But here's what we can tell you: It'll cost
less than a standard car insurance policy, which costs, on average, about $ 900 a year.
While the driver may not be considered high risk, the cost of these vehicles is much
higher than the standard car, causing the insurance premiums to be higher than the standard insurance.
The springs and dampers are 40 per cent stiffer and the ride height has been lowered by 20 mm, while the front anti-roll bar is
thicker than the standard car's.
At the Chevrolet's Milford Road Course handling track in Michigan, test drivers report the Street Performance Camaro SS is nearly 6 seconds
quicker than a standard car, recording a lap time of 1:59.3.
Although
stiffer than the standard car, the air suspension does a good job of isolating the passengers and the ride is flat and consistent at any given speed.
These body shapes are also translated across to the range - topping C63 variant, but with wider front arahces and a lower ride - height it looks much more
aggressive than the standard car.
The ride is undoubtedly
firmer than the standard car's, but there's a sense that you're riding on a lot of rubber, the wide tyres absorbing the harshest imperfections of the road beneath them.
It looks a bit more squat and
purposeful than the standard car as a result, and although from some angles the rear - end is a little awkward, it's preferable to the ungainliness of the BMW X4.
As to the new car's driving character, project leader Paul Jones promises, «the agility of the Continental GT Speed with a better
ride than the standard car».
Based on the five - door bodystyle (there's no three - door option) it sits square, wearing blistered wheel arches protruding 60 mm and 45 mm further from the body
than the standard car at the front and rear respectively, making for an altogether aggressive appearance.
The car also sits 10 mm closer to the
ground than the standard car, with even firmer springs and dampers — but none of the increasingly variable driving modes for things like engine mapping and dampers.
The balance is much the same front to rear, it doesn't have the extreme front - end traction that an M3 or M4 has, but you can carry slightly more speed through a
corner than the standard car.
These include splashes of red trim and figure - hugging seats embossed with «Sport» logos, along with alloy pedals and a sportier steering
wheel than the standard car, to give a rallying feel.
The 90 - kilowatt electric motor provides 210 lb - ft of thrust, enough to make this electric Soul feel
peppier than the standard car's 1.6 - and 2.0 - liter four - cylinder gasoline engines.
The GLA 45 features beefed up anti- roll bars, stiffer steering knuckles and a grippier wheel geometry set -
up than the standard car.
How fast it goes: BMW has not released specs for the car's powertrain, but Gizmag reports that the water cooling system frees up 10 percent more torque and
power than a standard car.
The gearbox — again a five - speed (no automatic is offered) has different
ratios than the standard car's, but the imprecise linkage is no better and doesn't like to be hurried.
Admittedly, as the engine doesn't really get going until after 3000rpm it's less of an issue when you're enjoying a quiet road and from about 4500rpm it definitely pulls
harder than the standard car.