19 November 2020
Welcome to a good old-fashioned review of two very new-fashioned cars.
One is thHonda E new Honda E. A loveable small electric car but with also quite a small range. It costs £28,660 (after government grant) and has 151bhp from its electric motor, which is good for 0-62mph in 8.3sec and a top speed of 90mph. Its WLTP range is 137 miles.
The other is the Mini Electric. It costs £24,400 (after the government grant), has 181bhp, can do 0-62mph in 7.3sec and has a top speed of 93mph and has a WLTP range of 144 miles.
They're both, though, rather good fun to drive. Join our tester James Disdale as he puts the two head-to-head to see which comes out on top.
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Neither of these is suitable as a primary car, only as a second vehicle for short local trips.
The wood on the Honda dash looks like a bit of 1970s-era Fablon.
I'll stick with Tesla, which makes real EVs.
si73 you don't know what the price for the 500e is yet because it has not been announced plus the Made in Japan build quality Honda E will be far better than anything the Italians with their trademark crap build quality on top of stretching out the ancient 2007 500 platform.
Also you have no idea what the official range is because it has not been officially verified yet. Also does Autocar do real any car journalism or just copy paste press pack garbage? The Honda E base price starts from £27710 NOT £28660 .
Seeing that you are comparing the Advance E version which is 29660 where did you get 28,660 from?! Also you should be more clear that you are comparing the higher spec loaded spec Honda E to the poverty spec mini with its typical BMW penny pinching offing joke low spec bait-and-switch cars to groom people into showrooms but no one buys...
Try to compare like for like and be more transparent so you don't confuse and mislead potential buyers. There is MORE to buying EV’s than max range