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NEW Kia EV3 vs Skoda Elroq vs Mini Aceman review | Road trip costs compared! | What Car? | What Car?

The new is a very good electrical SUV, however is it beaten by the even newer Elroq? Or does the all- overcome both of them? We drive numerous miles in these 3 to compare them in every location and choose which is finest.

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Video chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:41 Walkaround
06:34 LeShuttle sitrep
09:24 Charging
11:18 Bruges
13:08 Driving impressions
16:15 Interiors
27:27 Usefulness
33:54 Charging
34:25 Journey expenses & performance
39:28 Ownership expenses
41:55 Decision

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50 responses to “NEW Kia EV3 vs Skoda Elroq vs Mini Aceman review | Road trip costs compared! | What Car? | What Car?”

  1. @Yorkman7 Avatar
    @Yorkman7

    These are the best comparative reviews on the net.

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    1. @whatcar Avatar
      @whatcar

      Glad you like them!

      Reply
  2. @mikadavies660 Avatar
    @mikadavies660

    With this group of cars NOT going over £40,000 rrp is very important…. Paying “luxury car tax” on a small family car, is taking the piss.

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    1. @ashliehiggins Avatar
      @ashliehiggins

      Although it’s very very easy to blow past £40k with all of them.

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    2. @FFVoyager Avatar
      @FFVoyager

      @@mikadavies660 I predict there will be a lot of sales before April then after a short break the cost of cars will be adjusted with the best sellers being £39,999! (I’d not be surprised to see the base spec EV3 Air with the bigger battery – or a GT Line S with the smaller pack!)

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    3. @edm2632 Avatar
      @edm2632

      It was set years ago by the govt, and never changed while car prices and shot upwards. Another joke, it should be around 55k now

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    4. @st4rbuk Avatar
      @st4rbuk

      @@edm2632typical government strategy to claw yet more money from people.

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    5. @Richard482 Avatar
      @Richard482

      Total bollocks isn’t it. Just because a car has a large battery, that doesn’t make it a luxury car!

      Reply
  3. @stephencollins5706 Avatar
    @stephencollins5706

    Why would you pay for 100 miles less range in the mini than the other 2 for around same price as others. Pay for a badge .

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    1. @ThrottleBody Avatar
      @ThrottleBody

      Because buying a car solely on range doesn’t make a lot of sense. People] might just prefer the other options.

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    2. @nicksokolis6343 Avatar
      @nicksokolis6343

      @@ThrottleBodyindeed, but the Mini’s range make it an unusable family car. Unless you only need it as a second car for the school run.

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    3. @Whatshisname346 Avatar
      @Whatshisname346

      The badge does give you resale value. I’d reckon if you were the kind of person to change your car regularly that’ll count for something. I mean it’s kinda distinctive looking too in a ‘love it or hate it’ kinda way. The Elroq could be mistaken for a diesel hatchback by the way it looks.

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    4. @nfzeta128 Avatar
      @nfzeta128

      @@ThrottleBody I mean it’s missing a lot more than just range.

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    5. @ThrottleBody Avatar
      @ThrottleBody

      @ it may be, but it seems that everyone bases EVs solely on range and it’s dumb.

      Reply
  4. @AR-zr1om Avatar
    @AR-zr1om

    How mad is it that all 3 of these incur the luxury car tax. They really need to move the 40k threshold up because you can’t get many good new cars for under 30k now

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    1. @databeestje Avatar
      @databeestje

      Inflation is a thing, and for cars and suppliers this appears to be very true.

      Reply
  5. @darrenaitcheson795 Avatar
    @darrenaitcheson795

    When buying a new EV about 2.5 years ago now, I was definitely tempted by the Enyaq. However, what totally put me off was the sheer cost of paying for equipment in Skoda’s option packs that came as standard on the EV6. Plus the EV6 had a much less dull design. Looks like the same applies here – for me, the EV3 would win every time. And that Mini is just a disaster.

