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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls
Also, while the EV1 was a new car from the ground up, the Leaf rides on a modified Versa platform. There's nothing wrong with platform sharing, just things wrong with Llewellyn's facts, as usual.
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Originally Posted by Automcdonough
i agree it was a lame car review.. like most that skip pretty much the whole car because of fixation on one particular feature.. this guy couldn't get past the electric is neato factor. From watching this I wouldn't even have learned anything relevant to compare, even something as basic as if it's FWD or RWD.
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Whilst I understand what you guys are saying, I also think you slightly miss the point of the show.
Robert isn't a motoring journalist, and he's not even an expert in the field of EVs. He's an EV enthusiast though, and like many of us non-experts he's happy just to drive the cars and be enthusiastic and report about them to further their cause. It's a little harsh to criticise him for little factual errors when he's not claiming to be an expert in the field.
I don't know about everyone else but at this stage, and until I drive the production model myself (
I've already driven the prototype, photos
here), I'm quite happy to see what other people think in their first impressions.
Some big magazines have already driven the car and their impressions are freely available on Youtube - so if you're looking for more detail then I'd suggest viewing those.