Just read this review online ...........
But it's not only the acceleration that makes the driving experience. The engine sounds stunning, too - it's meaty and muscular at low revs, while at 8,000rpm it'll make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. You often find yourself blipping the throttle and changing down, simply to savour the sound. Not that the heavily sprung clutch and weighty gearlever are easy to use initially - both require practice. Stopping power is awesome, though. But there is a downside: throttle response, which is almost too sharp - particularly if you engage Sport mode. It's hard to avoid kangarooing in traffic and on bumpy roads.
Now that makes me feel a whole lot better ..............
First thing I noticed was the heavier clutch .... apparantly thats common, and its taking a bit of time to get it all smooth .......... that apparantly is normal too. I can live with all of that.
Definitely over the moon with the car ..... acceleration is mind boggling, ride quality is better than the 2 litre and the grin factor is huge.
Fuel consumption is better than expected ..... 27 mpg at 95 mph down the errrrrrrrrrrrrrr autobahn and 31 mpg on 50 mph roads. Around town its down to 20 mpg .....
Got a 400 quid quote for a proper paint job for the hard top, which is planned for when I get home in 2 weeks, in the mean time Ive bought some carbon wrap to see what that looks like.
Only real downside was insurance was difficult to find one that would accept "parking on driveway" ....... and premium was double (was 400, now 800) .....
But it's not only the acceleration that makes the driving experience. The engine sounds stunning, too - it's meaty and muscular at low revs, while at 8,000rpm it'll make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. You often find yourself blipping the throttle and changing down, simply to savour the sound. Not that the heavily sprung clutch and weighty gearlever are easy to use initially - both require practice. Stopping power is awesome, though. But there is a downside: throttle response, which is almost too sharp - particularly if you engage Sport mode. It's hard to avoid kangarooing in traffic and on bumpy roads.
Now that makes me feel a whole lot better ..............
First thing I noticed was the heavier clutch .... apparantly thats common, and its taking a bit of time to get it all smooth .......... that apparantly is normal too. I can live with all of that.
Definitely over the moon with the car ..... acceleration is mind boggling, ride quality is better than the 2 litre and the grin factor is huge.
Fuel consumption is better than expected ..... 27 mpg at 95 mph down the errrrrrrrrrrrrrr autobahn and 31 mpg on 50 mph roads. Around town its down to 20 mpg .....
Got a 400 quid quote for a proper paint job for the hard top, which is planned for when I get home in 2 weeks, in the mean time Ive bought some carbon wrap to see what that looks like.
Only real downside was insurance
was difficult to find one that would accept "parking on driveway" ....... and premium was double (was 400, now 800) .....
