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The 159... I'd be interested to know how the boot space is and the general ride/comfort/handling is.
There's a rare variant with a V6 and All wheel drive. That would be a nice thing .
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So general ride, comfort and handling are actually quite lovely. It's extremely planted on the road, very stable. It's a heavy car so it's not what I would call a sporty drive but I'd imagine the 3.2 V6 would be similar enough in a sort of gentleman's express style. A really lovely way to cover miles in a reasonable hurry.
I drove down from Birmingham to Salisbury with mine today and it was just a really pleasant experience which is what I was after really. It's got plenty of go when you want tops it along but it's greatest attribute I've discovered so far is how little I have to say about it. Haven't had a chance to get it around a few twists yet but I might try and find a few around the New Forest tomorrow to see what it's like.
Boot space is ample although I don't have a lot of experience with estates. It's puny in comparison to my Discovery Commercial obviously but I also think I'm going to get along very well with it. We had a large North Face duffel, a carry-on size suitcase and two backpacks in the boot and there was easily enough space for the same again and some more I reckon.
There are a few odd quirks such as there is only one cup holder which is a bit strange though nothing that isn't dwarfed by the sheer joy of the beauty of the thing so far.
I've already been looking into the 3.2 V6 myself.
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Good opportunity for a visit to the British motoring museum to make myself feel less upset about buying an Italian car...