[ErnestHouse]

Originally Posted by lbjgh

...BTW, anyone notice how small the brakes are on the RR?

Apparently when it comes to BMW brakes, size doesn't matter. In the C&D comparo, the "Ultimate Driving Machine" stopped 15 feet further than the Evoque and 11 feet further than the Q5. Some driving machine eh?

[noka]

...and yet still #1

[ErnestHouse]

well, in the minds of C&D who need food metaphors to justify the conclusion they are paid to make for buyers who can't decide for themselves. Just ask Tesla.

[The X Men]

Originally Posted by buze

Is it just me who thinks the evoque looks like Robocop's rear end ? :-)

Or maybe it's the other way around :-)

The white evoque looks like the strom trooper from star wars

[noka]

Originally Posted by ErnestHouse

well, in the minds of C&D who need food metaphors to justify the conclusion they are paid to make for buyers who can't decide for themselves. Just ask Tesla.

I guess we shouldn't trust their driving (or braking) skills .

[The X Men]

The X3 in the C&D comparo had those god awful Good Year Eagle LS2, the tires themself adds 20 feet to the braking distance from 70 to 0 mph.

[ErnestHouse]

Originally Posted by The X Men

The X3 in the C&D comparo had those god awful Good Year Eagle LS2, the tires themself adds 20 feet to the braking distance from 70 to 0 mph.

I don't see that mentioned in the article and can't tell it from the photos. Nonetheless, you are saying BMW ships the factory equipped X3 with tires that are not the ultimate driving machine, perhaps even a safety hazard.

[buze]

Originally Posted by ErnestHouse

I don't see that mentioned in the article and can't tell it from the photos. Nonetheless, you are saying BMW ships the factory equipped X3 with tires that are not the ultimate driving machine, perhaps even a safety hazard.

Take solace, the RR can be the Ultimate Braking Machine!

[ErnestHouse]

Originally Posted by noka

I guess we shouldn't trust their driving (or braking) skills .

More like you can't trust their reviewing skills.

[The X Men]

Originally Posted by ErnestHouse

I don't see that mentioned in the article and can't tell it from the photos. Nonetheless, you are saying BMW ships the factory equipped X3 with tires that are not the ultimate driving machine, perhaps even a safety hazard.

It wont be the first time a car manufacturer ship their cars with less than optimal tires.

[Bmwlvr60]

I realize that there are better All Season tires on the market, but our set of Goodyear LS2's did a very good job in the snow. We have a 130' driveway and it had no problem going up or down. A couple of snow storms we had- the tires did a nice job of performing. Of course Blizzaks or Nokians would do a better job, but with the AWD the GY's did fine. No spinning of tires a single time and we take the X3 regularly to ski mountains.

It doesn't matter what "breaking distance rankings" are. If the X3 performed adequately for one's needs then that's all that matters. There are people here who buy 'Monster" audio/video cables for everything because the connections increase fidelity by 10%. This may one of the biggest scams in that industry. The human ear can't detect the difference between monster cables and the ones that cost 90% less.

Evoque: Hideous looking vehicle IMHO. The traditional Range Rover I like.

[noka]

Originally Posted by Bmwlvr60

I realize that there are better All Season tires on the market, but our set of Goodyear LS2's did a very good job in the snow. We have a 130' driveway and it had no problem going up or down. A couple of snow storms we had- the tires did a nice job of performing. Of course Blizzaks or Nokians would do a better job, but with the AWD the GY's did fine. No spinning of tires a single time and we take the X3 regularly to ski mountains.

It doesn't matter what "breaking distance rankings" are. If the X3 performed adequately for one's needs then that's all that matters. There are people here who buy 'Monster" audio/video cables for everything because the connections increase fidelity by 10%. This may one of the biggest scams in that industry. The human ear can't detect the difference between monster cables and the ones that cost 90% less.

Evoque: Hideous looking vehicle IMHO. The traditional Range Rover I like.

[buze]

Originally Posted by Bmwlvr60

There are people here who buy 'Monster" audio/video cables for everything because the connections increase fidelity by 10%. This may one of the biggest scams in that industry. The human ear can't detect the difference between monster cables and the ones that cost 90% less.

Actually they perform 0% better :-) I'm an electronics engineer, and I work in professional audio (I mean professional stadium or studio size, not 'car' audio which is a really weird place to want to listen to anything). When I see a $300 USB cable with "low jitter" I usually fall over. I also saw $500 "oxygen free" ethernet cables. However, there ARE people stupid enough to buy them.

Evoque: Hideous looking vehicle IMHO. The traditional Range Rover I like.

Agreed!

[135iUSN]

Originally Posted by washy

I went in to enquire about a new X3 to replace our short lived one and ended up coming out with a M135i. Had it for about 5 months now and love it to bits, so much fun and even with 320ps I am still getting 30mpg out of it so cant be bad.

BMW M135i by Washy82, on Flickr


BMW M135i interior by Washy82, on Flickr


Still toying with the idea of getting anopther X3 for Mrs W, although she would rather have an Evoque...

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[kozzi]

Damn that M135i looks sweet! Good Luck with her!
Do yourself a favor and steer the Mrs. away from RR...they are not the company they once were. It is too bad because I was a huge fan.