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We conducted a unique experiment and offered three diesel crossovers to tell about ourselves

Car journalists usually write about cars. At first glance, this is quite logical. But what if you give the opportunity to speak out the cars themselves? Let's conduct an experiment and give a word to three dressed in white styles: Land Rover Freelander 2, Volvo XC60 and Mercedes-Benz GLK.
Oh, a man in the age of metroxual is not easy

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Lady and gentlemen, allow me to introduce himself as an officer of the armed forces of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Sir Frilender Second, from the Land Rover clan. Alas, or fortunately, I did not sniff out gunpowder in military conflicts, like my uncle Def, did not conquer the jungle of the Sumatra and Sahara sands, like my other relatives. I serve at the headquarters, so asphalt Oxford Street is much closer and clearer for me. However, you should not think that I am one of those metrosexual nonsense that filled the crossover segment recently. If you need to climb into the wilderness, then it is quite possible for me. Take a look at my lean bumers and a solid road clearance. And the snow-white tunic only emphasizes the excellent shape. Solidity, confidence, honesty. These traditionally inherent in the British officer is easy to find in me.

Look into the salon! Yes, against my background of today's rivals, I can seem as an ascetic, but sit in a chair, and you will understand what the whole salt of this interior is. Everything is at hand, everything is intuitive. And what if a beginner is behind the wheel, and our life will depend on our mutual understanding? A large button is always easier to find than the next point of the confusing menu. And what is the landing! There, the ordinary stocks of Shiryaev and Mole look behind the wheel no worse than another commander sit high, the elbows lie on the armrest and windowsill, it is easy to find the buttons on the leather steering wheel to the fingers. And in the back is comfortable: let the platoon of royal marines not be transported, but three civilians will easily fit. And excuse me for ammunition, there is enough luggage of the place.

IN MOVE
Every fighter from our clan solichalla is always ready to show not only training and useful skills in battle, but also impeccable manners. It’s for nothing that my diesel heart cannot be called the quietest, it is practically inaudible in the cabin, not to mention the absence of vibrations. And how can I whistle! If the driver came across a good one, then God, keep the queen on my turbine can hang out. Well, a formidable roar is if you ask very well by pressing the gas to capacity. Private Shiryaev criticizes my brakes: they say, it is not easy to regulate the braking effort, as if cotton wool under the pedal, but at our first meeting in Spain he was pleased. Maybe it's about winter tires? In bad ammunition and the most brave soldier will do nothing.

Pay attention to how delicate I am with my passengers. Under the wheels of pits, paving stones, longitudinal and transverse waves of asphalt, and I only gently sway my fellow travelers. And this is in 19-inch shoes, study! Do you think the payment for such manners will serve helplessness in high -speed turns? You are mistaken! The true gentleman, especially the officer, should be comprehensively developed. Yes, I'm heating. High growth, nothing to do. But how my wheels are confidently clinging to the asphalt! As if the weights were hanged on their feet. This is our generic quality inherent in the senior in rank members of the Land Rover family.

But with what my trouble is with cards. On geography at the Military Academy, I prize, I have dreamed more about girls. I can’t write down the names of streets in Russian, nor to spend through new interchanges in Moscow, I am often mistaken. Yes, and did not master the fashionable electronics. Not even USB input. Suspend, of course, but I have an excuse, I am the most unusual in this test. But I give out the sound from the Alpine audio system no worse than the prime ministers of the royal opera. I am especially good for jazz. This music is very consistent with my character. The same versatile and deep in its own sense.
 
Greed is not good. Greed is what always works

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Let's talk about business, gentlemen. In my opinion, you are sure that you realized that I was not one of those who throw words into the wind or devotes himself to nonsense. I am a financial consultant. My task is to protect the financial interests of the client, his safety and peace. In my work, the appearance is no less important than a diploma of a prestigious university and work experience. Judge for yourself: they give way to me, they look at me with respect, they immediately recognize Mercedes-Benz in me, although I am not as authoritative as my senior partners ML and GL.

Fidelity to traditions plays an important role, because behind our backs we have already 125 years of successful concern for customers. Just sit in my chair sheathed with delicate skin to understand this. The angular visor of the devices that covers simple and very understandable devices, the wriggling groove of the automatic transmission lever, the only multifunctional steering wheel switch, the traditional control of the tempo, as we call cruise control, all this does not change for decades. For beginners, a lot seems inconvenient, requiring addiction, but having tried once, it is already difficult for them to abandon all this. After all, these decisions are checked and polished by time. Well, where else do you find such convenient devices that, with all the desire, will not be able to block the steering wheel? The key to success is the ability to recognize your mistakes and make appropriate conclusions from them. I also have errors: the trunk is no more than the other hatchback of the golf class, and on the back sofa is crowded, and the back is too littered.

Mercedes-Benz has always been famous for their care for the driver. Therefore, concern for the financial well -being of the client in unstable post -crisis conditions, part of my work. My special equipment helps me in this. The thing is that I am a representative of a special series. So we call the configurations in which a special set of options is selected at a special price. For a moderate fee you will receive everything you need. Well, or almost everything. Of course, I have no large discs, nor navigation, no rear view chambers. Even the chair back and forth must be moved manually! But there is a leather salon, heating the front seats, a two-zone climate control, front and rear parking sensors, an electric drive of the fifth door. And you will have to pay for such a serious set only 1,710,000 rubles. Isn't it a tempting deal?

