Not exact matches
The diesel engine tested here doesn't
feel as keen as its torque figure suggests, but as a cheap to run company car choice it's hard to fault, with little fuss
at motorway speeds and just enough grunt to make the odd country lane interesting.
The electric B - Class or Golf annihilate the BMW in that regard and while the i3
feels stable and comfortable
at motorway speeds, around town the large wheels seem to pick up every little imperfection in the surface underneath.
Dick Turpin, I understand what you are saying but numerous reports, tests and surveys show your «facts» to be totally incorrect, if the
speed linit is increased the average goes up by a small amount and most keep well below that limit even more so if they
feel it is a fair
speed limit, lets face it the same people who
speed through a built up area
at 90 + will still
speed if the limit was raised but a massive percentage of the population will still stay below the safe limit, especially if the education (ie
at 30 the kid would be hurt
at 40 probably dead) but then I wouldn't want the lower
speed limits altered they are fine as they are but the
motorway....
The ride
feels particularly well - judged for the
motorway, and it's ultra-refined
at speed - though again, on UK roads we'd expect a little more tyre noise than we heard on the smooth autobahns.
The powerful 182bhp engine
feels smooth and quiet
at motorway speeds.
Not so the R32, which never
feels unduly stressed
at motorway speeds thanks to a long sixth gear.
It's nicely settled
at motorway speeds, while the relative lack of wind and road noise makes it
feel like a very grown up small car.
It works adequately well
at high
motorway speeds, and always makes the 340i
feel directionally stable.
A strengthened body is 20 percent stiffer than the Ghibli's and the Levante
feels very solid, something that's palpable
at high
motorway speeds.
You begin to
feel the short wheelbase
at motorway speeds, but you can't expect a city car to be as stable as larger models
at higher
speeds.
At motorway speeds and on smoother surfaces it
feels more settled and calm — which will be good news to prospective owners planning to use the E63 as big, powerful saloons are most commonly used: to cover big distances.