Any 530e owners out there?

Good question thx. I don’t know which mode..in fairness the ICE range surprised me as filled the tank (mid 30s litres) and range 650 km…330e has similar tank but in the 400s, a 2 litre engine vs 1.4 in the Nero PHEV..I know this is a 530e thread but if you had mode advice for the Nero, to get ICE recharge, I’ll pass it on…thanks and have a good of New Year..

Conscious of not polluting the 530e thread with Niro talk as you say! If you are looking for the engine to charge the battery then put it into sport mode and don't drive it too hard. It is not something I do as it impacts fuel consumption. To maintain the battery charge if driving long distance on motorway and wanting to have battery for urban or local roads at the other end it is best to use hybrid mode. Brake regeneration works all the time you are braking (unless braking very hard to avoid hitting something). AFAIK, the Niro PHEV doesn't have the regenerative paddles on the steering but open to correction on this. You might have a look. For the Ceed and Xceed PHEV, because neither have the paddles, there is a common misconception that regenerative braking isn't available. It occurs without needing the paddles but cannot be adjusted (in the same way it can be in an Ioniq 5, which I know you are familiar with).

The Niro has a 1.6 rather than 1.4 petrol engine. This is run on the Atkinson cycle similar to the Toyota hybrids. So it isn't turbo charged but gets its boost (admittedly no where near the boost a 530e or 330e has) from the electric motor.

Any questions, happy to answer by PM. Kia/Hyundai took a very different approach with their PHEVs (Niro/ceed/Ioniq) in comparison to most other manufacturers meaning that they gave them a modest amount of BHP (well south of 200bhp) but as a result, they are by far the most efficient- even with a 0% battery charge.

I have been doing a commute recently in my G20 330e .. 65km each way and I have a home charger and free charging at the office. Averaging about 1.5l/100km over the week - that is about 85% motorway (M1 / M50) .. so relatively slow moving overall.

Yes and that dash display alone is worth looking for as the old setup is past it imo.

Never saw an 18 with the new dash before. I'd put money on that being the wrong photo on that ad.

I've seen the photos mixed up before on a 530e .... Same dash issue.

If you want highest spec for your money then GT Motors in Baldoyle is best place to start. Consistantly has the highest spec 530e stock in the country.

Can't really comment on comparative prices as I'm not active in the market. If you want low milage, newer car but with less spec then yes maybe he's not your guy. But if you like your toys its as a good a place to start anyway.

Just to note on this also, I gave a call to Autosport on that particular vehicle.

Stated that it was the smaller battery but had the updated dash? Mentioned spec as M Sport Plus? So maybe the dash was an option pre 2019 rather than standard thereafter on the 12kwh.

Usually the pre 12kw battery version have eDrive badges on the rear pillars.

That dash was not an option in 18. Most of the 18 cars were just onto the dash without the protruding silver rings.

The edrive badges I believe could be deleted when ordering since 2017.

Mine has that digital lower half, it's part of the executive package with rear climate and rear heated seats (181).

No, just adaptive cruise control and slightly better seats. It's a strange spec I haven't seen on any Irish car for sale since. The ACC is great though, wouldn't buy another car without it.