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ChrisSoutham



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Zermatt Silver
Off to buy a Jeep Grand Cherokee

Holy Moly! Shocked
http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/286108/j..._test.html 2008 FL2 TD4 XS Zermatt Silver, Manual
2010 Jaguar XF

Post #150124 2nd Aug 2012 2:37 pm
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EYorkshire



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Ouch, they won't like that Shocked I would imagine the air suspension got heavily confused.
I'd love to see the FL2 go through the slalom.

Post #150129 2nd Aug 2012 3:14 pm
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alex_pescaru



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I've seen it and discussed the issue with the guys here.
Also presented here: http://www.teknikensvarld.se/jeepmoosetest/

It's biased....
They wanted to look bad and the guy/driver pulled the steering wheel in that way to look bad.
If you look closely, he pulled the steering wheel way to soon on the verge/peak of the body roll in the opposite direction...
Here's the real test made by the real authority:

Post #150135 2nd Aug 2012 5:21 pm
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EYorkshire



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Yep, have to agree that he turned to quickly Thumbs Up
If the speed is the same, cones are set correct then it must be human error compared to the automation of Euro NCAP's test. The second turn was too soon as his inside raised front wheel went over the cone, but you would have thought the subsequent tests with 'Jeep' engineers in attendance would have picked that up Confused

Post #150137 2nd Aug 2012 6:28 pm
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alex_pescaru



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EYorkshire wrote:
Yep, have to agree that he turned to quickly Thumbs Up
The second turn was too soon as his inside raised front wheel went over the cone

Agree...
And to see how biased was the test, just look at the first post's film at 0:50 when they've tested their Volvo XC90...
How wide were the two turns and how spaced was the second from the first and how much they reduced the speed of the car...
Shame on them... Evil or Very Mad

Post #150143 2nd Aug 2012 7:22 pm
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D99



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its clear that they were trying as hard as possible to make the jeep look bad, infact its cringe worthy!

Post #150151 2nd Aug 2012 8:26 pm
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