Video BMW 745/Audi A8/Lexus LS460/Jaguar XJ-R
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Interesting video. LS engine sounds great. LS body roll? Not so much. Hopefully that wasn't an LS with AVS or touring package.
You wanna see a good AWD test, watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDt81...elated&search=
(The first car is probably not AWD just to show it can't get anywhere going UP the ski slope)
You wanna see a good AWD test, watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDt81...elated&search=
(The first car is probably not AWD just to show it can't get anywhere going UP the ski slope)
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I wonder if the LS was tested using ECT Power. Strange that the BMW was able to pull away from the LS, despite having a weaker engine. The LS was decisively faster than the supercharged Jag. So much for Car and Driver's comparison .
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Hmm, now that I think about it, it may have been VDIM limiting performance even more-so than usual due to the rain and treaterous conditions.
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We are forgetting one other significant variable. The Drivers. The drivers may be the biggest difference in this race. This is particularly true in these rainy conditions. It depends on which one is the most risky and which one is simply the best driver and most experienced in racing on water.
After a Nascar race, who get's credited with the win? The driver of course.
Most don't care whether the race car was a Ford or Chevy.
After a Nascar race, who get's credited with the win? The driver of course.
Most don't care whether the race car was a Ford or Chevy.
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You wanna see a good AWD test, watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDt81...elated&search=
(The first car is probably not AWD just to show it can't get anywhere going UP the ski slope)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDt81...elated&search=
(The first car is probably not AWD just to show it can't get anywhere going UP the ski slope)
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Well C&D did not test in the rain....
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Were talking about climbing ski slopes not actually off-roading in the sense of rock climbing and the LX handles like crap compared to the Allroad or X5 or RX.
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