It does have another ace up it's sleeve, a 22kW onboard charger. Most rivals only manage 11kW or as low as 7kW. This means it can take full advantage of AC charging posts, and there's still a few free 22kW chargers about. But even if the charging isn't free you'll always pay less on an AC post and at 22kW the Zoe charges up reasonably quickly. This means it can save you money on charging, and being very efficient too helps your bank balance. I still think in terms of running costs it's a winner.
Just buying a 2yo model for around a 3rd of the price new! Only 7k miles This vid hasn't put me off one bit, love the looks of the Zoe and the milage range. Can't wait for it to arrive next week!
@@TH3NAMSUit is worth it I’ve had mine for a while the price is very good and the features it has is great like heated seats and heated steering wheel, cruise control, it’s surprisingly fast and charges fast
I've had a Zoe nearly 3years now, and I still love driving it. The 22kw charging beats the competition and if you have to rely on public charging alone, this is a must Handling seems fine to me, but I'm not a boy racer and am happy to poodle around. The seats are ok, a little firm. But that's my only criticism. I would definitely have another when my lease runs out.
As a new buy it's a terrible proposition, but as a used 2nd car / local roundabout it's a great buy given it and the 1st gen Leaf are the only options under £8k.
We bought a 2021 build for 16.000 EUROs. We have another ZOE type 2. We know the shortcomings but the car is small, efficient and cheap. We had with both cars no issues at all.
After fully charged the Renault ZOE range shown in the dashboard is about 240 to 250 miles or up to 420 km during summertime. If you drive it in ECO mode, it is no problem to drive it efficiently and being able come close to this range. The effective range in winter time is about one third less, but this affects more or less all BEVs. The CCS charger is optional what is not really a very good decision made by Renault although as mentioned by others, it has a 22 kW onboard charger. It has a large 338 liter trunk can be extended to about 1225 liters, and putting the charging cable rolled up and stoved into a bag helps to get rid of the spaghetti cable situation shown in the video and it is a 5 seater what is a real plus. Additionally, it has 3 ISOFIX mounts what is amazing. What many also do not know, 3 years of map updates and software updates are included. There are real knobs and buttons everywhere so you do not have to fiddle around with flimsy touch controls. Overall it is a very good BEV and many of it‘s rivals are not able to come even close to what the ZOE has to offer.
Iis a perfectly safe car. The Euro NCAP scores are a load of rubbish now. All cars have perfectly safe passenger calls now. This thing about cars needing more and more electronics is a gimic and should not impact the crash score of the car. The ZOE is a great car.
Hello! You can buy a double bottom for the boot.This summer my sweet little Zoe had a new consumption record: 11.5 kWh/ kilometer. Who else? Fabulous. Also the Zoe is able to charge with 22 kW speed in my street. Who else. And with my Zoe it is possible to use Tesla's superchargers which means cheap charging costs and easy. And believe me those Tesla drivers have to wait as long as I do, but I take a walk. This week I am driving to Spain, this little car has enough comfort for big distances, not getting tired. And my renting battery gives me free road service and a new battery at the end. Who else?
I drove this yesterday and enjoyed it.l to my surprise. I had much leg room and am 195 cm. 😊. It’s a little noisy on the highway but you get used to it. It’s also fast.
There are only three countries in the world that have imperial measurements as their official system: the USA, Liberia and Myanmar. When I was at secondary school in the UK we had a South African maths teacher who insisted we use metric units to “bring us in line with the rest of the Commonwealth”… The daftest thing in the UK is that you buy fuel in litres and then measure fuel consumption in mpg! Even here we’ve got miles/kWh.
Are you referring to her height comments or the reference to miles/kWh? I think you have to bear in mind that the UK only partly accepts metric measurements - even now I personally convert my litre petrol purchases to mpg to get fuel consumption. As for height,well children may use centimetres but in common parlance it's feet and inches. When have you ever heard someone referring to a 6 footer as a 182.88 centimetrer !? We'll get there in the end no doubt..
