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So the wife has a 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5, the lease ends in September. The residual is already higher than the current value by $5K so it won't be worth buying
She loves the car but there have been several issues popping up on quality for some of the cars- many US built 2025 & 26's have battery pack issues and also since the get go about 5-10% of Hyundai/Kia/Genesis EV's have a ICCU2 that will go bad and prevent the car from charging. So our confidence in leasing another one is not very high at all.

She likes the Mach-e (I refuse to call it a Mustang lol) and will test drive that soon. But she doesn't have much interest in other EV's and despises Tesla more than I do. She hates the headlamps on the R2, even though I like it.
She does however like my car but it might be a tad too big for her. I demonstrated that with the handling package that my turn radius is better than her smaller car and is willing to drive it more often.


Since the Cosmos is unlikely to come out by the lease termination date, we might stretch our budget and do a 2 year lease on a Gravity Touring with a handling package until the Cosmos comes out and proves to be a good car. The reduced range is fine- she only has 240 miles now and never has an issue with that. The reduced HP is also better suited for her as she far from being a speed demon.
Was just curious if anyone here has the Touring and what they think of it

Also- side question- if we get another Gravity will we be able to use my rewards referral even with me being on the lease since she is currently at home with no income (has MS)?
 
Friends have a Mach-e that they like very much, though they were not impressed with its software - it always switches to the wrong profile as they get in the car.

I'd also recommend taking a look at the Polestar 3, as there are some amazing lease deals, but it has had the same kind of OnBoard Charger reliability issues as the Hyundai/Kia/Genesis EV's.
 
DeaneG said:
Friends have a Mach-e that they like very much, though they were not impressed with its software - it always switches to the wrong profile as they get in the car.

I'd also recommend taking a look at the Polestar 3, as there are some amazing lease deals, but it has had the same kind of OnBoard Charger reliability issues as the Hyundai/Kia/Genesis EV's.
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Friend has a Polestar and if you think Lucid has glitches...
 
BrianBigNFun said:
Friend has a Polestar and if you think Lucid has glitches...
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My wife and I went through Polestar Hell early last year, but it has been pretty darn flawless for the last 9 or 10 months. Service is terrible, but that is a local dealer problem, not a Polestar vehicle problem.
 
We have a Mach-E, it is perfectly fine (especially Blue Cruise). If I were in your shoes, I'd lease a Mach-E while waiting for Cosmos.
 
BrianBigNFun said:
She does however like my car but it might be a tad too big for her. I demonstrated that with the handling package that my turn radius is better than her smaller car and is willing to drive it more often.
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Wow... you just gave me a great idea: head to head turning radius test against my wife's Taycan (..might get her to be more open to driving the Gravity!)

If you do get a 24mo lease on GT you may be able to roll that into a Cosmos lease before the full 24mo's is up in case she isn't happy w/ the larger vehicle
 
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I have a plain ol' Touring WITHOUT the handling package. Even without the four wheel steering and multiichamber air suspension, the driving dynamics are great (better than Rivians or Teslas I've tried; haven't tried the Taycan though.) Abolutely glued to the road, good road feel, you can pull sharp curves (nearly a G) without any hint of wheel slip. It took me a week to get used to the squircle but i love it now. I probably shouldn't but I can do almost any maneuver with one hand. 560hp is plenty, as others have noted and and I usually get 150kw charge rate at superchargers (at moderate SOC) which is fine for me.

Turning radius feels about the same as our Valvo XC90. I'll also note, the concerns about big cars might not all apply; although the gravity has cavernous minivan space, its length is only 3 inches more than the Volvo.

My advice on options if you're trying to keep cost down:
Grab a model with power outlets (comfort and convenience package) if you frequently have second row passengers. And be warned the the lower Touring trim doesn't come with the Homelink garage opener. I got surprised by that and had to get it installed at a service visit. Also be warned that while most software issues are gone with the 3.5.1 update, the garage door opener UI is buggy (mine opens the wrong door 20% of the time, and then won't close it.)
 
fencing_dad said:
I have a plain ol' Touring WITHOUT the handling package. Even without the four wheel steering and multiichamber air suspension, the driving dynamics are great (better than Rivians or Teslas I've tried; haven't tried the Taycan though.) Abolutely glued to the road, good road feel, you can pull sharp curves (nearly a G) without any hint of wheel slip. It took me a week to get used to the squircle but i love it now. I probably shouldn't but I can do almost any maneuver with one hand. 560hp is plenty, as others have noted and and I usually get 150kw charge rate at superchargers (at moderate SOC) which is fine for me.

