Maybe just RWD is going to be good enough, since I have seen enough and more Boleros and Scorpio eat the crap roads in the hills that is the most off road I am going to be doing.
#THE ASCENT REVIEW EMBARGO CRACKED#
ScorpioN: The amount of jokes i have cracked on the Scorpio and those who drive them, are going to come and bite me in the behind and be proof of the karmic theory, but it looks like a decent package. But, expensive, since I can't afford the 4x4, and for an SUV its approach angle is atrocious. Jeep Compass: Like the looks, like the interiors and I know it rides and drives well. The second is that it is still FWD and if I have to go FWD, should I go for.ģ. I don't know, can't explain, but just makes me go barf. One, and this is me being a weirdo, I hate the way its rear axle looks from behind. I understand that in terms of engine and suspension (independent rear) it is better, but I still like the Harrier/Safari combo. It is just the XUV 500 with some nip and tuck. Tata Safari: The more I look at the XUV 700 the more I realise I don't like its design. Ok, maybe not Spiti and other such solution to mid-life crisis but it will be better at dealing with roundabouts and twisty roads better than any SUV.Ģ. Not really the go anywhere machine that I want, but it tugs at my heart. I value ride quality, steering heft, a good punchy engine, mechanical grip, an elegant proportionate design and a good AC. So, not with the 10 year thingmajig in NCR looming and stories about injector issues scaring me, I was thinking of replacing it. Oh, oh, the engine and gearing is a peach too. To be honest, I love it for it can flirt with Centripetal force while still adoring bad roads.
#THE ASCENT REVIEW EMBARGO PROFESSIONAL#
Its mechanical grip is very good and then there is its ability to simultaneously transfer information of the road to your fingerprints while not letting you know the professional integrity, or rather lack of it, of the Chief Engineer of PWD or NHAI or BRO. I have surprised many car owners on fast mountain roads, the duster skimming the camber like a surfer on waves. In fact for a crossover it does the car bit also very well. But, still if there is a car that embodies the war time Britain's favourite line "Keep Calm and Carry on" this one is it. I also like its squattish looks.īut, what I absolutely love is the fact that it can go anywhere. It doesn't look that tough, but apparently it is. I think lots of car makers don't really get proportions right. I just love the way the Duster looks and its proportions. The speed limiter is a life saver these days with speed cameras popping up everywhere. From the F1 days I had known that Renault were brilliant with software, read traction control, so I had no qualms with the electronics. It had AWD, independent rear suspension, cruise control, speed limiter, ESP and switchable traction control. Frankly going to Duster from Fabia was quite a let down, in terms of equipment and interiors, but mechanically the Duster was leagues ahead. So, since both of us were smitten with hills, I sold my first car - Fabia, and got the Duster. In fact the girl I was in love with, was just like me in love with the hills, maybe that's why I fell in love with her but I digress. And quite a lot of trips to Himachal and Uttrakhand. I have a 6 year old Duster AWD which has done 77K kms. Hola fellow internal combustion engine lovers.
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