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Tom's Guide
03-07-2025
- Tom's Guide
I tested Eufy's E28 3-in-1 robot vacuum, and it's a triple threat for quick cleaning
Overall cleaning performance: 70.4Pet hair score: 82.5Suction power: 20,000 PaSize: 19 x 17.3 x 14.6 inchesModes: Mopping, Vacuuming, Spot cleaningDustbin bag capacity: 3LSmart home compatibility: Alexa, Siri, Google, Eufy app After a promising yet clumsy first generation, some of the best robot vacuums are having a second renaissance, with big-name manufacturers getting in on the action and loading them with ever-impressive features and tech. These auto janitors promise to love the laborious jobs you hate, including vacuuming floors, self-emptying dustbins, and even mopping. Offering instant appeal, particularly for messy households, time-poor professionals, and those who might not be as mobile as they once were. I've previously owned the Eufy RoboVac 11S, and while it helped me keep on top of household cleaning, its lack of map function meant it forever needed to be rescued from chair bases and under sofas. Now, here comes Eufy with the Omni E28, a premium 3-in-1 model that not only vacuums and mops but also spot cleans. But can it do these jobs well, saving you space, time, and effort? Prepare your wallets — the Eufy will set you back $999.99, which isn't cheap for a robot vac and mop, though remember, it comes with a detachable spot cleaner. It also undercuts the pricier $1,499 Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni, which only features a dual vac and mop. You can also opt for the cheaper Eufy E25, which costs $899.99 and is essentially the same as the E28, minus the spot cleaner. You also need to replace the 3-liter dustbag once full, which Eufy sells for $18.99 for a pack of three. There's also the matter of buying detergent, which is available for $20.99 for one bottle, which reportedly lasts 3-6 months. The E28 is now available to buy on Eufy's website or via Amazon. The E28 is quite the unit — unlike smaller robot vacs you can discreetly place under a chair, this one, with its boxy base station and deep cleaner hose compartment, takes a fair bit of space. The recommended clearance area is 20 inches on either side, so consider that in your placement. Even though it comprises an all-plastic design, the cleaner looks the part, with its transparent water tank and illuminated status ring, which glows red if there's a problem. The detachable deep cleaner sits atop the base and comes with a handle for you to lift, taking the clean and dirty water tanks with you. Its hose is also hidden from view with a removable cover, so while the base unit isn't exactly subtle, everything looks neat and tidy, with no unnecessary clutter. The vacuum and mop robot sticks out from the base unit about halfway, taking up nearly all the ramp space. This roundish device packs a dodgem-styled bumper at the front and various sensors at the front and rear, including a top sensor — so it can literally read the room, a detachable, clear plastic plate for accessing the dustbin, plus two illuminated buttons, one to send the unit home and the other to pause or turn off the device. Underneath are two spinning brushes, two detangling roller brushes, a wide roller mop, and three wheels, two of which are of the chunky variety on a spring suspension system for navigating uneven surfaces. One of the detangling brushes sits on an extendable arm for tackling those pesky hard-to-reach corners. Cheerios Kitty litter Pet hair Hardwood floor 55 95 85 Carpet 35 72.5 80 We put robot vacuums through their paces using standardized tests so we can objectively measure their performance against different models. Alongside everyday usage, I placed the Eufy E28 within a 5-by-5 foot space with Cheerios, pet hair, and kitty litter on a laminated hardwood floor and low-pile carpet. I used 20g of Cheerios, 20g of kitty litter, and 5g of pet hair to determine how much the vacuum sucks up and how much remains as a percentage. While the E28 performed well with the kitty litter and pet hair tests, only missing a few morsels, it weirdly struggled with the Cheerios. It refused to clean the entire marked-off area, leading me to surmise that it confuses bunched-up groups of the cereal as obstacles to avoid rather than objects to suck up. I even ran the same test a few times to make sure the result wasn't an outlier, with similar results. Finally, I tried a few handfuls of Cheerios across a wider area, and while it still avoided congregations of the hoop-based cereal, it was more eager to pick up smaller groups and strays. Most probably a case of the object