Well, we drove it. Brilliant car let down by a very noisy engine and a CVT which doesn’t know how to tame it. At constant speed all is fine, but even quite gentle acceleration caused the revs to rise too high and the engine thrum too loud. Very disappointed as the car itself is a peach. Great interior, comfortable seats, surprisingly well controlled suspension for such a small car and fun handling.
By contrast we also drove a Suzuki Ignis whose very similar (but more powerful) engine and gearbox combo behaved impeccably. The gearbox kept the revs in check, increasing as the speed increased and keeping the noise down. The rest of the car couldn’t be more different with the suspension and steering not so great. Still comfortable but lacking the designer interior of the Aygo X. Bigger car. More space and versatile boot / rear seat arrangement.
Whereas the Aygo X is good to look at, the Ignis isn’t. So neither car cut the mustard today. Looks like I’ll be keeping the Jazz a while longer.