Just came home from my trip with the Panda Cross. Oslo, boat to Kiel. Kiel to a small town outside Bremen, and then back to Norway by driving through Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
Here is a picture from Norway before the trip:
Note; I changed from the 185/65-15 winters to the 195/65-15 all season before the trip.
Here is a picture from out favourite resturant, with the right all seasons.
We left for Norway 05:20 and arrived safe home at 17:15:
Fuel consumption ended at 7,2 litre per 100km; 39.2 mpg, note that is with the 195/65-15's. I usually stayed around 110kmh to 120kmh, but we also passed the 150kph mark 4-5 times (GPS speed). I did not try to get good fuel economy, but drove it like an Italian car should be driven ;-) I could just have stuck behind a trailer on its way to Oslo at 90kmh, but that would have been booring.
We only had two 10-15 min brakes with fueling; One in Denmark and one in Sweden.
I have done this trip several times before; 04 Seat Leon 1.8t 4x4, 03 Smart Roadster, 04 Audi A8 4.2 and 2014 120d. The panda was surprisingly comfortable, my GF says this is the best car we have driven that long trip. Her point was that the BMW 120d M-sport had too sporty seats that she feels stuck in if seatet for more than two hours.
As a driver, I must admit I missed CC, and I also wished I had a 7th gear. Constantly on 3-4k rpm vs 1,8-2k in our Beemer; Noise was not a problem, just the feeling of reving it that much for such a long time.
But the panda felt steady and with enough grunt. The all terrain tires had a bit of roadnoise depending on the asphalt, and the became a bit "whooly" at speeds above 140kmh (GPS).
Here is a picture from Norway before the trip:
Note; I changed from the 185/65-15 winters to the 195/65-15 all season before the trip.
Here is a picture from out favourite resturant, with the right all seasons.
We left for Norway 05:20 and arrived safe home at 17:15:
Fuel consumption ended at 7,2 litre per 100km; 39.2 mpg, note that is with the 195/65-15's. I usually stayed around 110kmh to 120kmh, but we also passed the 150kph mark 4-5 times (GPS speed). I did not try to get good fuel economy, but drove it like an Italian car should be driven ;-) I could just have stuck behind a trailer on its way to Oslo at 90kmh, but that would have been booring.
We only had two 10-15 min brakes with fueling; One in Denmark and one in Sweden.
I have done this trip several times before; 04 Seat Leon 1.8t 4x4, 03 Smart Roadster, 04 Audi A8 4.2 and 2014 120d. The panda was surprisingly comfortable, my GF says this is the best car we have driven that long trip. Her point was that the BMW 120d M-sport had too sporty seats that she feels stuck in if seatet for more than two hours.
As a driver, I must admit I missed CC, and I also wished I had a 7th gear. Constantly on 3-4k rpm vs 1,8-2k in our Beemer; Noise was not a problem, just the feeling of reving it that much for such a long time.
But the panda felt steady and with enough grunt. The all terrain tires had a bit of roadnoise depending on the asphalt, and the became a bit "whooly" at speeds above 140kmh (GPS).
