Suv's are just a fashion thing, a car or station wagon is going to handle better and have just as much room. Try a Mazda 6 or Mondeo liftback.
socram,
Nov 21, 9:20pm
Most drivers wouldn't get anywhere near the handing limits of any car! The Jaguar E Pace race series didn't see many falling over - not that I watched many races.
As anyone who has given people track rides knows only too well, the average punter has no idea just how fast a vehicle can corner. They always get out of the car, any car, amazed that it could corner so quickly.
socram,
Nov 21, 9:22pm
Most drivers wouldn't get anywhere near the handing limits of any car! The Jaguar E Pace (SUV) race series didn't see many falling over - not that I watched many races.
As anyone who has given people track rides knows only too well, the average punter has no idea just how fast a vehicle can corner. They always get out of the car, any car, amazed that it could corner so quickly.
meow_mix,
Nov 22, 5:02pm
My car can produce enormous lateral g-forces when cornering, it is a Subaru Legacy RS which has AWD, lowered on Bilstein shocks and Tein springs, on 17" STi alloys, it would take something like an Evo or Porsche to out-corner this.
djrandomguy,
Nov 23, 3:54pm
Or a 106GTi [ as long as it's not raining ]
richardmayes,
Oct 20, 3:54pm
My Boss has got a VX Prado, I've got a V6 Estima.
On the road he looks like a boss, I look like a soccer mum, but I don't really care.
He's got 5 seats + a boot, or 7 seats + no boot. I've got 8 seats + a boot.
When my boss starts up his Prado it sounds like a diesel farm ute. When I start up my V6 Estima you can't even hear the engine running.
At 100km/h on the open road the VX Prado sounds like a sluggish diesel farm ute. At 100km/h on the open road my V6 Estima is trying to go faster all of the time, and you still can't hear the engine. But crosswinds blow it around a bit.
My Boss has 4x4 which he never uses. I don't have 4x4 but it doesn't matter because I don't need it.
My boss has awesome towing capability but he never tows anything. I would tow stuff occasionally but I don't have a tow bar. :-(
So in summary: My V6 Estima does everything better than my Bosses' VX prado, EXCEPT for off-road ability, towing, and looking like a boss.
So if off-road ability, towing, and looking like a boss are not important to you, consider a V6 minivan type vehicle!
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