The Repeat Is the Review

230 Motorway Miles in an ID. Polo, and a Case for the ID.3 if You Are Tall

Autogefühl's Thomas takes an ID. Polo in the higher Style trim, with the 52 kWh NMC battery, 19 inch wheels and front wheel drive, through Vienna and onto the motorway. His consumption figures are the reason to watch: 14 kWh per 100 km at 100 km/h, which he works out to about 230 miles of range, and 18.5 kWh at 130 km/h, or roughly 175 miles. He says both match his earlier Cupra Raval test exactly, which he expects, since the two share technology and a plant in Spain. He quotes 105 kW peak DC charging, 10 to 80 percent in 24 minutes, and 0 to 100 km/h in 7.1 seconds. Electrifying quotes up to 280 miles for the same battery in story 3; this is the steady motorway figure.

He notes that adaptive dampers are kept for the GTI, that road noise rises on coarse asphalt, and that the cabin gets loud at 130 km/h. He also says the seat base became uncomfortable over long stints, and that the ID.3 Neo, with more front room and adaptive suspension below GTI level, suits tall drivers better. Prices, by his account, start at €25,000 with the small battery, reach €34,000 for the big battery, and climb to about €45,000 with Style trim, panoramic roof, 19 inch wheels and an optional heat pump. He calls that very expensive for a small car and says leasing rates are the fair way to judge it.

The Model Y Wins Every Launch, and the R2 Still Took the Last Two Runs

The video lines up a 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance against Jose's own Rivian R2 Performance on a track straight, one morning at around 80°F, with both batteries charged into the high 90s. The host's earlier instrumented numbers set up the tension: 3.5 seconds to 60 mph without rollout for the Tesla against 3.64 for the R2, but 11.3 seconds at 127 mph through the quarter mile for the R2 against 11.47 seconds for the Model Y. On camera, the Tesla was ahead off the line every time and finished first in the early runs, one of which the host calls unfair because he went early. After the cars switched sides, the R2 pulled it back and won twice. The host describes a brief pause in the R2 as the brake releases, then a strong surge from around 40 to 50 mph, and says the Model Y is quickest with launch mode switched off. The video gives the R2 656 hp and the Model Y a claimed 510, with the Tesla priced at $57,990 before delivery. In a bonus run, the R2 beat an R1S dual motor, and the host judged it at least the Tesla's equal in panic stops from highway speed. Edmunds, in a test we covered on August 20, scored the R2 and the Model Y even before choosing the Rivian.

£23,945 Buys an ID. Polo, and the Buttons Came Back With It

Electrifying's first drive, also in Vienna, asks whether the ID. Polo feels like the car its name promises, and the presenter's answer is yes. He praises the ride on large wheels over smooth roads, along with accurate steering, a quiet cabin, physical buttons on the steering wheel and a switch for each of the four windows. By Electrifying's figures, the 37 kWh LFP battery comes with 116 or 135 hp, around 200 miles of range and up to 90 kW charging. The 52 kWh NMC version has a single 211 hp motor, up to 280 miles and 105 kW. The video gives the boot as 441 litres, 90 more than the petrol Polo, and 1,240 litres with the seats folded. The video lists prices in pounds from £23,945, rising to £28,470 for Style with the small battery. The big battery starts at £28,330 and reaches £31,745 in Style, and the presenter says those cars qualify for band two of the government's electric car grant, worth £1,500. He calls it slightly pricier than he expected but competitive with the Renault 5 and Fiat Grande Panda. Autogefühl, in story 1, found the same big battery car loud at 130 km/h; Electrifying does not say at what speed it judged the cabin quiet.

The Cybercab Quoted $6.88 Where a Model Y Quoted $10.36

Gjeebs attended Tesla's Cybercab event in Austin and says he paid for his own rides. Most of the cabin has already been covered here on September 5, September 7 and September 9, so the new material is practical. For one trip, the app quoted $6.88 in a Cybercab against $10.36 in a Model Y robotaxi, and he estimates Cybercab fares at about half an Uber. He says the car has no onboard AC charger and can only DC fast charge, which would complicate keeping one at home. He relays a 500,000 mile rating for the 4680 pack and efficiency of 6 miles per kWh, and says Tesla would not give the pack size. By his account, one ride ended short of the requested destination, the Grok assistant could not add a stop mid trip, and the car would not enter his hotel lot, which he puts down to the car avoiding places it could get stuck this early on.

Two Weeks After a Glowing Review, Out of Spec Lists What Went Wrong in the EX90

Out of Spec BITS spent two weeks and just over 1,000 miles in a 2026 Volvo EX90 Twin Motor Performance press car, fully optioned at about $90,000 by the host's account. He says it drives superbly, with a ride he rates among the best of any three row SUV he has driven. The video is about what went wrong alongside that. By his account, the centre screen stays too bright at night even at its lowest manual setting, it shut off while driving until he rebooted it, and the head-up display never came on. He says the B-pillar trim came loose several times, the driver's seat shifted in corners, and cabin cooling felt weak in warm weather. He also saw AC charging show 40 amps on an 80 amp charger. The phone key, he says, worked every time.

He frames the video as pressure rather than a takedown: this is the SUV he says he most wants to recommend, and he argues Volvo needs three to six more months of fixes. He says he is asking Volvo for a response, which is not in the video. Out of Spec Reviews' look at the rebuilt EX90 led our August 20 edition. These are one press car's faults as reported by one tester, and a fleet car passed between several drivers is not a delivered customer car, in either direction.