Pants in Motion

It has arrived. And verily, it is good.

I’d say the 3MPS is as easy to drive as the Telstar was. The clutch is terrific compared to the 6MPS, which is tiring in stop-start traffic. I only stalled the car once after picking it up, and that was while I was reaching across to the passenger side to put some anti-virus packages into the map holder. In comparison, I stalled the 6MPS twice today and I’ve been driving it daily since Friday.

The 6 really hits the boost when you reach 3000 RPM, giving you a kick in the pants, and the 3 at first felt slower until I realised that that’s because the torque is coming in much lower in the rev range. It feels like a bigger, naturally-aspirated engine. This is great for making your acceleration feel nice and smooth, but also tricks you into thinking you’re going slower than you actually are. Already this afternoon I accidentally hit 80 in a 60 zone without realising it.

I hope Crumpet doesn’t read this post.