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Just_me · 02-15-2007, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by cawimmer430

Then they should change their name.

NO! but yes if AMS add the text "sponsored by Mercedes" on their carmag

Imhotep Evil · 02-15-2007, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by cawimmer430

Then they should change their name.

Agreed.
"Onroad 4x4" Magazine ....

Ofcourse the Cayenne, Tuareg, Range Rover, Mitsubishi Pajero would have made much more sense .

As for fuel efficiency ... hello ... 3.0 Sd

,... plus with that torque it certainatly can tow things.

Just_me · 02-15-2007, 05:47 AM

Look, a X3 driving offroad

cawimmer430 · 02-15-2007, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Imhotep Evil

Agreed.
"Onroad 4x4" Magazine ....

Ofcourse the Cayenne, Tuareg, Range Rover, Mitsubishi Pajero would have made much more sense .

As for fuel efficiency ... hello ... 3.0 Sd

,... plus with that torque it certainatly can tow things.

Onroad 4 x 4 sounds very nice.

Don't get me wrong, the X3 is a great little truck but there are better offroaders out there in terms of offroad performance. I am just wondering why they picked a car that is better onroad than offroad.

Imhotep Evil · 02-15-2007, 05:57 AM

Well the X3 Dakar version finished 4th in Dakar 2007 ahead of the VW Tuareg witch took 5th place.

But that's really really modified over the production version.

Imhotep Evil · 02-15-2007, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by cawimmer430

Onroad 4 x 4 sounds very nice.

Don't get me wrong, the X3 is a great little truck but there are better offroaders out there in terms of offroad performance. I am just wondering why they picked a car that is better onroad than offroad.

Read my post above.
In Dakar 2007, the X3 finished just bellow the Mitsu Pajeros (that Schlesser buggy doesn't count).

Just_me · 02-15-2007, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by cawimmer430

Don't get me wrong, the X3 is a great little truck but there are better offroaders out there in terms of offroad performance. I am just wondering why they picked a car that is better onroad than offroad.

You mean MB M-class?

CAW, whats your interpretation of this? "All-Terrain Car of the Year"?

cawimmer430 · 02-15-2007, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Imhotep Evil

Well the X3 Dakar version finished 4th in Dakar 2007 ahead of the VW Tuareg witch took 5th place.

But that's really really modified over the production version.

cawimmer430 · 02-15-2007, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Just_me

You mean MB M-class?

The M-Class is better offroad than the X3, that's all I am going to say.

I'm not mad or anything that BMW won, but I am just wondering why the X3 took the crown for reasons I mentioned in previous posts.

Just_me · 02-15-2007, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by cawimmer430

The M-Class is better offroad than the X3, that's all I am going to say.

I'm not mad or anything that BMW won, but I am just wondering why the X3 took the crown for reasons I mentioned in previous posts.

CAW, whats your interpretation of this? "All-Terrain Car of the Year"?

its says All-terrain, not offroad car of the year. You focus too much on the word OFFROAD. A SUV is more than just offroad driving and people didnt vote for X3 based on offroad abilities only.

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