RE: Rolls-Royce Cullinan: Driven
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t i could squeeze in the back of an A40! 
R400TVR said:
Not much bigger than a Range Rover? That's already far too big for UK roads. Why are manufacturers making things bigger and bigger all the time?
My uncle has a FFRR, which I've been a passenger in several times, and have driven it for a total of approx 300 miles and I didn't find it a struggle to be honest. Where did you drive one and find it a problem? I largely drove it down South (Chandler's Ford area) but did include some roads around Portsmouth such as around Southwick/Portsdown Hill which are single track roads and again, really didn't find it a problem so interested to know where you drove one to find it too big.I drove my old 7 series around roads in the Lake District and occasionally wished it was a bit narrower but in reality those roads are a bit of an extreme example. For well over 99% of the miles most people drive they aren't too wide. I also didn't find parking it too bad either, I can understand if people generally find parking difficult though.
Cheers.
R400TVR said:
Not much bigger than a Range Rover? That's already far too big for UK roads. Why are manufacturers making things bigger and bigger all the time?
Never found Range Rover size a real issue - the width makes some lanes tight with passing traffic, but twin-cabs, regular vans etc are longer, and less wieldy.skyrover said:
They are not too wide at 78.1 inches.
The standard width for a full sized SUV for decades has been approx 80 inches, so it's actually still got a little room to grow.
Transits are approx 80 inches wide while trucks and buses are around 100 inches wide.
They wouldn't be to wide at 78.1 inches but at 87.4 inches which they are I find them a bit wide for multi-storey car parks and narrow roads.The standard width for a full sized SUV for decades has been approx 80 inches, so it's actually still got a little room to grow.
Transits are approx 80 inches wide while trucks and buses are around 100 inches wide.
Tom_Spotley_When said:
Reading the replies to this is my afternoon's entertainment sorted.
I'm tempted to start a game of PH Bingo:
One argument about how a lack of live axles and low range gearbox means it isn't a Proper Off-Roader.
One argument about why anyone needs an SUV and shouldn't RR make an estate instead
One argument about the four wheel drive system and how Winter Tyres on a BMW 535d are all you ever really need, you know.
One argument about how "the locals" in the alps all drive round in Fiat Panda 4x4's and how all the crashes occur when british drivers in German cars don't understand mass transfer so there is no reason what-so-ever to buy a big 4x4 for your one week skiing a year
One argument about how it isn't a "Proper" Rolls Royce
One argument about how it's the New BMW x7 underneath, you know
One argument about how all drivers of this ever do is drop their kids (or brats) off at the local private school, parking inconsiderately and how it's only been bought on finance to impress other school run mums
And one argument about how anyone who spends £300k on this should buy a fleet of caterhams (for the handling balance) and a Honda Jazz (It's the most practical and reliable car ever and no-one needs anything else, unless you're a show-off or don't properly understand rural living)
Any others to add?
Please tell me you posted this in the Defender sighting post aswellI'm tempted to start a game of PH Bingo:
One argument about how a lack of live axles and low range gearbox means it isn't a Proper Off-Roader.
One argument about why anyone needs an SUV and shouldn't RR make an estate instead
One argument about the four wheel drive system and how Winter Tyres on a BMW 535d are all you ever really need, you know.
One argument about how "the locals" in the alps all drive round in Fiat Panda 4x4's and how all the crashes occur when british drivers in German cars don't understand mass transfer so there is no reason what-so-ever to buy a big 4x4 for your one week skiing a year
One argument about how it isn't a "Proper" Rolls Royce
One argument about how it's the New BMW x7 underneath, you know
One argument about how all drivers of this ever do is drop their kids (or brats) off at the local private school, parking inconsiderately and how it's only been bought on finance to impress other school run mums
And one argument about how anyone who spends £300k on this should buy a fleet of caterhams (for the handling balance) and a Honda Jazz (It's the most practical and reliable car ever and no-one needs anything else, unless you're a show-off or don't properly understand rural living)
Any others to add?