detection working against itself. As you can see from the table, the Cheerios test score puts the E28 way below its rivals, even though it has fairly comparable scores for the kitty litter and pet hair tests. That's a little disappointing and hopefully something Eufy can rectify via a future firmware update. I have to add that this didn't reflect my experience of the E28 during everyday use, where it had no such issues hoovering up individual bits of dirt and debris, albeit neglecting the odd bit here and there. When in use for the first time, it'll do a quick tour of the rooms to create a map you can see on the app before getting to work cleaning. It can also avoid things like shoes, wires, bins, and other rogue items. Its CornerRover feature is pretty neat, extending out the spinning brush for corner coverage, which most vacuums have trouble with, let alone circular robo vacs. Overall score Cereal Kitty litter Pet hair Eufy E28 70.4 45 83.75 82.5 Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni 88.6 94.7 98.7 72.5 Shark PowerDetect 2-in-1 94.6 99.8 91.5 92.5 Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra 91.26 99.8 95.73 78.25 Samsung JetBot AI+ 89.51 99.63 90.4 78.5 Roomba j7+ 91.81 98.33 94.6 82.5 Roomba s9+ 96.82 92.5 100 98 Roborock S4 Max 96.25 98.38 96.38 94 At one point, it clambered over the sloped base of a toilet and got itself wedged between that and the wall, Austin Powers style. Still, besides this, it generally does a decent job of getting around and out of tight spaces like under sofas and horizontal chair legs. Another quirk I've noticed is that the sides occasionally bump into things like table legs and other objects, while it has no problem giving bigger obstacles like toys and wires a wider berth. When done, it'll happily trundle back to its base station to deposit its findings into the base unit's dustbag and to wash its mop. Be aware that its self-clean function is loud, particularly when it's extracting the waste from the vac to the dust bag. The base unit sits in the home office, and it's proved quite a din for 10 seconds or so after cleaning. Back to the good stuff. The base station takes a lot of the hassle out of the grimy bits of cleaning, like wringing mops dry or emptying a dusty bin. I hate the double chore of a manual vac and mop job, so by combining these functions automatically, you get a floor that's spick and span in a fraction of the time. You still need to do some supplementary hoovering, such as in tighter spaces, on steps, and with the odd bit it's missed, but the E28 genuinely saves you a lot of time and effort so you can do something else. That's a big tick in my book, even if certain test results were more middling. The E28 does a great job of mopping solid floors with a comprehensive level of coverage, leaving surfaces shiny and not too wet. The mop can also distinguish between hard floors and carpets or rugs before automatically lowering and raising the roller accordingly. You can also adjust the level of water used for a lighter or deeper clean, and the base unit discharges detergent automatically into the robot, so there's no need for continual top-ups. The detachable deep cleaner also does well on stains on carpets and fabrics. I tried it on some stains on a rug and delicate soda fabric, and it's lifted them right out. Be aware that the brush head is just over 3 inches wide, so it's suited more for spot cleaning rather than whole carpets. The Eufy E28 cleverly integrates into the Eufy's main app, which I have for its security cameras, so you're able to control both systems in one. The app allows for an impressive level of customization, including how much suction you want the vac to use, whether you want to mop, vac, or both, and setting no-go areas and auto-cleaning schedules. The map editor is also fairly intuitive and flexible, letting you save up to five maps, where you can select which rooms to clean and which to avoid. While it won't replace your standard vacuum anytime soon, the Eufy E28 does an acceptable job of hoovering floors, even if there's some work to do with object identification, causing it to be overzealous when avoiding certain debris. At nearly a grand in price, I was expecting it to nail all the tests and be a no-brainer purchase, but it fell short with the Cheerios, even though its day-to-day work was generally good. The star of the show is undoubtedly its mop, which removes most of the inconveniences of manual mopping, leaving floors shiny and clean as if you're running around with a mop head several times per week. Its deep cleaner is also a worthwhile addition, particularly if you don't own one.
