Picked up my grey GX4hs on 1 March, then promptly went to South Africa for two days, so I've only actually had about three days in the car, all local driving - but a few first impressions:
The quiet is spooky - my kids find it hysterical, I love it.
Saving charge is addictive - I've come from a Discovery where I was lucky to get 25mpg. Apart from driving 50 miles back from the dealer (65mpg) I've used no petrol in my first 40 miles or so, so it now becomes about maximising my batteries. I was decidedly miffed when i accelerated uphill and the ICE kicked in for about fifty yards!
The timed heating is fantastic - and means that I don't need to put the climate on at all for 90% of my journeys, as it's still warm by the time I get home again.
The charging door feels crap - maybe it's the size combined with the light weight, but it feels really flimsy. In fact, probably my only negative feelings about the car are the overall quality feel compared with my Discovery (but then again it cost about fifteen grand less).
The MMCS is MILES better than I was expecting - it's at least as responsive as the one in my Discovery, and apart from it not knowing Radio 5 was Radio 5, it's all good. I would like to be able to tell it to open up on a different page than the map, but it's only a couple of clicks.
All in all, at this stage glad I've made the switch - looking forward to learning more about the car as time goes by.
The quiet is spooky - my kids find it hysterical, I love it.
Saving charge is addictive - I've come from a Discovery where I was lucky to get 25mpg. Apart from driving 50 miles back from the dealer (65mpg) I've used no petrol in my first 40 miles or so, so it now becomes about maximising my batteries. I was decidedly miffed when i accelerated uphill and the ICE kicked in for about fifty yards!
The timed heating is fantastic - and means that I don't need to put the climate on at all for 90% of my journeys, as it's still warm by the time I get home again.
The charging door feels crap - maybe it's the size combined with the light weight, but it feels really flimsy. In fact, probably my only negative feelings about the car are the overall quality feel compared with my Discovery (but then again it cost about fifteen grand less).
The MMCS is MILES better than I was expecting - it's at least as responsive as the one in my Discovery, and apart from it not knowing Radio 5 was Radio 5, it's all good. I would like to be able to tell it to open up on a different page than the map, but it's only a couple of clicks.
All in all, at this stage glad I've made the switch - looking forward to learning more about the car as time goes by.
