Whilst at Krazy Horse the other day Dan kindly let me take their PlusFour demonstrator for a spin, must say I am very impressed with it.
I haven't actually driven a trad (and never will as I am far to tall to be able to - my legs are wedged under the wheel with no chance of movement!) so I can only really compare this to my Aero 8.
In all it was very impressive, it drove very much like the Aero - it felt stiff, gripped well and you have the same "sit in the back" feeling you get being over the back axle. I would say for an entry level car it is mightily impressive, I didn't push the car hard but you get a good feeling through a few roundabouts as to how the chassis feels and it felt modern and stiff.
Onto the drivetrain and I was seriously impressed, it is a fantastic engine that sounded great (lots of deep exhaust rumble and burble and turbo noises to top it off!) and that was on the factory standard exhaust. It felt like it had a lot of power in such a small car and the torque made it effortless, a seriously quick car in the right hands. This one was an auto and it was great, having a few BMW's myself it felt very comfortable (in a good way) and as much as most bemoan the BMW shifter I don't - it comes from one of the best manufacturers in the business, i'd be proud of it tbh.. yes not inkeeping with the design but all the complicated electronics inside it mean its very hard to change.
The interior was nice, and the electronic dashboard is a neat touch that displays information such as when you adjust the heating - felt rather modern but suitably retro in a nice sort of way.
All in all I would say go drive one, it really it a serious machine and definately commands respect when it comes on song, one must wonder what the Plus 6 is like on full chat..bonkers I imagine and rather lively!
They also had one of the last trads with the gold chassis - in the flesh.. gorgeous!
