CORRECTION !!!!!! The steering wheel can be adjusted In and Out as well. I am an idiot. I tested it, pulled, nothing happened. But it was fully out. That is why.
I really do not understand why the driver seat cannot be adjusted / raised in a new car in 2020! It seems like we are going backwards in to the future! For me it is a very basic but important feature. Thank you for the review :)
@@coolaa it is because the battery. It has a lot battery for a small car like this and it is not a SUV like the kona so it limit the possibilty for Seat adjustement.
It btw also is fully adjustable in the old ZE40 and probably also in the 210/240 ones. It’s just something it got falsely carried around in many “tests”
Nice walk through. You're the only reviewer that's mentioned the lack of lights in the rear cabin, in the showroom they said there shouldn't be problem because the front cabin lights are fairly bright. The apps missing a few working features in the UK, hopefully they'll update soon.
Great impartial review. I had only seen reviews before by Zoe fanboys and they all say how good the entertainment systems are etc, you have given a more realistic view to potential buyers. Excellent video.
Henri Zwols having driven it, I found the gear selection a more comfortable and natural evolution than use of buttons. It becomes intuitive very quickly. The chunky stick is actually easy to use and quite reassuring. Why not give it a try? B mode is basically enhanced recuperation, almost 1 pedal driving.
It is exactly the same on my megane , i have drive position backward and reverse position forward. The only difference is that i have park position which is the most forward. To me, it feel more natural to have drive position close to me and i think almost all automatic gearbox are like this.
I think it comes from rallying. In rallying the cars have a sequential gearbox, meaning the gear lever only moves forwards and backwards. Under hard acceleration, you are pushed back in your seat, so it’s easier to pull on the stick to change up the gears. Under heavy breaking you are thrust forwards towards the steering wheel and so it’s easier to push the stick forward to change down gears. Under those kind of race car forces when your body is thrown forwards and backwards it feels more natural to pull and push to go up and down the gears respectively. th-cam.com/video/1COvnSjLLw4/w-d-xo.html That system has transferred to some road cars with sequential shift as well. Renault seem to think it should be the same for an EV!
22kW AC charging, that's Zoe. I like it! There are not many 22kW destination chargers but if you have one the Zoe will fill up in no time. My car can only charge 1 phase so at most chargers it gets 3,7kW. 😢
You never answered your question? Has it grown up? Missing features from the old Zoe, trip B, park brake missing, that clonky gear change would annoy me after a while, boot is still only partially trimmed, removed the option to open the charge flap from the key fob, or starting preconditioning was a backwards set. Never understood the seats on the Zoe, zip removable coverings on all seat, but you can't upgrade/customise or such because no one sells replacements (its a trick missed by Renault).
@@BatteryLife Its improved, grown up though? I don't think so, still not addressed the issues it had when it was cheap, now its expensive it needs those simple things resolved to be well rounded.
You cannot adjust the height of the car seat!!!?? That is not good! And to top it off you cannot pull the steering wheel in and out! That is stupid! Thank you for the review :)
So did you actually test it, or assumed it that the steering wheel doesn't go in and out? Check our TeslaBjorn's video at about 12min in: th-cam.com/video/pIVsFq5bsCw/w-d-xo.html
The price on all EVs seem high at first glance, but once you do your maths the monthly payments on a new car compared to an ICE car are about the same due to the lower running costs of the EV.
@@rustyjoints4857 Lower runnincost until you need battery replacement. Even if you sell car before you need to change batteries selling price will drop more than ICE car. EVs are not cheaper in any way.
CORRECTION !!!!!!
The steering wheel can be adjusted In and Out as well. I am an idiot.
I tested it, pulled, nothing happened. But it was fully out. That is why.
Great. This felt like a big disappointment in the video.
I really do not understand why the driver seat cannot be adjusted / raised in a new car in 2020! It seems like we are going backwards in to the future! For me it is a very basic but important feature. Thank you for the review :)
@@coolaa it is because the battery.
It has a lot battery for a small car like this and it is not a SUV like the kona so it limit the possibilty for Seat adjustement.
It btw also is fully adjustable in the old ZE40 and probably also in the 210/240 ones. It’s just something it got falsely carried around in many “tests”
Nice walk through. You're the only reviewer that's mentioned the lack of lights in the rear cabin, in the showroom they said there shouldn't be problem because the front cabin lights are fairly bright. The apps missing a few working features in the UK, hopefully they'll update soon.
Great impartial review. I had only seen reviews before by Zoe fanboys and they all say how good the entertainment systems are etc, you have given a more realistic view to potential buyers. Excellent video.
can you tell me an EV with better entertaintment system except Tesla?
