now the other big change on the xcNUMBER_TOKEN is under the bonnet we saw the bNUMBER_TOKEN badge at the back and bNUMBER_TOKEN is volvo torque for mild hybrid which means under the bonnet you have a two liter turbo petrol engine good for NUMBER_TOKEN horsepower so it is plenty of power but you also have a NUMBER_TOKEN volt battery that assists during that acceleration the initial surge the battery does sort of help a bit and of course it helps you save that precious fuel as well using auto start stop so that is a big plus but the highlight has to be the refinement of the engine it is really smooth it is quiet and calm in here inside the cabin you barely hear the engine and unless you go past NUMBER_TOKEN rpm you really don't feel it working it is really really a very smooth and composed engine however the engine might be nice but what holds it back is the NUMBER_TOKEN-speed automatic gearbox it is nowhere close to the audi qNUMBER_TOKEN in terms of shift speed even the bmw xNUMBER_TOKEN for that matter it also has an eight speed automatic traditional torque converter gearbox this one is hesitant it is relaxed a bit too relaxed and laid back for that matter and you just cannot rush this car the feeling that you get every time you drive it is that you need to be really patient with it really lenient and only then can you truly enjoy it because there are no paddle shifters here yes you do get manual function for this nice crystal gear shifter but it is side to side you know if you have to engage manual you just flick it down and now you have to move on side to side right side for plus left for minus and that is not really natural you know you're used to up and down or front and back but this thing just doesn't work and even then the shift speeds aren't really responsive so you do sort of struggle a bit when it comes to manual control the best way then is to just pop it in d and have a relaxed food sedate driving is what it does best now performance is fine but what about ride quality you know a car in this segment it really is a very important aspect however with this mild hybrid version it hasn't gone too far from the older car you know it's still the same firm ride that we've seen on the xcNUMBER_TOKEN before and low speed bumps as a result are sort of filtered through you do feel like that a lot of those thoughts that come into the cabin and it's not really a very comfy or supple ride like the qNUMBER_TOKEN or even the glc for that matter however once you gain speed things start to look positive highway speeds it is really planned and composed undulations are taken care of really well so you won't really feel it that much on a good stretch of tarmac but if you're on a bad patch of road it is a bit busy in here
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