The E220d is a bit of a rattler at idle, and you're never really allowed to forget that
lack of refinement on the road.
Not exact matches
It has none
of the isolation,
refinement or poise
of a Land Rover Range Rover, but what it
lacks in
on - road luxury it makes up for with in - your - face
on - road presence.
But then there are other issues surrounding the brakes, which under light loads become difficult to modulate smoothly; the steering, which suffers from kickback
on rougher surfaces; and even the engine noise, which is always very loud indeed, can't be dialled back in any way, and has a
lack of refinement to it in the mid-range that, again, you simply never notice
on the track.
Clearly, while some customers may want to pretend they're out
on the Rubicon, in these more pragmatic economic times, they're increasingly unwilling to put up with the drawbacks
of a body -
on - frame SUV: heavy weight, inefficient space utilization,
lack of ride
refinement, and
of course, miserable fuel economy.
My time in the 2016 Cadillac ATS - V
on the road was limited, and I drove my friend's M4 DCT — equipped with the optional Adaptive M suspension — in Michigan (versus Texas) but from the seat
of my pants the Cadillac simply
lacks the last level
of refinement offered by the BMW.
- Best luxury sedan: Although I'm not crazy about the interior - there are too many common GM parts and a
lack of refinement in some areas - the Cadillac Seville is, all things considered, one
of the best buys
on the market.
The headline 376bhp diesel seemed too highly strung for our tastes, falling a long way short
of what we expect from a big 4x4
on rolling
refinement and
lacking consistency in its primary controls.
Working through menus with the rotary controller
on the center console isn't overly complicated, but the system
lacks the intuitiveness and
refinement of similar setups from Audi, BMW and Mercedes - Benz.
The City
on the other hand
lacks refinement, the motor is very loud and there is a lot
of diesel clatter even
on part throttle.
Once
on the road there's plenty
of power to get into trouble, so it's not a fundamental output issue — rather it's a
lack of refinement between the engine and transmission.
Because between Aimee Heinemann's gleefully low - brow reference to Chris Crocker's emotional plea in «Alter (Cathedral
of Our Lady
of the Angels)» (2013), with «LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE» spray painted
on a survival blanket, and Rachel Lord's tribute to the pink «girl» Angry Bird in «Stella with flowers» (2013), THE ANGRY SHOW already willingly rejects the «
refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity» that Kent's «crass» is defined as being
lacking in.
On the road, the V6 felt perfectly adequate in terms
of power, but
lacked refinement.