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  6. @pauli2753 Avatar
    @pauli2753

    Skoda is the biggest and heaviest, but still the most efficient and closest to its claimed range. And cheapest…

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  7. @aznhandles Avatar
    @aznhandles

    That umbrella hick up made my day 🤣

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    1. @ericedge2929 Avatar
      @ericedge2929

      An indication of the ‘quality’ of the car’s components…

      Reply
  8. @chandrachurniyogi8394 Avatar
    @chandrachurniyogi8394

    rumour is that the shuttle train to France from U.K. will have dedicated cars (bogies) for EVs only . . . so that you can re-charge your EVs as you cross the English Channel . . .

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    1. @iannoble4854 Avatar
      @iannoble4854

      I’m sure any passenger will get charged a special rate.

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  9. @TheSgtsMess Avatar
    @TheSgtsMess

    TBH all the real world range figures compared to the official ranges are shocking. there needs to be a complete rethink of how ranges are quoted for cars

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    1. @fist003 Avatar
      @fist003

      it’s just much worse because as stated in the video of mostly highway driving and the colder weather

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    2. @crm114. Avatar
      @crm114.

      It’s not much different to the unachievable mpg figures quoted for ICE cars.

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    3. @databeestje Avatar
      @databeestje

      It’s better then it was before with NEDC, but WLTP is what you get in summer as it specifies “20C ambient”. The american EPA range is actually based in reality and representative.

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    4. @izpodpolja Avatar
      @izpodpolja

      @@databeestje EPA is actually worse, because it uses a mathematic formula that varies depending on the test cycle (3 vs 5 cycle tests) and is subject to manufacturer’s discretion to a certain extent (as the producer can choose a lower number), so while the numbers are closer the real world range, you cannot use them to compare between cars.

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    5. @wattouk Avatar
      @wattouk

      As I actually own an EV3 GT Line S, so I can confirm the cold and fast motorway driving is a big factor. It is cold in the UK at the moment, but I don’t drive on the motorway at the legal limit. My daily trip is around 80% motorway and 20% urban. Getting between 3.7 and 4.7mi/kwh, at around 60mph. (lower figure is a morning drive at around 6.00am). Current 100% charge level is around the 330 mile mark. But that will improve when the weather gets warmer. In the summer I predict between 380 to 400 miles. My old e-Niro got up to 360 miles of range in the summer. Way over the 282 WLTP.

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  10. @markymarkreviews Avatar
    @markymarkreviews

    Brilliant long form review. The best yet as very fair and very very comprehensive in information. Keep it up!. Very relevant cars and a good use scenario, certainly not best case for EV’s. The Kia’s offer V2L etc. Will be very interesting what these and other manufacturers do with the £40k ECS barrier. The top spec models will be dead ducks. They HAVE to lower the RRPs or lobby the government to raise the ECS threshold. But as the UK is cash strapped I am not sure the government will consider lowering it, even though that would be a fair and sensible thing to do. 20 years ago, a £40k+ car could be considered a “luxury car” but what with inflation , I think the ECS threshold should be £50-£60k. I would consider a EV3 GT-lIne “S” to replace my Ioniq 5 next year but no way would I pay £2k extra in “tax” for a HUD and electronic tail gate!

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    1. @jamesstanden1899 Avatar
      @jamesstanden1899

      Who on earth cares about V2L? Never once felt the need to plug in a hedge trimmer. It’s just a gimmick we’re supposedly missing out on, but in reality it’s just utter nonsense.

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  11. @TheIdeaUniverse Avatar
    @TheIdeaUniverse

    I like this kind of real world test of BEV’s. 👍
    I would just have switched the Mini with the Renault Scenic, which has a bit the same kind of price/value like the Skoda and the Kia.

    Just a reminder: the legal speed limit in Belgium is 120 km/h, not 130. 😊 In France it’s 130, but keep in mind the areas around big cities. Like around Dunkirk where you passed, it goes down to 90 and even 70. And the flashing machines standing permanently in the middle have a very limited margin of 5 km/h.

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    1. @rossbransby Avatar
      @rossbransby

      Yep, Scenic in place of Mini would have been perfect three car test.

