Motor Trend BUYER'S GUIDE JAGUAR F-PACE S VS. MERCEDES-AMG GLC43 VS. PORSCHE MACAN GT
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Motor Trend BUYER'S GUIDE JAGUAR F-PACE S VS. MERCEDES-AMG GLC43 VS. PORSCHE MACAN GT
Just released Motor Trend article.
Interestingly my GLC43 AMG came with the Goodyear Eagle F1 tires. Too bad they didn't have those on the test vehicle. I love them.
Link in next post...
Interestingly my GLC43 AMG came with the Goodyear Eagle F1 tires. Too bad they didn't have those on the test vehicle. I love them.
Link in next post...
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FYI: Your link is broken. Here's a working one:
JAGUAR F-PACE S VS. MERCEDES-AMG GLC43 VS. PORSCHE MACAN GTS COMPARISON
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/jagua...ts-comparison/
JAGUAR F-PACE S VS. MERCEDES-AMG GLC43 VS. PORSCHE MACAN GTS COMPARISON
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/jagua...ts-comparison/
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Here's the correct URL:
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/jaguar/f-pace/2017/jaguar-f-pace-s-mercedes-amg-glc43-porsche-macan-gts-comparison/
although they rate
1st: Jaguar
2nd: Merc
3rd: Porsche
...as a Brit I feel obligated to add a Brit would never recommend a British car - reliability and repair bills are a challenge.
The review fixates heavily on driving hard on snow - maybe a consideration for some...
i was impressed that despite being the cheapest of the three tested vehicles the GLC43 had the most torque and was rated well for cabin comfort.
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/jaguar/f-pace/2017/jaguar-f-pace-s-mercedes-amg-glc43-porsche-macan-gts-comparison/
although they rate
1st: Jaguar
2nd: Merc
3rd: Porsche
...as a Brit I feel obligated to add a Brit would never recommend a British car - reliability and repair bills are a challenge.
The review fixates heavily on driving hard on snow - maybe a consideration for some...
i was impressed that despite being the cheapest of the three tested vehicles the GLC43 had the most torque and was rated well for cabin comfort.
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This is the second review of the GLC43 that nitpicks its snow capability. I'm pretty settled on getting a GLC300 4matic and this concerns me. Is there a difference between the two or should I expect the same snow performance from the GLC300? This has a high importance to me.
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This is the second review of the GLC43 that nitpicks its snow capability. I'm pretty settled on getting a GLC300 4matic and this concerns me. Is there a difference between the two or should I expect the same snow performance from the GLC300? This has a high importance to me.
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Is there a Snow button or Stability Off button in the GLC300? I think the other article i read on the GLC43 mentioned the lack of these possibly being a contributor or less than impressive snow performance.
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This is the second review of the GLC43 that nitpicks its snow capability. I'm pretty settled on getting a GLC300 4matic and this concerns me. Is there a difference between the two or should I expect the same snow performance from the GLC300? This has a high importance to me.
Ultimately these are all three fantastic cars (well bar the GLC UK version but that is another story) so in LHD you can't go truly wrong with any of them.
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Seems a bit brute force. I'm more of a work smarter not harder type of person. Just seems odd that two articles now have nitpicked snow performance on the GLC43. Most AWD systems today "just work".
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Here is the other article I was thinking of, I guess this was also Motortrend: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/merce...43-first-test/
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Rear wheel drive bias with summer tyres is never going to be a good combination. Regardless of AWD system. Give me rear wheel drive with winter tyres anyway over AWD with summer tyres.
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I would order my GLC300 with the 19's and all-seasons. Anyway, in none of those articles with gripes is the summer-only tire involved. My rear-biased M235xi is fantastic in the snow.
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I’ve now owned three 4Matics and several RWD Mercedes before that. RWD + snows didn’t come close to measuring up to any of the 4Matics with all-season tires.
Although my 4Matic wagon was a good performer in my often snow-drifted driveway, there were occasions when snow would pack up under the wagon and render it bootless. Over the last two winters my GLC 300 never missed a beat plowing through 12-15" of drifted snow. I should probably mention that U.S. versions of the GLC are equipped with code 482 (springs for higher ground clearance). I think the 2-inches of extra clearance helps, but I’ll leave it to the auto experts to quantify that.
