I have just made a short drive of about 8 miles and it struck me just how many of the Mk4's clever tricks came into play.
Daylight - but very dull and overcast. Temperature +8c
Car opened without touching keys. .
Started car. Headlights came on automatically. Heating already on 21c climate control. I put on heated seats and heated steering wheel . (to try it out on new car) . Selected D and drove off, without neeeding to release handbrake.
Stopped at traffic lights . I was first in queue . , No messing with gear stick or clutch. Handbrake applied with flick of finger.
Lights changed to green. I noticed youngster intending to overtake all the stationary traffic before it moved . No chance kiddo. I just touched the throttle (no need for handbrake) and I was gone. Left him behind for dead (carefully

) But did hit 31 mph in 30 limit. Single bong from the car

By half a mile from home heated seats and steering wheel were snug and warm.
Then a couple of roundabouts. Merged with traffic and rapidly through bends as easy as winkie. No messing with gears. great handling and torque. And silence.
Then joined traffic queue on hill. No rolling back (hill start assist ) Just squirt and go.
Still light enough so I selected brake hold. Stop/ start traffic and traffic lights. No clutch, gear changes, applying or releasing handbrake . Simples.
Started to rain a bit. Wipers came on automatically.
Inadvertently reached 23 mph near a school .(about 2pm No kids about ) another bong.

Arrived home and reversed onto my drive, greatly assisted by the reversing camera.
Locked car with touch of finger on door handle.
All this without doing anything special with controls and settings other than using brake hold.
I have been driving over 50 years, mostly a manual car. I can do all the old fashioned stuff that used to be necessary. But it was great not having to. . And it did allow me to devote a tiny bit more attention to driving safely.
(Even kiddo the overtaker - we would otherwise both have reached a traffic island at the same time. )
So folks dont be hesitant about buying a mk 4 or having to learn some new tricks. Its great.
