CHEVROLET TAHOE TEST Drive since 2008 SUV

Chevy Tahoe and Toyota Land Cruiser LC 200, this is a duel of two worlds

It is no secret that in the US, many prefer Japanese. But do you know that there are plenty of American SUV fans in Japan? It acted us to compare the Chevrolet Tahoe and Toyota LC 200. Especially since we have our Americans and Jomorals.
As the ancient said, man measure of all things. Someone is obvious that Toyota makes the best SUVs in the world, and someone else, except for full-size GM, does not want to watch. Fortunately, we have a Jijaja and Americananophiles. We put a brave psychological experiment, allowing your wife's favorite and Ivan Evdokimov to speak out in a free style. It turned out very well: now it is quite clear to us why some buy Tahoe, and other TLC 200. So you will understand it very soon and you.

 
What is convenient to Land Cruiser? The fact that all controls are located in Toyotovski never need to look for anything, replanting with a new model
Microclimate control is quite wisdom, despite understandable pictograms
 
The engine is started with a button. And the choice of transmission modes is not good and simple second row of seats could be also a reasonable, and to fold it, you need to strain
 

The luggage compartment is very large and transformed. The seats of the third row are folded away, not allowing the goods to injure the trim and glass, but occupying the fair volume of the luggage compartment
 
Evgenia Lyubimova: McDonalds against the yaki
Compare a new representative of the legendary Land Cruiser family with a plastic suitcase named Tahoe? Yes, it is about how to choose between sushi and hamburger. But if the truth is necessary for someone else to explain than Toyota is better, please. In the cruer, everything is as it should be in its place. Nothing strains and does not annoy. In TAHOE, I immediately did not like the disgusting steering wheel with a chicken bone thick. Yes, and the steering column in it, unlike the Japanese, is adjusted only by tilt. Sit on the driver's location of the American, even taking into account numerous electrically regulators, I was uncomfortable. No matter how tilted the seat and raised the pillow, the angle of the seat crashed under his knees. Despite the electric drive of the pedal block, it did not work for himself. To transfer the leg from gas to the brake is uncomfortable, since the brake pedal is quite high. At the rear train, the right chevrolet mirror (and the Toyota Both) leans down to catch the rear wheel in the frame, but then everything is wrong. It goes too much, so you lose binding to the area.
Ivan Evdokimov: a man needs a bifstex
I do not like sushi me Bifstex more like it. New Chevrolet Tahoe is what you need a real man! View of squeezing, swaying. Qualitatively trained muscle mass. Brutal appearance. Reliable boys go back! Just pulled the door behind the handle, and Tahoe is helpful throwing the thresholds, turning into the step to sit down, buddy! All on the buttons are generally all. Skin-skinned handwheel friendship shakes my hand great, bro! Engine 5.3 liters Something quietly mumbles under the hood. Pedal node, helpfully intensifying, suggests pressing gas, go!
And the new TLC 200 Branca slippery and firm: who is pleased to keep such in the hands? Buttons are located so that you need to make physical exercises tilting and sipping to reach out. In the cabin of the Japanese luxury tractor, it will probably be conveniently, perhaps only if the meat does not eat the car big, but compared to Tahoe is surprisingly close.
 
  
Comfortable wide and spacious seats, all buttons in your eyes and within access without cutting back from the back and slopes, plus a huge boxing in the middle all for real Brocho!
 
Twist the handle will move a bunch! All transmission modes at hand are a third row of a full-fledged seats, not the seat in the trunk. But for children
 
 
The Salon of New Tahoe can be transformed as you like, while everything is convenient and effortless. I pressed the button and the second number is helpful. Back folded with a slight movement of hand. The third row of seats can generally take out and leave in the garage
 
E. L.: It is unlikely that the thresholds will replace navigation
Both tested three-zone climates and the third row of seats were present. However, two hundred to use these seats are much more convenient. He has them folded and hang on the sides of the trunk. And among the Americans these seats eat half the volume of the trunk. True, they can be completely removed, but it is physically hard. Well, most importantly, if the seats are already pulled out, they will forever dust in the garage.
By minor, Toyota puts the opponent on the blades with a multifunctional touch control display. Moreover, the navigation system is displayed on this display, which is perfectly operating in Russia, and also the reverse camera. Chevrolet no such displays and navigation, but it can boast automatically nominating thresholds (interesting how many of our winters will have their electric drive?).
Matchast: Chevrolet Tahoe
 
 
 
