test drove this morning. first impression upon starting engine..dissapointment,,the engine sound and felt like a bag of nails..its rough and unrefine..exact feel i had when i took delivery of my gen2 5 yrs back. However, only at idle, it felt so. Thereafter on the move ,all was well, steering and suspension are good,the cvt gearbox smooth . Like the review by star motoring- pls dont expect kick in the butt turbo performance. infact i didnt feel the turbo at all but instead a very smooth progression..mybe the cvt blunted the pickup to a certain point.infact i would prefer such state of tune between gb and engine as reliability on the long run will be better. back to the drive, upon sudden acceleration ffrom low speed, a typical trait of the cvt emerge - the engine will spin to high rpm with a moment that feel like half clutching a manual car/or a worn out clutch, before the gear 'reengages' again - this probably is something a cvt driver will have to learn/live with.

the exora MT gear shift is super heavy and stiff. try it out..see whether u can get use to it before deciding