As I’m now on the run from the feds I’m having to use a VPN from Dubai to try and frame James
A few things which impressed me about the 360 I’ve not mentioned. It was fine on speed bumps, we went to Ironbridge when we had it and reverse parked up a steep hill to go to the pub just as you enter the riverside area. No scraping, oddly my 500e scraped the front bumper there.
It handled heavy rain really well, it was confidence inspiring and the steering was lovely, you just knew what was going on. I have no idea what tyres it was on but I did set the tyre pressures though to the right pressure as I know I’m an anal fart about it.
It didn’t steam up, get manky or ever feel fragile.
It handled a rutted farm track to the campsite we stayed at.
I think the only thing I remember which annoyed me was the abs kicking in a little early, so I wasn’t expecting it.
I really should have another drive of one.
The who,enreason I joined the Classic Car Club which I drove the 360 through was to try out some of the cars I had mentallybdecided I didn’t like. So the F1 box in a high revving low torque car was lucky as originally I had the Quattroporte which broke down. The gearbox being an early type took some mastering which made it fun, it was a mechanical feeling so when you did full throttle upshifts at 8000rpm it was absolutely glorious, it wasn’t 8nstantaneous but was still quick. You felt like something was going on which I really appreciate in a car. A far superior modern DSG doesn’t do that. Plus as previously mentioned the power was just right, It felt all of its 400hp.
Try one, I liked it but had a pre-conceived opinion that it would be fun but not for me.
Even taking money into account, I’d swap the 500e for a 360F1, I wouldn’t swap the Merc for a 355.
Dave!