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Old 06-27-2007, 10:47 AM   #1
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In the German elk test, The Land Rover Defender flipped, doing only 60 km/h - trying to avoid an elk in the road.

The test blames the bad weight-distribution, bad shock-absorbers and that it's very hard to get a feel of what the front wheels are doing..

The brakes is also reported to be "the worst brakes on a car -ever".


The Germans criticize :

- no ESP (stability system)
- no Airbags, even after the last refurbishment of the model


Other cars that have flipped over in the Elk-test is the Suzuki Jimny, Dacia Logan - and the most famous one: The Mercedes-Benz A-klasse - in 1997.

Source: and more photos at:
News, Auto + Produkte- Elchtest: Land Rover Defender kippt um - auto motor und sport


What sort of cornering ability the Germans were expecting of such dinosaur?

It's a 59 year old car victim of the British disease what Jeremy Clarkson cleverly described as "Mini Syndrome".

Over the years, the United Kingdom have developed an unfounded obsession for "traditions".

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Old 06-27-2007, 10:52 AM   #2
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Re: The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans!

LR Defender is built to run over a poor elk, not to avoid it.
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Re: The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans!

lol second that^.. i dont like this car less for this test..
heck who is as stupid to drive 60 through tight bends with a monster like this?

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The brake issue is worrying though
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Re: The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans!

I third that.
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Re: The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans!

With the Defender you don't swerve around the elk YOU SIMPLY DRIVE THROUGH IT!
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Re: The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans!

I'll forth the dude up there ...!
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Re: The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans!



I like the way the Defender looks -- they should fix its problems -- and modernize it. It's the closest thing to a G class there is ----so it must be cool.


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