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Damn...I was hoping SUV ride quality would be significantly plusher. Feature panzering around post apocalyptic, broken concrete of the LA cityscape on a tidal wave of creamy V8 torque, while being cosseted in an old libraries worth of Leather. All smoothly enough not to rattle the ice in my gin and tonic. Not sure I'm interested otherwise.
Hmm.
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You might get away with it in LA as I gather corners are viewed as a foreign abomination. Cornering briskly in a softly-sprung SUV may require your G&T to be in a high ball glass with plenty of headroom.
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Lambo LM002 is the only answer
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surely, in your "I am legend" style apocalypse, only a fuselage-bodied Chrysler will suffice?
Brommers
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BRM
So very often the answer. Or a Seat Leon if you don't want to pay the VW tax. I drove a Leon recently from Germany to Switzerland via Austria. The boot was big enough for two bikes and three large bags, with room to spare, and it was surprisingly good to drive. And unbelievably economical, with its 2 cylinder mode. I was impressed. By contrast, the Vauxhall Astra Turbo I drove two weeks later was an utter piece of miserable shit.
I still can't see the point of an SUV unless you're really desperate to sign up to the Yummy Mummy/Chelsea Tractor lifestyle and image. The interior space is nothing to write home about, they have the aerodynamics of bricks, they're heavy and the roll centre's too high so they either roll around like a ship in a storm or they've got unpleasantly firm jiggly suspension. If you really feel the need to sit a foot higher than the person in the car next to you, buy a car with a sunroof, a booster cushion and a pair of sunglasses.
Although I do like the Yeti, which in the special world which exists in my head isn't an SUV. I have very fond memories of hustling a 4x4 Yeti over the Nufnenpass to get to Geneva in time for a flight.