Tommy Electric
Active Member
- One of my first stops in the car was a very crowded underground carpark. Maneuvering through this tight, crowded space wasn’t a problem and the car’s sensors helped with the getting around various obstacles.
- When you’re driving a Mini you become very conscious of other Minis on the road. Spotting other Minis became a game for my wife and I over the last couple of days.
- Before I drove this car I didn’t think I’d find the HUD that useful but I was pleasantly surprised. I was using the HUD at least as much as the digital instrument cluster to check my speed and I appreciated the additional information that also displays on the HUD such as the navigational directions and the speed limit. The collision warning that flashes up on your HUD is also a thoughtful safety feature if you happen to be glancing at the HUD when another car stops in front of you.
- My wife described the seats as “hugging” you and I thought that was a good way of putting it. They're very comfortable while holding you in place, ensuring you don't shift around while driving.
- Visibility when driving is excellent and greatly improves the driving experience while also making head checks when changing lanes stress free. One criticism I do have on this point is that I felt that the position of the rearview mirror was too low and was obstructing vision through the windscreen. This is possibly done so that the mirror doesn’t make contact with the roof switches or due to the unusual angle of the Mini windscreen? I don’t know. I just wish the designers could tinker with the position of the mirror so that I didn’t feel it was impeding my view out of the windscreen.
Charging
- As this was my first time driving an EV, it was also the first time I’ve charged an EV. On the first day, I went to a Superfast charging station to get a top up and (drum roll) it failed. It seems that this particular station wasn’t communicating with the network so I couldn’t activate charging. ☹ All plugged in and nowhere to go. Not a promising start!

- When you’re driving a Mini you become very conscious of other Minis on the road. Spotting other Minis became a game for my wife and I over the last couple of days.
- Before I drove this car I didn’t think I’d find the HUD that useful but I was pleasantly surprised. I was using the HUD at least as much as the digital instrument cluster to check my speed and I appreciated the additional information that also displays on the HUD such as the navigational directions and the speed limit. The collision warning that flashes up on your HUD is also a thoughtful safety feature if you happen to be glancing at the HUD when another car stops in front of you.

- My wife described the seats as “hugging” you and I thought that was a good way of putting it. They're very comfortable while holding you in place, ensuring you don't shift around while driving.

- Visibility when driving is excellent and greatly improves the driving experience while also making head checks when changing lanes stress free. One criticism I do have on this point is that I felt that the position of the rearview mirror was too low and was obstructing vision through the windscreen. This is possibly done so that the mirror doesn’t make contact with the roof switches or due to the unusual angle of the Mini windscreen? I don’t know. I just wish the designers could tinker with the position of the mirror so that I didn’t feel it was impeding my view out of the windscreen.

Charging
- As this was my first time driving an EV, it was also the first time I’ve charged an EV. On the first day, I went to a Superfast charging station to get a top up and (drum roll) it failed. It seems that this particular station wasn’t communicating with the network so I couldn’t activate charging. ☹ All plugged in and nowhere to go. Not a promising start!


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