a lane change to the left when the car behind them abruptly moves into the shoulder at 36:34, thus narrowly avoiding a collision.
Meanwhile: 39:29
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Underrated comment
You forgot something about the Honda E it’s Rear View Mirror ….it’s a screen showing the outside rear Without seeing any of the interior of the car . Like the Land Rover .
Nice car reviews...please keep it up sir
thanks we will !
4:28 i agree thomas, it would be very easy to move the charging port to behind the honda logo. same setup, remote open, flap gois up, not down, protecting the port from rain etc.
Your comparison of the Honda e & the VW ID3 was excellent. Would you be able to a comparison between the Nissan Leaf S Plus & the VW ID4?
Thanks! Lets see what we can do
In Perth (Scotland) i have only recently saw a solitary Honda e , but have saw a good number of id3 on the go. think the honda is too pricey for people ?
I totally agree with your conclusion - the Honda e design with VW ID.3 perfomance figures would be my next car.
ID.3 is nothing special considering the Kia/Hyundai products
ionic 5
@@seanholdom9739 ionic 5 looks good, but it is not really in the same class as ID.3 or Honde e. Its much bigger (40 cm longer and 9 cm wider than id.3) - even more than ID.4 or Enjaq.
Love the so cute design of Honda!
I love how much you love your job.
It makes me smile so BIG 😁
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Excellent review as always - insightful & incredibly thorough. Great job. Thank you! 👏🏽👍🏽👊🏽
I also agree with your conclusions,the Honda is a short daily journey car (which is all that many drivers do in practice actually) that you probably charge regularly either at home or at work. The VW is more adapted to wider uses and you could even go on a touring holiday or long road trip without problems (assuming charging network exists of course.)
Highly appreciated!!
I love this Honda but I wish some things were different. I am glad for mechanical controls for the HVAC and audio. The volume knob is on the passenger side and far from the driver, so that's weird. The audio controls are also facing upwards it seems. Weird. All those buttons on the console for drive modes are too much. It could be simplified and also moved to the dash or steering wheel so you don't have to look down. I like the interior styling - it reminds me of 80's Hondas.
Great review guys, comparison reviews are always so interesting I think. Honda would be my choice except for the range is a bit disappointing. Twice a week I have a journey of 200Km for work but I guess it would handle 100km and then charge while I'm at work for the return trip. Hmmm maybe, the short range isn't such an issue.
Cheers m8!
Impressive car review. Probably the best in my opinion. Thanks
Without doubt, the ID.3 is far better. More range, more space, more power, better charge, and in my country is cheaper than Honda E. Wirklich gut video Thomas :=) Greetings from Barcelona XD
muchas gracias!
@@autogefuehl :=)
I don't need the additional range so I think the Honda is better, it just looks more appealing
The Honda E with a bigger battery and faster AC-Charging would be my dream car.... Okay at the moment I driving my nearly-dream car 😅
But why the Honda not in that absolut beautiful Thomas-Blue color? It fits so much to the car. In white, it looks a bit like its from Apple not from Honda.
The spacey turn signal can be adjusted. Standard is the normal blinker tone 1 and then there are the strange blinker tones 2 and 3. A previous reviewer probably changed something ;-)
I can't quite agree with you with the conclusion: For me, pure city cars are e.g. the Smart ED or the Renault Twingo Electric, as these have no CCS charging option. For me, the E is a car for short and medium journeys with the option of occasional long journeys once or twice a year, which of course requires more time.
their test vehicles are mostly white it seems =)
Honda looks so much more interesting =)
Every now and then I see Bruce Campbell when I look at Thomas😀
usually I hear Paul Wesley ;-)
Better interior design and looks more quality for Honda than the VW
I think we have here different categories!
ID3 should pick a concurrent of the same size.
Brain says ID3 but heart says Honda e.
What brain likes vag? Is you're brain broken?
When the Honda E will be available here in US or where i can get?
Brilliant review really impressed. I like the Honda E and would choose it if the battery had a further range
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Beautiful comparison. Just so much camera movement, I felt slightly dizzy and nauseated. Anyway good watch and subscribed. Thank you.
At the beginning of this video I was very scared. I have already signed a lease for a Honda e. I am not sure about the range yet. I have to commute 45 km to and back from work. That's a pretty sizeable commute, but it seems even in the winter I will be able to make the round trip without a charge. I will have a charging station at work and at home so seems like its a non issue. This will be my first e car though. So maybe I am in for a rude awakening. Similar to how cell phones always say they will get 48 hrs, but the barely get 10.
