Faults:

Rear brake calliper seized.

General Comments:

I bought this for my wife when her Citroen Grand Picasso was written off.

Pros; Faster, more fun to drive, very solid feel to the car, splendid automatic transmission.

Cons; Much less interior room, tiny boot, visibility not great compared to the Citroen, no cruise or speed control.

However passenger space isn't so important to us as it was, and fuel consumption is very good for the performance. We miss the cruise and speed control though.

Faults:

Since the day I’ve had it the brakes have been awful. The pedal travels far too deep, and at times it feels like a car from 1960. When the brakes warm up a little, travel improves, but the pedal remains spongy. I will be taking it back to the dealer as it’s not something you expect from a new car, and a premium badged one at that. The 18d engine is very sluggish and tractor like both in performance and noise, and hence lacks refinement. The engine is 150bhp, and compared to VAG 2.0 TDI engines with less HP, it disappoints.

General Comments:

For a car I paid over £30k for, I expected a lot better and was promised a lot better. The instrument panel is from the 80s; very basic and not even a coolant temperature gauge. A small digital readout which reminds me of the e36 BMW my dad had in 1993. No folding mirrors either.

The handling is decent, the interior is nicely put together with typical German high standard fit and finish. The seats are comfortable leather and are heated. It has an electronic tailgate and huge boot space, which is very useful. My only problem is I’m put off of driving it due to the aforementioned problems.