New SUVs

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Chevrolet Blazer

4.92 m long
5 seats only
2.5 and 3.6L engines
FWD and 4WD

I hope whoever at GM decided to call that a Blazer has a special place in hell they can burn. The last S10 Blazers were bad enough but that's just wrong on so many levels.

[Tempest67]

Love the X5.

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

I hope whoever at GM decided to call that a Blazer has a special place in hell they can burn. The last S10 Blazers were bad enough but that's just wrong on so many levels.

Why not keeping the Captiva nameplate?

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Why not keeping the Captiva nameplate?

Cause you can't sell a Captiva to a 30 something who thinks he needs a Blazer and doesn't know enough about cars to not know it's not his dad's Blazer, even the S10 Blazer. And judging by the numbers I see, the K5s are definitely in demand now, esp the older pop-tops.

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Suzuki Jimny

3.65 m long
660cc and 1.5L 100 hp gasoline engine
5-speed manual and 4-speed automatic gearboxes
4WD, low range mode
37 degree approach angle, 49 degree departure angle

That's a proper 4x4.

[NaBUru38]

Audi Q3


4.49 m long
1.5-2.0L, 150-230 hp engines
6-speed manual or 7-speed automatic gearboxes
FWD or 4WD

[JHamilton]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Audi Q3


4.49 m long
1.5-2.0L, 150-230 hp engines
6-speed manual or 7-speed automatic gearboxes
FWD or 4WD

Can't fool me, that's a 5 door Golf with at 4" lift.

[NaBUru38]

I don't like it, but it definitely has more personality than an A3.

[Crimson82]

Not bad looking, though.

[275 GTB-4]

I will be renting a medium sized SUV in Europe soon...The well known Hire Car company want a 1700 Euro deposit "because it is automatic and that is unusual"...sound like yet another creative way to rip off people to me. Shirley, Autos must be fairly popular, especially with paddles and for the 'Merican tourists alone (no offence)...

[NaBUru38]

Renault Arkana

4.55 m long
Made in Russia

[NaBUru38]

Mercedes-Benz EQC

4.76 m long
400 hp electric motor
2400 kg
80 kWh batteries
500 L boot




480 km range (WLTP cycle)

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Mercedes-Benz EQC

4.76 m long
400 hp electric motor
2400 kg
80 kWh batteries
500 L boot

Apparently two motors, one each end, but with different performance characteristics. Front for efficiency in normal running and rear for extra performance. (According to Autocar) Seems heavy at 2400kg and has a small battery pack for the size, but at least nice looking- in my eyes. Not sure about that quoted range- Autocar quotes 280 miles (450km) on the far more optimistic NEDC cycle! Interesting that they are boasting a cd of 0.30, which is poor compared with a Model X (0.25), and I think worse than the I-Pace as well. Aero efficiency is important when you have limited ‘fuel capacity’, hence the Tesla Model 3 has a cd of 0.23......

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Apparently two motors, one each end, but with different performance characteristics. Front for efficiency in normal running and rear for extra performance. (According to Autocar) Seems heavy at 2400kg and has a small battery pack for the size, but at least nice looking- in my eyes. Not sure about that quoted range- Autocar quotes 280 miles (450km) on the far more optimistic NEDC cycle! Interesting that they are boasting a cd of 0.30, which is poor compared with a Model X (0.25), and I think worse than the I-Pace as well. Aero efficiency is important when you have limited ‘fuel capacity’, hence the Tesla Model 3 has a cd of 0.23......

Yes, but what's the coefficient of cool (properly called status probably) on the MB? I doubt most buying any of there are looking at anything but keeping up with the cool kids and if tomorrow it was high horsepower noise makers they'd be back over there in a second.

And I'd be interested to know how many don't ever get above 50 mph. The few people I know with an i3 or Tesla 3 were all purchasing it purely as their city car for surface roads only. A few actually looked at electrics and ended up with one of a couple electric "golf cart" style low speed vehicles for their city car, under 10k was a HUGE selling point. The other car in the family was the gas burner for road trips or longer commutes.

[NaBUru38]

The i-Pace is cooler than the EQC.

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

The i-Pace is cooler than the EQC.

Yup, way cooler. When you use a platform from a normal vehicle (GLC in this case) and ‘electrify’ it, it will always end up as a compromise!

[NaBUru38]

Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class

4, 6 and 8 cylinder engines
825 L boot

[NaBUru38]

DS3 Crossback

4.12 m long
100-155 hp engines

[NaBUru38]

Audi e-tron

4.90 m long
360 hp electric motor
95 kWh battery
400 km range (WLTP cycle)

[NaBUru38]

Seat Tarraco

4.75 m long
7 seats
150-190 hp

[NaBUru38]

Mercedes-Benz B-Class

4.36 m long
115-190 hp engines
Front-wheel drive only

[broadrun96]

That's an SUV?? Looks like more like a hatchback that grew a bit, a TINY bit

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

That's an SUV?? Looks like more like a hatchback that grew a bit, a TINY bit

It's not an SUV. All Mercedes SUVs are prefixed GL - the new GLB is due soon.

'a practical SUV below the GLC and above the sleek GLA. The Mercedes GLB will feature Front Wheel Drive, will be almost 4.60 meters long and have an angular shape'

The B-Class is a compact car - 'The future B-class will be Mercedes’ first compact model to switch to a new, upgraded MFA architecture, hardly changed size-wise.'

[Mike Bell]

Definitely a 5 seat ‘MPV’ according to the motoring press, which is what the previous version was also defined as. Direct competitor to the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. Petrol and Diesel engines only.

Impressive drag coefficient though- 0.24 cd.......

[NaBUru38]

I know. I just didn't want to create a sparsely populated MPV thread.


Anyway, several so-called crossovers are actually tall hatchbacks too.