It’s the can’t-make-your-mind-up aspect that I always found hard growing up in the UK and understand even less now I haven’t lived there for 27 years. Cars are weighed in kilos but power is measured in horses. I also totally agree with @Oracleman1 that RUclips is an international forum and in that context it’s useful to point out that the very large majority of the world doesn’t use the UK’s bizarre mash-up…
@@thomash2806RUclips is an international forum but this is a UK channel for a UK audience. I wouldn't expect The Straight Pipes in Canada to convert anything for me for example
@@robsmall6466 I highly doubt there are ANY youtube channels wanting to limit their viewings to a certain geographical audience. Contradicts the point of monetized YT
I've had one of each of the variants of the Zoe (2015, 2018 and 2022) it has gradually gone downhill with each iteration. It has definitely had it's time. That doesn't mean it doesn't make a decent usable car, but it's definitely needs to be replaced. We'll probably see it dropped from Renault's line up in the next year or so, in fact there is some evidence that is already happening.
I have a ZE50 and I do really like it, but all your complaints I totally agree with. Renault should reduce the price down now as it's so far behind a lot of the competition. One thing I will say though, the car is efficient. If the new Renault 5 can address a lot of the issues the Zoe has but maintain the efficiency it'll be a winner. The R5 is much more attractive too.
10 years already! Excellent review and loved the forwards backwards explanation of the car seats 😄 Although I loved driving the Zoe as a city runner, unfortunately it has not developed enough with the times compared with the competition.
This puppy is a star in the used car market. It may be lacking in the DC fast charge side of charging, but it can take up to 22kW AC if you happen to have a triphasic installation. Well built, cheap to run, understated, yet capable if you get the right version.
I will not buy another ev without 22kw AC charger, this is superstar feature! and ayou have forget to mention about... this car is for people that care about time an money, not for sporty experience when driving. It is briliant car for day to day driving even long distances, also it is realy cheap to maintain...do not know otjer car wit this features , still in 2023 it is one of the best evs on the market... no complain about driving experience you need to just to it... Im not a fanboy of zoe ,this coment is because zoe is exceptionaly good cheap and raly nice car for normal.people...
Don't buy a new one, get a 12month old top spec GTLINE PLUS with 6000miles for less than £14000 now with the remainder of 5 year warranty. Great value ev then. We have 2 and love them.
It used to be 4 or 5, it's only been dropped down due to the latest tests being harder with more driving assistance test scores and did they remove a rear airbag? It's hardly a death trap though is it, it would still score higher than a lot of older cars if you tested them today.
I bought mine in 2020 and now have 65 000 km on the meter. I thought my next one would be the new Zoe but this review has got me thinking... I do not agree with some of the criticism eg my cable fits nicely in a booth in the trunk that's closed off with a lid. And the seats work for me, no need for racing seats.
Zoe is an okay car vs a 208. The Zoe has better range but the 208 charges a lot quicker at DC chargers. Although the Zoe charges at 22kw ac. I would still get the 208e.
I had one on loan while my car was in garage I had nice spec model I really liked it ride was solid very nippy I’d say really great town car. Obviously won’t set the world on fire. It’s a small hatchback but I think it’s great!
Love my Zoe 135 but 'A' pillers are very obstructive and ecometer reads 0.8 miles per kwh optimistic, actual being 3.6 m/kwh over 28k miles. No seat height adjustment means that anyone below average height needs a cushion. BW
The Zoe went upmarket and "mature" which unfortunately set it back. Renault didn't focus on affordability. Bigger battery packs are welcome but a realistic 100 mile battery is needed which would be more than what the original 22kWh Zoe had.
She’s left out the most important reason NOT to buy this car. It has a zero NCAP safety score. Only the third car in 13 years to score zero. Renault should be embarrassed. I’d never put my family in it
They removed ONE airbag on the B puller and NCAP have increased their threshold for autonomous safety tech. They have also changed the rule that they can’t give you a rating higher than your lowest score across the board, so with that, zero. Not 3, not 2, ZERO. From a car that 2 years ago or so was a 5 start car. This is a ridiculous take.
Thank you Rebecca and Gurus Team, as always you present well and clearly. Good to see the Zoe still going which is amazing considering it’s age. Right back to my day…or is it forward? - humour with the seats in this review 🤭
Actually it isn't. A Zoe, charged with something like the Octopus Energy Intelligent tariff at 7.5p per kwh, would cost around a 5th of the Fiesta's per mile running costs.....
When you hear today VW are cutting back ev production you wonder where the market for ev cars is going . Big depreciation I image as car makers scramble for market share
Depreciation will be much lower than ICE cars since there's so much less to go wrong and batteries on vehicles with good battery management and chemistry are lasting reality well. add on the low running costs and they make a lot of sense for most people. VW is under huge competition in the market, and their EVs don't represent very good value presently
I'm on my 5th BEV & the one thing they have never suffered from in depreciation, appreciation maybe. My first Zoe went up in value by 10% over 2 years.