IN MOVE
My relationship with the client is primarily business. We can become good friends and even friends, but I always keep the distance necessary in my work. Therefore, my steering wheel may seem empty, and the operation of the machine is not quick enough. But this is rather thoroughness, I do not tolerate fuss. By the way, the machine no longer has a Drive position. By default, I switch the gears in economical mode, and when I press the button, I move to sports. Not a single road will be able to knock me down from the intended course, no matter how she threatened me with pits and potholes. At the same time, the client continues to live his life, not even realizing what kind of highway under the wheels.

People make mistakes from which I try to protect them. That is why the stabilization system cannot be turned off, and the gearbox independently switches up even in manual mode. Sometimes I still lack the profession of my senior comrades. Take at least the rear -view mirrors. They are too small, and even spherical in them is practically nothing. And they get dirty too quickly.

I am used to squeezing the maximum benefits from any situation, because money, as you know, does not sleep. My diesel engine with a volume of 2.1 liters produces 170 liters. With. Less than other participants in the dough, but I accelerate no worse, and by subjective sensations, the British soldier and the Swedish blonde are more lively. And with fuel economy, everything is more than 12 liters per 100 km. The consumption has never risen, but the Englishman and the Swede, on the contrary, did not drink less than 12 liters. Drinking pernicious addiction, as they will not understand this.
 
Durah models? This stereotype is stupid, like all stereotypes

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Hello! The time has come for a real star. And this means that you have a tall blonde with an unexpectedly high IQ. I have no doubt that you have already appreciated my attractive appearance. But I'm good not only outside. Look into the salon. Do you often manage to see such an elegant combination of skin, wood and aluminum? No wonder I shone at Volvo Fashion Week in Moscow. At the same time, I, as befits a star, set an example of caring for nature: the skin and tree are synthetic. They do not cause an allergic reaction, so the Swedish association of allergy sufferers and asthmatics awarded me the title of sterile car.

And how do you like so stylish and at the same time successful solutions to interior designers, such as a soaring central console and climatic men? By the new season, I updated my wardrobe after small restyling. Among the updates are a new central display, which now displays all the information of climatic and audio systems, navigation, as well as all the settings of the car.

IN MOVE
It was not for nothing that I praised my IQ so much modern electronics is not easy to master the representative of the representative class, not to mention pretty young crossovers. On the wrists of the rear -view mirrors of the radar of the scanning system of blind zones Blis. Moreover, light indicators, sunbathing when the machine approaching from behind, are located not in the mirrors, like competitors, but in the corner of the door glass inside they can be seen with lateral vision, even when you look straight. But my special pride is active cruise control. At a speed of 30 to 200 km/h, I can drop speed myself when approaching a car in front, and if the fellow traveler is slowing down quite smoothly, then I can stop myself and completely stop. If the stop lasts less than 3 seconds, then I will also start myself. Otherwise, you will have to click on the cruise control settings button or press gas and I will take control again. There is also a Queue Assist system or creeping cruise control, which allows me to move up to 30 km/h itself in traffic jams, accelerate, slow down and keep the distance. But my main pride is the City Safety system. At speeds up to 30 km/h, I myself will dwell in case of the danger of an accident, even if you have not activated any cruise control. And this system has absolutely all my sisters XC60 even in the basic configuration! In your opinion, I take too much on myself? Throw, in Sweden, feminism has long been the norm of life.

But why I am not created, is for rural life. These terrible journalists made me climb the steep and dirty slope of the hill. Of course, I shouted: I was running out of my leg, I would slip it, I didn’t tear my own skirt for myself a little. I’m not above all because I want to climb on lane. I just put on heels for eating beauty and effect, and they immediately in the mud. Oh, these men! And the next day I ended up on the racing highway. She worked as a Camera-Car from my trunk, the photographer made a shooting for the heading adrenaline. I had to activate the Advanced mode for my electronic-controlled Four-C shock absorbers. These shock absorbers seem to be a good thing, but the journalists are unhappy: they say, I'm too tough in any mode. And what to do, the stern life of the star makes.
 
Summary
Well, our heroes spoke out, now the time has come and I say a few words. They are different, so each of them finds its customers. Freelander is a real colonel, even if there are many stars on the uniform as Discovery. It is simple, but understandable and reliable. With it you can drive around the city, and move out on a light off -road. Behind his broad back, any woman will feel safe, and men will find a friend in him, on whose shoulder you can rely on in difficult times. GLK real Mercedes. If you do not like his detachment and coldness means you have never had Mercedes-Benz. Having tried once, it is already difficult to refuse cars with a three -beam star, and a special series makes this purchase not only pleasant, but also profitable.

But the main star of the dough is for me Volvo. The level of electronics is prohibitive for the crossover, stylish, not to the detriment of comfort, the interior, the best in the trio motor and the reference quality of the sound of the musical system. I fell in love with this car. The main thing is not to forget that the XC60, despite the common platform with Freelander, is primarily a passenger car.






 

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