Other than that I am much more attracted to all the nifty tech stuff that is on the e as apposed to the ID3 and since its a one passenger commuter the size is better as well. It just needs enough room to fit me, and it does.
any updates how it is?
So much fun the ID3 😃 After a testdrive with my daughter I ordered one 😊
Why no test of the Zoe 50?
They're comparable price-wise, but they seem serve very different purposes. The Honda is intended specifically as a limited range city runabout. The VW seeks to be a longer-range multi purpose city/ commuter option
Why has Thomas stopped the FULL SCREEN FULL HD FULL FULL LENGTH intro?
Budget cutbacks
=) Caus 4K.
Why would you chose a smaller, cramped impractical car with half the range and slower charging when they both cost the same?
Because it looks amazing :)
@@poxer1 that’s a matter of opinion , if you are a fan of Noddy or trumpton perhaps.
@@grahamsmith7112 man why would you chose a car made of plastic and no buttons?
Vag is overpriced German junk compared to Kia.
Have you driven the Mini electric? I love mine... it's the only FWD car that I have ever enjoyed :)
Great review. 👌 Cute cars. 🙂
cheers
Honda should make an XL version of the E.
I agree. I both have a Honda E and a Hyundai Ioniq 5.
Still think the interior and functions are smarter and better with the Honda. It would be a good seller if they did it in the same size as the Ioniq 5.
That turning circle, hilarious and amazing.
I like the look of the Honda also better. But its purpose is so much narrowed down to city use, where you in most cases don't need a car at all. It looks like a purely marketing driven product :P
I definitely like the Honda e better. But rationally it's not the defendable choice if you want to use it for more than city use. I do think Honda brought some innovations that can be build upon both in terms of design and driving dynamics.
I like Thomas' reviews. Somehow the VW wins this common people comparsion of the range etc. But and there is a big but. Honda E has won more or less all important design prizes last year. Like Womens prize of the year and the Red Dot award +++. Then there is the range. Honda says you don't need more. I totally agree. Having a 220km range is less damaging and destructive to the enviroment. So I am very happy with my Honda E top model with double 17" gas hob winter wheels. Previews earlies by Thomas reviews made me choose the honda E in addition to the prototype. For me the worst diffrence from the prototype change was the drop-out of the backhinges doors. And of course there are a lot of advtange details like : heated windshield automatic parking etc. pluss plus and the comments of people. (hello from Oslo and pardon my english)
Honda is better quality
The concept car has been designed after the production design was made. Therefore, the concept had a more refined design in my opinion. Hopefully, they will release a Honda-e type R with the concept design one day :) The issue with the 220km range is not the 220km but the fact that you will get closer to 100km on a highway during winter. Moreover, bigger battery future proofs the car better. If 100km are fine when new it will drop to 80% within 10 years, so a 10 year old car will do 80km which might be not enough anymore. Meanwhile, if you have 400km range and it will drop to 350 within 10 years, it won't bother you as much. The battery range might define how long a car will remain relevant. You won't like it as much when it will do 50km per charge, which might be the case in 20 years :)
I think the 400km is plenty, most people travel more than that maybe once or twice a year. So for that u can just stop recharge and take a break from driving
I agree with you because you will also make a break with a combustion engine after 400 km. But everyone wants more range, including me.
@@kungula 400km is shit. I'm waiting for at least 1,400, i can drive my TDI ALH no problem
@@dragospahontu continue to dream !
@@kungula electric cars in a couple of years will be able to go 2,000km, Elon Musk said so.
The new Kia/Hyundai models will be revolutionary and will obliterate the Germans.
@@kungula Honda = The power to dream
If this Honda E were made in Europe, it would cost the same as a Renault Twingo. But it's made in Japan, that's why it costs a lot.
Thomas can you please share your music also :D
So many inquiries indeed, I have to assemble a playlist...
Very good video😁😃👍🚗
I don´t know who is better ?
thanks keep following =)
Buttons ftw
07:17 and they say Tesla paint is bad, that is poor for VW
yeah we also saw that
@@Phil99330 new cars use water based paint.
My old Lexus has better paint than these new cars because of the oil based paint.
@@autogefuehl The lack of paint and rough overspray is like Ford in the 90s. No need for this level of cost saving, less than a euro to finish the paint surely. Might be trying to minimise production emissions, adds up over many cars, but just looks cheap.