Car and Driver
21-06-2025
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
1982 BMW 528i on Bring a Trailer Is the Nicest We've Seen
Here's a fine-looking early BMW 5-series that checks a lot of boxes. It's not an M5, but it does feature an inline-six, a five-speed manual, and rear-wheel drive. It also boasts exceptionally low mileage and condition to match. The E28 BMW 5-series is mostly known as the debut of the BMW M5. That car is by now a legend, noted for its mighty 3.5-liter inline-six. If it's a racehorse, here's a car from the same bloodline that's a bit more domesticated, but still loves to trot. Bring a Trailer This 528i is the underlying sports sedan that made the first M5 so good, and this 1982 model up for sale on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos) looks to be an exceptional example of the breed. Sold new in France, it's got an M30 2.8-liter inline-six with higher compression than what we received in the U.S.—mated to a five-speed manual gearbox. It also sports the crisply elegant European bumpers rather than the overlarge U.S. units. And its 15K kilometers on the odometer translates to a freakishly low U.S. equivalent of less than 10,000 miles. Ooh, and those French selective yellow headlights, that's a nice touch. Courtesy: Bring a Trailer This car was bought last year on Bring a Trailer by the sort of owner who seems particularly fastidious. They've gone through the engine bay and cabin and removed any aftermarket parts, for instance replacing the Kenwood door speakers with factory BMW units. There is no A/C, but the seller is throwing in a factory A/C system from another car, which the new owner could have installed. Courtesy: Bring a Trailer The 5-series of this generation is such a overlooked machine, one that puts the spirit of the original 2002tii into a discreet business suit. The 2.8-liter inline-six produces a plentiful 170 horsepower, and it loves to rev. An E28 is tiny next to a modern 5-series, and the experience of hurrying it down a two-lane road while looking out through that expansive greenhouse is a wonderful one. Courtesy: Bring a Trailer The very low mileage does mean that this car is something to be reserved for special occasions, but it should be faithful even if it sits around a bit. These are far simpler and more durable cars than electronics-heavy later Bimmers, and that inline-six doesn't have the valve adjustment schedule of the M5's motor. This is the best of Bavaria, and with no reserve, it's going home with a new owner. The auction ends on June 25. Brendan McAleer Contributing Editor Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He grew up splitting his knuckles on British automobiles, came of age in the golden era of Japanese sport-compact performance, and began writing about cars and people in 2008. His particular interest is the intersection between humanity and machinery, whether it is the racing career of Walter Cronkite or Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki's half-century obsession with the Citroën 2CV. He has taught both of his young daughters how to shift a manual transmission and is grateful for the excuse they provide to be perpetually buying Hot Wheels. Read full bio
Android Authority
20-06-2025
- Android Authority
The eufy Omni E28 is a handy 2-in-1 robot vacuum and deep cleaner
eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 The eufy Omni E28 is a reliable enough robot vacuum that cleans hard and carpeted floors very well, but the real reason to consider buying one is the unique base station that can split into a portable deep cleaner, which is great for getting tough stains out of carpets. It isn't the best robovac in isolation, but the combo means you get a lot of cleaning power for the price tag. I review a lot of robot vacuum cleaners, so it's always nice to check out a product in the category that tries something new. After unboxing the eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28, I was met with a good-looking robot vacuum, but also some oddities that were attached to the oversized base station — most notably, a great big hose on the side. That grafted on hose and other compartments are key to the eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28, which is a combination robot vacuum with a base station that doubles as a portable carpet deep cleaner. The eufy team is doing a great job thinking outside the box to satisfy all of your floor cleaning needs, but is this the right solution for you? I tested it to find out. How does it perform as a robot vacuum? Jonathan Feist / Android Authority The eufy team at Anker has released two unique bots this year, the first being the stick-robot vacuum hybrid I reviewed earlier this year. The eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 takes a different approach by offering a deep cleaner