My local dealer offered to swap me out of our 2014 SV into a new 2016 SV with some modest monthly savings on the lease payment. What could possibly go wrong? Just a few things:
1. The 2014 had LED headlights with automatic switch, and fog lights. The 2016 has none of this, and the headlights are poor. I noticed this immediately on leaving the dealer's lot.
2. Somehow the 2016 has a wider turning radius.
3. The new 3G connection doesn't allow communication with my phone . . . so far. I haven't had time to try for support, but the connection works fine, somehow, from my desktop computer.
4. The biggest thing is the MPGe. Over 30 months, the 2014 averaged 4.2 mi/kwh. In the new car, I'm getting only about 3.4. This has a very large impact on range. Granted, it's cold just now, and we'll have to see how it does in warmer ambient temperatures. But for the moment the difference in power consumption means that I have only roughly the same range as in the old car, but with much longer charge times.
1. The 2014 had LED headlights with automatic switch, and fog lights. The 2016 has none of this, and the headlights are poor. I noticed this immediately on leaving the dealer's lot.
2. Somehow the 2016 has a wider turning radius.
3. The new 3G connection doesn't allow communication with my phone . . . so far. I haven't had time to try for support, but the connection works fine, somehow, from my desktop computer.
4. The biggest thing is the MPGe. Over 30 months, the 2014 averaged 4.2 mi/kwh. In the new car, I'm getting only about 3.4. This has a very large impact on range. Granted, it's cold just now, and we'll have to see how it does in warmer ambient temperatures. But for the moment the difference in power consumption means that I have only roughly the same range as in the old car, but with much longer charge times.