With a top speed of 185 MPH and a slick design, the Elusive is a performance sedan ticks the right boxes and looks good while doing it. Photographed in Untergelrich, Carblox Testing Grounds V3.
The Elusive is back again, and it looks great. Konian's sports sedan was previously rebuilt for the 2011 model year. But for a few months, Konian owner T3STAR has been giving us glimpses at the modern rendition of the popular sports sedan, and in this review, here is she.
The design gives a refreshed take on the 2011 model's design, making changes but keeping the overall body shape, but matches the Roamer hatches with the upside-down trapezoid grille. The rims compliment the vibrant red paint job of the model we had well and performed excellently. The headlights are completely different, and while at first, I found them jarring, I've grown to like them quite a bit. At night, they illuminate admirably, in both a headlight and fog light stage on the stock model, and in one stage in Untergelrich, which was great since I did a lot of driving at night in the town.
The rear is more reminiscent of the 2011 model, featuring the same shaping and being a more "facelifted" version of what we saw previously, being made to fit the new look. While driving, I did notice that even when both turn indicators are off, you can see parts of the appear and disappear. It's not an issue or a flaw by any means, but it's just a little quirk that's likely tied to the unique functioning of the lights to achieve this specific style.
Alongside a refreshed exterior, the Elusive recieves a performance bump, which all contribute to an insanely fast driving experience. The car has a top speed of 185 MPH (298 KMH) and goes from standstill to 60 MPH (96 KMH) in under 4 seconds. The sedan handles the curves of highways and hills with utmost ease and getting to wherever you're heading to feels like no time with the quick acceleration.
The sedan brakes as fast as it accelerates, and you can slow yourself down from over 100 MPH with ease if you can see your turn approaching beforehand, otherwise, like when you're speeding in most cars, you're probably going to do some makeshift off-roading or blow right past it.
Moving over to inside the vehicle, the Elusive's interior is well made and detailed, but takes a more reserved approach compared to the ultra-minimalism of say, an Elektrisk Polaris.
The center display features information on a screen that does turn on once you start the car but does not do anything besides that. The interior is fully functional, from the steering wheel to the gauge cluster, and is highly detailed. The seats are well made, the insides of the doors are neat, and overall exudes a very polished cabin. It's reserved and will not scream at you. I wish there was more lighting in the interior overall, and that it illuminated the ground when you open the doors, but those are nitpicks that don't affect the driver experience, unless you prefer a first-person experience, where the interior feels quite one-tone.
You also can not see your exact speed nor when your turn indicators or lights are on via the driver cluster, and even with the grey metal trimming around the cabin, the sheer amount of black on black with the stock car leaves a little more contrast to be desired. Again, there is not much besides tiny nitpicks regarding the auto.
The Elusive is only available as a right-hand drive automobile and comes in a shiny metallic red that was changed for Untergelrich specifically. The stock colour the car comes in really isn't bad, but the shininess of the paint does not make the car looks flattering, so it's best to change it to a flat 0, especially if you plan on changing the colour regardless.
The 2023 Konian Elusive, overall, is an appealing, fast, and fashionable performance sedan that gives you the speed you want in a pretty package, in a quality that is top notch, with an emphasis on fit and finish. But while it is a potent piece of power, the interior does not bring the same confidence, and while is just as well made as the exterior, does what needs to be done, and does not do frivolous things like reinventing the steering wheel or expansive displays, which comes at its help or detriment depending on the driver.
Konian has once again, eluded a poor experience with the new Elusive. Nobody had editorial input on this review, and T3STAR is seeing it as the same time you are.
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