Barga said:
They wouldn't be to wide at 78.1 inches but at 87.4 inches which they are I find them a bit wide for multi-storey car parks and narrow roads.
They are barely any bigger than an Audi A6. I struggled much more with the Audi S8, and the LWB S class is much worse and pretty much impossible to negotiate tight car parks in.nyxster said:
Barga said:
They wouldn't be to wide at 78.1 inches but at 87.4 inches which they are I find them a bit wide for multi-storey car parks and narrow roads.
They are barely any bigger than an Audi A6. I struggled much more with the Audi S8, and the LWB S class is much worse and pretty much impossible to negotiate tight car parks in.edd344 said:
Tom_Spotley_When said:
Reading the replies to this is my afternoon's entertainment sorted.
I'm tempted to start a game of PH Bingo:
One argument about how a lack of live axles and low range gearbox means it isn't a Proper Off-Roader.
One argument about why anyone needs an SUV and shouldn't RR make an estate instead
One argument about the four wheel drive system and how Winter Tyres on a BMW 535d are all you ever really need, you know.
One argument about how "the locals" in the alps all drive round in Fiat Panda 4x4's and how all the crashes occur when british drivers in German cars don't understand mass transfer so there is no reason what-so-ever to buy a big 4x4 for your one week skiing a year
One argument about how it isn't a "Proper" Rolls Royce
One argument about how it's the New BMW x7 underneath, you know
One argument about how all drivers of this ever do is drop their kids (or brats) off at the local private school, parking inconsiderately and how it's only been bought on finance to impress other school run mums
And one argument about how anyone who spends £300k on this should buy a fleet of caterhams (for the handling balance) and a Honda Jazz (It's the most practical and reliable car ever and no-one needs anything else, unless you're a show-off or don't properly understand rural living)
Any others to add?
Please tell me you posted this in the Defender sighting post aswellI'm tempted to start a game of PH Bingo:
One argument about how a lack of live axles and low range gearbox means it isn't a Proper Off-Roader.
One argument about why anyone needs an SUV and shouldn't RR make an estate instead
One argument about the four wheel drive system and how Winter Tyres on a BMW 535d are all you ever really need, you know.
One argument about how "the locals" in the alps all drive round in Fiat Panda 4x4's and how all the crashes occur when british drivers in German cars don't understand mass transfer so there is no reason what-so-ever to buy a big 4x4 for your one week skiing a year
One argument about how it isn't a "Proper" Rolls Royce
One argument about how it's the New BMW x7 underneath, you know
One argument about how all drivers of this ever do is drop their kids (or brats) off at the local private school, parking inconsiderately and how it's only been bought on finance to impress other school run mums
And one argument about how anyone who spends £300k on this should buy a fleet of caterhams (for the handling balance) and a Honda Jazz (It's the most practical and reliable car ever and no-one needs anything else, unless you're a show-off or don't properly understand rural living)
Any others to add?
skyrover said:
They are not too wide at 78.1 inches.
The standard width for a full sized SUV for decades has been approx 80 inches, so it's actually still got a little room to grow.
Transits are approx 80 inches wide while trucks and buses are around 100 inches wide.
According to the Google I just looked at they are 86.5 inches over the mirrors and let's be honest, when one is bowling along, straddling the centre line you have to miss its mirrors too so it's no good using the mirrors folded width. The standard width for a full sized SUV for decades has been approx 80 inches, so it's actually still got a little room to grow.
Transits are approx 80 inches wide while trucks and buses are around 100 inches wide.
As for Transit vans, one doesn't regularly have to park next to them in car parks but supersized 4x4s are so common now in Waitrose and M&S that they cannot be avoided. If that's the way it has to be then they should make parking spaces a foot wider... but they won't do that so in the mean time, sorry but people will continue to say 4x4s are too wide.
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