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For once in my life I'm doing lots of research before buying a car .. I intend driving an i45, a Suzuki Kizashi, a Mazda 6 Diesel and even a Camry Hybrid .. at this stage my Ideal car would have the body and interior of the i45 with an R diesel (or the mazda diesel motor) the supposed sporty handling of a Kizashi and the quietness and ride of a Camry Hybrid .. guess some test driving will tell me more .. Seen 2 x i45 in the flesh but not with the tail lights lit up
Will be interesting to hear what you think of the i45. 17% noise reduction on the previous Mazda6 isn't enough for me - I had one as a drive car for a couple of weeks and it was running on quality 16 inch tyres but the road noise was ridiculous. Haven't driven an ix35 yet (I have a deep-seated hatred of soft-roaders so not that interested in sampling it) but I didn't think even the Tucson was bad for road noise. I went and had a poke around in an ix35 Highlander and thought it was a good step forward from the Tucson but came away a little disappointed with the quality of the materials on the interior (although relative to its competitors it's brilliant for the money). The i45 doesn't have that problem though, I find it very impressive inside and out. Have you looked at the SantaFe Dazz? That's a great bit of gear.
Well for those who are interested here are my impressions of what I drove today including the Holden Cruze The iX35 was a bit disappointing.. More diesel engine noise (and road noise) than I expected and more than the i30.. Just didn't give us the wow factor (not really our sort of vehicle) and the seats are very firm ...The Holden Cruse Diesel was a pleasant surprise can see why they are selling well (probably not the fun factor or character of the i30 CRDi though) Probably slightly quieter than the i30 but was a bit snug inside and wife didn't find the passenger seat very comfortable..The Camry Hybrid was as quiet and comfortable as I expected it to be BUT had less go than I expected out of 140 KW (supposed to do 0-100KPH in 8.1 seconds - doesn't feel like it) Really need 3 cars (the Camry would be great on a long highway trip) Did about 130 kilometres in it and on the way home once I got used to how to drive it got average down to the ADR figure of 6.0 which is very good for a car of that size..Oh and because of Batteries the boot is only about same size as i30 Hatch...NOW for the i45.. after what I had read the i45 was a nice surprise. Fairly quiet, nice ride and steering. Could only drive an auto (as manual base model around 6 weeks away) but the changes were very smooth.. Thought it was a nicer drive than the Suzuki Kizashi and seemed to have plenty of poke...Basically the i45 felt much more "alive" than the Camry... At this stage think we will wait for the cheaper active model and will drive the Manual (but may go the auto as the manual isn't going to have cruise and the manual is rated at 8.0 but the auto is only 7.9 LPH) OR wait for the Diesel
... if there's enough push then a model will eventually come.
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Back on topic. I was driving up the Bruce Highway through Burpengary this evening and right after the white i30 with no rear badges :idea:which was just in front of me pulled off towards Deception Bay I passed a woman in an i45.Nice looking car but the stupid */*\* was driving on high beam with her fog lights on.