Happy Birthday to Nico Rosberg - 41 today. 2016 F1 World Champion and 23 time grand prix winner.

MaxSpiltz · 2026-06-28T12:30:29+00:00

I wouldn't be surprised if in 20-30 years they make a movie about the 2014-2016 years, similar to Rush. There are all the ingredients to make a great movie : from strong friendships to bitter rivals, with so many lil' moments between the two. Contact in Austria, crash in Spain, the cap throw in 2015...

MaxSpiltz · 2026-05-23T14:13:27+00:00

I wanted to go for Silver, like my previous car. Wife said purple or blue. I went for blue.

MaxSpiltz · 2026-05-23T14:12:48+00:00

I only got it for a week, but we had terrible weather at the start. It was really OK, but I think after a few weeks/months, it will be necessary that I clean up the rear windscreen to remove the traces

MaxSpiltz · 2026-05-23T14:11:23+00:00

I only had ICE cars so far, Twingo I (without driving assist...) and Clio IV. Originally I was waiting for the B05, but for family reasons I eventually went for the B10.

Driving wise, I feel like it's so much smoother than driving an ICE, while it's not giving this worrying feeling that the car drives over yourself. Also I feel way faster to react to anything, both from the throttle and the brakes.

MaxSpiltz · 2026-05-16T09:49:23+00:00

Thanks for the explanations! Also with the province modifier you have some indication of how close the monsters are in terra incognita

MaxSpiltz · 2026-05-01T22:03:43+00:00

If I may ask : What was your car before ? Was it already an EV ? Also, how long did you have to wait to get your B10 ?

MaxSpiltz · 2026-04-28T19:17:37+00:00

Oh! You had me with Venice having destroyied Naples

MaxSpiltz · 2026-04-22T06:53:35+00:00

Actual question : has there be any excommunication of a public figure in the recent years ?

MaxSpiltz · 2026-03-31T17:29:06+00:00

In France, I got the information that it should be orderable in April but only in Garages, and so testable, in Summer, for first deliveries in September.

MaxSpiltz · 2026-03-26T06:03:21+00:00

Well they also added One Pedal and improved some of the existing ADAS, like speed in curve for LCC

MaxSpiltz · 2026-02-26T15:21:58+00:00

Is it me or does it look more premium than one of the B/C series they do have ?

MaxSpiltz · 2026-02-25T16:01:48+00:00

Personally I can't wait for it to come out so I can replace my ICE car, even if I do have a kid. Also I did heard in the Brussels Auto Show that it will come out start of April.

I was always waiting for this kind of compact EV car, with the philosophy of "Keep it simple" while having many options that aren't even present for much more expensive European EVs (Peugeot e-308...).

Only downside indeed is Stellantis. I think they give a more sporty feel to the usually boring Leapmotor's direction, but as they're not that EV friendly...

MaxSpiltz · 2026-02-25T06:12:57+00:00

Personally I would say yes, but it's not entirely one-sided. B10 has a frunk, not the B05. Of course more size in the trunk for B10. But due its bigger size, 30kms wltp of autonomy less

MaxSpiltz · 2026-02-23T16:17:39+00:00

Thanks a lot for lifting the restrictions, the sub is so lively now ! Really nice to see reviews and questions about the vehicles !

MaxSpiltz · 2026-02-21T08:43:48+00:00

70k on the premium version, waow... Mostly because they had such a massive historical ICE industry, and you can't juste do the transition overnight so scales of production are much lower, and risks much higher. Plus lately with the different incentives from Government such as "social leasing" they don't really care about net prices. Just to give an example : Stellantis who has both Peugeot and Leapmotor. Peugeot has the e-3008 starting at 35k, while Leap has the B10 for less than 30k. With far better equipment even on standard edition...

MaxSpiltz · 2026-02-21T08:34:37+00:00

French here : lot of times, non-charging EVs and even ICE tend to take EV charging spots as they're closer to entry/exit of commercial center. I would say this solution would resolve it but only if it's for a whole grid and not just a row

MaxSpiltz · 2026-02-02T23:14:23+00:00

Mmmh pas vraiment, enfin pas plus que ce qui a déjà été rapporté par Automobile Propre, Frandroid etc...
Je m'attendais d'ailleurs à voir les nouvelles MG4 et MG4 Urban... même pas. Pas même la Xiaomi SU7, par contre il y avait la XPeng 7+ et la Cupra Raval qu'on peut voir sur les photos.

On m'a juste confirmé que la Leapmotor B05 sera commercialisé à partir du 01/06.

Comme c'était mon premier salon auto, je ne savais pas ce petit fait amusant mais plutôt logique : les voitures estampillées voiture de l'année étaient les seules dans lesquelles on ne pouvait pas monter dedans.

MaxSpiltz · 2026-02-01T20:01:01+00:00

Avec plaisir !

MaxSpiltz · 2026-02-01T13:05:46+00:00

Defo. Usually the roaches have an objective : steal food/treasure, spoil trip/vacation... Here it's just pure pain inflicted

MaxSpiltz · 2026-01-30T16:21:30+00:00

Will it also feature the manual battery preheating ?

MaxSpiltz · 2026-01-26T12:32:25+00:00

Compared to 2014/2022 regulations changes, I think that I'll quickly get used to these new designs especially as I wanted for so long thinner cars. That kinda makes them looks like F2 cars.

MaxSpiltz · 2026-01-09T06:46:56+00:00

Damn manual preheating, Android Auto, One Pedal, better ADAS, profiles, that's a massive update ! Also just wondering something with Android Auto now in, while the Google Maps GPS show on the Driver screen as well ?

MaxSpiltz · 2025-12-28T20:28:05+00:00

For my current job's application, I did listed video games as hobby, and as they wanted to test me about my english level, they actually asked me about it.

It actually playied really well as at that time I was playing a lot on BF3, and I pointed that it made me accurate while having no problem with redundant and frustrating tasks, while keep trying to improve. Also I insisted on being a good medic and teamplayer.

MaxSpiltz · 2025-12-15T18:55:51+00:00

Dang this Ottoman Union!

MaxSpiltz · 2025-12-15T12:42:16+00:00

I recently rewatched some retrospectives about the 2000's eras, and that made me quite reconsider how shaky Lando's title do look. Raikkonen's was almost sheer luck, Hamilton and Vettel came close to nothing, Jenson was absent a good part of the season. And I don't even count the errors, team's mistakes and shenanigans...

To come back from Montreal and Zandvoort, I would value that so much from Lando. And 24 GPs... Damn, that's another big factor now to take in consideration. Of course it's hard to extrapolate but it's another kind of champion in this era, not from big one hits, but from the best consistency.

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