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Jeep generously provides a lifetime roadside assistance program if the vehicle is continually serviced within the network. It doesnt get bullied by bumps in the bitumen and the body isnt thrown about within its lane. It gets a more common coverage term for the high-voltage 54kWh battery eight years or 160,000km.
The bZ4X only comes with a tyre repair kit which isn’t surprising for an EV. It’s something to keep in mind however if you plan to venture far from tyre repair shops as you could be stuck waiting a while for roadside assistance. Continuous undulating bumps, however, are ironed out smoothly, which is satisfying.
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However, not everyone has the ability to charge their car off-street, and would need to rely on Australia’s growing but still insufficient network of public charging stations that is not the most reliable, nor particularly cheap to use. We’ve found the plastics on top of the front door panels mark easily in day-to-day use.
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You should also consider that this car comes with a tyre repair kit rather than a space-saver spare wheel, and while there’s an underfloor storage compartment for your cables there’s no frunk storage section under the bonnet. What’s under the bonnet?
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There’s just a repair kit. After hopping in and setting off, the Q4 Sportback 55 e-tron did a decent job of ironing out the lumps and bumps of Adelaide’s inner city and suburban roads, helped somewhat by the top-spec variant’s adaptive damping.
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The only real noise I heard were the insides of the cupboards and fridge flexing over harder bumps. In addition to coverage by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’s dealer network, the Crafter Kampervan has access to the Jayco and JARSA networks for servicing and repairs.
There’s no spare wheel or any extra storage cubbies here; the space is instead taken up by the tyre repair kit and associated gear. Larger bumps really unsettle the car, and its body control doesn’t quite feel at the level it should be though it’s a similar story with the EV5.
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