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The car, the colour or both?

@@BuckleUpShow both, I’m seriously considering getting one

I did the economy test in a GR sport spec car, I also drove the red design car that I used for the walk around section and floored that, it's audible but not intrusive

@BuckleUpShow no it should be better, my neighbour sold his 2021 version and has the 130 hp now, he notices the difference in norse. I find all the safely technology reassuring too. Thanks again.

I don’t really understand this argument at all, it’s unmistakably a MINI and people who know absolutely nothing about cars would still guess that.

Yes

I bet there are people who wish that was available here

Thank you

It was a GR sport that I drove (design in the walk around) that starts from around £31k, still handily less than a top spec T-Cross where you still have to pay extra for heated seats and sat nav

180 cm or 5'11", whichever takes your fancy

It's manufacturer provided footage, since there aren't any significant exterior updates they haven't updated it yet, and even if they do since it's only a facelift it likely wouldn't be a UK plated car

I was doing very careful driving, and 65 in regular driving is still really good

Glad you’re enjoying yours! Thanks for watching!

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone be so confidently wrong 😅

i own one mate,and my sister has the polo,it is like trying to tell me that ballantines is as good as macallan,they are both whiskeys right?

Your comment said the A1 has nothing to do with the Polo. That is factually incorrect whichever way you look at it. They share every component under the skin. It’s just a different body on top. Same for the Seat Ibiza and Skoda Fabia. It’s the car equivalent of putting on some makeup.

@@BuckleUpShow i said the a1 is way more premium mate,the materials are more premium the engine is more responsive and the car quicker,the driving experience is completely different,the handling as well,the look of the a1 is much better and sporty than the poor in every angle vw polo.That is my quick review.

And you also said it has nothing to do with the Polo. While materials are more premium, the chassis and engines are identical to that in a Polo, so it’s no sportier or faster in like for like spec.

Now there is an idea

Shame the tank is so small and you can't just drive for a 1000 miles without refills

It’s soooo close to being a perfectly good car

Where do you live that it gets a fifteen year warranty?

Wow! It's only 10 in the UK. Only 😂

Thanks for watching

The boot space is less than in a VW Golf, so probably not

@@BuckleUpShow Bang goes that dream then!

You’ll have to ask a yank as that car is not on sale in Britain

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You can't spend your life doing 40 on a dual carriageway

@@BuckleUpShow indeed!

He is a cunning linguist

Have you driven a Mitsubishi iMiev before?

@@BuckleUpShow I meant GOOD EVs. I love my 2021 BoltEV, driven lots of teslas ( never owned one ) and test drove an Ioniq 5 many times ( but don't trust Hyundai due to massive recalls and poor service ) and all of them were always spunky and fast and fun. I would love to test drive an Ioniq 5 N. Some day....some day....

You can’t possibly sit in the back. I don’t say anything about fitting in the front. A car maybe a car to you, but to people who care about these things, it’s much more than that.

@@BuckleUpShow people who care about such things as you've mentioned need a life, seriously. A car is a vehicle of transportation from point a to b, it doesn't distinguish between gender..that's human beings who have put that notion of such things. You've even said it yourself whilst introducing this vehicle..I have nothing against you as a reviewer so don't feel attacked cuz that's not what I was aiming for. Purely stating that cars don't have genders nor are they made for men or women. Those types of people need to get over it.

You can purchase a car because it suits an individuals need like carrying children around amongst other things.

I think you’ve misunderstood my comments. I’m pointing out what other people’s perceptions are about the car, they are not view points that I share. We’re a car channel, run by people who love cars. I’m sure you have interests that seem ridiculous to us. By saying people who care about cars need to get a life, you have forfeited any weight your opinion might have had in this debate.

@@BuckleUpShow 👌

It's a lovely place we really want to visit ☺️

Dacia hasn't invited us to drive one yet

Glad you’re enjoying yours! Thanks for watching!

Great choice on the colour! We hope you enjoy it!

What's a stroller? Do you mean a Pram?

@@BuckleUpShow yeah that's what we call them here in australia too. but i think we need to crack into the american market for views

I refuse to do anything purely for the convenience of a Yank, sort of the same way Mazda has refused to fit a convenient way to getting anything into the back of this car

mazda never should have installed back seats in the first place and rather, marketed it as the world's most convenient 2-seater.

this is what happens when you try to be all things to all people

It's a sport, for current OTR pricing you should check the Honda website as it is subject to change

Well it would be weird to mention those things when most of them are not true, or it's probably fairer to call them massive exaggerations. 1 in ever 328000 Land Rover products gets rejected within it's warranty period as being a lemon, the proportion is similar for cars that have spent extended amounts of time at the dealer. But also, most importantly, we couldn't give a toss what Yanks think about car reliability, because you let the dealers con you into "convenient" service intervals that don't actually maintain the vehicles.

@@BuckleUpShow Most not true? Massive exaggerations? Clearly you're living in a willful disconnect from reality. J.D Powers ranks Land Rover 27 out of 29 brands on its 2024 Vehicle Dependability Study, which looks at the number of problems in three year old vehicles. RepairPal ranks Land Rover 31 or of 32 car brands, taking into account more trips to the repair shop, higher repair costs and greater repair severity. Consumer Reports ranks them DEAD LAST in reliability. Where 70% of owners have them in the shop within the first year of ownership for non-routine maintenance. None of the data suggests anything do with "convenient" dealer suggested service intervals. Facts, stubborn things aren't they?

