Thursday, June 21, 2007

Battle Between Japan England and Germany!





The three small utility vehicles, or as BMW calls them Sport Utility Vehicles are head to head each with their own ups and downs struggling for the best spot. On one hand we have Acura's RDX, on the other Land Rovers new Freelander, known as the LR2, and finally BMW's smaller version of the X5, the X3. Both Acura and Land Rover have taken a big step forward from their previous models by making them a better quality car, more eye-catching for the customer than before. This is BMW's first generation X3 so no one truly knew what to expect, but something good had to come with such a name. Head to head, Land Rover did not stand too tall. Though the interior is now much more comfortable and lives up to their name, it is still too heave and too slow, which partakes in its terrible fuel economy. All in all the LR2 created a simple and boring driving experience. Something which was completely opposed by the Acura RDX, which is completely on the other end of the spectrum. Acura did an outstanding job with the RDX's performance. With a 0-60mph in just 6.5seconds it is nothing short of power for a compact SUV. Furthermore its handling's is astonishing, and will take corners like you could never imagine. Lastly but surely, the X3 performed as well as it promised. Being a BMW it lived up to its name and is worthy of its badge. Its state of the art 3.0L engine provides the X3 with 260horses more than any of the others compared. Few complaints can be depicted from it, and its had ling can be mistaken for a regular sedan, so closely related to the 328xi wagon, which are more alike than anything else on the road.