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A comprehensive review

I do wonder how they can offer the BMW 325i M Sport as an alternative at the end though? Listed as £28,225, more than 10k more! :confused:

Steve

Nice comprehensive review

Took up pages 1&2 of the motoring supplement in yesturdays paper

Excellent review

Now added to the Road Tests section of our Links for future reference.

makes you want 2 rush out an buy 1 ? :eek: will a diesel model ever come out?

A comprehensive review

I do wonder how they can offer the BMW 325i M Sport as an alternative at the end though? Listed as

The car I took a test drive in didn't have vented brakes, which at the time did suprise me, as this review took place in spain does this mean we (uk) are missing out again~?

The car I took a test drive in didn't have vented brakes

Pretty much every new car in UK has them - you're probably confusing drilled and vented. Vented means there are 2 disks with vents running between them rather than one solid lump.

:saythat: Quite correct thinking of grooved and drilled, oh well back to the round room with the padded walls.

How does the estate have a higher top speed? Surely that should be the other way around?

From what I vaguely remember from a fluid dynamic lecture, all things being equal, air resistance is least with a looooong tapered tail.

As the tail gets shorter and steeper resistance increases until a critical point at which a steeper angle results in reduced drag. The Mk1 Focus Estate had a lower Cd than the Hatch too.

Alternatively, it may be something to do with the rear spoiler.

From what I vaguely remember from a fluid dynamic lecture' date=' all things being equal, air resistance is least with a looooong tapered tail.

As the tail gets shorter and steeper resistance increases until a critical point at which a steeper angle results in reduced drag. The Mk1 Focus Estate had a lower Cd than the Hatch too.

Alternatively, it may be something to do with the rear spoiler.[/quote']

Remember the days of the Volvo 850 estate in the Btcc

Pity I didn't read this thread, I'm after scanning the bloody article (SWMBO brother was in UK and took it back to me )

Tell you what, after having a test drive last week in the new Octy, if the Furby wasn't parked outside, hmmmm I wonder. It is absolutely fantastic for the money.