I have had my Niro 2 with ADAP for only 3 weeks - but have been abroad for 12 days so have not yet had much time to try it out. As of today, we have done 427 miles. the distance to empty reads 147 miles and the trip economy shows 59.9 mpg. However - I must have spent at least 2 hours in instalments sitting in the car stationary with the engine running whilst selecting the various settings, getting to know all the bells and whistles, synching my phone, getting speed cameras and traffic to display on the map screen and several abortive attempts to upload my address book coordinates from a USB stick.
After having the car for 2 to 3 days I produced a report on my "First Impressions". Much of the report was prepared in advance whilst I waited 21 weeks for the car to be delivered and I gathered as much information as I could from various web sources. It is only the driving impressions section that is new and still a work in progress. I was delighted with the car then - and my pleasure multiplies each time I drive it.
I will not believe the car's economy until I next brim the tank and use the actual mileage travelled since the initial brim. My previous cars computers have all over-stated the economy by 6.8 to 11.1%. By "brim" I mean that I literally brim the tank to the top of the filler neck. By actual mileage I mean the difference between the opening and closing odometer readings plus 1%. The 1% odometer error was determined on a long motorway run comparing the odometer distance with the kilometre distance boards on the motorway over a distance of about 50 miles.
As a retired engineer I still have a proper decibel meter which I have used in each of my last 4 cars. I took it with me on my Niro test drive - the salesman was amazed. Therefore - before I ordered the Niro - I knew that it would have the lowest cabin noise of any of my last 4 cars and my initial random readings have substantiated this. The Niro is roughly on average 2dB quieter than my previous petrol auto Venga which was about 1dB quieter than the 1.6 diesel Hyundai i30 I have before that. I intend doing some proper dB tests over my standard test route when I find the time. Cabin poise for me is of significance because I suffer from hearing loss and have to use hearing aids.
You will find my report here :-
https://1drv.ms/b/s!AsWeojYaF3Xu3TmKOflSyxAyS42f
I criticise the foot parking brake in my report - but confess it is growing on me. My wife hates it though.
Things we have missed compared with the Venga are
- No light in the glove box
Glove box not cooled from the A/C.
No power socket in the boot for my rear car camera
Front parking sensors
A rev counter so we can see more clearly when the engine is running without having to change the instrument or map displays
A smaller storage compartment in the front of the central binnacle
The rear window and parking camera lens get dirty more quickly