10-17-2018, 08:42 AM | #136 |
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10-17-2018, 08:51 AM | #138 |
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While the grill is HUGE I also think it's the design of kidneys and the history of them being smaller that makes it look even bigger than they are... Take a look at the grill of a Mercedes S-Class, Audi Q5/7 and others and they have even bigger grills - far bigger - but the Audi single frame has looked like this for a long time - same with Merc... maybe we get used to this I don't know - but this car would have looked GREAT with 50% less tall kidneys... LOVE the headlights...
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longer but narrower than X5?! Hmmm...
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10-17-2018, 09:08 AM | #140 |
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Isn't this a 6-seater?!
Also I'm guessing the cockpit is identical to the G05? |
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But the complaints are two fold: first, tragic stability, literally bug after bug (or as I've come to appreciate, 'quirks'). Second, ancient tech. Touch-screen, non-intuitive layout, odd-nested functionality. Btw - and hats off to @jason for fostering a real community - I did a comparison write up on the RR forum (X5M vs. RR) that was both flattering and honest about both cars and it was deleted by mods. I think there's a lot of 'perception management' by JLR. Spend enough time on those forums and you see the threads pop-up, then vanish. Makes 'doing your research' harder than it would be for any other make. BMW owners (at least I did) take for granted the investment BMW makes in iDrive. It's by a mile better. Now, I largely knew that going in (though the 2018-19 was supposed to be a big upgrade, IMHO it's mostly nicer plastic/bigger screens). All together, the RR is a better 'riding' car, 6mm acoustic glass, etc etc. Which is what I wanted for my family hauler. My weekend toy/board wagon is a fully swapped E46 S54/M3 wagon. |
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I really don't like that two-tone interior. It reminds me of a 90's import tuner trend where people used to paint their interiors. It looks really cheap! I'm sure if the colors didn't clash as much, I would feel differently.
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10-17-2018, 10:08 AM | #146 |
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Why? The GLS, Q7 and XC90 all fit the bill if the X7 doesn't. I think the 11.5 cubic feet of cargo space behind the 3rd row is on the smaller side when the others have 16, 14.8 and 15.8 respectively.
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10-17-2018, 10:58 AM | #147 |
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It looks much better than I've expected, bossy and timeless. The big grill somehow fits the car quite good.
Sure, there may be some parts which could be done "better", but I actually can't name a certain part of the car which really despleases me. For example the new 3 series and X4 are looking nice from certain angles, but I hate the taillights (so much that it could be a deal-breaker for me), while I think the new Z4 is nice as well, but has "strange" headlights. |
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10-17-2018, 11:29 AM | #148 |
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IMHO FUGLY!!
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10-17-2018, 01:47 PM | #150 |
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Holy crap that is ugly.
"Ohhh! You cursed brat! Look what you've done! I'm melting! Melting! Oh, what a world! What a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness! Ohhh! Look out! Look out! I'm going! Ohhhh - Ohhhhhhhhhh!" |
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10-17-2018, 02:56 PM | #153 |
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The Volvo is nice, but it is just not in this class at all.
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