Buttons FFS!?! Thank you sir.
you re welcome
I barely imagine EV as your only car if you really use it full scenario like city, Autobahn runs, travel and so on. For me it's still diesel without competinion. On the other hand Honda e is pure hit that EV can offer right now for me.
EVs are good if you have dar panels
I'd be fine with the Honda E range, as that'd just about manage me a week so only 52 battery charges per year. It's the price that's the issue, used to be around £27k now they're £37k.
Ich finde Honda E besser. Aber für mich ich noch immer einen Diesel Fahrzeug günstiger, weil ich fahre pro Tag circa 100km am Autobahn bis meinen Arbeitsort. Ich finde auch Elektroautos zu teuer. LG
ja dafür sind die Reichweiten dann doch nicht genug, es sei denn, du kannst auf der Arbeit laden
Honda is definitely better than European cars
I like how the Honda E is like idw Skids but in real life
Regarding the range, Honda e is comparable to electric bicycle. Comparison ended there. I think it would make more sence to compare this Honda with the Fiat 500
Give me the Honda any day. It's just too cute. Reminds me of when the new Fiat 500s came out. Now they just need to bring it to the US!
You can change the indicator sound...
I want the Honda but can't afford a 35k car just for the city. Can't imagine any scenario where I'd drive the vw. I'd rather take the train and get some sleep.
Save the buttons!
Honda loading port is bad in snow to.. and all panels and light on the panel is to much in dark driving 😆
Even thought the battery is low on Honda e would still take you from Trafalgar Sq to Brighton and back on one charge and who would do that on one day regularly
The range is too low on the Honda, even for a city car. Most in cities live in apartments that don’t have street access to charging, so every day or two your looking to charge with the Honda.
We need your review of the Ioniq 5.... any chance?
Working on it... hopefully soon
Hi! What about a test with the new Hyundai Tucson?
Yes! Shooting next week.
this car available india any chance
Honda is cool but I love minimalistic design of ID.3. And since I’m also buying a car for daily use with some longer trips Honda would be useless
Thank you for mentioning the usage of animal products in your videos.
highly appreciated, spread the word!
While I agree with the sentiment. I often wonder about leather. Leather is collected from cows that have already been slaughtered for meat. People do not raise cattle for leather.
@@jansendwan1221 oh not at all. in this case the leather is the main product, cows are raised for it, meat is a byproduct used for dog food. also tanning the leather is incredibly toxic outside of usa/eu.
How about charging the Honda in heavy snow fall? The charge port will be full of snow and ice and closing it will take lot of effort to remove it. Not suitable for cold regions.
I have a Honda E and live in Sweden. Not a problem.
Must say it is the most fun "drift machine".
I’m sure you have never heard this (LOL) but if the Honda E had the range of the VW and was able to hit at least 160km/h on the highway, it would hands-down beat out most other cars in its segment. That said, I think it shows how difficult it can be to achieve the stability, performance & range that can make an EV an all-around car so I say congratulations WV for achieving that goal!!
Man these are first gen products.
Look at the Honda! How can the VW be so expensive?
Kia new EVs are gonna kill em both
Agree the Honda has more of the look I am looking for, but I feel its use is way too narrow. Not a great commuter car given its short(er) range. Also, while I agree the Honda interior gives a better impression...i personally would prefer less screens to look at. I can see eye fatigue possibly becoming a real issue with all of those screens. Great job Thomas 1 and Thomas 2!
thanks so much!
ID.3 is more practical but Honda is more of a city car which is easier to drive around whit
aye
@@autogefuehl 👍
Why does the Honda have flappy paddles ?
Well.. I still think that the best EV is Skoda Citigo, as it's the cheapest one. And you don't need a bigger car for the city..
A bit of a bad comparison to me , the Honda is a city no doubt and for me the bmwi3 wins that, the id3 is a fantastic car for the range but it doesn’t come with heat pump as standard which seems tight move from VW , the VW seats look poor quality as well for the hard plastic usage, the buttons or lack of buttons are a bad move and to me having to use your touch screen to adjust the heating/cooling should be illegal probably more distracting then using a mobile phone, which this you will find illegal in most countries around the world. The window buttons is again a bad choice from VW having to press a button to go from rear to front adjustment. The idea of the speed and other info attached to the steering is fantastic so who ever is driving this will always have access to see the speed and other info, in my bmw I cannot see the bottom part due to steering wheel been in the way.
