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Richard moves on to the fact that cars are generally getting heavier – excess weight in a car slows down acceleration, ruins handling and severely affects fuel economy. Jeremy concludes the XC90 is fantastically practical, however is not a brilliant car to drive. At £30,000 for the diesel it’s £12,000 less than a BMW X5 which makes it great value.
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Despite its flaws, Jeremy maintains it’s still the perfect family car – with a split-folding tailgate and massive boot, plus clever rear folding seats that also slide forward and back. The XC90 being tested has a 2.9L twin-turbo V6 that returns a poor 15mpg – Jeremy concedes that you’d have to go for the diesel engine. Jeremy admits it would be useless off road, and since it was designed in America, it’s massive. It offers four wheel drive and a high driving position, but without all the burdens the Landcruiser had with it. The new Volvo XC90 then appears to be the perfect vehicle for the job. Then there is the BMW X5 and Audi Allroad – cars that haven’t got all the hardcore offroad features, but also only have 5 seats… meaning it’s no better than a regular saloon. You’re paying for equipment that you’ll never end up using unless you decided to cross the Kalahari Desert. The £36,000 Toyota LandCruiser is suggested as one of the better 4×4’s, however comes across as being overkill for the school run – what with it’s low range gearbox, height adjustable suspension and locking differentials. Cars that still offer 7 seats, have cool looks and are generally safer than normal cars due to their size and weight. It may be pricey, but Jeremy says it is the perfect family car… however on the Cool Wall remains deeply entrenched in the “Uncool” section, along with all the other people movers. The original Espace was responsible for starting the people carrier trend at least in the UK, and the latest model features more of the weird angular styling that all Renault’s seem to share. However in this day and age parents wouldn’t dare do such a thing, insisting that all children should be safely secured and with their own airbag – this is where the Renault Espace comes in. The show opens with Jeremy talking about how school runs used to be when he was a lad – which usually involved hammering as many children as possible into a car even if it means they didn’t have a seatbelt each. Star in a Reasonably Priced Car: Gordon Ramsay.The lightweight Radical SR3 races an aerobatics plane around the Top Gear Test Track.Jeremy tests the Volkswagen R32 against the Ford Focus RS.Richard and Jason strip out a Jaguar XJS to see how much faster they can make it.