Those nice people at MMC invited me over for a test drive so I put the Plus 4 GDI through its paces. I was never a fan of the 2.0L Duratec, finding it a tad stodgy but the GDI could well be the best trad of all with a bit of the zip from the Sigma 4/4 but with added torque to push you along without trying too hard. The steering was well weighted and the whole car had a balance that eludes the nose heavy Roadster. Pretty much everything else would be familiar to drivers of late vintage trads and if the satin rimmed dials on the dash were not to my taste the cockpit was leather trimmed to a standard beyond that of my similarly priced Elise.
And talking of Lotus, would I flip for a Mog? Well not at the moment, not whilst I'm still enjoying the way the peerles handling and peachy 220 bhp devours French D roads. But never say never and if I get the urge make mine a 2.0L GDI in BRG
