Why should I buy this smaller Porsche that鈥檚 offered for Cayenne money? This is an SUV anyway, so nobody can talk about actual driving pleasure. Get real people, it鈥檚 all about the image here. On second thought, the best plan would be to actually get one of these Macans now, so that people would see me driving the latest Porsche. Then, after I鈥檓 done driving it all around the city day and night - a few weeks should be enough - I could trade it for a Cayenne. You know I have so much experience in the car business, I鈥檒l talk a salesman into eating his own shoes. There would be one problem though. The Macan Diesel feels so much sportier than the Cayenne Diesel, but I can鈥檛 get an oil burner. Unless I could get a hold of some 鈥淭urbo鈥?badges and do something about that exhaust note. The thing is that no tuner has started working on the Macan yet, so I鈥檒l have to wait. But then I won鈥檛 be among the first to drive a Macan. Screw this, I鈥檒l just take the tester up and down the boulevards and call it a day. This thing seems to fly when I鈥檓 hammering it. Oh yes, this is the Porsche power. I don鈥檛 know if I鈥檝e ever told you this before, but I really like Porsches. Yes, they remind me of my Bimmers so much. There鈥檚 one problem though: the driving position. I鈥檓 in an SUV, I want to sit high, you know? Well, in this here Macan, it all feels like I鈥檓 in a sportscar or something. That鈥檚 not all bad, but it doesn鈥檛 make me superior and this is definitely a deal breaker.
It鈥檚 a marketer鈥檚 dream 鈥?the amount of hype behind the all-new Tesla Model 3. And, it has all been achieved with zero marketing spend from Tesla, the company run by billionaire Elon Musk. So, has all the hype been worth it? Today we had the chance to have a brief drive in Tesla鈥檚 most important car around the company鈥檚 factory in Fremont, California. 35,000 - UK pricing is expected to follow shortly. Launched with a single variant capable of driving 220 miles, a longer-range battery can be ordered to increase range to 310 miles. 0-60mph acceleration is rated at 5.6 and 5.1 seconds respectively for the 220 mile and 310 mile versions. Nothing to worry about. Inside the cabin, Tesla has run with a minimalist design that employs a 15-inch colour touchscreen in the centre of the cabin. It鈥檚 an important screen because it controls everything, and we mean everything. Mirror, steering tilt and telescopic adjustment, infotainment, climate, charging and cargo controls are all actioned using the touchscreen.
Even the open, close and direction changes of the air vents run through the central screen. It鈥檚 an incredibly elegant cabin with rough-grained wood adorning the dashboard. Minimalism is key with two distinct storage areas in the centre console, plus a glove box. Keeping with the theme of minimalism, door handles have been switched for door-mounted buttons, while the doors are opened from the outside using a push and pull mechanism 鈥?like in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Rear leg room is good, but distinctly smaller than the Model S and X. Rear seat passengers get their own air vents, plus an additional two USB ports. If you carry kids, you鈥檒l be thankful for two child seat anchorage points. The 60/40 split-folding second row also folds flat to increase cargo volume. Total cargo volume is 423 litres, with a large hold available beneath the boot floor, plus a reasonable sized front boot that Tesla aficionados love referring to as a 鈥榝runk鈥?
Thankfully the electric car driving experience remains, despite the cut-price price tag. Our drive was only brief, but we had the chance to get immersed in the experience. Hit the throttle at any speed and you鈥檙e pinned to the seat. Model 3 launches with rear-wheel drive only, but we didn鈥檛 find any traction issues with this level of power. Steering feel is great and can be adjusted through three levels - comfort, standard and sport. There鈥檚 enough feedback in each level to make driving the car easy. The ride is also good, despite the Model 3 not being offered with air suspension. While it took a little while to get used to, the containment of speedometer and trip functions to the centre screen worked well. In the top left corner of the screen, speed and AutoPilot information is displayed and remains static while driving. Tesla expects the Model 3 to achieve a high crash rating, with six airbags up front and two curtain airbags to keep occupants safe. The Model 3 will come with a four-year, 50,000-mile warranty for the vehicle and an eight-year 100,000 mile warranty for battery components. Production of the Tesla Model 3 begins immediately, but whether the company can produce over 500,000 cars per annum remains yet to be seen. So, if you鈥檙e thinking about pre-ordering, get in sooner rather than later. This was only a quick drive of the Tesla Model 3 around Tesla鈥檚 chosen Fremont factory roads. Expect to see a proper drive when we get our hands on the car locally.
Hi again readers, today is a very angry day for me! I had some issue with the BMW salesperson and had decided to cancel the car. WHY DID I CANCEL? Let's just say the salesman is incompetent and all he cares about is making that sales for his commission. For a marque like BMW, you would expect excellent services to live up to that brand name but all I got was the opposite of that. I will withhold this salesperson name but if you must know who he is please do email me. I will not recommend him to anyone! Firstly I will let you guys know what car I had booked back in March. It was the latest BMW 1-Series 118i. Upon booking the car, we were told to pick our exterior and interior colors. We had picked White exterior color with Red leather interior(just like the one below).
No comments:
Post a Comment