So what can we learn in Madrid that we couldn’t from a drive of the Suzuki at a British proving ground? Well, actual roads with actual traffic do give a better idea of how well it performs in the real world.
To drive, it’s actually quite nice. Enough grip and well-weighted steering make it enjoyable to navigate both twisty roads and urban environments. Meanwhile, the suspension is neither especially firm nor particularly soft, but it’s well-damped, so it strikes a nice balance. There is quite a bit of wind noise on the motorway, though. The seats are quite narrow but actually have plenty of adjustment.
The ADAS are a problem, though. The lane keeping assistance is quite aggressive, the overspeed warning is typically annoying and while the driver monitoring system was okay for me, it didn’t seem to like my co-driver’s face (I can confirm that he wasn’t distracted). And turning them all off via a touchscreen that seems to have the processing power of a Nokia 3210 gets old very quickly.
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