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Originally posted by HardDrive
I like Clarkson. He gives us Yanks *****, but he is not afraid to admit to enjoying American autos.
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To be fair, Clarkson doesn't just give the Yanks *****, he does that to everyone. I enjoy his style and think he is highly entertaining, but wouldn't use his point of view as a vehicle buying guide. It doesn't really need over analysis, but I will anyway...
I think he did a reasonable job of comparing vehicle to vehicle. The Range Rover is generally equipped as a luxury vehicle and I think that is what he was looking at comparing it to the Hummer and the Escalade. A Jeep would do better off road, but it's probably more comparable to a basic Land Rover Defender.
Basically he is right when he says that American vehicles are made for the American market and the manufacturers don't really care about European sales.
Look at Harleys for example, here you have long straight roads which are made for cruising at a decent speed for long periods at a time. A Harley makes perfect sense here and a sport bike doesn't - I mean you'd wear a flat down the center of the tire in no time! Those of you that have been to Europe have probably seen that there aren't many roads like that but there are plenty of slower twisty roads, perfect for a sport bike, but bloody awful on a Harley.
Horses for courses, so to speak.