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4x4Your guide to buying family carsFamily cars are designed to carry two adults, kids and their luggage. They are also well suited to carry four adults in comfort. Variants are numerous with 2- and 4-door, hatchback, and booted versions. Performance This group of cars 4x4is classified as family, but most manufacturers provide sporty derivatives of their main models, with excellent acceleration. Engine sizes range from 1.4 to 2.5 litres. The average purchaser tends to select either 1.6, 1.8 or 1.9 litre, petrol or diesel versions.TIP ! Avoid selecting a car which 4x4is underpowered for your needs - it can be a false economy if you do high mileages and can be dangerous if you do not have sufficient acceleration to get you out of trouble. So, in manyfamily cars, be wary of performance with engines less than 1.6 litres.
4x4Ride & HandlingThe sporty derivatives offer good ride & handling characteristics, in addition to excellent acceleration. They are ideal for high mileage business use.
family carsare comfortable in town and are handy to park. On motorways, they have the advantage of a slightly longer wheel base4x4than city / small cars, giving better directional stability.Seating
family carsshould have sufficient room to comfortably seat 4 adults, but the degree of comfort varies between models.CONSIDER ! If you intend driving the car regularly for long periods :- bodybot.txt bodytop.txt doctype.txt innerhead.txt landrover_ontology mazda_only.txt mazda_sort.txt mazda.txt test.sh transpixel.gif weave2.sh weave.sh is the 4x4drivers seat comfortable and supportive ?bodybot.txt bodytop.txt doctype.txt innerhead.txt landrover_ontology mazda_only.txt mazda_sort.txt mazda.txt test.sh transpixel.gif weave2.sh weave.sh are the instruments and controls easy to use / read ? bodybot.txt bodytop.txt doctype.txt innerhead.txt landrover_ontology mazda_only.txt mazda_sort.txt mazda.txt test.sh transpixel.gif weave2.sh weave.sh are the seats height-adjustable ? bodybot.txt bodytop.txt doctype.txt innerhead.txt landrover_ontology mazda_only.txt mazda_sort.txt mazda.txt test.sh transpixel.gif weave2.sh weave.sh do the rear passengers have sufficient legroom, particularly when tall people are seated in the front? TIP ! On 2-door 4x4versions, many By: Jon Beal |
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