200 miles in a 2016 XC-90

[sillyxone]

How does the Mazda CX5 react in these rollover (Moose) tests?

About 1 minute into that Jeep video, there's a link to the main website with full listing of the tested vehicles. I can't read Swedish, so here's Google Translate version of the site:

https://translate.google.com/transl...teknikensvarld.se/algtest/&edit-text=&act=url

There are 3 entries of the CX-5 if you scroll down the table to Mazda.

 

[piotrek91]

About 1 minute into that Jeep video, there's a link to the main website with full listing of the tested vehicles. I can't read Swedish, so here's Google Translate version of the site:

https://translate.google.com/transl...teknikensvarld.se/algtest/&edit-text=&act=url

There are 3 entries of the CX-5 if you scroll down the table to Mazda.

Thank you for sharing that!

Looks like the CX-5 did well at 72KPH and with 19" wheels did VERY VERY well at 75KPH.

At 75KPH the CX-5 finds itself surrounded by many sports sedans. (as well as a 2014 Jeep Cherokee 2.0L AWD??)
Above ~77KPH it's true sports car territory.

 

[Lbear]

Thank you for sharing that!

Looks like the CX-5 did well at 72KPH and with 19" wheels did VERY VERY well at 75KPH.

At 75KPH the CX-5 finds itself surrounded by many sports sedans. (as well as a 2014 Jeep Cherokee 2.0L AWD??)
Above ~77KPH it's true sports car territory.

Mazda engineers made the CX5 sporty and therefore it does better in these tests since it's not bouncy and floaty. The Jeep Grand Cherokee did atrociously and can easily roll over and/or blow out the front tire.

 

[piotrek91]

the Jeep Grand Cherokee was the one that did poorly in the test.
The Cherokee is a completely different car and it looks like it did just as well as the CX-5

 

[Lbear]

the Jeep Grand Cherokee was the one that did poorly in the test.
The Cherokee is a completely different car and it looks like it did just as well as the CX-5

Ooops, I changed my post to reflect that. My bad.

I bet the Grand Cherokee is very front heavy with the huge engine it has and the suspension is floaty. So being front end heavy and bouncy, that probably plays a role in why it wants to roll over during that maneuver.

A friend of mine has the Grand Cherokee and it has that Hemi in it. It's fast, only get 16mpg highway, but it's really a heavy motor. Hemi's were called "elephant engines" due to the size and weight of them.

 

[Unobtanium]

Ooops, I changed my post to reflect that. My bad.

I bet the Grand Cherokee is very front heavy with the huge engine it has and the suspension is floaty. So being front end heavy and bouncy, that probably plays a role in why it wants to roll over during that maneuver.

A friend of mine has the Grand Cherokee and it has that Hemi in it. It's fast, only get 16mpg highway, but it's really a heavy motor. Hemi's were called "elephant engines" due to the size and weight of them.

-I think it was the 426 HEMI that was called "the elephant". But I'm not sure on that.
-My HEMI Jeep got 17-19 highway, doing 75ish. It was a 2010 though, with DoD and the new heads. If your friend had an '08 or older, it may not have been capable of such.
-My Jeep felt terrible when I got it*, but new shocks/struts fixed that. It handled GREAT! It is NOT a front-heavy vehicle. In fact, the current vehicle has a weight distribution of 53/47 (for the HEMI) http://www.allpar.com/SUVs/jeep/specifications/grand-2014.html. This is near perfect in the sports car world, as it shifts to 50/50 on corner exit. At least, that's what the BRZ, 370Z, and other vehicles with the SAME WEIGHT DIST toute in their literature. My Jeep Grand Cherokee felt VERY balanced and handled great, even in low-traction environments when pushing it (sliding through corners in the rain. It felt like a heavy Corvette) although it did not have the turn radius of my CX-5.


*It is well accepted that the Jeep Grand Cherokee factory shocks/struts suck and that they die very fast. Bilsteins fix this.

 

[Unobtanium]

Thank you for sharing that!

Looks like the CX-5 did well at 72KPH and with 19" wheels did VERY VERY well at 75KPH.

At 75KPH the CX-5 finds itself surrounded by many sports sedans. (as well as a 2014 Jeep Cherokee 2.0L AWD??)
Above ~77KPH it's true sports car territory.

Nissan X-Trail 80!?
HOW!? That dominates the Porsche Boxter, lol!