EYorkshire
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MY63 SD4 XS
My thoughts of it in the first few days:
First thing I did was removed the mat clips other than the drivers, talk about going overboard  they were not compatible with my LR rubbers.
My facelift SD4 MY11 suffered from quite a bad delay when attempting to accelerate into roundabouts, out of junctions etc, in fact anytime a shift from brake pedal to accelerator was required. The new MY13 is greatly improved in this respect and 'bum clenching' is not needed anymore.
Although my previous car was quiet, it seems that soundproofing has been improved yet again, quieter ride and engine noise more insulated.
Auto changes are noticeably smoother and with a very light throttle pedal the change up is imperceptible, probably all down to software.
Absolutely love the sat nav/audio and phone touchscreen, it's intuitive, well laid out and every bit of information you might need is there. This has made the central dash less cluttered now the phone/radio buttons have moved to the touchscreen. Also the touchscreen system, because it is a flash disc is instantaneous in start up, no DVD's and all countries are preloaded.
When using the sat nav for destination it additionally shows the next turn and distance graphic in between the temp and fuel gauge in the 'message centre' display behind the steering wheel, so just a quick lowering of the eyes to confirm the turn.
Centre console covered storage is filled with the various audio inputs so not a lot of room in there, but cup holders have improved.
Finding it strange with the lighting and fogs moved onto a stalk but begining to adjust to it and easier to come to grips with than I thought it would be.
It seems that the windscreen wipers when not in 'Auto' actually have a true intermittent wipe also but still dependent upon road speed, a better touch.
I keep attempting to 'dock' my key fob but keyless start is so much better. It's now a case of unlocking, put fob in my pocket, jump in, start and away. I'm not saying it is the best when compared with others out there, but much more user friendly.
The 'fob' on my old MY11 had raised buttons whereas with this one the buttons are nearly flush, this makes me want to use my nail rather than finger so 'fob' membrane could eventually get pierced.
I have the premium Meridian system with I believe 11 speakers plus 'woofer', can't notice an improvement over my old one but then again I do wear a hearing aid at times so probably not the best one to comment. Also there appears to be more volume control in 'setup' over all differing applications.
Parking sensors, activation now brings up a large 'plan' graphic of the car on the 7" display showing different colours when detection of objects are seen,
Fuel economy seems no better nor worse than my previous SD4, but then again it doesn't particularly interest me.
Previous car had a rattle from drivers window (had to release upward tension by tiny amount) and door card, this one no rattles or squeaks as yet, seems well screwed together.
The new style speedo only has increments of 20mph (ie 10/30/50/70) so it's good to see a quite large permanent digital readout in the message centre.
The shine only lasted one day, black is  to keep clean.
My previous SD4 was fault free in it's nearly three years, I'm hoping for the same with this one.
Last edited by EYorkshire on 21st Oct 2013 1:14 pm. Edited 5 times in total
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20th Oct 2013 12:11 pm
