The Car looks beautiful and polished (bit subjective). My son who finally saw it, said it looks much better that it does in YouTube or other videos
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I got a call from the SA that they have a Sealion 7 ready for test drive and that will be one of the first few ones in BLR probably.
I asked the family (I had paid 70k to pre-book) but they were not keen, I decided to go ahead alone, could not resist the excitement honestly.
I am not an expert at reviewing honestly but here is what I think (since I am in market for a car):
The Car looks beautiful and polished (bit subjective). My son who finally saw it, said it looks much better that it does in youtube or other videos.
Pros:
1. Interior quality is good and certainly gives premium look
2. Drives extremely smooth as an EV should. Even the “low” powered RWD was so much fun to drive. And though it has a similar 0-100 time as much Q5 (~7s), it was much smoother.
3. Loaded with tech, ADAS features. Lane assistance, adaptive cruise control, voice activated commands for shutting windows etc (I understand many of these features are in Kia/Mahindra also but my view might be biased due to an older car right now). ALso, some of the German luxury cars which I test drove recently did not have these features. 306 degrees camera and a camera which tells you what is beneath also.
4. Spacious: I am 6’3″ and there was ample space for me on backside also.
5. I liked the glass roof, gives a feeling of open, especially given the black interiors which I am not a big fan of.
Side view:
Back view:
360 deg view:
Gear lever:
Ample backseat legspace (driver seat was adjusted for me):
Frunk is decently big:
The headroom is enough even for someone 6’3″:
Finally, a view alongside with Q5:
and back:
Will have to wait for the prices to be disclosed and approval from better half who likes the Star more and beige interiors!
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