An extended test drive is 24hrs on DLM insurance. (It used to be 48 with RSA) You need to arrange and book in advance with the dealer or its around 2-4hrs on their insurance dependending on what the dealer offers.
I picked up a new (45 miles) ZR-V Advance up at 9.45 and dropped it off at 2.30ish. Unfortuately I felt unwell today, so didn’t go far and came home twice.
The car itself drove very well, I thought both around town and M4. Acceleration was sharp especially pulling out of junctions and overtaking. Road/tyre noise wasn’t as bad as I expected at 70mph plus. The dual carriageway to the M4, has not long being resurfaced and tyre noise was kept to a minimum, overall better than the car I have now. Equally wind noise at national speed limit plus, wasn’t too bad and again better than my current car however, I would normally drive with the radio on, so any tyre/wind noise would be dulled anyway as in the car I currently have.
I averaged 47.7mpg during the time with the car, which would have been dented with my motorway speeds. Around town taking daughter school 44.8mpg. Do bare in mind I’m not a slow driver. I reckon my wife would easily average 50+mpg. I also reset the previous mpg as I always do when testing a car.
The interior, is very well put together, with plenty of softouch materials, even low down compared to other manufacturers. We felt the seats were comfy enough to do a long journey, even with no lumbar support (my wife has a bad back) and the rear seats plentyful for our needs and the luxury of heated seats in the rear to.
The down side for us is the boot isn’t big enough, otherwise we would have ordered the Advance there and then for the price.