Well bmw test was not as bad as the merc but still just as awfull with the sound of a tractor under the bonnet. When doing 60mph its fine but when u are doing about 30mph its horrir. Must say though when u gave it some stick it sounded quite nice it was the best sounding oil burner i have herd as far as they go. Sounded like a straight 6. But alass its still a dreaded oil burner and the mpg did not go over 28 the whole day i had it and i get 22 out of the w12 so for the sake of 6mpg saving id much rather the power and quietnes. Maybe would have been a better experiance if i had the 750 petrol. Oh also the mmi in audi ****ed all over this silly i drive what a faf to oparate you have to navigate through sevral options just to change the air ride settings so silly. I think steve wander designed the i drive and steven hawking the mmi they are just worlds apart. The ride was good and the steering was much more direct than the audi however it was far too light i dont think it featured the servotronic powersteering it remaind far to light and felt rather clumbsy and hairy when trying to relax at 60 it felt one misstake had dire affects. Over all a good car but sadly i think my heart lies with petrol audi so its really looking like a a8 on lpg after all. So hard with this car when you have the high spec nothing else i drive comes close to comfort the toys the drive the power delivery ect maybe im compareing everything to the audi rather than just seeing the car for what it is ?
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