Hi I am thinking of getting a Elrok as our first ev replacing or Karoo. Looking at the edition model 85.

I wondered if there were any real world views from owner about their experience especially if the first ev owned.

Secondly I have been offered an 82kw Elrok from a dealer in stock but another dealer has 84KW available in the next month or so from another. This confused me slightly as these numbers seem to be used interchangeably can anyone confirm provide any guidance/advice on the best option as 82KW seems cheaper but is 84kw a newer model

Any help would be ace

Thank you

Edited 15 June15 Jun by Twen

I thought the 84 battery was only used for the VRS? and even that has been changed to the 82 for MY27 production, I assume for standardisation reasons?

I'm no expert but that's how it appears to me, here in the UK

Even if they are different it's only going to make a 5 mile difference to range so just get the best deal

We have an 85 Edition which we've had now since the end of March 2025. It's just coming up to 20,000 miles. We went to EV after having a plug in hybrid. We bought the PHEV as a step up to the full EV, but frankly it was a waste of money as it was neither one thing or the other. We bought the 85 to get the best range. We visit our son and grandsons which is a 220 mile round trip which the 85 does with ease in the summer, but only just makes it in the winter unless you charge to 100%. We also bought the MAXX pack which probably was a waste of money as half the features we haven't and are never likely to use. We charge mainly at home on Octopus go, so it's much cheaper to run than anything with an engine. On good days in the summer, we can get 4.4 miles/kWh, in the winter it's more like 3.6. It is scarily quick if you floor it, so great for overtaking, but in general we stick to the speed limits which is why we get decent range. We never do anything daft like turning aircon off, just to get a few extra miles. It's not a brilliant tow car, so I had to buy a smaller trailer, but I wouldn't go back to an ICE.

The one fault I'd find with it is the amount of tech which, for the youngsters I'm sure is a boon, but for a 77 year old, it can be a bit of a nightmare.

A couple of things that my previous Superb could never do, is being able to put the AC on before you use the car and then being able to leave it on when you park up and go the shops.

Don't sound much but "how nice" that was today.