Well, I made it to my dealer today to have a look at the Performance GV60.
Here are some random thoughts:
...I put a deposit on both a Performance and Advanced. He said the Advanced model won't arrive for a couple months after the Performance...presumably they are going after the higher markup cars first.
I am number 43 on the Performance and 128 on the Advanced even though I put a deposit on both at the same time. I ordered both in Uyuni white with blue seats in the Performance and black in the Advanced (only because blue isn't available in the Advanced).
He said no one knows for sure until he gets the
VIN but my Performance is being or has been built by end of this month and he expects delivery in late June, early July. My Advanced is scheduled for early July build with delivery end of August early Sept.
Build and delivery are not based on the date your ordered strictly. They are building them in batches of colours and model so you may be number 200 in Performance and get your car before a number 100 in Advanced depending on colour choices.
The one in the showroom today was Lime with black interior and I thought it was, frankly, beautiful.
...I couldn't take the car out for a drive as they didn't have plates for it yet. And he said he didn't think they would be getting any Advanced for demo purposes.
So you know, I haven't owned a luxury car in the past but I've come close with a Volvo years ago and currently own a VW GTI which I think is really nice.
What I am looking for is a car that has enough trunk space to throw my road bike (and my partner's) in with the small side of the split rear seat still up for my grandson's car seat. And, this car allows that!
I also don't want a huge car on the outside and at more than 5" shorter than the Ioniq 5 I find this a more suitable car.
There is a Hyundai dealership in the same building and I stopped by to have a look at the Ioniq 5. While the latter is nice the GV60 is way nicer.
I've been cross shopping this with a VW ID4 AWD. The VW has more trunk space but it's also a larger car which isn't to my liking.
One huge advantage to the GV60 is the combination of ways to control the functions in the car. There are real buttons for most of the climate control and they are separate from the radio. So there is no searching to operated the climate control while flipping between radio stations. No screen menus to scroll through just to adjust the heat. There is, of course, the ability to ask the car verbally to turn up the heat while listening to the radio.
I have a friend with a Telsa Model 3 and this is so much more plush.
I've also read that the rear is a bit cramped because there is no room under the front seats for rear passenger feet. It does depend on your front seat settings but unless you have the front seats in their lowest position there is plenty of room for rear seat passenger feet under the front seats. I like sitting high so I was glad to see this wasn't an issue. I really wonder about car reviewers who complain about these things without bothering to fiddle and see if there is a solution.
Sitting in the driver's seat gave a nice forward (and even backward) view and the ambience was great. I've read that the black leather gives the interior a dour more claustrophobic look. I wasn't able to compare to white or blue but it was just fine to me. It's roomy in this car on the inside.
Obviously I will have to see how all this pans out once I can take it out on the road...which I was told would be about one week from today. So far I am apparently the only customer who has come in to see the car. The salesman also said that no one at their dealership has yet cancelled an order.
I think that, based on what I saw, I would likely cancel my order for the Performance and save the money and take the Advanced. It's unfortunate I won't have a chance to drive the Advanced prior to purchase but at 5.5 seconds 0-100km I think it should be thrilling enough.
My final thought is that this a very nicely laid out car with thoughtfully located and functional analogue controls where there make sense (like climate control) and, for my taste, it's a very attractive vehicle.