Although my 4Matic wagon was a good performer in my often snow-drifted driveway, there were occasions when snow would pack up under the wagon and render it bootless. Over the last two winters my GLC 300 never missed a beat plowing through 12-15" of drifted snow. I should probably mention that U.S. versions of the GLC are equipped with code 482 (springs for higher ground clearance). I think the 2-inches of extra clearance helps, but I’ll leave it to the auto experts to quantify that.
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I did the opposite - cancelled my F-Pace S order for the GLC43. The fpaceforum is a pretty active forum but the thread of 'Strangers' Reactions to Your F-Pace?' is a bit too much.
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That's unfortunate, but everyone should pick the vehicle that best fits their needs / wants.
I did the opposite - cancelled my F-Pace S order for the GLC43. The fpaceforum is a pretty active forum but the thread of 'Strangers' Reactions to Your F-Pace?' is a bit too much.
I did the opposite - cancelled my F-Pace S order for the GLC43. The fpaceforum is a pretty active forum but the thread of 'Strangers' Reactions to Your F-Pace?' is a bit too much.
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All,
Regarding the poor performance of the GLC43 in the snow: There's a bit of pullback from the folks at Motor Trend on the "First Test" review of the GLC43:
You can read the rest of the article here:
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/merce...43-first-test/
Take from it what you will.
Regarding the poor performance of the GLC43 in the snow: There's a bit of pullback from the folks at Motor Trend on the "First Test" review of the GLC43:
It should be said, though, that when equipped with snow tires, the GLC43 handled rough winter conditions perfectly fine for hundreds of miles. Our gripes are limited to the absolute worst of conditions and times when we tried to drive aggressively for evaluation purposes.
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/merce...43-first-test/
Take from it what you will.
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I've tried the GLC in icey/snowy roads here in Norway, and the terrain/weather is pretty damn harsh up here. I always had studless (winter!) tires on my rwd MB, and I got to say the GLC impressed me. Only thing that is sad is that it has no diff-locks like the GLE/G-wagon. Such a game changer. I have several MB Actros/Arocs that are tandem with diff-locks and its just brutal how you just plough your way out of a problem. All on Continental HSW2 studless tires.
Dunno how terrain are where you's all live, but here you can't drive on "all-season tires". Rubber is way to hard for real winter.
Cheers lads!
Dunno how terrain are where you's all live, but here you can't drive on "all-season tires". Rubber is way to hard for real winter.
Cheers lads!
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And just to show you never stop learning, I had no idea months were split-up into decades these days!!
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Very very slow
The F-Pace won over the GLC43 due to extreme wintry driving condition, which mean the F-Pace has a better AWD system.
All these three car are great, doesn't matter which one you go with.
Matteus, any news with your F-Pace yet ? and Are you ready to become a celebrity once you receive your F-Pace?
All these three car are great, doesn't matter which one you go with.
Matteus, any news with your F-Pace yet ? and Are you ready to become a celebrity once you receive your F-Pace?
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All,
Regarding the poor performance of the GLC43 in the snow: There's a bit of pullback from the folks at Motor Trend on the "First Test" review of the GLC43:
You can read the rest of the article here:
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/merce...43-first-test/
Take from it what you will.
Regarding the poor performance of the GLC43 in the snow: There's a bit of pullback from the folks at Motor Trend on the "First Test" review of the GLC43:
You can read the rest of the article here:
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/merce...43-first-test/
Take from it what you will.
Seems the Stability Off should have helped in this situation? I assume it is like my BMW where there is still safety nannies at work, just much more permissive? If so this sounds like the same philosophy of my BMW (which I love) in that normal mode is geared to safety and in slick conditions it is doing exactly that very well. If that is too restrictive turning Stability off (which turns on Dynamic Handling) will let you lay the power down, of course it is now up to you to not do something stupid. I'm cool with compromise.
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Ok don't laugh, but before we had our GLS we had a Prius, and that was terrible in the snow unless I switched off the safety nannies. They pulled the power back so much that it almost came to a halt. But yes don't do anything stupid, well no more stupid than buying that Prius but as I traded it in for a GLS I think I restored the balance in the universe :P
As such I can understand the concept to have to turn it off.
As such I can understand the concept to have to turn it off.