Matchast: Toyota Land Cruiser 200
 


 
I. E.: Automation and Comfort
The button on the upper console is pressed, and the back board will helpfully raise: ship what you want. And if the seats of the third row interfere with, they can be pulled out by the handle, and they are easily rolled out. However, it is not necessary to remove everything, one can leave and so everything will fit. Downloaded? Press the button the trunk closes. And if you need to climb on the third row, we press another button. Then the second row of seats (right or left side) automatically develops, and the passage is free. Or, if you buy a new freezer, press the second row entirely. And everything will fit.
Yes, but the buttons are like on the plane. And they are conveniently located to stretch. Even move to see, do not. Moreover, I almost have no neck. I do not like to spin. Therefore, the side mirrors we have panoramic. Kosy glance threw everything visible.
But the main climate. I dial my favorite 23 degrees and after 30 seconds in the cabin precisely so much. Bliss!
And about the Land Cruiser what to say? The good old Kruzak degraded to the kneader with Korean squad, which in the cabin became some kind of ladies! Navigation display, say? Yes, I do not know the road? Reverse camera? Yes, without it, there is no way here, a lot of reversal radius and the heavy steering wheel will be forced! And climate? While thinks, we will write three times! And the seats of the third row will not endure in one movement, like in Tahoe, a typical family for home duck.
E. L.: All this is good on even asphalt
Despite the impressive sizes, ride around the city on these cars simply. It is enough to turn on the turn signal in the direction of the desired rebuilding and there is no one there. As for the dynamics of overclocking, then Tahoe wins. Still, he has 325 liters. with.
against 288 l. with. Cruiser. According to braking efficiency, they are approximately equal. That's just Chevrolet annoy noticeable clips with a strong slowdown.
 
In the country track, the Japanese behaves as a premium-segment SUV. But Tahoe is good only on a flat asphalt. When under the wheels broken coating, it becomes shaking, as if it is the first generation with a rear spring suspension.
Body rolls in turns from both tested small. But still steer more pleasant to the Japanese, he has the right severity on the steering wheel, informative. The American, as usual, the steering wheel is lighter, and in the okolonul zone and in general is empty.
I. E .: He was taught to turn it!
The steering wheel from Chevrolet Tahoe is traditionally light, you can turn your little finger on site. The angle of rotation of the front wheels is that on any penchant will unfold. And dimensions do not interfere. Gas and, snapped by all eight cylinders, smoothly go to the point. Cork. So what? Where is the series that is faster? You can not include the turn signal. Swung the steering wheel and everyone was broken. Once again, I gave gas, and Land Cruiser 200 remains somewhere far behind, even in the mirror is not visible.
 
 
The reaction to the rotation of the steering wheel in TaHoe is excellent. Incredibly, but this model was taught to turn. With an excess speed, the car simply puts the machine to a larger radius. Maybe thanks to new low-profile tires? Or another corner of the wheel installation? Or and the other? Yes, the steering wheel remained empty. Yes, and well, the main thing, the term stability is just a dream. Let's leave the city and go to Novorizhskoe highway. Yes, I will forgive me the staff of the DPS, 160170 are rolling without straining. Evil headqua-eyes just zyrubate improved and the left row is free. Behind a cowser, the two hundred was driving so they immediately pop up in front of him. Do not respect. Song pneumoamortizers. Only joints and small patchwork are forced to nervously shock the body. Is the automatic box seems thoughtful? And you pull the stitch on yourself and give the transfer down. Wow, this is jumping and braking the engine. Just need to be able to use. You can not? Well, driving on your right Land Cruiser like a girl.
E. L.: Off-road will judge
Where there is no asphalt, Tahoe turns into a larger car with a low bumper skirt and small strokes of the suspension. Well, Cruiser is Cruiser in Africa. Not only is it better in geometric passivity, it is also a rack of stabilizers, which is also disseminated by electronics, provide enormous suspension strokes. But here we must not forget that from the road such cars go out once a year, and then, as a rule, by chance. Therefore, the comfort, handling and impression produced on others are much more important. I do not know how in the regions, but in the capital, in my opinion, to be the owner of the new two hundred more prestigious than to be the owner of Chevrolet Tahoe even if someone seems to be the original one. Summing up, I will say that in our directions with holes on the road surface, graders with a frowning comb and other irregularities better think you yourself have long guessed that.
 
I. E.: Glamor in fashion?
So we reached the end of asphalt. Click on the button, and all four wheels row. Rather, if the rear can be baked, the front will also be bouncer. Cool! And you can simply turn on all four. And you can even reduced. True, with such power and torque it is not very relevant. Only if the boat is taking. Ocean! Opans, but also diagonal. As if the apron of the front bumper does not tear off. Draw! The front left and rear right diagonally hang and drop. Great? Great! Branded Jeemna Feneshka Gav-Lock type mechanism. Clutch and differential blocked! The jerk and the obstacle is overcome. Apron, though, bent, clinging for the soil. And pulled the plastic bumper. Fastening bent. Well, this, this off-roud. Again, for off-road you can buy another car or at all the quadric.
P. S. An experiment for the sake of all three days of the dough acquaintances said that he bought himself this car. The people convened even more. Especially for some reason, the girls turn out to be, even glamor and fashion, but the brutality is eternal!
 
Author: Evgenia Lyubimova, Ivan Evdokimov, photos of Alexander Insurance Baranova

 

A source: 4x4 magazine [October / 2008]