I actually wanted the optional Recaro seats in the Performance Package to sit lower to the ground, reflecting I was
in a sports sedan rather than a regular sedan, but otherwise I was comfortable in the highly bolstered performance chairs — and they look good, too.
Not exact matches
Even
in C43 form, the new Benz ragtop doesn't come off as a hard - edged convertible version of a serious
sport sedan, but
rather, evokes a movie soundtrack song title repeated by this reporter much too often when writing about such cars: «Oh, to be alive and
in a convertible.»
What makes the XC90, built on Volvo's large - car SPA platform, such a breakout is that it moves along nicely with a 2.0 - liter turbo - four, sometimes combined with a supercharger or plug -
in hybrid assistance, and that it doesn't try to pass itself off as a tall
sport sedan, but
rather as a subtly luxurious, comfortable and thoroughly competent road wagon.
Even
in base trim the Macan feels like a larger
sports sedan rather than a high - riding SUV and as before all models come standard with a dual - clutch 7 - speed PDK gearbox, automatic stop - start and all - wheel drive.
Throwing the Mazda3 into a tight hairpin corner, it was easy to forget that I was
in a family
sedan rather than the road - hugging MX - 5
sports car.
Where the Jag falls short is
in the
sedan half of «
sport sedan,» with a
rather small cabin space, plus less - than inspiring cabin build quality and materials.