► Month 2 of our Jeep Avenger long-term test
► It’s always the small details that grate…
► Read month 1 here
I’m finding it hard to cope with the Jeep Avenger’s annoying indicator noise. This isn’t something I’ve ever really noticed or thought about in other cars, as I’ve never encountered anything like this before.
Jeep’s product team has decided to give the Avenger a ‘drum beat’ rather than the subtle tick-tock you’d expect. It’s not funky. It’s not charming. And it’s not ‘dynamic’ either. It grates at every turn, roundabout, lane change and junction like some automotive Chinese water torture.
I wonder if it even affects my driving: do I now pull out of junctions sooner just to avoid the awful beat? Do I subconsciously stay in the left lane – just so my ears can be spared?
Read month 1 of our Jeep Avenger long-term test
Logbook: Jeep Avenger Electric Longitude
Price: £39,600 (£42,125 as tested)
Performance: 50.8kWh battery, e-motor, 154bhp, 9.6sec 0-62mph, 93mph
Efficiency: 3.9-4.0 miles per kWh (official), 2.7 miles per kWh (tested), 0g/km CO2
Range: 249 miles (official), 221 miles (tested)
Energy cost: 10.5p per mile
Miles this month: 535
Total miles: 869