Content by sidious in December, 2025

It was more a test to see how much I could get in the summer. I'm getting 3.4 with heating turned on on most trips, so it's not too bad.

Iching closer and closer to 4mi/kWh in mixed driving in standard range IM5. Eco mode; I turn the heating off after 1-2 mins and switch on steering and seat heating. I also take my foot off he accelerator well before stopping at a red light to let the regen get the most out of the momentum. It...

Yep. I can confirm I always long press the right wheel to activate Google assistant and ask her to make the call.

Nope. Tried for a long time and gave ups with android auto. The voice assistant is good at getting all the car-related commands right but anything else and it's like speaking to a toddler. Tell your wife she can say "turn on seat heating" from whichever seat she's in and the car will only turn...

You sound waaaay more knowledgeable on this, so I'll be watching this space for your updates. 👍

The V shaped sound profile is what pleases most people, so all consumer-focused non-audiophile headphones are turned to this. I normally go for headphones with a flat response with maybe some added brightness. I also personally don't like the sound of bass-heavy headphones. But on this car, you...

The settings posted here really made a huge difference in sound quality for me, so if you're unhappy with the sound on your IM, maybe try this out.

Yeah, the 3 seconds thing takes a very gently nudge. I had to do it a few times with the car parked to get used to it. The other niggle I have is that there is no way to set a shortcut to call a number. The phone app on the car itself is useless, so I have to "OK, Google. Call ___" every time. I...

That's a shame. I checked all the IM points on my car and the magnet stuck to all of them.

Mine's an IM5 rather and I have tested with magnets. They do stick.

Sent you a direct message.