Kristoffer Lawson5d ago
Test drove the #PV5 today and #Kia really has nailed it with this 5-seater van bodied #EV. The outer dimensions are almost identical to a Tesla M3, but there is vast amounts of space inside. Everyone can sit comfortably, loads of room for animals, hauling firewood, whatever. The interior is suitably utilitarian, which I like, and visibility is superb (apart from A pillars). I also dig the cyber exterior styling. It’s not fast, but what a package. And for that price too. Like driving the future.
Show threadLeif Samuelsson5d ago

@Setok

I have a new #EV3 and I fully agree about the distractions. Especially the distraction when it's telling me that I seem distracted.

Does the PV5 come as a 7-seater too?

Show threadKristoffer Lawson

@leffe the distraction distractor is indeed hilarious. And EU mandated. Thank you Eurocrats :I

It’s really easy to turn off on the latest Renaults and Jeep. But not too tricky on the PV5.

The coffee break one is the worst though. Fought with it on the Inster and popped up in the Ceed too. You can’t turn it off!!! It asked if I needed a coffee break, 5 minutes after driving away from the shop. Ridiculous. Didn’t see it on this yet.

A 7 seater is coming out a bit later.

May 27 at 10:36pmWeb
Show threadLeif Samuelsson5d ago

@Setok

Yeah, the coffee cup came up immediately when I had to swerve around snow drifts on a narrow one-lane road.

My car has a nifty heads-up speedometer display. I tried it for a minute, until the speed warning started blinking. Way too distracting. Too bad. I've put tape over the same blinking speed sign on the dashboard, but there's no way to do that on the HUD. I've also learned to hold in the mute button every time I start, to at least turn off the speed dinging.

I'm going to try covering a part of the magic eye, as suggested in this thread.

https://www.kiaevforums.com/threads/bings-and-bongs.15122