for carpets and other fabric surfaces like sofas, mattresses, and car seat covers. First and foremost, the E28 is a capable and reliable robot vacuum. The E28 has the 'Omni' designation, meaning it vacuums and mops your floors in robot vacuum mode. The bot delivers up to 20,000Pa of suction pressure, paired with a full-width mop roller. I had to rescue it from some snags, but no more than the average for all bots I've tested, and there are very few places in my home that this bot could not reach to clean. The bot's mop also does a great job of not only scrubbing the floor but also soaking up the water as it passes, so my floors are only mildly damp after cleaning. Jonathan Feist / Android Authority It's also equipped with many other new features, including improved anti-tangle brushes, the CornerRover Arm for edge sweeping and reaching into corners (the edge mopping is a bit weak, still), and an improved mop roller system. Fewer tangles, a cleaner mop roller, and big suction power make for a capable cleaning robot vacuum. It's not all great, though. While the bot runs quietly during normal operation, it can get noisy when it struggles to navigate around new impassable objects in my space. For example, if I leave a door closed, the E28 fails to recognize that that room is now inaccessible; it continues to bump into the door, looking for a gap to sneak through. The Omni E28 is a capable and reliable robot vacuum. It also hits one of my tables a lot. The bot itself is short enough to fit under the bar, but the LiDAR turret is too tall. Because of this, the bot continually attempts to run under the bar, stopping when the LiDAR turret makes contact. The bot seems confused and continues trying to get through the space. I've come to ignore the 30 seconds of continual thumping until the bot gives up on that spot. Jonathan Feist / Android Authority I also wish the object detection were a little less aggressive for leaves. I commonly track small leaves into the house from my back yard, they are usually dried and would pose no issue for the vacuum systems, but if they are curled up just a bit too tall, the E28 treats them as an object to be avoided. The latest navigation and object detection sensors are still an improvement over previous eufy robot vacuums. Smart Dirt Detection, Smart Carpet Cleaning, AI object detection, and laser navigation all result in more reliable floor cleaning. However, the above issues aren't things you'll encounter with the best robot vacuums you can buy. While I'll admit it's not the best robot vacuum I've tested, the eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 is above average in terms of capabilities and reliability; that's a win in my books when you consider the real reason you'd want to buy it: the deep cleaner function. Going deeper Jonathan Feist / Android Authority Here's where the eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 really gets smart. For those harder-to-clean surfaces, the top half of the base station lifts off and can be carried away as a fully operational deep cleaner. Pop off the cover on the left side to reveal the hose and cleaner head with sprayer jets, scrubbing surfaces, and a suction slot. The water tanks are affixed to this top half, so the bot and the hand-held cleaner use the same reservoir of water and detergent. I'll be blunt: I really like the Deep Cleaner function. Gone are the days of renting a huge cleaner from the grocery store if you have a little spill on your favorite carpet. Since the E28 uses the same water system for the bot and the deep cleaner, the Deep Cleaner is always ready to go. The hardest part about getting set up for a deep clean is unplugging the cord and plugging it back in where you need to clean. Seriously easy. Robot vacuums, a stick vac, and now a deep cleaner, what more could you need? In my particular situation, the E28 is the perfect companion bot for my house. I have the eufy Robot Vacuum E20 ($549.99 at Amazon) in my living room, but my living room is on a different level than the rest of the house, and it's filled by a big rug, perfect for a unit that only vacuums. With the E28, I can clean and mop my main floors separately with the deep clean function and let the bot do the rest. Jonathan Feist / Android Authority The only real downside is that the bot works through the water reservoir fairly quickly. For normal floor mopping, it lasts a long time, but the deep cleaner can eat through an entire tank in just a few minutes. That's its job, of course, so it's not really surprising. There's more than enough water for some spot cleaning, but I only barely made it through a quick once-over of my little rug. eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 review verdict: Is it worth it? Jonathan Feist / Android Authority If you want a quality robot vacuum that doubles as