Dear Mr. Nakabayashi Industries

previousNakabayashi Industries, a long-established manufacturer of auto body covers, which we interviewed.So, we asked them to make a body cover for the Panamera. Nakabayashi Kogyo has yet to make a mold for a body cover for a car for which they do not have a mold.If you bring in your actual car, after measurements and molding, the finished cover will be given to you free of charge.(Some car models are not eligible.)

Luckily, our 971 Panamera Turbo was not yet modeled, so we brought our car in to have the measurements taken, and then we received the cover. As usual, we were allowed to cover the measurements, which I will introduce in a later blog entry.

I had to borrow a loaner car.

We asked to schedule a visit to bring the actual car in and pick it up again the next morning.DAIHATSU MOVEas a loaner vehicle.(This ↓)

Daihatsu Move.
Grade X (CVT_0.66)
Model DBA-LA100S-GBGF
Displacement 660cc

I drive a Panamera on the way there and a Daihatsu Move on the way back."Since it is a rare opportunity for me to experience the difference between two cars, I was excited to see how I would feel the difference between the two. I was surprised at the difference from beginning to end...I mean, it's not right to compare the two....

The first thing that surprised me when I boarded the car was the spaciousness of the interior.

It is spacious without a center console and quite comfortable. In the light car commercials, "Spacious! Comfortable even for four passengers! I was convinced that this is indeed the case. The center armrest can be lowered to separate the driver's seat from the passenger's seat.

Rear seats are also spacious.

But the fact that it is so compact and spacious means that if it were to have an accident, it would probably flatten out in an instant..."I imagined that I was slightly scared. Next, the driver's seat area. The gear is located below the navigation system, next to the air conditioner switch.

So novel to have gear in a place like this!(As I recall, my parents' Prius also had gears next to the steering wheel.)Until I got used to it, though, I found myself reaching for the center console every time I parked in reverse and had to "operate the air gear" many times (explosion).

andI didn't know where the "parking brake" was at first....I looked down at my feet and saw that it was on the clutch pedal of a manual transmission car. The car I used to have at my parents' house was something like that.

The driver's legroom is still compact. Since I am usually accustomed to the feeling of the Panamera, there was nowhere for my left foot to go and it felt narrow.

Or perhaps it means that I usually drive with my legs in a very stiff position.... So, fasten your seatbelts and let's go!

The car started off smoothly, with a high line of sight and easy driving, but for some reason the "fasten seatbelt sign" kept going off."What? I put my seatbelt on."But upon closer inspection, I found that I had inserted the belt fitting into the passenger seat position (((HUGS))).

I put on the seatbelt without looking at it properly, just like the width of the Panamera seat, and it was the same width as the passenger seat (explosion).

I regained my composure and started again. Since the displacement was low, theStarting and accelerating from a stoplight is not fast enough for the "buoyant" sound.I looked at the meter and thought, "I've never heard such a high-revving sound in a Panamera. I've never heard such a high-revving sound in a Panamera," I thought and looked at the meter.

...or, there is no rotating system...!

Is that true for light cars? I had assumed that every car has a speedometer and a tachometer (tachometer), but I learned for the first time that they are totally different from car to car.

Thoughts on driving a Daihatsu Move

I then drove the Daihatsu Move back the 50 km distance to my home, and my brief impressions are as follows.

(1) Easy enough to use only for city driving

It has a higher line of sight than I expected, a wider windshield, and is easy to drive. It is a good enough car for city driving only, as it can turn in small circles and can be parked anywhere. The brakes had some play, but they were more effective than I expected.

(2) Highway driving on light is tiring/h4>.
Even though it was enough for city driving, I was quite tired this time because I used the highway a lot.When driving on the highway, the Panamera is like the green car of the Shinkansen Nozomi, so to speak.（I've only taken the green car once.)It's comfortable, smooth, nothing is happening, and I feel safe riding in it. The Daihatsu Move, on the other hand, if I may be so rude as to choose a word...It's like riding in a rickshaw."I guess that's what it's all about.

A small man was pulling a rickshaw for us, but he was always saying "hahaha, wheeze, wheeze" and swaying side to side when he got tired, making us cringe every time. So I would get nervous too.If it's that hard for you, you can have them slow down even more!"I felt as if I was always calling out to them, "I'm riding with you," and paying attention to how they were doing.(Sorry, Daihatsu...)

I was mentally very tired because I had to take care of myself like that throughout the whole process.

(iii) 90 km/h is the limit on highways.

Of course, if I wanted to, I could probably reach 100km/h or more, but the crosswind would almost blow me off course, and the handling was unstable at speeds over 90km/h, which was very frightening. With the Panamera, I had no worries about the handling as it was very stable regardless of whether the car was going 1~0 km/h or not, but I experienced firsthand that this was not the case. On a long distance trip with a lot of highway driving, I thought it would take about 1.5 times longer than the Panamera.

On the other hand, I thought it was really amazing to see drivers of cars in light cars, gunning it in the passing lane.

What is important?

This comparison between the two vehicles made me realize that I usually take it for granted, but I was surprised to find out that the two vehicles are very similar in terms of the quality and performance.The Panamera is a great car."I was able to reaffirm that I felt particularly strongly about the

I can enjoy the pleasure of driving because I can absolutely trust the car in terms of safety."

This was the case. The Panamera is a car that is a lot of fun to drive, with good acceleration and handling as desired, but it isI can absolutely trust the Panamera in terms of safety aspects such as high-speed stability, rigidity, and braking."It is. On the other hand, if there is even the slightest fear of safety, you will not even be able to enjoy the fun of driving.

In the pastI looked into Porsche certified tires.time of -The 911 must be fast, but more important than speed is safety.I was able to realize that this is exactly what it says. The more one learns about cars, the more profound they become.

The next day, I took the Daihatsu Move on the highway to Nakabayashi Kogyo. Perhaps because I was a little more accustomed to driving, I did not feel much fear. However, when I got into the Panamera afterwards, I was again impressed by its excellent performance. It is important to drive the opposite car once in a while, isn't it?