Although this is the slowest A6 Avant, it's no slouch, and offers plenty of power for
pulling out of junctions and overtaking safely.
True, both feel effortlessly smooth and responsive when you ask for a surge of acceleration, but the BMW's eight - speed gearbox shifts slightly faster than the Mercedes nine - speed «box when
pulling out of junctions or on to roundabouts.
In contrast, the automatic gearbox is a bit slow to respond, especially when you're
pulling out of a junction or trying to overtake.
Not exact matches
Perhaps it's something to do with the additional drag
of the all - wheel - drive system, but if you need to
pull out from a T -
junction on an incline you can't help but wince in sympathy for the poor old clutch.
Shorter bursts like
pulling away from the lights, nipping
out of junctions, or accelerating from 30 - 50mph are completed extremely quickly, and the Ioniq Electric doesn't struggle at all in this regard.
Pulling away from lights,
out of junctions, or accelerating up a hill doesn't see the Clio struggle, it's just that the engine is set - up for performance
of an economical nature, rather than a sporting one.
Let the turbo spool up and the 208 will
pull away keenly, nipping
out of junctions easily and keeping up with traffic on the motorway.
During volvulus, the pylorus is
pulled out of position and becomes displaced to the left
of the gastroesophageal
junction.