“You have to remember to use the drive modes. Driving smoothly and accurately gets the best out of the car.” “It should be more refined, the engine doesn’t sound sporty enough, and the stop-start isn’t smooth enough.” “On a decent twisty road it really is an enjoyable car to drive. The brakes are very strong, with excellent feel.” BMW’s compact contender just makes it into the top half of the table, with a strong score in the ride and handling category, based on fifth for handling and sixth for driving pleasure. Acceleration rates highly, at 14th, with brakes one place above, but scores are poor for engine sound (47th) and transmission smoothness (48th), with steering rated 34th.
You can’t beat BMW’s first place for interior style, though, backed up by…
