heydude
15-10-2005, 06:19 PM
Where to start.
My wife and I arrive at the dealership, we get shown the base model 380, oh yeah baby, then the 380 VRX in Blue :shock: hot stuff mama, I wanna drive that one,,,hehehe.
So we leave the dealership in a gold VRX tiptronic optioned with leather.
My first impression is this thing is built like a tank, so solid in every area.
There is a nice note from the VRX exhuast.
The motor revs freely upto 6grand, the gearbox holds gears.
The motor can be heard up high in the rev range with a real super note.
At idle the car almost has a lumpy cam feel to it, which I thought very cool, although ever so subtle.
Make no mistake about the handling of this car, it will outperform many cars, it does not feel large to drive, infact feels super light.
It is a handling masterpiece, and you really feel you can push it to the limits without loosing it, very sure footed.
Power, oh the power, at first I thought does'nt feel like too much power until you look at the speedo, holy crap, blasting onto the freeway I was doing 130ks without a thought, very nice.
Remember this is the auto!!!
I have a feeling the wheels mag is bending the truth a little in its quarter mile times, it certainly feels much quicker then what they are saying.
One quote from the mag said "after a gentle ease away launch, the 380s manual through gears performance holds its own against the opposition, with 0-100km/h taking 7.3 seconds."
Well how about an aggresive launch from an experienced front wheel driver, then you would be easily under 7seconds to 100.
The brakes, absolutely phenomenal, these have to be experienced, it is just unreal, and the salesman egged me on to try them, so after two stomps on the peddles from 100ks I can assure you they work wonders, and no peddle shudder from ABS.
The seating is very comfy, think of the best leather suite you have sat in at Harvey Norman and you would be getting the idea.
When you start the car it has the most wicked display above the vents, of course it is a blue lcd, and it draws the silouette of the 380 upon startup, you can change this as well.
It tells you everything, from outside temp, to which door is open, and the list just goes on and on.
The steering wheel feels very sporty, as well as the dash, everything lights up in blue leds, ultra cool, especially on the silver background.
On our drive everyone had a good look at the car, it really pulls the looks, one guy in a Ford AU followed us and stopped back at the dealership and he wanted to have a good look over it, was really funny cause his eyes where bulging out of his head.
My first impression of the car is that it will sell well, it looks unreal, goes unreal, handles unreal, and the interior is spot on technical sexy bootylicious!!!
I want one.
Oh and when you get back in your magna, you realise your magna is a big POS. lol
My wife and I arrive at the dealership, we get shown the base model 380, oh yeah baby, then the 380 VRX in Blue :shock: hot stuff mama, I wanna drive that one,,,hehehe.
So we leave the dealership in a gold VRX tiptronic optioned with leather.
My first impression is this thing is built like a tank, so solid in every area.
There is a nice note from the VRX exhuast.
The motor revs freely upto 6grand, the gearbox holds gears.
The motor can be heard up high in the rev range with a real super note.
At idle the car almost has a lumpy cam feel to it, which I thought very cool, although ever so subtle.
Make no mistake about the handling of this car, it will outperform many cars, it does not feel large to drive, infact feels super light.
It is a handling masterpiece, and you really feel you can push it to the limits without loosing it, very sure footed.
Power, oh the power, at first I thought does'nt feel like too much power until you look at the speedo, holy crap, blasting onto the freeway I was doing 130ks without a thought, very nice.
Remember this is the auto!!!
I have a feeling the wheels mag is bending the truth a little in its quarter mile times, it certainly feels much quicker then what they are saying.
One quote from the mag said "after a gentle ease away launch, the 380s manual through gears performance holds its own against the opposition, with 0-100km/h taking 7.3 seconds."
Well how about an aggresive launch from an experienced front wheel driver, then you would be easily under 7seconds to 100.
The brakes, absolutely phenomenal, these have to be experienced, it is just unreal, and the salesman egged me on to try them, so after two stomps on the peddles from 100ks I can assure you they work wonders, and no peddle shudder from ABS.
The seating is very comfy, think of the best leather suite you have sat in at Harvey Norman and you would be getting the idea.
When you start the car it has the most wicked display above the vents, of course it is a blue lcd, and it draws the silouette of the 380 upon startup, you can change this as well.
It tells you everything, from outside temp, to which door is open, and the list just goes on and on.
The steering wheel feels very sporty, as well as the dash, everything lights up in blue leds, ultra cool, especially on the silver background.
On our drive everyone had a good look at the car, it really pulls the looks, one guy in a Ford AU followed us and stopped back at the dealership and he wanted to have a good look over it, was really funny cause his eyes where bulging out of his head.
My first impression of the car is that it will sell well, it looks unreal, goes unreal, handles unreal, and the interior is spot on technical sexy bootylicious!!!
I want one.
Oh and when you get back in your magna, you realise your magna is a big POS. lol