harryzell
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 08-2004
Location: Adelaide, SA
TOTAL POSTS: 168
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Just 4x4's article
Hi all
Yesterday I read an article in a recent edition of Just 4x4's - it was a review of the new 2005 Honda CR-V.
Apparently Honda is well aware of the criticism levelled at the previous model's 4WD system and have made significant changes to it for the new model.
And how do they prove this? They hold a big media launch in Melbourne at a reasonably difficult offroad track. They start off by driving the journalists around the track in an X-Trail, then the journalists are allowed to drive the new CR-Vs around the track to compare.
Could we get a better endorsement of the Exy's abilities?? Even Honda recognises it as the benchmark for others to follow!
I felt a warm glow of pride after reading that =D
Cheers
Brenton
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T30 ST manual, Burgundy
http://www.hr4wdclubsa.org.au
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28/Feb/2005, 12:52 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: Just 4x4's article
Hi Guys,
I've read this in other forums from potential buyers of xtrail saying that the 2005 CR-V has now improved their 4WD system dramatically after seeing the xtrail one?
They wouldn't have lined-up the xtrail against the new CR-V if they weren’t confident that their system has now improved to at least match the exy.
I'm yet to read/find a detailed article about this.
But in any case the xtrail 4WD system is just one of the many advantages we have over the CR-V and they have a lot of atching-up to do, so I guess will be seeing our beloved xtrail lined-up more often against the CR-V in future tests
Last edited by jalalski, 1/Mar/2005, 6:51 pm
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1/Mar/2005, 6:49 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: Just 4x4's article
OK guys,
Here is a recent test run report between the "brand new" 05 CR-V and a "rental" xtrail with 40,000kms on the clock
Guess who still came on top?
http://carsguide.news.com.au/news/story_page/0,8269,12135056%255E27286,00.html
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2/Mar/2005, 7:25 am
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canberraxtrail
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 01-2005
Location: Canberra, ACT
TOTAL POSTS: 273
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Re: Just 4x4's article
"In the meantime, nice try Honda, but the X-Trail hasn't been dethroned yet."
Haha
--- Matt, Canberra, X-074
2002 ST
Twilight, auto, nudge bar, tint
Car Pics: HERE
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2/Mar/2005, 1:58 pm
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