The left side of the car has a big well-know blind spot. Very difficult to judge how close the curb is when you do a left turn and also difficult to see oncoming cars on the left. Right cornering is ALSO a problem due to blind spots. Parking is also a problem as you can't see the front of the car.

Of course, that's just me driving my new city.....

After 4 months, I just started driving "S mode" fully (using the paddle on the E-series) the past few days and I must say that the feeling is much nicer in terms for throttle response. Just that there is a bit of "lag" when changing gear (a well-known "disadvantage") and the difficulty of changing gears on tight cornering.

One nice feature is that the gear will automatically go to 1st gear if you totally stop or 3rd gear if you slow down a lot, making less of a hassle to down-shift when you're at 5th gear and come to a stop.

If you guys haven't tried to drive the "S mode", I recommend you try it. Should save some fuel too. (but I'm sure some of you are already driving using the "S mode")

This post has been edited by kmarc: Jan 9 2010, 02:27 PM