1 - ...:asy Paces The six-cylinder engine is of only a
little over 14-litres c pacity, rated at 14 and taxed at to guineas, the weight (crucial item) 254 cwt. It is about normal in its class, but it 'goes like a car of greater calibre. It will reach something like 70 miles an hour on top and the useful figure of 55 on third, and on all gears it runs up to its maximum without perceptible effort. It is one of those cars which seem always ready to go a little faster. It was that quality which attracted me more than any other, its readiness to get on with it. And it is generally going faster than you think it is. For the rest, it has the quietest , pre-selective -gear I have yet driven, what is called " big car " suspension, specially good brakes, and a _well-designed, well-finished saloon body with remarkably good vision for the driver through a very wide and deep screen, and what I liked -best of all in it, a single front seat with a dividing arm-rest.
A feature I have never seen before is • the lining of the roof, a light cream-coloured material that can be washed. The light colour adds considerably to one's comfort, giving the effect of extra head-room; an ingenious dodge which I have no doubt will be imitated. The actual head-room is generous and there is plenty of room for legs and elbows in front and behind. The price is 433o, which I thought moderate.
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