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Clltheroe Advertiser & Times,Thursday, August 16,2012
wvAv.cllthoroeadvortIser.co.uk www.clItheroeadvertlser.co.uk f i i ClltheroeAdvertIser4Times,Thursday,Auguat16,2012 today 1 6 :0 8 :1 2 MOTORPOIIVT the car supermarket ByMattKimberiey
IT’S finally Happened. My eco- patiericd has worn out and this month Tve been using the Fluence in anger..;s6ftof.
get impatient and whenever space opens up in firoht of them, they go foriU-^ft'-M.;-:
the pram, the dummy was spat out and I stamped my feet.
on the accelerator pedal. The motor maijo'rs on huge low and midrange torque rather than
the Fluence along admiring its si lence, because you end up being cut up by laine-changefs time and again. _ So the Teddy was thrown out of
It makes it hard to gently stroke Well, niy fight foot at least - and around towm doesn’t usefthat much
all-round car now that I’m not driv ing like Miss Daisy.
supple, but it goes, stops and turns quite well. ,
IS that the suspension could - and arguably should — be a bit more
. The vast majority of people
wouldn’t notice any dinereiice be tween the ZE and a normal compact
rhe one niggle
eke out every last metre out of each wlowatt of power, and letting my hair down was'a sw^eet relief. It actually feels like a much better
It’s surprisingly stressful to try to
The torque is a major plus and it’s pretty nice to drive. ”
lately, as my increased mileage has seen me visit the public charging
family car. It’s still as impressive as ever, especially around multi-storey car parks, but the lack of noise is eerie. I’ve been seeing a lot of those
charging station on my wall, which would mean cheap overnight charg es and a full battery in the morning.
ideal solution to run this car like a dream. That would be a driveway and a
bays quite a lot. I don’t have the . business.
three-pin EVSE cable from the roadside in through a downstairs wndow to benefit from cheaper charges at home, but trailing cables across pubh'c pavements is a risky
. Tm tempted to run the car’s
top-end power, so in traffic the Flu ence is in its element. 5; In fact," using more right boot
more electricitydverall,fand the extra pace jo u can make arpund the area makes the whole experience more relaxing.
strong ijoin'ts arid ift-still costing peanuts to nin; . ;- f T^e thing'is, in busy traffic people
because all of a sudden3^ve started to appreciate more of the Fluence’s
It’s actually been quiTe freeing, .C O .U lc i Clitheroe Advertiser and Times puts you in the driving.. . . . . r f LOWEST PRICES! 67
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Model: Renault Ruence ZE' ■ Dynamique, £18,395 on the road (£20,324 as tested)
: , Performance: Top speed 84mph (limited), 0-62mph in 13.7 seconds Cost per mile (mileage only): 7p . Average raiige: Approx 75 miles .'
Moton Synchronous electric motor , producing 94bhp and 167lb.ft Battery capacity: 22kWh ' -
just nice to be able to put my foot down when I need to and properly
makes the Fluence deceptively rapid up to 40mph or so.
keep pace with traffic — or leave it behind. ■ That instant torque delivery
with the Fluence this month have been some of its in-built curiosities, such as the ability to change the car icon on the TomTom satnav. So far I’ve been the Fluence ZE, Twiqf ZE, classic Alpine AllO and
.Other tilings I’ve been enjoying
encroaches on the cup space too much.
selector in the centre console, but they can’t take soft drink cups from fast food outlets because the console
useful cupholders. There are two beyond the gear
come little injection of playfulness. Not so good is the car’s lack of
the Renaultsport Clio 200. It s a small thing but it’s a wel
to be coveriiig a few more miles per charge than it was when it was new. Anyway, the main thing is that it’s
treating the car like a priceless Ming vase. Funnily enough, though, it seems
. At present, the Fluence is return ing around 75 miles to a full charge which is less than the 100 miles Renault claims, but I’ve stopped
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