a deep cleaner for your carpets, this is the bot for you. If you don't care about the deep cleaner, but still want a robot vacuum that excels at mopping, the eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 is still a good contender in its price range, as long as you can live with some strange navigation quirks. For a more rounded robot vacuum, the Narwal Freo Z10 ($798.99 at Narwal) and Eureka J15 Pro Ultra($799.99 at Amazon) stand out in this price range. The Eureka bot is a last-gen flagship model, and the Narwal unit is more of a mid-tier current-gen unit, but they both navigate similarly and produce similar cleaning results. Jonathan Feist / Android Authority The bonus of the deep cleaner makes the eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 a valuable purchase, but only if you need a deep cleaner in your home. If you don't want the deep cleaner, one of the other mid-tier bots might serve you well, or stay tuned for the upcoming eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E25 that is on pre-order now, and will begin delivery a few months after the E28. The E25 shares most of the same hardware as the E28, but saves you some cash by not including the deep cleaner in the base station. eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 Powerful vacuum • Deep Cleaner for carpet • Reliable navigation MSRP: $1,299.99 A capable automated floor cleaner, with a powerful deep cleaner. The eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 is a capable automated floor cleaner, with strong suction power and a strong mop roller. The base station doubles as a portable carpet deep cleaner. See price at Amazon Positives Deep cleaner option Deep cleaner option Reliable robot vacuuming and mopping Reliable robot vacuuming and mopping Great edge sweeping Cons Average edge mopping Average edge mopping Navigation and object detection could be better
Otago Daily Times
13-06-2025
- Automotive
- Otago Daily Times
M5 legend blends old and new
ROAD TEST It's a new era, and this is no error. That's the message from BMW on why it has chosen to configure the latest version of a famous performance weapon, the M5, with plug-in hybrid power. As much as the fanbase might have mixed views about why this super sedan had to change, they can be reassured of one factor. That for all the new degree of good electric brings out, this machine is still fabulously bad. Yes, you might think the engine — still a V8, mind — sounds a bit flat and reckon that the car, as a whole, is right at the outer edge in terms of complexity. On the other hand, the M5 remains a technical titan and still has a full out "driver's car" feel. And there's definite wonderment from discovering that, yes, it can actually be economical (for an M5). Plus it looks fantastic, not least in the test car's surely high-fuss Frozen Gray paint. This latest M5 is a fascinating blend of old and new. V8 petrol is all about thunderous, thumping thrust ... but historically is never great for thrift. And, in respect to emissions? Don't even go there. Electric delivers power aplenty, but is often damned for lacking soul. Plus, the harder you go, the faster it depletes. If full-on is your driving style, even the biggest batteries struggle to meet demand. For 40 years, since the original E28 version was launched using the 3.5-litre straight-six engine from the BMW M1, the M5 has ruled the high-performance sedan world by drawing energy from petrol alone. Yet it quite simply cannot survive in the here-and-now without heading down a different path. The beating heart of the beast offers familiarity with a twin-turbocharged 4.4-litre V8 petrol engine that on its own musters up to 436kW of power and 750Nm of torque, the latter from just 1800rpm. The trick this time round is that it operates in conjunction with a 145kW and 280Nm electric motor mounted inside the car's ZF eight-speed automatic gearbox. Maximum power and torque figures when the petrol engine and electric motor are operating in full accord are 535kW and 1000Nm. As much as keeping the serious petrol engine and adding serious electric involvement, with plug-in recharging, is a new turn, at least there are still eight cylinders for a car that otherwise continues very much as it always has, on its own terms, laying down its own "supercar in a sedan body" lore. With its electric motor powered by an 18.6kWh battery, this M5 can purportedly run for close to 70km on electricity alone, tipping a useful wink to eco awareness. The primary point of the electric assistance, though, is to make the M5 even faster, even more accelerative and even more stomping than before. Fully unleashed it is breathtakingly brutal, yet at the same time as it claims a 0-100kmh sprint time of 3.5secs, BMW can also "hand on heart" say the M5 is capable of returning a fuel consumption of 1.7 litres