More practical than I thought, 385km is nice.
At first I thought it to be a city car, but is much better than that.
Such an cumbersome 'gear' selection. Why not place a few buttons instead of that chunky stick?? And what's 'B' mode?
D ist Drive with almost no Regen. B has stronger Regen. B for Brake
Henri Zwols having driven it, I found the gear selection a more comfortable and natural evolution than use of buttons. It becomes intuitive very quickly. The chunky stick is actually easy to use and quite reassuring. Why not give it a try? B mode is basically enhanced recuperation, almost 1 pedal driving.
That cat is all on behalf ;-) I think it warms or cools via App to what you have set the car to on previous setting when you last used the car.
can somebody explain to me why reverse is forward and drive is backwards on the gear lever, it is not logical to me.
That is so true. I thought the same.
It is exactly the same on my megane , i have drive position backward and reverse position forward. The only difference is that i have park position which is the most forward.
To me, it feel more natural to have drive position close to me and i think almost all automatic gearbox are like this.
I think it comes from rallying. In rallying the cars have a sequential gearbox, meaning the gear lever only moves forwards and backwards.
Under hard acceleration, you are pushed back in your seat, so it’s easier to pull on the stick to change up the gears. Under heavy breaking you are thrust forwards towards the steering wheel and so it’s easier to push the stick forward to change down gears. Under those kind of race car forces when your body is thrown forwards and backwards it feels more natural to pull and push to go up and down the gears respectively.
th-cam.com/video/1COvnSjLLw4/w-d-xo.html
That system has transferred to some road cars with sequential shift as well. Renault seem to think it should be the same for an EV!
Nice Video - What is that pattern on the inside roof???
Thanks. Looks like a curcuit board.
22kW AC charging, that's Zoe. I like it!
There are not many 22kW destination chargers but if you have one the Zoe will fill up in no time.
My car can only charge 1 phase so at most chargers it gets 3,7kW. 😢
Thank you! Great!
does it have adaptive cruise control?
Nope
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You never answered your question? Has it grown up? Missing features from the old Zoe, trip B, park brake missing, that clonky gear change would annoy me after a while, boot is still only partially trimmed, removed the option to open the charge flap from the key fob, or starting preconditioning was a backwards set. Never understood the seats on the Zoe, zip removable coverings on all seat, but you can't upgrade/customise or such because no one sells replacements (its a trick missed by Renault).
You have to answer it? ;)
@@BatteryLife Its improved, grown up though? I don't think so, still not addressed the issues it had when it was cheap, now its expensive it needs those simple things resolved to be well rounded.
small car..realy 50 kw batteries and they didn.t make a larger car ?!
They took an excisting car and could fit 52 kWh in there!
And then you would get lower range!
It has more range than the 40 kWh version. Tested it.
Non adjustable seats does not encourage me to buy the car but the permanent sunset display is distracting. now I really don't want to drive the car.
The display are really not distracting.
missing seat adjusted is only a problem, if you are very short.
What do you mean non adjustable? The only thing you can't adjust is height.
Not sure why anyone would buy this over a MG ZS EV.
Depends on what you want. I haven't driven the MG yet. But I don't like crossover SUVs.
@@BatteryLife anyone who has not idea about MG and wants to rely on one of the best selling EV in the market to prevent 2nd hand price value lost
You cannot adjust the height of the car seat!!!?? That is not good! And to top it off you cannot pull the steering wheel in and out! That is stupid! Thank you for the review :)
The steering wheel is fully adjustable, he probably didn’t try it and assumed it isn’t.
Yes there is steering wheel full adjustment see th-cam.com/video/ZdAkeziSqCw/w-d-xo.html about 5:20 where it’s demonstrated
The steering wheel goes in and out too, just like on old Zoe.
Really? I did try. I will try again!
So did you actually test it, or assumed it that the steering wheel doesn't go in and out? Check our TeslaBjorn's video at about 12min in: th-cam.com/video/pIVsFq5bsCw/w-d-xo.html
I did test it. I will try again.
The car is to small. The price to high. The range??
The price on all EVs seem high at first glance, but once you do your maths the monthly payments on a new car compared to an ICE car are about the same due to the lower running costs of the EV.
@@rustyjoints4857 Lower runnincost until you need battery replacement. Even if you sell car before you need to change batteries selling price will drop more than ICE car.
EVs are not cheaper in any way.
@@AdrianoCROST Why would you need a battery replacement? If you're thinking of degradation, hardly exists nowadays with battery management systems.