I agree vinalspin, my Soul is noisier than the S-Max diesel it replaced at anything over about 30-40mph (hardly anything it it mind), and below that you have the ice cream van music VESS to deal with. Put some music on and its all the same really.
I’d say the electric car was more stressful as its ACC is a pain in the backside (braking the car on bends as it thinks you are going to hit the car in the inside lane for instance) and its noisier, harsher over bumps/ridges and less settled on the road as its got a 300mm shorter wheelbase. Seats are nowhere near as comfy either. It’s not awful by any means, but it’s not as good.
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