walkabout Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) I did a lot of test driving this weekend (my lease is up late this summer, but I can early out now if I wanted a Nautilus). I drove an XC60, BMW X3, Nautilus, Edge ST, and Edge Titanium First up, a few comments on the new Nautilus: The seats are, indeed, way more comfy. the bottom bolsters that used to cut into my legs and raise the sides of my butt enough to cause muscle strain on long rides are now sensibly shaped. In all honesty, the new seats were some of the most comfortable I drove yesterday. Its also my totally subjective impression that the cooling function works a lot better. It was vastly superior to the same option on the XC60, in fact. There are a few more subtle things I noted - steering a bit tighter, even more quiet, and ride was impressive (even with the 21"). One hell of an impressive package, overall. The XC60's seats are even better. Probably the most comfy car seats I've every experienced. Nice car, but with a stiff busy ride. The upsides are visibility (vastly superior to the Nautilus), interior materials ,and seating comfort. The ventilated seats are not worth the effort - basically don't do anything. The XC60 may be smaller than the Nautilus, but it doesn't handle or ride as well, and the base engine is lackluster. The Edge was pretty disappointing. I thought of it as a bargain Nautilus, but the seats in the Edge ST are insanely uncomfortable. The Titanium, with the 2.0, felt very under powered to me. Crossed it off my list. The X3 was the most fun. It doesn't have Android Auto, the main downside. But, right now, I am likely to go in that direction. The Nautilus' main enemies are not really smaller vehicles like the X3 and XC60 - but rather the Lexus RX and the Caddy XT5. Not only is the Nautilus superior to those vehicles overall, I don't think that either car is in the same class (TBH). Edited April 29, 2019 by walkabout Timmer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoeguy Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 I found the seats to be far superior also to my old MKX on my highway trip this weekend. Toronto Ottawa 4 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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