The automatic version tested here also comes in below the magic $ 20k mark at $ 18,990 (plus ORCs).
Not exact matches
The 3.2 FSI Quattro
automatic is the priciest, most potent, and most sophisticated
version of the new model range at launch — especially when it is fitted, as was our
test car, with high - tech options such as Drive Select, dynamic steering, switchable dampers, lane assist (departure warning), side assist (rearview blind spot detection), adaptive cruise control, adaptive headlights (swiveling xenons), and eighteen - inch wheels shod with 245 / 40 YR -18 Michelin Pilot Sport tires.
It also scores well on the EPA's fuel economy
tests: the eight - speed
automatic - transmission
version comes in at 24/36 mpg city / highway, beating out last year's most frugal 3 - series, the diesel - engine 335d, by a hair.
Having
tested the Beetle with the stick shift and the
automatic, I prefer the
automatic version.
Both
version «Drive» (as our
test car) like the «Emotion» includes
automatic air conditioning.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The redesigned Honda Odyssey maintains the minivan's good ratings in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's crashworthiness
tests and is available with two things the previous
version lacked — a high - performing
automatic braking system and acceptable headlights.
Test drive with the CLA 250 petrol
version combined with an
automatic transmission.
We
tested the
version with the new - for - 2018 930 lb - ft of torque that's mated to the AS69RC six - speed
automatic transmission.
But
test - drive both the
automatic and the manual
versions.
Since Jay Leno is... well, Jay Leno, he had the chance to
test drive a pre-production
version of the 2015 Z06 equipped with the Z07 performance package, eight - speed
automatic transmission and an electric soft top — three features that in theory shouldn't play well together.
RedBook says the feisty five - door delivers a power - to - weight ratio of just 88.0 W / kg and when mated to the six - speed
automatic on
test it feels just a little lacklustre, so it was a huge shame we couldn't sample the manual
version, Hyundai!
We
tested the manual
version, but I suspect that even in the GT model, at least nine of 10 buyers would opt for the
automatic.
Moreover, the enquiries and
test drives by prospective customers is increasing by the day and the waiting period is only going to grow further for the diesel
automatic version.
Having driven all
versions of the XJS (the six - cylinder also comes with an
automatic transmission, and there's a 12 - cylinder engine with an
automatic), there's no doubt in my mind that this week's
test car is the one I would most want to own.
You wouldn't expect those items on one equipped with the
test car's manual transmission, but it's a shame that Chevy doesn't offer this important safety tech on any
version with an
automatic.
The top - of - the - line Grand Touring trim starts at $ 28,570 for FWD and $ 29,870 for the AWD
version we
tested, both with an
automatic transmission.
We can argue about whether the Countryman is best served by either the manual or the
automatic but, as
tested here, the
automatic version is a fun ride in its own right.