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LOADED4X4.COM.AU
REVIEW: X-CLASS POWER
with top-dollar utes fitted with
half-baked OEM suspension and
braking systems.
I suppose I’d better talk
about safety as well. I must be
old-school, because I’d never
buy a car based on what it did or
didn’t have in the way of driver
aids, in fact, the less beeping
and bonging that I’m confronted
with the better. If you can’t drive
a car and keep it between the
white lines, then don’t drive. If you
aren’t aware enough when driving
to firstly keep a safe distance
from the car in front of you and
secondly brake hard enough to
avoid an accident, then don’t
drive. I know…I know…we live in a
world where even morons have
a right to drive, and I confess
that my views on this, besides
being non-pc (god help me)
may be flawed and that I should
put my hand up for some reprogramming
by the Loaded 4X4
Human Resources department.
Unfortunately, they’re all busy
formulating policies to ensure
their indispensability.
Anyhoo, the X-Class has
got a stack of gear built in to
take the overwhelming pressure
of staying safe on the roads,
off your shoulders. Besides
all of the usual acronyms like
ABS (Anti-Lock Brakes), ESP
(Electronic Stability Control), ASR
(German for Traction Control)
and EBD (Electronic Brake
Force Distribution), there’s Lane
Keeping Assistance and the one
with real life saving potential
(I’m being serious now) (AEB)
Autonomous Emergency Braking.
All of these systems are standard
across the X-Class range, as is
(TPMS) Tyre Pressure Monitoring
System and Trailer Stability
Assist. Downhill descent control
is standard in all four-wheel-drive
variants of the X-Class.