I've had my Formentor a couple of weeks now, so thought I'd just post a few comments on my likes/dislikes of the car and how I'm finding it.
Spec: V2 150 DSG in Asphalt Blue.
Likes
So overall I do like the car, none of the dislikes are showstoppers, more just niggles that are mildly frustrating. Thankfully most of the "major" issues have been resolved in prior updates.
Spec: V2 150 DSG in Asphalt Blue.
Likes
- Looks - the car certainly looks nice, both outside and (generally) inside. Have had a good few people saying they like it.
- Engine - despite the 150 being the "poverty spec" engine, for what I want it for I actually find it more than adequate. I do a lot of town driving these days, and it's perfect for that. I came from a 260bhp diesel doing lots of motorway miles (which it was great for), so quite a difference, but certainly don't feel like it's lacking too much. Sure, it's not going to win any races, but I'm not having any races!
- Gearbox - gear changes are really smooth and whilst it can be a little slow to drop down in comfort mode, in general I find it pretty good.
- Features - Quite a lot of useful features as standard such as keyless entry, memory seats etc.
- Comfort - very comfortable car to be in, nice driving position, smooth ride etc.
- Touchscreen - Physical design is absolutely awful. Shiny black plastic and non-illuminated buttons. Once of the worst parts of the cabin IMO.
- Infotainment - Being on the latest software, I've not had all the "usual" bugs, but it still has a mind of its own.
- Randomly not selecting my primary profile when I get in.
- Random screens being flashed on and off when I get in the car.
- "Hola hola" being far too sensitive and activating during normal speech. Disabled it now.
- Some options don't feel "complete". For example not being able to select all all the colours in the internal lighting individual profile, only limited customisation of the three "favourite" tiles etc.
- Lane Guidance - several times has tried to sharply pull me out of a straight line when going through a junction. I know it can be turned off with OBD11, but I'm loathed to pay £100 to do that. Switching off via the button on the steering wheel is a pain as doing so drops you into a different view on the cockpit display!
- "Off" toggle switches. A few things such as the heated steering button don't "toggle" - it's a short press to switch on, and a long press to switch off. Also noticed some other things in the infotainment menus are a pain to switch off. Only very minor, but a niggle nevertheless.
So overall I do like the car, none of the dislikes are showstoppers, more just niggles that are mildly frustrating. Thankfully most of the "major" issues have been resolved in prior updates.