Turning radius feels about the same as our Valvo XC90. I'll also note, the concerns about big cars might not all apply; although the gravity has cavernous minivan space, its length is only 3 inches more than the Volvo.

My advice on options if you're trying to keep cost down:
Grab a model with power outlets (comfort and convenience package) if you frequently have second row passengers. And be warned the the lower Touring trim doesn't come with the Homelink garage opener. I got surprised by that and had to get it installed at a service visit. Also be warned that while most software issues are gone with the 3.5.1 update, the garage door opener UI is buggy (mine opens the wrong door 20% of the time, and then won't close it.)
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oh duh, I forgot to comment about range which is the the other big difference vs grand touring.

On the coldest days of new england polar vortex winter, a 100% charge would last roughly 220-230 miles, keeping the cabin at a comfortable temp. On a favorable spring day with climate control off I can get a bit over 300mi if I stay under 70 and some of the miles are below highway speed.

I drive slow and boring; your mileage will be far less if you go for speed too often.
 
fencing_dad said:
oh duh, I forgot to comment about range which is the the other big difference vs grand touring.

On the coldest days of new england polar vortex winter, a 100% charge would last roughly 220-230 miles, keeping the cabin at a comfortable temp. On a favorable spring day with climate control off I can get a bit over 300mi if I stay under 70 and some of the miles are below highway speed.

I drive slow and boring; your mileage will be far less if you go for speed too often.
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range and charging speed have no bearing on what she needs- she never road trips on it nor will fast charge- Her hyundai has a epa of 260 miles and she hasnt come close to it
 
Zinee said:
We have a Mach-E, it is perfectly fine (especially Blue Cruise). If I were in your shoes, I'd lease a Mach-E while waiting for Cosmos.
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Prior to my GGT, I HAD mache GT. It was such a reliable car and Blue cruise was outstanding. However, if I were to get that car again, Magnaride suspension upgrade is a must. I found my iteration of the MachE had too stiff of a suspension - a very rough ride on less than ideal condition roads. Also, not the quietest of rides. I upgraded to GGT for more luxuries, comfort and quietness.
 
TMartz said:
Prior to my GGT, I HAD mache GT. It was such a reliable car and Blue cruise was outstanding. However, if I were to get that car again, Magnaride suspension upgrade is a must. I found my iteration of the MachE had too stiff of a suspension - a very rough ride on less than ideal condition roads. Also, not the quietest of rides. I upgraded to GGT for more luxuries, comfort and quietness.
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is Magnaride part of a trim or package as I'm not seeing it as an option for currently inventory filters
 
TMartz said:
Prior to my GGT, I HAD mache GT. It was such a reliable car and Blue cruise was outstanding. However, if I were to get that car again, Magnaride suspension upgrade is a must. I found my iteration of the MachE had too stiff of a suspension - a very rough ride on less than ideal condition roads. Also, not the quietest of rides. I upgraded to GGT for more luxuries, comfort and quietness.
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I'd echo this. We had a Mach-E for two years and loved it. Reliable but the ride felt too firm, specially as time went on. I've heard the active suspension on the GT helped, so this is my recommend as well. I do think this is standard now on the GT trim. I did find the cabin of the Mach-E to be on the quieter side, though. Never any issues with noise. We also had an EV9 around the same time and can say we enjoyed the software, PAAK and app for Ford a lot better than the Korean offering. I will say though that the Mach-E is showing its age a bit, specially against the competition.

As for the OP, thanks for asking this question. I'm also debating leasing a Touring trim to wait until we see the Cosmos and all the promising cars mature in the coming years. Seems like there isn't much coverage on the Touring trim itself, so excited to see what current owners think.
 
