I have 2500 miles on my Gen3 35 and I love it, it's improved in almost every way from my 2019 Gen2. But not every way...there are a few things I miss!
1. Gear display. The Gen2 could show me which gear the truck was in at all times. The Gen3 does not.
2. Gear lockout. The Gen2 could lock out gears above a certain number. Great for twisty mountain roads where otherwise the transmission upshifts too much. The Gen3 doesn't allow this - it's full manual or full auto, no lockout. If you pull the paddle shifters in auto - yes, it will change gear - but then go right back to auto after a few seconds!
3. Oil temperature gauge in the Measurements page. Simply missing. Also Air/Fuel ratio and one or two other things.
4. Storage under the rear seat backrests. In my Gen3 the inverter is there. This sucks, I kept a lot of stuff there and it was super handy. The folding storage bin under the seats themselves is not a substitute, because it blocks the flat floor, which I also use all the time. Can't believe in an oversized Tonka truck like this they couldn't find somewhere else to put the inverter.
5. Steering mode memory. The Gen2 would remember my steering mode (Comfort) between restarts. The Gen3 resets to Normal each time.
It kind of sucks that 4/5 of these are software features that really don't cost any money on the production line. Not holding out hope that they will come in an update - but maybe I will get a surprise when they send out the update for BlueCruise.
1. Gear display. The Gen2 could show me which gear the truck was in at all times. The Gen3 does not.
2. Gear lockout. The Gen2 could lock out gears above a certain number. Great for twisty mountain roads where otherwise the transmission upshifts too much. The Gen3 doesn't allow this - it's full manual or full auto, no lockout. If you pull the paddle shifters in auto - yes, it will change gear - but then go right back to auto after a few seconds!
3. Oil temperature gauge in the Measurements page. Simply missing. Also Air/Fuel ratio and one or two other things.
4. Storage under the rear seat backrests. In my Gen3 the inverter is there. This sucks, I kept a lot of stuff there and it was super handy. The folding storage bin under the seats themselves is not a substitute, because it blocks the flat floor, which I also use all the time. Can't believe in an oversized Tonka truck like this they couldn't find somewhere else to put the inverter.
5. Steering mode memory. The Gen2 would remember my steering mode (Comfort) between restarts. The Gen3 resets to Normal each time.
It kind of sucks that 4/5 of these are software features that really don't cost any money on the production line. Not holding out hope that they will come in an update - but maybe I will get a surprise when they send out the update for BlueCruise.
