Front wheel drive sucks. Case in point: the Acura TL. Here's a perfectly good car ruined by the simple fact that its front wheels have to steer and propel at the same time. Give the TL's gas pedal a shove, feed the engine some revs, unleash a bit of torque and, well, [...]
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Evolution is a strange thing. You start with a single cell animal, wait a couple billion years and end up with Eminem. By the same token, you start with a rough and ready off-roader, wait thirty-four years, and end up with a luxury car on stilts. Evolution is not a good thing or a bad thing; it's just a thing. But the question remains: is the Range Rover fit enough to survive in an automotive environment teeming with first class competition?
The moment you heave yourself aboard the Range Rover, the British-built SUV asserts its exclusivity. The RR rejects the usual luxury car sports seat posturing in favour of a driver's throne, complete with leather arm rest. The view through the all-but-vertical windscreen reinforces the imperious vibe. You sit up high, master of all you survey – including about an acre of bonnet stretched out beneath you like the playing fields of Eton.



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newcarscostalot - It looks nice. I would like to see a head to head comparison against this vehicle and other trucks under contolled conditions to see how it stacks up.
Cammy Corrigan - May I remind people that the 240000 figure is a production figure. They use those units to sell GLOBALLY, not just in the US. Through...
reclusive_in_nature - I think the recent Impala SS is worthy of the moniker (of course I own one). Say what you want about it’s handling or how hard the plastics...
reclusive_in_nature - So the vehicle company that isn’t castrating itself to meet CAFE regs is the one domestic company that hasn’t gone tits up. What a shock.
confused1096 - Very briefly in the ’80s there was a Camaro with a 4-pot under the hood. It barely got out of it’s own...
confused1096 - My best friend has a very well preserved ‘85 or ‘86. Great little truck for what it was, very well...
guyincognito - @ Robert Schwartz, Have you not been in Michigan lately? Most everyone still applies the possessive to all businesses. I’m going to Miejer’s, I...
guyincognito - Seriously? I’m no truck guy, but I still think this vehicle is more in line with the F-150’s mission than a Lightning. Why diminish the advantages of a...
Kendahl - The Mini is so different from the various BMW coupe and sedan models that I have to remind myself that it is built by the same company. I...
guyincognito - “Anybody can slap a few shiny shocks on a truck and some fender flares. This truck is really nothing more than a “ZR2″ F-150.” As someone with...