Just finished a round trip from Sussex to Sheffield which took me over the 1000 mile mark - I've been very good keeping the revs down until then so I can have fun now - when it eventually stops raining!
I had 2 passengers and a boot full of bags so I put the car in ECO mode and drove nice and gently for over 400 miles, mostly crusing at 70mph. I managed 38 mpg and with some country lanes on the way back, the average came out at 35 mpg which is OK but well off the claimed figures. I average 24 on my commute too so it's definitely a lot thirstier than I expected.
Luckily I'm not too bothered about that and it's still a few MPG better than my old Subaru. In every other respect, the car is brilliant. It's a very smooth, quiet cruiser and really refined in ECO and NORMAL mode. The grip in the wet is also very good despite lots of standing water, the tyres seem really well suited to this car - it easily puts the power down and I can't wait to test them properly on a dry twisty road.
The most impressive thing is how well it pulls from low revs. My Subaru was dead below 3,000rpm but this pulls so well in 6th from 50mph when you leave the average speed zones - it's a really flexible torque band which is useful.
I love the way it comes alive when you press the N button and I usually drive it in CUSTOM mode with the suspension set to normal and traction fully on but everything else turned up to max which is how I like it. Don't think I'll ever get tired of the exhaust note and pops!
The only minor niggles are the annoying autonomous braking thingy which keeps saying it won't work in poor light or rain - so all the time! You also have to slam the doors and boot to close them which catches everyone out every time.
Everything else is spot on and the controls and in car gadgets / sat nav / stereo are all excellent. So happy with the car it was definitely the right choice. Just needs a good clean to make it white again!
Weekend weather forecast is better so I'll be attacking the country lanes near me for some fun
I had 2 passengers and a boot full of bags so I put the car in ECO mode and drove nice and gently for over 400 miles, mostly crusing at 70mph. I managed 38 mpg and with some country lanes on the way back, the average came out at 35 mpg which is OK but well off the claimed figures. I average 24 on my commute too so it's definitely a lot thirstier than I expected.
Luckily I'm not too bothered about that and it's still a few MPG better than my old Subaru. In every other respect, the car is brilliant. It's a very smooth, quiet cruiser and really refined in ECO and NORMAL mode. The grip in the wet is also very good despite lots of standing water, the tyres seem really well suited to this car - it easily puts the power down and I can't wait to test them properly on a dry twisty road.
The most impressive thing is how well it pulls from low revs. My Subaru was dead below 3,000rpm but this pulls so well in 6th from 50mph when you leave the average speed zones - it's a really flexible torque band which is useful.
I love the way it comes alive when you press the N button and I usually drive it in CUSTOM mode with the suspension set to normal and traction fully on but everything else turned up to max which is how I like it. Don't think I'll ever get tired of the exhaust note and pops!
The only minor niggles are the annoying autonomous braking thingy which keeps saying it won't work in poor light or rain - so all the time! You also have to slam the doors and boot to close them which catches everyone out every time.
Everything else is spot on and the controls and in car gadgets / sat nav / stereo are all excellent. So happy with the car it was definitely the right choice. Just needs a good clean to make it white again!
Weekend weather forecast is better so I'll be attacking the country lanes near me for some fun