I did a test drive with the 200 model and was really disappointed. The car felt very lame.
When I started the first time, I thought that I accidentially had engaged in 3th gear instead of first. There just did not seem to be enough torque to get a decent pull-up. Even going to 6000 rpm did not improve the feeling. It really felt that there was not enough power available.
I normally drive a Ford Puma (125 horsepower) and the difference was unbelievable. When I got back in my own car after the test drive, I really burned rubber when I started it, as I was now used to the slow response. On paper, this should just be the opposite, certainly taking into account that the Puma is about half the price of the 171.
I told this to the salesman, as I suspected that the motor might be faulty and advised him to check this. Unfortunately, he never did bother to answer my call. Does anyone have the same feeling, or is it indeed possible that this was a faulty car ?
By the way, the next week I drove the Nissan 350Z, and the difference was incredible, a totaly different class from the Puma, and even more so from the Mercedes.
When I started the first time, I thought that I accidentially had engaged in 3th gear instead of first. There just did not seem to be enough torque to get a decent pull-up. Even going to 6000 rpm did not improve the feeling. It really felt that there was not enough power available.
I normally drive a Ford Puma (125 horsepower) and the difference was unbelievable. When I got back in my own car after the test drive, I really burned rubber when I started it, as I was now used to the slow response. On paper, this should just be the opposite, certainly taking into account that the Puma is about half the price of the 171.
I told this to the salesman, as I suspected that the motor might be faulty and advised him to check this. Unfortunately, he never did bother to answer my call. Does anyone have the same feeling, or is it indeed possible that this was a faulty car ?
By the way, the next week I drove the Nissan 350Z, and the difference was incredible, a totaly different class from the Puma, and even more so from the Mercedes.