@@reececollison5101 Actually no. What's happening is that the previously sky high residuals - when a new EV was still worth it's original price (or more) a year after it left the showroom - has settled back to more normal levels. What we'll see fairly soon, are ICE used values plummet due to the ever increasing number of ULEZ charging zones in towns and cities all over the place. EV's will be unaffected by this.
If you're considering the Zoe it's probably because it's small, saying larger cars have more space in is classic annoying car sales, sorry journalism ("the new version is more practical because it's has more space in the previous smaller version" right did the road get wider?)
Just bought one, 2 years old under 9000 miles. £14900. Massive trade in allowance on my 11 month old Dacia Sandero. The Zoe is my third EV it will do for me! But don't buy a new one! Fire that money I would get an MG TROPHY for the same money or save up and by the MG4 X power with 429bhp. FOR £36,495
Sounds like they are back burning the Zoe so the higher end more expensive car they will be selling seems like a better deal. In the US I can get a fully loaded Kona EV with better specs for $7,000 less
I had my eye on a R135 GT Line a couple of years ago - the PCP deals were astonishing at the time. However, like you mentioned about the seats not adjusting for height, I just couldn't get a comfortable position of seat vs steering weight height - consequently, aching shoulders after only a 30 minute test drive. I ended up getting another car you mentioned in this video - the excellent BMW i3... an altogether better car in terms of technology, build and design.
The main reason why I don't buy Zoe is the total disaster of NCAP test. Now I don't mean the number of stars, but the map of body damage in frontal and side impact of a car, there can be fatal injury of the chest or head... Even Chinese cars like the MG4 have better NCAP crash test results.. Nissan Leaf II is high-class safe beside Zoe, so it is shame of Renault..
I had an ION , was great but low range and so poor that the bottom corrodedbadly.Then I bought a zoe but again it is badly made.The Link computer is so awkward to update.The drivers well kept having water infiltration as the drain plugs block up.The control unit is peeling it’s silver decor.The windscreen leaks…. No more European cars for me. I always had Japanese cars and never got problems.
Well - our 135bhp has cost £155 in 'fuel' to reach 16,000 miles. It's not meant to roar in the outside lane either although a new one at £32k is bonkers. Almost new at £15k and the larger bhp a must and it will pay for itself if you keep it 10 years. Nab yourself a bargain, poorest review I've seen Rebecca do.
It's a perfectly safe car with a very safe passenger cell it just does not have enough electrical gimics on it to get top stars at Euro NCAP now which is stupid. A car is only as safe as the driver anyway and we should not become so reliant on all these electronics that can fail.
@@sharonec5419 There are two other differences apart from the badge, the first one is the price which is a little lower on the mazda 2 and also the yaris is built in france where as the mazda 2 is built in japan.
Actually, a hybrid is the *worst* of both Worlds. Having 2 separate power sources means one power source has to shift the weight of the other when it's idle. Hybrids are 20 year old tech now....
The Zoe is past it's sell by date, unlike Rebecca, who, in this review, was the star of the show. Your personality seemed to come out in this video. Loved it. Not the car though. 😊
EVs are just too expensive, and pretty much useless after 5 years of use as a used car.Just keep your old car and invest in them keep them in mint condition because these EV money grabs will continue
@@vukarov5084 LMAO you remind me of this, that last winter at -25 C when my neigbour asked if my Zoe is electric and started lecturing me that EVs are useless and can't be driven in winter, and I smoothly got in my car and started driving while he was left in the parking lot waiting for his combustion engine to warm up so he can get going.
Our 40kWh Zoe is coming up to 5 years old with 70k miles on it. I'm more bothered by the suspension components being made of chocolate rather than the battery.
It does have another ace up it's sleeve, a 22kW onboard charger. Most rivals only manage 11kW or as low as 7kW. This means it can take full advantage of AC charging posts, and there's still a few free 22kW chargers about. But even if the charging isn't free you'll always pay less on an AC post and at 22kW the Zoe charges up reasonably quickly. This means it can save you money on charging, and being very efficient too helps your bank balance. I still think in terms of running costs it's a winner.
