Yesterday was collection day for the new car.
Have to admit the handover experience was poor - I was driving away in the car literally 4 minutes after setting foot inside the dealership - signed one piece of paper, handed a cheque to return my deposit, handed the keys and book pack and told the car was outside.
Fortunately the car is superb - paintwork looks pretty good and will be starting on getting it decontaminated and protected today.
First few observations about it:
1. The virtual display is superb - so many items configurable on it its going to take some time to get to grips with it
2. The build quality is better than the BMW (M135i) its replaced - plastics, controls are equally as good (or bad) but it feels more tightly screwed together
3. DSG is great apart from when in Sport mode it actually hangs on to lower gears slightly longer than I expected and even when in Manual it still changes up at the redline (which I know is the same for the vast majority of autos anyway)
4. Damping / body control is massively better than the BMW, where that used to corkscrew and pitch on undulating country roads the Leon stays flat and controlled
5. Engine feels strong and is very smooth for a 4 pot but the noise is a bit flat (maybe a resonator delete will fix it)
Few quick phone pics grabbed yesterday
Have to admit the handover experience was poor - I was driving away in the car literally 4 minutes after setting foot inside the dealership - signed one piece of paper, handed a cheque to return my deposit, handed the keys and book pack and told the car was outside.
Fortunately the car is superb - paintwork looks pretty good and will be starting on getting it decontaminated and protected today.
First few observations about it:
1. The virtual display is superb - so many items configurable on it its going to take some time to get to grips with it
2. The build quality is better than the BMW (M135i) its replaced - plastics, controls are equally as good (or bad) but it feels more tightly screwed together
3. DSG is great apart from when in Sport mode it actually hangs on to lower gears slightly longer than I expected and even when in Manual it still changes up at the redline (which I know is the same for the vast majority of autos anyway)
4. Damping / body control is massively better than the BMW, where that used to corkscrew and pitch on undulating country roads the Leon stays flat and controlled
5. Engine feels strong and is very smooth for a 4 pot but the noise is a bit flat (maybe a resonator delete will fix it)
Few quick phone pics grabbed yesterday
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