He checked the music, tapping his toe to "Maniac" from "Flashdance," and greeted familiar faces popping in pre show, from his wife Annette to Bergdorf Goodman CEO Jim Gold to stylist Rachel Zoe, who showed de la Renta photos of her baby on her phone. Throughout it all, he was a vision of calm, with no last minute changes, no barking of orders. The backstage swarm included dressers, makeup artists and publicists, and he seemed to know them all by name as he nodded approvingly at their work. The same thing happens when accelerating up a long motorway incline, meaning you hear a drone from the engine, which counteracts the quiet nature of the rest of the car.The conventional NX 200t 2.0 litre petrol model has a six speed automatic gearbox, which is an improvement on the hybrid's CVT. However, it still isn't as smooth or responsive as the eight speed gearbox in the BMW X3, for example. That means the petrol version doesn't feel as fast as the 0 62mph time ...