For years most auto journalists have not wrapped their heads around 3 phase AC charging
22kW AC charging is something I will definitely miss when I eventually sell my Zoe
Just bought a 1 year old Zoe with under 8k miles for half the price of new, this thing is a bargain as a used proposition.
Is it worth it. I have seen used bargains but this video is putting me off. Why can't I even raise or lower the seat that's surprising
I will own mine tomorrow !
For fifth the price new ! (2020 model Edition One R 135 " GT line" in Britain as I know ) .
It has 65300 km.
Just buying a 2yo model for around a 3rd of the price new! Only 7k miles This vid hasn't put me off one bit, love the looks of the Zoe and the milage range. Can't wait for it to arrive next week!
@@TH3NAMSUit is worth it I’ve had mine for a while the price is very good and the features it has is great like heated seats and heated steering wheel, cruise control, it’s surprisingly fast and charges fast
It's like go Kart isn't it?
I've had a Zoe nearly 3years now, and I still love driving it. The 22kw charging beats the competition and if you have to rely on public charging alone, this is a must
Handling seems fine to me, but I'm not a boy racer and am happy to poodle around.
The seats are ok, a little firm. But that's my only criticism.
I would definitely have another when my lease runs out.
As a new buy it's a terrible proposition, but as a used 2nd car / local roundabout it's a great buy given it and the 1st gen Leaf are the only options under £8k.
Agreed. I have a 2016 model and love it. but I wouldn't have another one after this.
yes a used 50 kwh zoe half new price ,great
We bought a 2021 build for 16.000 EUROs. We have another ZOE type 2. We know the shortcomings but the car is small, efficient and cheap. We had with both cars no issues at all.
After fully charged the Renault ZOE range shown in the dashboard is about 240 to 250 miles or up to 420 km during summertime. If you drive it in ECO mode, it is no problem to drive it efficiently and being able come close to this range. The effective range in winter time is about one third less, but this affects more or less all BEVs. The CCS charger is optional what is not really a very good decision made by Renault although as mentioned by others, it has a 22 kW onboard charger. It has a large 338 liter trunk can be extended to about 1225 liters, and putting the charging cable rolled up and stoved into a bag helps to get rid of the spaghetti cable situation shown in the video and it is a 5 seater what is a real plus. Additionally, it has 3 ISOFIX mounts what is amazing. What many also do not know, 3 years of map updates and software updates are included. There are real knobs and buttons everywhere so you do not have to fiddle around with flimsy touch controls. Overall it is a very good BEV and many of it‘s rivals are not able to come even close to what the ZOE has to offer.
I get 170 miles in my Zoe it’s probably because of how I drive and that most of my driving is not urban
Iis a perfectly safe car. The Euro NCAP scores are a load of rubbish now. All cars have perfectly safe passenger calls now. This thing about cars needing more and more electronics is a gimic and should not impact the crash score of the car.
The ZOE is a great car.
What about the deleted side/shoulder front passenger airbag or whatever it was?
Hello! You can buy a double bottom for the boot.This summer my sweet little Zoe had a new consumption record: 11.5 kWh/ kilometer. Who else? Fabulous. Also the Zoe is able to charge with 22 kW speed in my street. Who else. And with my Zoe it is possible to use Tesla's superchargers which means cheap charging costs and easy. And believe me those Tesla drivers have to wait as long as I do, but I take a walk. This week I am driving to Spain, this little car has enough comfort for big distances, not getting tired. And my renting battery gives me free road service and a new battery at the end. Who else?
Have a nearly new one. Cost me £14K. It's amazing. 2p per mile and I get 200 miles per charge❤
I drove this yesterday and enjoyed it.l to my surprise. I had much leg room and am 195 cm. 😊. It’s a little noisy on the highway but you get used to it. It’s also fast.
Rebecka is just doing her job perfectly, such a beautiful presentation.
Buying a secondhand one makes more sense. A 18 month old R135 Iconic trim model with 10k miles is less than £14k on Autotrader.
101% agreed and quite a bit of fun. Mrs loves hers.
Tip: Put up metric translations of those weird measurements, this isn't national television
There are only three countries in the world that have imperial measurements as their official system: the USA, Liberia and Myanmar. When I was at secondary school in the UK we had a South African maths teacher who insisted we use metric units to “bring us in line with the rest of the Commonwealth”…
The daftest thing in the UK is that you buy fuel in litres and then measure fuel consumption in mpg! Even here we’ve got miles/kWh.