BrianBigNFun said:
So the wife has a 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5, the lease ends in September. The residual is already higher than the current value by $5K so it won't be worth buying
She loves the car but there have been several issues popping up on quality for some of the cars- many US built 2025 & 26's have battery pack issues and also since the get go about 5-10% of Hyundai/Kia/Genesis EV's have a ICCU2 that will go bad and prevent the car from charging. So our confidence in leasing another one is not very high at all.

She likes the Mach-e (I refuse to call it a Mustang lol) and will test drive that soon. But she doesn't have much interest in other EV's and despises Tesla more than I do. She hates the headlamps on the R2, even though I like it.
She does however like my car but it might be a tad too big for her. I demonstrated that with the handling package that my turn radius is better than her smaller car and is willing to drive it more often.


Since the Cosmos is unlikely to come out by the lease termination date, we might stretch our budget and do a 2 year lease on a Gravity Touring with a handling package until the Cosmos comes out and proves to be a good car. The reduced range is fine- she only has 240 miles now and never has an issue with that. The reduced HP is also better suited for her as she far from being a speed demon.
Was just curious if anyone here has the Touring and what they think of it

Also- side question- if we get another Gravity will we be able to use my rewards referral even with me being on the lease since she is currently at home with no income (has MS)?
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The Mach-E is great but showing its age. Would still recommend for reliability and as a commuter car. Charging speeds and range (in the winter and in roadtrips) are really not good for modern standards. I know you said not an issue, but figured I'd mention it.

I know you said Tesla was a non-starter, but it was also a non-starter for my wife. We took an hour long test drive and she tried FSD and loved it so much that now we own a new Model Y Performance (we sold her Mach-E for it). She loved the Mach-E, but the software in Tesla is hard to beat. Just some food for thought. I am not much of a Tesla guy myself but ownership of one compared to the horror stories I hear on this forum has really changed my tune.

Given the reservation line for the R2 and their current timeline, I doubt that will be available in September but honestly I have nothing but good things to say about my time with the brand.

I have also heard nothing but good things about the Cadillac Lyriq/Vistiq and BMW i4/iX as some potential other options.
 
Spaceship said:
The Mach-E is great but showing its age. Would still recommend for reliability and as a commuter car. Charging speeds and range (in the winter and in roadtrips) are really not good for modern standards. I know you said not an issue, but figured I'd mention it.

I know you said Tesla was a non-starter, but it was also a non-starter for my wife. We took an hour long test drive and she tried FSD and loved it so much that now we own a new Model Y Performance (we sold her Mach-E for it). She loved the Mach-E, but the software in Tesla is hard to beat. Just some food for thought. I am not much of a Tesla guy myself but ownership of one compared to the horror stories I hear on this forum has really changed my tune.

Given the reservation line for the R2 and their current timeline, I doubt that will be available in September but honestly I have nothing but good things to say about my time with the brand.

I have also heard nothing but good things about the Cadillac Lyriq/Vistiq and BMW i4/iX as some potential other options.
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Thank you for the input

I owned 2 model Y's from 2020 to Nov 2025 and loved the car
I absolutely despise Elon and will do everything I can to not put any more money in his pocket if I can help it.
The wife feels the same AND hated my car- she hated the starkness and lack of options and she felt the ride was bumpy
Her requirements are ventilated seats, smooth ride, maneuverable, and easy to control HVAC. The Tesla in her mind is 1 out of 4 on that list

She hates the Rivian headlight look so much she won't even consider "that ugly car" so R2 even if we could get one by then she wouldnt

Caddy is ok but if we're going to pay premium lease price then might as well get the Gravity touring
 
Also keep in mind that the GT longer range doesn't come for free. You're shlepping 500 lbs more weight everywhere you go and that's a lot more work on the tires.
 
mfdutra said:
Also keep in mind that the GT longer range doesn't come for free. You're shlepping 500 lbs more weight everywhere you go and that's a lot more work on the tires.
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Right and it's less efficient in day to day. Unless you really need the range there really is no other difference, and you are going to pay the 15k difference for a bigger battery.

The only other suggestion for the OP is a slightly used Macan EV or lower trim lease?
 
I think it's a shame they don't mention the difference in efficiency. It seems like people only care about range, even if it's by brute force, like GM does with the Escalade. The GT is a lot heavier, hence less energy efficient, and that's not mentioned anywhere.

With electricity rates only getting higher and higher, that matters more than it used to.
 
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