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  12. @johnlovenhill1 Avatar
    @johnlovenhill1

    These guys still AMAZED that the range is less than advertised when driving at 70 on the motorway.

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    1. @alexger85 Avatar
      @alexger85

      It’s a mystery! 🤯

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    2. @henryviiifake8244 Avatar
      @henryviiifake8244

      I don’t think they’re surprised that it’s less, more at _how much less_ range it is than advertised.
      E.g. with an ICE car, it’s very easy to get _below_ the lowest advertised mpg in heavy traffic.

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    3. @xmarcika Avatar
      @xmarcika

      I was thinking the same! They are always taking EVs for a long journeys 🤣 And they are so surprised. Instead using them as everyone else, around town, commuting and school runs.

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    4. @idparkinson Avatar
      @idparkinson

      @@xmarcika I agree, a pointless test that proves nothing except to bang on about range over and over again when most people simply don’t need 200+ miles. I do at most 40 miles a day, so the mini works for me and I’m not paying for a large battery that I don’t need

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    5. @simondehaas8784 Avatar
      @simondehaas8784

      ​@henryviiifake8244 My last ICE had a combined mpg of 62, supposedly 75 or something in ideal conditions. I never saw more than low 50s on a run and the long term average was low 40s.

      Reply
  13. @stevieguk8014 Avatar
    @stevieguk8014

    The comparative costs are a bit misleading- the Škoda has packages that you need to add on to bring it to the same level as the Kia. Some of these packages add £4-5k to the price. So the Škoda ends up more expensive. However, there is currently a £1,000 deposit contribution and zero percent interest on Škoda pcp deals making it more attractive than the Kia finance.
    But Škoda dealers don’t know if they can get get cars before the end of March. That means if you pay over £40k you end up paying the luxury car tax . So not an easy choice between the Škoda Elroq and the Kia EV3.

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  14. @UltraJaff Avatar
    @UltraJaff

    Definitely gonna get an EV3 for my next car (if the next gen Ceed doesn’t have a hybrid option)

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  15. @jameschapman4824 Avatar
    @jameschapman4824

    I really donot know who would spend North of £40,000 for a Mini of any spec.

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    1. @XENONEZZ2 Avatar
      @XENONEZZ2

      Someone with more money than sense who values perceived style and trendiness over functionality.

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    2. @Brian-om2hh Avatar
      @Brian-om2hh

      Who pays silly money for a watch, or a holiday in Timbuktu? Everyone is different. What might seem a complete waste of money to you, might be fine with someone else… Your choices aren’t always going to be the same as the next person’s.

      Reply
  16. @RWBHere Avatar
    @RWBHere

    It’s long past time for manufacturers to be honest about real world ranges for cars in general, but especially for EV’s.

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    1. @Brian-om2hh Avatar
      @Brian-om2hh

      They can’t, because of the variables involved. People’s driving styles differ. It will also depend on the weather, road works, traffic volume etc….

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    2. @sebastiansandvik825 Avatar
      @sebastiansandvik825

      They are honest. People just don’t get what WLTP means. It’s a mix of driving (46.5km/h average), not highway, and at 23 degrees celsius.

      How much it differs will depends on how the car reacts to acceleration, wind, temperature, rain and so on. But these are standardized results, not based on subjective driving.

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  17. @PhineasPhlob Avatar
    @PhineasPhlob

    Christ that Mini is absolutely gopping. No-one will ever glance back at that with pride after they’ve parked it.

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  18. @brummiesalteno-81 Avatar
    @brummiesalteno-81

    Great review. Mini have totally lost their way. In my mind it’s a close call between the EV3 and the elroq. In my mind the EV3 pips it both on styling and the fact that they have 7 year warranty.

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  19. @peterhollings309 Avatar
    @peterhollings309

    I’d take either the Skoda or the Kia, both look good, with good range. The Mini no thanks, never liked the interiors, over priced. That circular screen is a waste of space.

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  20. @aye3678 Avatar
    @aye3678

    Kia EV3 wins for me. I love everything about it.

    Reply

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