Are you referring to her height comments or the reference to miles/kWh? I think you have to bear in mind that the UK only partly accepts metric measurements - even now I personally convert my litre petrol purchases to mpg to get fuel consumption. As for height,well children may use centimetres but in common parlance it's feet and inches. When have you ever heard someone referring to a 6 footer as a 182.88 centimetrer !? We'll get there in the end no doubt..
It’s the can’t-make-your-mind-up aspect that I always found hard growing up in the UK and understand even less now I haven’t lived there for 27 years. Cars are weighed in kilos but power is measured in horses. I also totally agree with @Oracleman1 that RUclips is an international forum and in that context it’s useful to point out that the very large majority of the world doesn’t use the UK’s bizarre mash-up…
@@thomash2806RUclips is an international forum but this is a UK channel for a UK audience. I wouldn't expect The Straight Pipes in Canada to convert anything for me for example
@@robsmall6466 I highly doubt there are ANY youtube channels wanting to limit their viewings to a certain geographical audience. Contradicts the point of monetized YT
I've had one of each of the variants of the Zoe (2015, 2018 and 2022) it has gradually gone downhill with each iteration. It has definitely had it's time. That doesn't mean it doesn't make a decent usable car, but it's definitely needs to be replaced. We'll probably see it dropped from Renault's line up in the next year or so, in fact there is some evidence that is already happening.
That Renault 5 EV looks good
I have a ZE50 and I do really like it, but all your complaints I totally agree with. Renault should reduce the price down now as it's so far behind a lot of the competition. One thing I will say though, the car is efficient. If the new Renault 5 can address a lot of the issues the Zoe has but maintain the efficiency it'll be a winner. The R5 is much more attractive too.
The R110 with CCS can be had for cheap now and I only found one Corsa-e in the same price range. As a secondhand EV it's practically unbeatable.
Why do short people always claim that extra half an inch? Nobody ever say I'm 6ft 8.....and a half.
Lol
10 years already! Excellent review and loved the forwards backwards explanation of the car seats 😄 Although I loved driving the Zoe as a city runner, unfortunately it has not developed enough with the times compared with the competition.
Totally, I've seen 2022 models for about 16 grand
This puppy is a star in the used car market. It may be lacking in the DC fast charge side of charging, but it can take up to 22kW AC if you happen to have a triphasic installation. Well built, cheap to run, understated, yet capable if you get the right version.
The one i found have have the DC socket.
We've got one of these as a pool car at work. Driven it a couple of times. It's a little go-kart.
I will not buy another ev without 22kw AC charger, this is superstar feature! and ayou have forget to mention about... this car is for people that care about time an money, not for sporty experience when driving. It is briliant car for day to day driving even long distances, also it is realy cheap to maintain...do not know otjer car wit this features , still in 2023 it is one of the best evs on the market... no complain about driving experience you need to just to it... Im not a fanboy of zoe ,this coment is because zoe is exceptionaly good cheap and raly nice car for normal.people...
Don't buy a new one, get a 12month old top spec GTLINE PLUS with 6000miles for less than £14000 now with the remainder of 5 year warranty. Great value ev then. We have 2 and love them.
A thorough review, thank you
No mention of the ZERO star ncap rating?!
Which is why I would never consider one.
It’s like 2 stars 💀
Think that is the base model not as tested…
It used to be 4 or 5, it's only been dropped down due to the latest tests being harder with more driving assistance test scores and did they remove a rear airbag? It's hardly a death trap though is it, it would still score higher than a lot of older cars if you tested them today.
@@colingoode3702it's a perfectly safe car and besides a car is only as safe as the driver driving it.
I bought mine in 2020 and now have 65 000 km on the meter. I thought my next one would be the new Zoe but this review has got me thinking... I do not agree with some of the criticism eg my cable fits nicely in a booth in the trunk that's closed off with a lid. And the seats work for me, no need for racing seats.
Zoe is an okay car vs a 208. The Zoe has better range but the 208 charges a lot quicker at DC chargers. Although the Zoe charges at 22kw ac. I would still get the 208e.
I had one on loan while my car was in garage I had nice spec model I really liked it ride was solid very nippy I’d say really great town car. Obviously won’t set the world on fire. It’s a small hatchback but I think it’s great!
On the plus side Zoes are pretty cheap second hand these days.
And that's not to mention the Zoe's shocking Euro NCAP score and savage depreciation! The new 5 can't come soon enough.