per 100km. The smaller print with this figure from the official WLTP test, is that to stand any chance of seeing it involves keeping its battery topped up all the time and adhering very strictly to the testing protocol. Not likely? In which case, the more relevant count might be the depleted battery consumption figure, of 10.3 litres per 100km. I saw something near that on test. I also saw old historic habit, with instant return results in the 20s. Well, it's an M5. Driving it for reasonable distance at relevant speeds in pure electric was always possible during the whole week of test, all the same. It all comes down to how well you acquaint yourself with the car's operating options. As simple as it is to set up shortcuts to allow it to be either an angel or a demon at the press of a button, it is nonetheless a highly complex car. There are so many permutations. As much as the M5 is very obviously a hotted-up version of the brand's regular 5-Series/i5, it nonetheless presents as something far more special; a precise and involving weapon. With the cabin, the performance thematic demands a red engine stop-start button, and BMW M Sport red, blue and purple flashes everywhere you look, from the touchscreen to the fabric of the seatbelts to the little illuminated logos inset into the front bucket seats. Being an M it also gets carbon-fibre galore. The cabin proper is roomy and comfortable; anyone brave enough to ride along in this rocket will find decent head and legroom in the back. Overall quality is extremely good. The big feature is of course that massive, curved twin-screen digital layout atop the dashboard — 31cm for the instrument display, and 38cm for the infotainment screen. M5s are not in any way "soft" cars, but the ride is very firm. On the move, jolting means the click-wheel "iDrive" controller is your go-to. Try stabbing at a screen and the chance of hitting the wrong prompts is high. The car's M-ness in respect to operability means it has paddle shifters in carbon fibre, M1 and M2 memory buttons on the steering wheels and buttons on the centre console that trigger "road", "sport" and "race" modes. The first two are legitimate for public environs. The latter really not. Fiddling with the driving modes also changes the suspension firmness, the steering weight, the throttle response, and whether you want extra snappy responses from the eight-speed automatic gearbox. On top of this, you can sort the instruments in multiple ways, all with M-specific graphics and details. I also set up the memory buttons for two extremes of operability; the first was basically tailored towards as extreme performance as I dared — so, basically, a lot of settings in sport and sport plus — and the latter was for relaxed hybrid-rich driving mode, which of course is the new territory. As new as an M5 with ability to run wholly in electric is, even when it is pulling fully or mainly from the battery, it still feels brisker than any everyday EV. The only commonality is that it is totally quiet. I found I could escape our sub-division wholly in electric mode and then involve the engine coming up to the 100kmh sector our lane feeds into. You would wonder if this might be a bit of a stress for the engine, not least given this would be an engagement coming at the start of day, but BMW's engineers have clearly thought about that and refined the drivetrain accordingly so that the engine isn't rudely awakened from dormancy. Even then, the engagement is pretty seamless; you are more aware of the engine's background roar as it awakens rather than any jolting as two become one. Once the engine warms, it is even smoother. The engineering is pretty amazing, really. Another neat tweak is that it will pre-position in a gear to allow it to deliver a punch of 450Nm of torque for brief periods, if that is all you want. You can also charge the battery pack as you drive. That's worth considering because the car can only charge at up to 7kW on AC power, it takes hours to replenish. In briefing for the M5, M boss Franciscus van Meel admitted a multitude of options were considered — including smaller engines with fewer cylinders and a non-plug-in hybrid system — before concluding the V8 was integral to the appeal of the car and that a useful electric range was desirable in Europe especially. The challenge from then was to make the hybrid system powerful enough, and the chassis of the M5 competent enough, to overcome the significant weight gain of a plug-in hybrid system — some 500kg. The car's mass is significant at 2510kg. That's a full-on SUV count for a four-door sedan, whose heritage has been built on not just massive "kapow", but also scalpel-sharp handling and precision. Conceivably, the kilo count is why it has so much wallop, but to be fair, the car carries its tonnage really well. Yes, there are occasions