Personal test drive of a E70

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Weather conditions: +2C, wet, motorway, driving in the city

E70 3.0d vs E53 4.4i (03)

Notices from the E70:
Interior:
Size of a steering wheel seems to be smaller in E70, but it is thicker. Contols are wery similar to E53. Sitting in front is very similar to E53.
+ E70 is definitely bigger than E53
+ a lot of room in the backseat
+ huge boot and no sparewheel => extra room!
+ aux in for iPod in the armrest
+ Electronical handbrake
- Boardcomputer navigation wheel is clumsy
- Stereo sound sucks

Exterior
+ E70 has a much cooler look than E53
+ Vipers are not visible when not in use.
- Difficult to see the edges of the car (especially front)

Driving:
+ Goes like a train in the turns. Car is like painted to the road. Beautiful.
+ Very efficient brakes
+ Car reacts immediatly to throttle
+ Smooth driving in slow speeds
- Bouncy transmission when more throttle is used => inconvient
- Diesel engine is noisy
- Ultra light steering. => difficult to drive - little control to road - easily oversteered
- Wind noise