The NCAP rating is a bit of a joke. Change a rule and a 5 star car becomes 0 stars. Meaningless.
savage depreciation, thus a great used buy....
Love my Zoe 135 but 'A' pillers are very obstructive and ecometer reads 0.8 miles per kwh optimistic, actual being 3.6 m/kwh over 28k miles. No seat height adjustment means that anyone below average height needs a cushion. BW
Thanks for being critical. Manufacturers need to learn the areas they have made mistakes
I'm looking for the car with the biggest battery for the least amount of money , is a 52kwh Zoe under 10k yet? What else is cheap with big range?
The Zoe went upmarket and "mature" which unfortunately set it back.
Renault didn't focus on affordability. Bigger battery packs are welcome but a realistic 100 mile battery is needed which would be more than what the original 22kWh Zoe had.
32k lol You'd have to be nuts.
She’s left out the most important reason NOT to buy this car. It has a zero NCAP safety score. Only the third car in 13 years to score zero. Renault should be embarrassed. I’d never put my family in it
Although it may not have great safety rating I’d still feel safe in this car. Renault been around many years can’t see them selling death trap!
They removed ONE airbag on the B puller and NCAP have increased their threshold for autonomous safety tech. They have also changed the rule that they can’t give you a rating higher than your lowest score across the board, so with that, zero. Not 3, not 2, ZERO. From a car that 2 years ago or so was a 5 start car. This is a ridiculous take.
Thank you Rebecca and Gurus Team, as always you present well and clearly. Good to see the Zoe still going which is amazing considering it’s age. Right back to my day…or is it forward? - humour with the seats in this review 🤭
5 ft 4 and a half - every bit counts !
Ev's have a place but so does ice a little fiesta is just as green and wayyyy yayyyyy cheaper to buy run
Actually it isn't. A Zoe, charged with something like the Octopus Energy Intelligent tariff at 7.5p per kwh, would cost around a 5th of the Fiesta's per mile running costs.....
huh, how do you figure an ice car is cheaper to run?
When you hear today VW are cutting back ev production you wonder where the market for ev cars is going . Big depreciation I image as car makers scramble for market share
Depreciation will be much lower than ICE cars since there's so much less to go wrong and batteries on vehicles with good battery management and chemistry are lasting reality well. add on the low running costs and they make a lot of sense for most people.
VW is under huge competition in the market, and their EVs don't represent very good value presently
I'm on my 5th BEV & the one thing they have never suffered from in depreciation, appreciation maybe. My first Zoe went up in value by 10% over 2 years.
@@wilkoone9155 Watch this space then !
@@wilkoone9155e absolute opposite is happening now though! EV residuals are falling like skydiving grand pianos now
@@reececollison5101 Actually no. What's happening is that the previously sky high residuals - when a new EV was still worth it's original price (or more) a year after it left the showroom - has settled back to more normal levels. What we'll see fairly soon, are ICE used values plummet due to the ever increasing number of ULEZ charging zones in towns and cities all over the place. EV's will be unaffected by this.
but the NEW model 50 has NO Side air back therefor side safty is a big issue in this model..
You can pick up 13 plate ones for just 4-5 thousand pounds
I have absolutely zero interest in this car. It is however a joy to watch and listen to Rebecca! 🙂
Weird
Weird +1
Guru ji, are speak hindi, and one more think about zoe ev, how long time to launch zoe ev in India.
If you're considering the Zoe it's probably because it's small, saying larger cars have more space in is classic annoying car sales, sorry journalism ("the new version is more practical because it's has more space in the previous smaller version" right did the road get wider?)
11,5kWh/100km
Just bought one, 2 years old under 9000 miles. £14900. Massive trade in allowance on my 11 month old Dacia Sandero. The Zoe is my third EV it will do for me! But don't buy a new one! Fire that money I would get an MG TROPHY for the same money or save up and by the MG4 X power with 429bhp. FOR £36,495
I agree used zoe's are a bargain and a new supercar for £36k is a giveaway...
The boot has a false floor??? Loads of room under there😂😂
The Zoe has been plagued by suspension issues, which are expensive to fix. Not a great car, so the MG4 seems to be a good bet.
Sounds like they are back burning the Zoe so the higher end more expensive car they will be selling seems like a better deal. In the US I can get a fully loaded Kona EV with better specs for $7,000 less
Really like the Zoe, but it’s just outclassed in pretty much every way now and it’s not kept up
they could at least offer biger battery at least 80 kwh
The i3 was made out of carbon Fibre and cost a fortune. So it is bound to be lighter😮
For a small car 20 to 30k is expensive. Could buy a decent saloon car at that price.
