As juniors and seniors get their licences, many of them are driving different and interesting cars. Each car has its own characteristics, features, and downsides.
One junior, Kiyan Premani, shares some of his favorite things about his 2025 BMW 7 series, which he has been learning how to drive with. The car is the biggest Model BMW makes, and is also incredibly luxurious. The car also has many features he enjoys, and which make the car convenient and comfortable.
“[The car] has automatic doors, a huge TV in the back ,[it drives] very fast and smooth, and has a good ride,” Premani said.
However, the car also has many downsides to it.
“[The fuel economy] is terrible, the car has bad suspension, and the seats don’t recline much,” Premani said.
In addition, another NVD junior drives a 2025 Tesla Model 3. The Model 3 is described by Tesla as a “sports sedan,” and is also one of their most popular models. They have many features that they enjoy with the car.
“I love how it shows me where I am in between the lines when I am parking. This has definitely improved my parking skills. I also love how hot my car can get, this will be very helpful during the winter,” the NVD junior said.
In addition to that, there are even more highlights to the car.
“The quality of the ride is amazing. Every time I take my friends out for lunch or after school they always comment on the ride [quality]. They all agree it is smooth. The acceleration is [also] very fast, it has a 0-60 [of] around four seconds,” NVD junior said.
Senior, Ellie Avianto, drives a 2014 Mercedes M-Class, one of their SUV models. It is now known as the GLE. The M class is technically discontinued, but the GLE is virtually the exact same car.
“I really like the interior and the exterior of my car because the all black look feels nice, clean and cool. It is the perfect sized car for me because I don’t like driving small or very big cars, and my car is the perfect in between,” Avianto said.
The M class is not without downsides, however. She has had reliability, and fuel economy issues with it.
“I was driving one time and the car broke down. Fuel economy is not amazing, around the mid-teens to low-20s MPG depending on how/where you drive. It wasn’t built to be economical; comfort was the priority,” Avianto said.
Avianto loves her car, and is incredibly thankful for it, and is grateful for the fact she does not have to use other forms of transportation instead.
“I am very grateful for my car. I am super blessed to even have a car to drive, because getting rides to the places I need to go would be draining, especially since my parents have things to do. I feel very independent with my car and I love to drive it,” Avianto said.
