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Offroad battle - BMW X7, G63, Range Rover, Land Cruiser, GLS 450, LX 570, QX80
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1 Land Rover Range Rover & Mercedes Benz G63
2 BMW X7 3 Mercedes Benz GLS450 4 Lexus LX570/Toyota Land Cruiser 200 5 Infinity QX80
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Interesting. And done in Khazakstan, no less.
Spoiler summary, X7 came in 2nd (3rd?) with this gentleman behind the Range Rover and G63 which tied for 1st. X7 very capable. As he points out, I'd also be interested to see how an X7 would perform differently, without the offroad package, which is rare for X7 builds. not often found. Awesome to see The X7 on 3 wheels like that with one several feet off the ground, and it powers through. Drivers can experience similar things at the BMW performance center offroad course.
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All I'll say is that I would take G wagon from those.
It's a pointless comparison because no one takes any of those off road. Maybe Land Cruiser years ago, with their prices now, people are storing them more then driving. LX is overpriced land cruiser Some other are just ok and some ehh, didn't even watch RK the end, moor points
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I am taking AMG G63
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Without watching I would have expected the G wagon or RR to come out on top. They have more of an off road design. Good showing by the X7
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So some of us do use them off road. But I'd probably never take a BMW or Mercedes up in our mountains. |
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The G wagon ride is horrible in comparison. It’s interior design still feels cramped and outdated. It’s a vehicle that has too many compromises to do anything well. It’s a expensive Wrangler for what it’s original purpose was designed for but the Rap stars moved from Wranglers to G Wagons so it’s cool.
I had one for a full day as a loaner. Meh, not impressed. For real difficult /technical off road capability, my Power Wagon would drag a G Wagon through the mud and rocks without front or rear lockers engaged. Here is the X7 on 22” street tires in a tougher off road course with more scientific results. Considering the X7 is a entirely new platform/vehicle, it certainly fine tuned its purpose with laser precision. Good off road ability without any sacrifice in ultimate luxury ride and handling. A mountain climber in a Armani suit. Last edited by MystroX5; 07-31-2021 at 07:36 AM.. |
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Personally Toyota/Lexus SUVs would be my choice if overlanding was my goal since there is so much aftermarket support for them. But xdrive is pretty good system and I was impressed during off road tour in performance center in SC.
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However, this channel also did a similar test with Mid sized SUV and the RR Sport was even better than the RR here. The QX80 is the Nissan Patrol and the LX is the land cruiser. The land cruiser's main value is that they don't break down and keep going… X7 beating the GLS and especially the Landcruiser on this course is pretty amazing! |
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None of them are off-road vehicles. Period.
Here is what you should be driving if you want to go off-road. Not 100k luxury vehicle. |
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For a brand new model, the X7 is surprisingly well tuned. Not perfect, but everything just fits. The handling, the luxury, the engine power... BMW really hit a home run with the X7. Now if they can just fix a few things like seat controls design...
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