I reviewed the 2 litre front-wheel-drive version a few months ago and I liked it very much. So you’d expect me to rave about the much faster four-wheel-drive V6 I’ve been using this past week.
Hmmm, well . . . the base car develops a murderous 197bhp, whereas the V6 delivers a creamy and interesting 247bhp. But you’d be surprised at how similar the two feel in terms of outright get-up-and-go.
Yes, the V6 gets from rest to 62mph in 5.9sec but the base car is there just half a second later. And it’s a similar story at the top end, where the V6 can do 155mph — just 6mph more than the front-driver.
nd it’s the same story with handling. Of course the V6 has four-wheel drive, which affords you a lot more grip, but curiously the front-driver is more rewarding and actually better to drive. It certainly is if you spec it up with the optional electromagnetic suspension, without which the V6 felt — dare I say it — a little crude and jiggly
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