when you are aware of it being a giant paperweight, but unlike the heavier-again XM, it escapes feeling ponderous and, when driving hard, it still feels fleet and intuitive. The mass is only really noticeable when braking hard and, even then, the car keeps very good balance and turn-in. What you become grateful for is how well planted and resolutely stable it feels. Even when surfaces are poor and the ride is set to the almost circuit-tuned sport plus mode it doesn't jump around. Fans of predecessor M5s will be pleased the V8 is still able to sound off loudly, with a satisfying snarl at lower revolutions, but be disappointed it lacks the jagged chatter of the old mill. They could well also need convincing about why a car that was complex enough in previous forms is much, much more so now. Even so, the M5 is a legend. There's nothing to say this one is not worthy of the badge. AT A GLANCE BMW M5 Overall rating: ★★★★★ Design and styling: ★★★★ Interior: ★★★★★ Performance: ★★★★★ Ride and handling: ★★★★ Safety: ★★★★★ Environmental: ★★★★ SPECIFICATIONS: Price: $244,900 ($254,600 as tested with BMW individual paint $7100, trailer tow hitch $2600). Powertrain: 4.4 litre twin-turbo V8 and electric motor, maximum combined power 550kW, maximum combined torque 1000Nm. Transmission: Eight-speed automatic, four-wheel drive with 2WD option. Safety rating: Five-star Ancap. Wheels and tyres: Alloy wheels, 285/40 R20 front, 295/40 R21 rear tyres. Fuel and economy: Premium unleaded fuel, 1.7L/100km on WLTP3 cycle (10.3L/100km on petrol alone), tank capacity 68 litres. Emissions: 38g per kilometre on combined cycle. Dimensions: Length, 5096mm; width, 1970mm; height, 1510mm. By Richard Bosselman
Tom's Guide
20-05-2025
- Tom's Guide
Eufy has just dropped a new robot vacuum that doubles as a detachable deep cleaner
The best robot vacuums can be a lifesaver when deep cleaning our floors. And for those with a household of pets or young children, you'll know the perils of dealing with stubborn surface stains. That's why I was excited to hear of Eufy's latest robot vacuum, which has solved my biggest problem with spot cleaning. The Eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 for $999 is a robot vacuum and all-in-one cleaning station with one unique 'Industry First' feature. It comes with a 'FlexiOne' detachable, portable cleaner that you can easily use to tackle ingrained messes or tough stains on carpets, stairs and upholstery. More importantly, the E28 will offer a more thorough, deep clean, allowing you to get around the home easily — something no other robot vacuum has done before. In addition, the E28 is equipped with a powerful 20,000 Pa Turbo Suction, which is essentially professional-grade. It automatically adjusts suction pressure and water flow to the type of messes you're cleaning. So you'll never miss any spots! This E28 is a fantastic robot vacuum that can practically do it all. It has a portable detachable cleaner for deep cleaning, and 20,000 Pa Turbo Suction. The all-in-one cleaning station can self-empty, self-clean, hot air dry, dispense detergent automatically, collect wastewater, and self-refill. It has everything you need for a complete, hands-free cleaning experience. The Eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 is an impressive upgrade from the recent Eufy E20 that can convert into a handheld or stick vacuum. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Perhaps the highlight of the E28 is the fact that it has a portable, detachable spot cleaner that can be used to tackle spills or stubborn stains on carpets, a couch or on stairs. Its DuoSpiral Detangle Brushes capture stubborn hair without having to unravel a tangled mess — ideal for pet parents. It also has a CornerRover arm designed to offer 100% edge-to-edge cleaning, which is ideal for tackling baseboards and corners. Other upgraded features include a 'HydroJet' system that offers 'professional', cleaning power, and advanced AI recognition and obstacle avoidance. What's more, it can also identify and avoid over 200 objects — very handy! The E28's all-in-one system also has convenient settings, including self-cleaning, refilling, emptying, and hot air drying in minutes. Not only does this ensure top hygiene and maintenance — but you'll never have to get your hands dirty! Similar to previous Eufy models, you can customize your cleaning modes and schedules, set no-go zones, and it even has multi-floor cleaning, which comes in useful if you have a few levels to get around. It comes at a hefty price, but you get the versatility of having a 2-in-1, portable spot cleaner. So if you want to make light work of every cleaning task, the Eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 has got you covered. The Eufy Robot Vacuum Omni E28 is now available for $999 on in the U.S. and £999 in the UK.