Honda E all day long. Perfect for city driving. My daily drive is 4 km one way, so perfect for me. Love the looks and simply hate the built in blind spot that the VW windscreen has.
Honda e may be better quality. How has maintenance been for the two?
Honda, got the price wrong. But a wonderful car.
The real question is, why haven't all cars adapted cameras by now. We have this technology for like what, I think it's 15 years ago, when they showed a first concept car with cams instead of mirrors. Yet the car industry still uses these big windbrakes. Bad for consumption and noise. The only thing with the honda,the steering wheel is a bit uninspired. But atleast no bs capacitive buttons.
The VW is again just a cheaply produced car. It has more range, but they save money everywhere. Basically only an idiot would buy it
"Only an idiot would buy it"... most people value range, usability and functionality over bling.
Go and watch Bjørm Nyland 1000km tests of the VW and the Honda; only an absolute fool would buy the Honda if they plan to do even an occasional road trip.
The Honda is typical geek electric car.. VW are attempting to make a real car. I don't understand why these two cars are being compared side by side.
The E is very cute, but the designers really goofed on the location of the charging port. Dumb!
I’ve had my ID3 for 5 months, Max edition. Really happy with it, so glad I sold my Tesla Model 3. It was fun to drive but unfortunately shit quality.
thanks for the feedback!
Quality is even worse on VW ID3 hahahah
@@FlavorFusionFiesta I have owned Model X and 3, I know Tesla very well. But nice try troll. Btw I still think Tesla rocks, I would LOVE the Cybertruck but unfortunately it is not coming to EU.
To be clear VW ID is by no means perfect. It’s great hardware but software can sure improve.
@@XTpF4vaQEp Im not try to trolling, Tesla for me ist just poor quality just like ID3 but ID3 it is even worse. TESLA had no plastic doors-Rubber on doors ID3 - 4 doors are plastic even up no soft touch. IM NOT Trolling just im saying for that price build quality must better be.
@@FlavorFusionFiesta What you refer to is how the materials used feels to the touch. It has nothing to do with the quality, I.e the durability and how well it is put together. Come back when you have owned multiple new cars and Tesla’s.
4:51 💧
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The honda e is a small car,id.3 is a compact car
Honda E is better because modern technology and sharp looking car. VW is not great looking car and boring plus not good technology either so deffo Honda E is a winner
This surely isn’t even a serious contest? Honda e is fashionable and a nice, unusual design, but with abysmal range... for a few grand more, you’ve got to pick ID3, or am I missing something!
Honda is limited to town/city/2nd car use, but ID3 is much more flexible and useable.
Honda is true quality car maker
@@dragospahontu - I think, with respect, Honda have slipped in last 10 years. In UK now, they only have circa 1.5% market share!
I like the Honda e, I really do. But sadly that range is woeful and it makes it a very limiting car to consider spending £25-30k on. Shame!
@@johnminshall242 yes but look at the models sold in more .Aries markets they are amazing.
Honda is a proper brand that cares about it's customers. The line up in Europe is strong.
@@johnminshall242 just get a Honda CR-V if you want a car with big range, high quality and reliability.
This VW is overpriced German plastic, they are ripping off customers. Honda is at least built well but like this VW a first gen product.
@@dragospahontu To be honest, when I go electric, I want maximum space and range... I was only initially commenting on the choice between an ID3 and Honda. And I maintain that most people would say I’m right.
But, wanting a big car or affordable people carrier (that doesn’t exist yet, with 250-300 mile range), if I had to choose now it’d be Skoda Enyaq or Kia EV6.
You can not test the ID3 with the Honda-e .. not the same class.
e-UP will be the better choice
ID3 is a donkey
ID.3 range in Sweden during winter max 200 km
with or without heat pump ?
afaik the first models that came out are 58 kWh only and do not come with heat pump yet
@@autogefuehl Mine has heat pump (58 kWh)
Oh wow that's really tough then!
@@blarkdexture8899 man winter doesn't impact that much
Design wise Honda-E but in all other aspects the VW but in all honesty Honda is too expensive for its battery and the VW is ugly, Rather have the Curpa Born the brother of the ID3
Honda wins hands down. A modern Golf Mk1 style win. Lots more personality. unfortunately not available in South Africa - then again we don't have stable electricity either lol.
Those car do not compare
they are same price and people asked for this comparison
@@autogefuehl Ok👍
I agree, they do not compare, VW is so much better