Drive a 350bhp Impreza in the wet and you'll get it
Except it wasn't a 350bhp Impreza it was a 2 litre diesel 4 Series. My comment was intended in the context of that particular car, of which there now seem to be quite a lot in XDrive form.
Drive a 350bhp Impreza in the wet and you'll get it
Quite. Reason why I went with a 2wd A6 - I've had 4wd in the past in my Leon and S3 and it's not worth the trade-off unless you've got lots of power or you live in Alps or Arctic.[TW]Fox;29192814 said:Except it wasn't a 350bhp Impreza it was a 2 litre diesel 4 Series. My comment was intended in the context of that particular car, of which there now seem to be quite a lot in XDrive form.
[TW]Fox;29192814 said:Except it wasn't a 350bhp Impreza it was a 2 litre diesel 4 Series. My comment was intended in the context of that particular car, of which there now seem to be quite a lot in XDrive form.
Drove a fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost today, Ford have mastered getting all the worst driving characteristics of a diesel in a petrol car. Endless up and down the box, no power off boost and nasty vibration at low rpm's. Worse still driving it off boost and at 50 mph couldn't get over 47mpg.
I assume you haven't driven a N/A 1.25 Fiesta then? It has no power any of the time and barely manages more than 40mpg.
The Ecoboost is leagues ahead (at least the 125/6spd version in my Focus is).
I regularly drive that road and I agree ACC is pretty usefulVW Golf 1.4 TSI DSG Bluemotion - Quite possibly the most accomplished small car I have ever driven. Couple the DSG, ACC and Auto Hold and you can drive a traffic jam with only a touch on the gas when you need to move off https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm6zUzv5Ul4
I have driven an old 1.25 fiesta, not the new shape. Only new shape up until this one was a turbo diesel which I took my ADI Part 2 in, that was leagues ahead in every way compared to the 1.0 ecoboost. Comparing it to my 1.5 Mitsubishi Colt, it is a pile of crap. The Mitsubishi is faster and I get better MPG.
Just picked up a 15 plate 1.0 Ecoboost Focus and it seems a completely different beast to the fiesta, Pulled in 43mpg on a run back from Widnes to Somerset (250 miles) and doesn't have the vibration like the fiesta did, and it doesn't sound like a 2cv. Still would MUCH rather be driving the Bluemotion Golf 1.4 TFSI which managed 54mpg and was a much nice place to be (same class as the Focus, just a much better car in every way cept price I guess). The golf weighs 50kg more than the Focus and has a larger engine as well.
Actually didn't mind driving it at all, so it seems that fiesta may have been in dire need of a service or something.
Mind you I drove there in a 65 plate BMW X5 4.0D and that was a bloomin nice place to be for 4 hours I can tell you! Like I said to the BMW garage I dropped it off to, a nice way to spend 4 hours, he replied, a nice way to spend 70 grand as well
Bloody quick for a big ole auto diesel 4x4, I would say nicer to drive than the Merc GL, but not quite as good for driver fatigue/comfort.
Will add these 2 to my list
4 newuns added, Yeti, i30, 640i and Focus.
2011 BMW 640i Cabiolet Auto - If you have to finish your day at midnight, driving on empty roads, this is a great way to do it 31mpg with spirited driving from a 4L V8, really? Why are you trying to race me in your Leon Cupra FR? bubye now!
Oh the 640i 4.0 V8 edition, a rare beast indeed
Struggling to understand how a turbocharged 6 engine could be mistaken for an N/A V8
Oh the 640i 4.0 V8 edition, a rare beast indeed
Struggling to understand how a turbocharged 6 engine could be mistaken for an N/A V8