So you agree you exaggerated then, as before you said 70% of them spent "most of the year" in the shop. You also didn't bother bringing up reliability surveys before, which is why I didn't bother to explain that something can be comparatively low and still objectively fine. Yes Range Rovers are demanding to run, like most luxury cars are, the real problem in the UK isn't maintenance it's insurance

Thanks for coming back to watch again! Unfortunately, Jasper and Rob still aren’t romantically involved as much as you want it to be the case.

Well it's a bigger heavier car so less, but it's still very economical to run

You might not, but 80k people seem to care enough to subscribe 🤷🏻‍♂️

This is very quiet inside and rides really well.

Thank you so much! Would be great to see video of i20 premium auto. I have seen a Hyundai i20 Premium, but does not have Start/Stop engine - is that normal? Is it just the N model that has the feature.

Thank you

I'm pretty sure all i20s in the UK come with start stop as standard for emissions

Not with the i20 auto (2021 model)

With the 2021 premium model, it’s by key only to start engine

Yeah, it’s quite funny how so many people can be so terribly wrong 😂

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So the clutch is weird because I’m fat too? By the way, my extra cushioning should actually help with the suspension. Have you ever thought about how everyone can see your subscriptions? Some very questionable choices in there, Matt…

@@BuckleUpShow Well yup the clutch is weird for you, for me it works perfectly fine, so I'm not sure how you are finding it to be an issue, sure you don't feel a biting point but the car still vibrates at the point the clutch is engaging and the computer seems to do a good job of keeping everything smooth. But seriously, for your own benefit losing some weight might be good for your health. The extra cushioning isn't helping the suspension, it is compressing the suspension to the point it is stopping it from working. I took the car down a farm track today and the suspension was superb, ironically much better than the Tucson which was as stiff as anything.

In terms of my subscriptions, what is questionable about them, please explain?

@Matt-df6hz yes, as a motoring journalist with actual perspective, I find the clutch particularly frustrating. The main reason being, the Kia Stonic is a much better overall package, yet they are based on the same underpinnings. The Hyundai is so different to drive, not only the clutch, but the suspension and handling are not as good as the Kia. The Stonic comes with the torque vectoring from the i20N as standard. Why not on the Hyundai? It could have been so much better, and that’s the crux of the issue. The seat might be fine for you, that’s great, but my colleagues didn’t find it supportive either and we’re all different shapes and sizes. If we have to explain why someone who is old enough to drive, and presumably older than us, shouldn’t be watching the channels you are, then you’re a lost cause.

@@BuckleUpShow you made the assumption that I subscribed to them when I didn't, this is a shared account, and I still don't know what channels you are referring to...

He sort of does, given this is his job… but agree to disagree. At least he knows the BMW isn’t twice the price, not even close. We had all three cars on test at the same time and it was a unanimous decision by the team on handling - the Tesla was not as good as the other two. If you bother to watch the full review, you’ll note Rob talks about the weight and its benefits during the driving segment.

@@BuckleUpShow From dozens, if not more, reviews, opinions are completely different when it comes to handling, so your team's opinion stands in opposition to the opinions of truly respected automotive reviewers. You are not any authority on RUclips to make such definitive statements. I had the opportunity to test these cars myself and I agree with the rest of the automotive world that Tesla handles the best of the three. You can think whatever you want, but with such off-target and inaccurate theses, I don't predict success for this channel.

@Uniol can you sight any of these reviews please. We’d be very interested to hear who you consider ‘truly respected’. I’m sure we can find more than dozens of reviews where they agree with us too. Funnily enough, Rob was hanging out with the majority of the British motoring press this week, and they all thought the same way too. Fancy that. We in no way claim or have ever claimed to be an authority on RUclips, whatever that means, but if our opinions are worthless, then we dread to think how little you value your own opinion given you have absolutely zero ‘authority’ on road testing cars. Thank you for your well wishes, although we think the channel will probably manage without the backing of a fully paid up member of the Teslarati.

Because the boot is smaller than similarly sized cars in class

@@BuckleUpShow sure but not by enough that someone will be thinking, I definitely need that extra 5 litres of boot space... My point is, I don't think anyone has ever been bothered about boot space in a hot hatch other than they know it's going to be small. A family of four isn't going to be buying a Cooper as their main car to use for family holidays and carrying equipment so I never understand why it's considered poor.

It's 101 litres smaller than the Peugeot e-208, which is a car in the same class and available across a similar price range.

@@BuckleUpShow cool, nobody is going to be worried about that when buying these. And usable space is the only important factor, IMO.

Have absolutely no issue on a motorway, but with roundabouts, it’s impossible not to take your hands off the wheel which ends up upside down and makes it much worse.

Rob definitely said ‘dual’. This might be a lot of new info for you, but people outside of the US exist and believe it or not, sometimes say words differently.

Yeah, we’ll add those to the list of issues too.

It’s very difficult to find much wrong, apart from the stupid indicator buttons.

It’s Elon’s mind control device!

Oh nice, we’ll check yours out too!

@@BuckleUpShow thank you