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It's very farty with gear changes. I presume this is a "feature" as not all DCTs do this. A Golf GTi does, albeit not as overtly.

I still can't get my head around 133 Kw per litre ( 177 HP ) in a Merc' entry level range hatchback.

An early car of mine was the first of the twin cam Corollas, a 1986 model the with the E82 engine. At 1.6 lts it had 86 Kw which was hottish at the time and that equated to 53.75 Kw per litre! The next model went to 100 Kw yet that is still only 62.5 Kw / ltr.

I know people like to knock Toyotas but I had that car for 18 years and all I ever spent on it was for services, batteries, tyres and 2 replacement mufflers. Started first turn every time. At one stage I hadn't driven it for nearly 2 years; put a new battery in, turned it over and it started straight away. I wonder if our modern cars will have this kind of longevity and long term reliability?