I had my eye on a R135 GT Line a couple of years ago - the PCP deals were astonishing at the time.
However, like you mentioned about the seats not adjusting for height, I just couldn't get a comfortable position of seat vs steering weight height - consequently, aching shoulders after only a 30 minute test drive.
I ended up getting another car you mentioned in this video - the excellent BMW i3... an altogether better car in terms of technology, build and design.
The Ncap is meaningless almost the original Zoe had 5 stars! They give more stars for more gimmicks that you don't need or use.
Decent second hand ones are £10k
I saw a 2014 Zoe advertised at £6k, although it was ad. I didn't see it in the metal.....
yes good as new
It’s get 0start in Euro NCAP^_^
The main reason why I don't buy Zoe is the total disaster of NCAP test. Now I don't mean the number of stars, but the map of body damage in frontal and side impact of a car, there can be fatal injury of the chest or head... Even Chinese cars like the MG4 have better NCAP crash test results.. Nissan Leaf II is high-class safe beside Zoe, so it is shame of Renault..
I had an ION , was great but low range and so poor that the bottom corrodedbadly.Then I bought a zoe but again it is badly made.The Link computer is so awkward to update.The drivers well kept having water infiltration as the drain plugs block up.The control unit is peeling it’s silver decor.The windscreen leaks….
No more European cars for me.
I always had Japanese cars and never got problems.
Was it once a good ev to buy then? 🧐
Still is.
Too expensive!
Well - our 135bhp has cost £155 in 'fuel' to reach 16,000 miles. It's not meant to roar in the outside lane either although a new one at £32k is bonkers. Almost new at £15k and the larger bhp a must and it will pay for itself if you keep it 10 years. Nab yourself a bargain, poorest review I've seen Rebecca do.
Typical legacy car firm design, use LFP battery to Keep cost down, not cheapened the rest of the car.
Not too much to recommend it then.
30k for this??? Yeah, right.
Zero stars at EuroNCap - 43% occupant protection - would you really want to be in one?
Yes, buy a used 50 kwh half new price and almost new.....
£32000 ...LOOLL
MG4 all day
Thumbs up for the presenter but not the car .
Euro NCAP put me off these
It's a perfectly safe car with a very safe passenger cell it just does not have enough electrical gimics on it to get top stars at Euro NCAP now which is stupid. A car is only as safe as the driver anyway and we should not become so reliant on all these electronics that can fail.
You'll probably be ofuaye with this
What a dreadful car when compared to it's rivals.
for the price I rather get the best of both worlds either the toyota yaris hybrid or the mazda 2 hybrid.
You do know a Mazda 2 hybrid is basically just a Yaris with a Mazda badge on it right? Nothing else different. So basically a Yaris for you then.
@@sharonec5419 There are two other differences apart from the badge, the first one is the price which is a little lower on the mazda 2 and also the yaris is built in france where as the mazda 2 is built in japan.
Actually, a hybrid is the *worst* of both Worlds. Having 2 separate power sources means one power source has to shift the weight of the other when it's idle. Hybrids are 20 year old tech now....
beautiful mrs
The Zoe is past it's sell by date, unlike Rebecca, who, in this review, was the star of the show. Your personality seemed to come out in this video. Loved it. Not the car though. 😊
Still no 🍌
Can't believe Renault are still selling this dinosaur. They should be preparing to replace a 2nd generation, not the 1st
EVs are just too expensive, and pretty much useless after 5 years of use as a used car.Just keep your old car and invest in them keep them in mint condition because these EV money grabs will continue
Useless after 5 years what the, maybe if your daddy has a Ferrari.
@@Groaznic battery and ev motor is useless
@@vukarov5084 LMAO you remind me of this, that last winter at -25 C when my neigbour asked if my Zoe is electric and started lecturing me that EVs are useless and can't be driven in winter, and I smoothly got in my car and started driving while he was left in the parking lot waiting for his combustion engine to warm up so he can get going.
Our 40kWh Zoe is coming up to 5 years old with 70k miles on it. I'm more bothered by the suspension components being made of chocolate rather than the battery.
@@unenthusiast hey man, same here, ball joint gone at 2 year and again at 3 year mark. Dang.