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Old 03-26-2006, 07:09 AM   #1
1zippo1
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Default Autosfeer 4x4 test day

The cars we drove, in order from good to bad

Range Rover Sport Supercharged: superb sound, great handling for such a heavy car, rapid engine response.

Mercedes ML350: very good handling, good engine, could use a bit more torque, superb interior.

BMW 330xd:
lots of torque, excellent chassis, needs more steering feedback.

Lexus RX400: luxery, fantastic interior, lots of power.

Range Rover 2.7biturbo diesel: needs more power, rolls a lot but is the most refined car I’ve ever been in. Feels like nothing else (floats)!

Land Rover Discovery 2.7biturbo diesel: rolls too much in corners, feels heavy. Comfortable ride.

Hummer H3: Absobloodyfuckinglutely horrible! I think the powerband (or how do you call it in english) was broken. We couldn’t rev past 3000rpm. It must have taken at least 20 sec to go from 0-100km/h.

The one I would advise: Mercedes ML320CDi (more torque then the 350).


Two video's I've uploaded of when we were driving the Range Rover Sport Supercharged. I warn you, the quality sucks, there's no sound. But they're pretty small so you're not wasting bandwidth.

http://users.telenet.be/p997s/Range%...rcharged-1.avi

http://users.telenet.be/p997s/Range%...rcharged-2.avi



Range Rover Sport Supercharged


Land Rover Discovery 2.7 biturbo diesel


Hummer H3


Lexus RX400 hybrid


BMW 330xd break – 325xi


Mercedes ML350


Audi Q7


Audi A4 Cabrio 3.0 TDi


The rest of the group








The list of the cars that were present and could drive alone:
Yamaha Quads
BMW 330xd
BMW 530xd
BMW 325ix
BMW X3 2.0
Honda CR-V 2.2 i-CDTi
Hummer H3
Hyundai Tucson CRDi
Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 CRDi
Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD x2
Kia Sportage CRDi
Kia Sorento CRDi
Land Rover Discovery 2.7biturbo diesel
Range Rover Sport Supercharged
Range Rover 2.7biturbo diesel
Lexus RX400H x2
Mercedes ML350
Nissan Murano
Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.9 DdiS
Suzuki Jimmy Cabrio 1.5 Ddis
Toyota RAV4 2.2 D4-D
Toyota Hilux
Volvo XC90 D5
Volvo XC70 D5

The cars we could drive but with one of the car importers next to you:
Audi Q7 3.0 Tdi & 4.2Fsi
VW Touareg 2.5Tdi & 5.0 Tdi
Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7

The cars we couldn't drive, but were taken onto an offroad course:
Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7
Nissan X-Trail
Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan Navara
Land Rover Discovery G4
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