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Quick, and not altogether unbiased, review of my car.
- 1.0 Engine
Plenty powerful enough for me. It's no rocket, obviously, but it doesn't struggle with the kind of driving I do. I've been on hilly motorways & country roads and it handles them all fine without having to "work the gears" or "flog the engine". I got 52mph on a 32 mile trip on undulating motorway with the ACC set at 75 but in reality just keeping up with traffic
- ACC
Love it, one of the features I really wanted. Makes my commute really relaxing and I've found that the closest setting is good, not TOO close (ie safe) but also not stupidly far away. I've noticed that unlike the normal CC on my previous car, if you're coming down a big hill it actually brakes rather than just use engine braking and end up over your set speed. Great.
- Lane Assist
Good, but not superb. On a steady curve it sometimes lets the wheel touch or marginally cross the white line before bringing you back. Of course it's just meant as a failsafe and not true "self steering", in that respect it's good, and its little inputs do make for a more relaxing ride, I find.
- Park Assist
Brilliant. Only got it because the cheap price made it a no brainer. Parks perfectly every time, better than I can manage. Far from a gimmick, I'll be using it often. The camera and parking sensors are superb too, you really are very aware of all that's around you.
- Active Info Display
Wouldn't be without it, but it's not perfect. Some of the data views have some of the info you want, other views have other info. It would be great to be able to configure exactly what you want, but you can't.
- Beats Audio
I got it because the standard audio didn't float my boat. It's far from perfect. It's better than the standard, better also than the standard on my Volvo, but not as good as the Dynaudio on a Golf nor the Bose in my Qashqai. The treble is very scratchy, high female vocal (eg Rihanna) distorts. Solution - turn down the treble, makes it better, but shouldn't need it. Also only 3 channel equalisation, Dynaudio has 5. Bassier songs sound great - White Wedding by Billy Idol is a showstopper. I'd buy it again in the absence of a better alternative.
- LED Headlights
I'll never buy a car without LED Headlights again. Game changer. What dark nights have been waiting for.
- Winter Pack
It's summer, I'll get back to you.
- Build Quality
Superb. Everything looks and feels right. IDGAF (as Dua Lipa would say) about the "hard plastics", I don't drive round caressing the dashboard. The bits that I touch feel great and the whole car looks superb.
- Android Auto
Another game changer. Waze is superb on the central display and the interface to Spotify, the phone, messaging, Google assistant is all just great. It's all I hoped it would be.
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