i agree with you , i think if the funky cat came out at the same time it did in china around 2020 end, it would have been a much better preposition , but since this is alsmost 2023 it seems kinda dated.

Not an extra for the 2 tone interior, it is the car colour that dictates whether you get it, so the red & darker green gets it. When you realize that a base fiesta is £19k why do folks expect a Focus sized car, fully loaded to be £20K? I think it was priced when you got £3k off for buying an EV so £28k-29k was about right, £32k for an 'unknown' is a bit cheeky. Build quality is better than MG and interior looks way better than ID3, boot is poor though.

I felt the same as you upon hearing about the Ora’s price hike and now seeing it’s small boot, it just doesn’t have the practicality or value for money the MG4 offers me.

Glad you enjoyed

Glad you enjoyed it. I agree, the Funky Cat is good, but it remains (for us at least) an "interesting" alternative. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

Thank you for watching Ian, and continuing to support the channel. I agree with you on how fast it may date. The lower charging speeds and smaller battery will limit this in a couple of years time as we start to get more used to better things. For me, if they had come in a bit more basic on the equipment and charged circa £25k that we thought they were going to a year or so ago, then we might have been a bit more accepting. At that point, you establish the brand, build up the visibility of the car, then maybe push a higher spec car out. Let's be honest, people are having to watch what they spend these days, so value-for-money is a hot topic. And I think that the Funky Cat isn't quite there in terms of what it offers for the money against rivals such as MG with the new 4, or even established brands like your Peugeot and Renault with the Zoe. It will be interesting to see how residuals play out.

We agree.

It is a good car, but others do it better. I think you are correct in saying that it's an interesting proposition, and many will want something a bit different to the norm, which this provides. But there were just too many downsides at this price level for us to give it a top score.

We normally use suitcases, a large, a medium and 2 carry-ons. We didn’t in this test as we were at the UK media launch and that isn’t practical to lug 4 suitcases around with us on the day. The reason we don’t use golf clubs is that none of us at AutoEV play golf, so we don’t have any clubs! But it is a point noted, and perhaps we will try to lay our hands on some to use in the future. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

@@AutoEV You could call it ‘Mala’s golf club test’ 🙂There are plenty of golf sets in most charity shops 🏌️

I just got rid of my half set of golf clubs, trolley & accessories to a charity shop. They had been sitting in my garage for 35 years. Used them once. 🏌More to the point would you want to be seen in the golf club car park in a Funky Cat😸. Not me. A very feline looking car. Give me an estate car every time.

@@colingoode3702 then you’ll enjoy next week’s review!😉 Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. We appreciate the support.

@@AutoEV Let me guess. Facelifted MG5?

See what you did there......😂

... ' Too orangey for crows '

Absolutely. I knew it was small when I first saw it last year, but when we thought it was £25k, it could perhaps have been overlooked. Not at over £31k however. For a young family, no room for pushchairs/buggies/prams and too awkward to load.

If we got the BYD in the UK, we would test it. However, we don't.

@@AutoEV The 2023 Chevy Bolt looks interesting. Any truth in the rumour that GM/Chevy are returning to the UK/EU as an all electric brand?

@@colingoode3702 oh, not that we have heard. Would it work? Is the brand too tarnished here? Discuss…..

@@AutoEV Yes I do believe Chevrolet as a brand, that was sold here during 2016-19, is tarnished. I believe those cars came from Korean subsidiaries of GM & were marketed here as a cheap & cheerful Chevy brand which is the total opposite of what most people know Chevy for e.g. American muscle cars. GM tried a similar exercise earlier with Daewoo & earlier still with Opel which were sold alongside Vauxhall in the UK all of which ended in tears leaving Vauxhall as the only GM brand in the UK before GM pulled out of Europe completely. To bring back Chevrolet to the UK/EU as an all Electric brand might work but it would depend entirely on what range of cars were being offered. From What I can see the 2023 Chevy Bolt is a Med sized crossover so it could find a market over here & the EU. However, they would need more than a 1 car line up to get a foothold (Ora Funky Cat has a similar problem). The EU LHD drive market would be the obvious one for Chevy to go for because conversion to RHD adds cost & has a more limited worldwide market which is why we would probably not see them back in the UK unless GM have some Chinese subsidiaries that can make RHD models. It sounds like the rumour I heard is just that, a rumour. Ex GM UK employee here so I have a soft spot for Vauxhall & Opel models of a certain age.

I was thinking exactly the same !

I was thinking exactly the same

Or the Cat's interior. MG4 is very dark inside.

That rules out a lot of newer EV's. Seems to be a trend like, burying all the important controls deep inside the infotainment systems instead of having simple switches. These designers obviously don't watch YT reviews or read the comments.

That is pretty much how I would sum it up. I really like the cabin of the ORA. It feels special in its design, like a MINI, or Honda e, and the quality is really very good. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

See what you did there, tiger……