The XXL society
May be it somewhat more? Greed for size seized also our cars. With AUDI Q7 and Mercedes GL meet one another the area giants of the nation. "well, as the magic word is called?" Parents, who want its children such "request" a abnoetigen, will probably have to reorient one's opinion. Because the magic word 21. Century will neither "please" nor "thanks" or any other politeness to be. The word, with which eyes shine and families draw a deep breath, is called nowadays "more". More spare time, more prosperity, more more - who does not want that? A trend, at which naturally also the automobile industry would like to earn. Slogan: More cars for more profit. As sample boys of this increase in value strategy begin AUDI Q7 and Mercedes GL with us to the multi-fight. And thus this more at car not to a XXL hole in the family budget leads, moves both forward with an economical three-litre Diesel under the hood. With the Mercedes GL the Common Rail engine 224 HP mobilizes 320 CDI, under the hoods of the giants: two economical three-litre Diesels first by their gentle kind up and please. An extra portion daemm-Material shows the self fuze hardly still as such audibly. Only in completely excited and exerted operating conditions a fine Knurren creeps to the bent driver ear.
233 HP of the AUDI leave against it hardly a doubt to the fact that the Diesel began its career once as a durable workhorse. Not that it would happen in the Q7 3,0 TDI really loud - straight with accelerating or after the morning cold weather starting zumuten those to gentleman of the rings our drum skins however nevertheless rather rustikale incineration noises. As remuneration there are however road performances, which do not want to fit actually this 2,4-Tonnen-Schiff of the five-meter class. Alive, desireful, passionately - in such a way the Common Rail Diesel attacks the four 18-Zoll-Raeder and schubst the Q7 with spielerischer ease before the GL. That detaches the star carrier not only in the Sprint, but snatches themselves also with responsing mode, turning joy and maximum speed impudently the crown. The 320 CDI in the GL class thus is a Schwaechling? No way, only evenly many leave and more calmly than the ambitionierte TDI. The GL 320 CDI pushes very evenly, developed in all speed ranges sufficiently strength and brings us momentumful in travel. Scarcely eleven seconds to speed 100 can be able absolute to be seen in view of of 2,7 tons unloaded weight, and 210 km/h point quite hand to this Trumm in the honour.
In the chapters body and drive lies the Mercedes GL 320 CDI before the AUDI Q7 3,0 TDI - and that, although he supplies the clearly worse road performances. The GL proves as the stimmigere car. Comfort, quiet running, place - here everything actually fits. Over the price the Mercedes at the end loses nevertheless. The inadequately sporty AUDI with its spritzigen, but rauen TDI can by-pull. Unfortunate, perhaps Mercedes should save the Offroad package (2030 euro) in the future. Eh only few use.
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