G40R motorway ability??

G40R motorway ability??

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SonicHedgeHog

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2,538 posts

182 months

Saturday 17th August 2013
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Boring and tedious though it is my fun car has to be able to transport me and the misses over a couple of hundred miles without ear defenders messing up her hairdo. Reasonable ride quality is also important. Can anyone with first hand experience of the G40R tell me how it performs in these areas?

Thanks

rockgod42

8 posts

145 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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I have driven mine to Le Mans and Spa and back. No problem with the ride assuming on road settings, and even has a useful boot compared with Super 7, but it is quite noisey at (french) motorway speeds so I prefer to use ear defenders. Also rapid entry/exit trickey over roll bar even compared with an Elise. It is a very focused track car (friends with Lotuses reckon it feels much more like a race car on track)- best to test drive before you decide.

using water

99 posts

187 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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Get the wife a bus ticket

SonicHedgeHog

Original Poster:

2,538 posts

182 months

Tuesday 20th August 2013
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Thanks chaps. Would be cheaper to buy a Pagani than pay the consequences of putting the misses on a bus. Will have to trundle up to the factory and have a butchers.

Hexhamhc

456 posts

283 months

Thursday 22nd August 2013
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SonicHedgeHog said:
Thanks chaps. Would be cheaper to buy a Pagani than pay the consequences of putting the misses on a bus. Will have to trundle up to the factory and have a butchers.
You're very welcome to come along and try our 'R' on the A69 dual carriageway that runs from Hexham to Newcastle. I find that it is habitable at regular cruising speeds but gets a little noisy when pushed well over that!
Best regards, Tony

JU5T1N

1,079 posts

224 months

Friday 23rd August 2013
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I've not driven one but what is the sound proofing like on the G40?
Might be able to improve it as I think theyre pretty bare, sure factory will be able to help.