Now had it a month and 550 miles.
Unfortunately I didn’t get to take it to Scotland for a week when the border opened as folks in my walking group needed to take their vehicles for various reasons.
It’s pointless drawing comparisons with Barbie, but Henry, a 1.5 3cyl petrol Active Estate with 150 bhp, is doing ok. Lots of internal space, 600/1620 litres, more toys than you can shake a stick at, skinny 215/50 Continentals, and very frugal, as it should be with only half the cylinders of my previous. MPG doesn’t bother me given my low annual mileage, but the trip computer over 550 miles is currently showing 49 mpg. And I don’t dawdle.
Nice manual gearbox as expected, cruises effortlessly at 80/85 with low noise levels, handles brilliantly but overtaking slower moving traffic is its Achilles heel. I’m adapting. Say no more.
Lovely full length pano roof allows light to flood in, excellent B & O stereo and the HUD is a feature I now wouldn’t do without. Speed sign recognition bottom RHS of the HUD, your actual speed in white lettering in centre of HUD, which changes to red should you be a naughty boy. The projection onto the HUD is adjustable for size, brightness and position. Clever stuff.
Heated steering wheel, as previously, is another feature which I now take for granted, much like Hill assist, reversing camera and blind spot recognition. The door edge protectors are totally unnecessary.
Very simple and logical heating controls, easy to use Sync3 which I soon learnt how to use on previous rentals, and Apple/Android Car Play is another feature I’ve taken for granted these past few years.
Can’t say I’ve noticed the 3cm increase in ride height, or used the different driving modes yet...Trail, slippy etc. Don’t like the pale under bumper plastic appendages, but at least the black plastic wheel arch covers don’t show up against the dark metallic grey paintwork.
Let’s hope I can drive Henry out to Spain in September. And return with lots of wine & cheap gin eh Zeddo
8/10 so far.
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