(G) I test drove a T-Jet 150 Sport

Hi,

I test drove a T-jet 150 today. I was really impressed with the car, to say the least ! I come from a Renault Megane 1.6/115bhp and there is a huge difference in everything.

The exterior as you all know is great. But I was really impressed by the interior. Really good build quality feel, and the design of the dashboard as well as the doors and the red/black upholstery is just great. Very good looking sport seats also. The driving position was ideal for me, I am 5'7". The interior design is better than a Golf or Focus, but I like the dashboard material more in a Golf (the rubberized plastic). The Bravo has very good materials too, and it feels very solid.

Then the next thing which amazed me was the sound of the engine. It was at just the right level, and just the right tone. When you accelerate the sound is just amazing. I can compare it with the note of the BMW 330i I drove a few months ago. The same type of engine note and the same levels.

The power was not delivered in a linear fashion but it is normal for a turbo engine. However, when you get past 3500RPM it pulls really hard until 6000 (where it drops abruptly), and did I mention the engine note ?

The 6-speed gearbox was amazing, better than anything I have driven until now and this includes the 2006 330i.

The steering was a bit light but I loved it The clutch was also light and I didnt have any problem with the biting point which for me was perfectly ok.

The suspension was stiff but this didn't seem to affect the ride quality very much. The front-end grip is very good with the 17" tyres.

Once I reached 90mph in a few seconds and it felt like I was doing 50. Very good sound insulation of the road noise but the engine note is present at just the right level, not very high but enough to impress your passengers

Everything is efortless in driving this car. Powerful engine, light steering (which I personally like), light cluch, precise and light gear changing.

And did I mention the feeling that whoever buys a Golf or Focus over this is being ripped off ? At the price of the T-Jet Sport you can only get a boring 1.6FSI Golf with almost no optional extras.

In two days from now I will test drive a Bravo MultiJet 150 Sport, I will tell you my opinions after this

Sounds good mate

I was always going to go for the 150 MJ when I change my GP MJ Sporting, then with Diesel getting ridiculous I started to think about the 150 T-jet instead, then I watched that enviro film thing with Leonardo presenting and got me thinking. Now I'm seriously thinking of the Bravo 1.6MJ Eco..... (If you knew me, it's VERY unlike me to think like that)

Very detailed explanation I have a Bravo 150bhp and I am over the world with it I fully agree with you on everything that you said. Just two small critism though (so as not to say that this car is perfect he he).... if you drive a lot in traffic with the car (like here in Malta) do not expect that you'll have the consumption as stated on the Fiat bravo brochure (especially if you are contsantly pressing the Sports button and revving the engine (like me)). Secondly the Blue&me thing is not so flawless..... most mobiles do not work with it and the ones that do most probably it does not read the messages. Other than that it is just perfect

Blue + Me works fine on my SE K800i. Message reader and Voice calling.

My SE w850i worked fine - now I've changed to a SE S500i and guess what, that works fine too!!!

Quite alot of the newer mobiles work with B&M.

I posted a link to the latest list of compatible phones in the B&M section. As already stated the K800 that I have works perfectly!