Hey fellas, just a few thoughts on today's test drive of the new NAV.
First up and getting it out of the way at the start - I WANT ONE !! (Shut it Steve) :laugh2:
Please bare in mind I haven't driven a D40 for 3/4 years, I'm not a car reviewer and didn't have long with the vehicle.
First impressions. At tick over and tootling about town the engine was very quiet, louder under load obviously but was generally very impressed. A little slow off the mark I thought, compared to my Pathy (both auto) but impressed with the power, 40-80 mph was very good. Plenty of oommpp, pressed on very well. The ride was very good, felt very smooth and comparable to the Pathy (with what I assume is now similar suspension set ups but I'm no expert on that stuff) Just know it was nice. Interior was very nice, a few little niggles here which will mention later, but very nice and didn't put me off. Nice gadgets if you can justify the extra dosh. (Didn't sit in the back, why would I, LOL). Liked the view of the bonnet and wing mirror view, new styling lines and looked totally different to D40. Bump on tailgate lip isn't too bad. Daytime running lights look great. Screen is nice, totally different style to Tekna connect system but didn't have time for a proper look at that. Didn't sit in passenger seat (manual controls).
A few pics .......





Rear view camara, split screen, right is normal reverse view and left is a snapshot of all four before you start.

And a press of a button left changes to live view of near side

And the couple of niggles. Headroom less than Pathy (I'm 6-1) but not a problem (just), no usb in center chubby box between seats, it's now by/in a little tray in front of gear stick (I leave iPod in vehicle and so won't be hidden away), seat not as comfortable as it looks and the steering wheel (rake/movement) doesn't go high enough for me to see top of dials (might be my height or smaller steering wheel). I'm sure if I had more time I could have got the seat set up properly so these issues are sorted ?
All in all, I'm hoping to order Monday (quoted March 1st for delivery).
First up and getting it out of the way at the start - I WANT ONE !! (Shut it Steve) :laugh2:
Please bare in mind I haven't driven a D40 for 3/4 years, I'm not a car reviewer and didn't have long with the vehicle.
First impressions. At tick over and tootling about town the engine was very quiet, louder under load obviously but was generally very impressed. A little slow off the mark I thought, compared to my Pathy (both auto) but impressed with the power, 40-80 mph was very good. Plenty of oommpp, pressed on very well. The ride was very good, felt very smooth and comparable to the Pathy (with what I assume is now similar suspension set ups but I'm no expert on that stuff) Just know it was nice. Interior was very nice, a few little niggles here which will mention later, but very nice and didn't put me off. Nice gadgets if you can justify the extra dosh. (Didn't sit in the back, why would I, LOL). Liked the view of the bonnet and wing mirror view, new styling lines and looked totally different to D40. Bump on tailgate lip isn't too bad. Daytime running lights look great. Screen is nice, totally different style to Tekna connect system but didn't have time for a proper look at that. Didn't sit in passenger seat (manual controls).
A few pics .......





Rear view camara, split screen, right is normal reverse view and left is a snapshot of all four before you start.

And a press of a button left changes to live view of near side

And the couple of niggles. Headroom less than Pathy (I'm 6-1) but not a problem (just), no usb in center chubby box between seats, it's now by/in a little tray in front of gear stick (I leave iPod in vehicle and so won't be hidden away), seat not as comfortable as it looks and the steering wheel (rake/movement) doesn't go high enough for me to see top of dials (might be my height or smaller steering wheel). I'm sure if I had more time I could have got the seat set up properly so these issues are sorted ?
All in all, I'm hoping to order Monday (quoted March 1st for delivery).