FIRST impressions are everything. And so on. And on. There are a billion quotes or more I could reference. Which have given me an idea.
Here, I’m going to share those first few seconds, miles and minutiae of new, interesting, intriguing or plain cool cars with you.
Motor industry God, Richard Parry-Jones, said it was all about the 50 metre test*. Here’s a loose variation on this – something so new, I don’t even have a fancy title for it yet.
The first car to be sat in for 5 minutes, driven for a couple of miles then parked up again while I have a cup of tea is the new 2010 Citroen C3.
Head over to Flickr and let me know what you think of what I thought.
Oh, and once I’ve actually driven it some meaningful distance, I plan to post back here with more rounded impressions. Just so’s you can compare suspicion with, hopefully, a bit more reality.
Share here what you think of what I fleetingly think and share with you…
* ‘You can tell how good any car is within 50 metres from the ways it responds to your inputs and provides feedback,’ Parry-Jones told Brian Appleyard in The Times. ‘It should feel connected and coherent. If you work hard enough, you can do this for ordinary customers at ordinary prices.’
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