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| warren Member Since: 14 Oct 2009 Location: East Lancs. Posts: 903   
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http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/land-rover...car/249556
Thought this was some sort of mistake at first! But will anyone actually pay the extra for a 4wd one? If the same option would be available for the Full Fat Range Rover, how many people would pay extra for 4 wheel drive, even though most will never leave the tarmac? How will a 2wd Landy get on when we get our global warming induced Arctic winters? Mind you, I guess this is the real world, and if it makes Land Rover money then I don't suppose we can complain, eh? |
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11th May 2010 1:40am |
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| Grockle Member Since: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Peak District National Park Posts: 2266  
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you'd think Jaguar would have made a fxf to make up for it
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1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up. |
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11th May 2010 12:58pm |
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| harveyg77 Member Since: 09 Apr 2010 Location: Derby Posts: 309
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Yes, I see BMW do the X1 in rear drive (S-Drive) and 4wd (X-Drive). Can't wait for some smug "I've got a clean non-polluting SUV" to have the smile wiped off their face when they get stuck at the sign of a slight frost and have to be towed out with my wife's front drive Focus or my Defender
I looked at a Kuga and the salesman was so keen on flogging me a 2wd version, stating how clean they are and how it isreally setting a treend for low-emission SUVs. Sod that! If I want a 2wd Kuga I buy a Focus estate, it scheaper, more economical, faster, less polluting and handles better (because although the Kuga is a Focus estate its higher and heavier!) I would almost argue that offering a 2wd SUV is worse for the Environment, as it encourages those in a normal estate 3-series, Focus, etc. which would output far less CO2 and return better economy to give it up for the dirtier than their nromal car 2wd SUV on the groudns that its cleaner than the 4wd SUV. I wonder how many people with a 4x4 SUV actually change it for the 2wd variant? Soap box away now |
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11th May 2010 1:20pm |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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Doubt this will happen.....Land Rover was looking at that option when designing the Freelander but it was deemed that it wasn't fitting with the companies reputation so they sacked it and went for only 4WD.
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11th May 2010 10:13pm |
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