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The engines are with turbo already, producing around 220-230hp and 370-380 n.m torque, but I think the bigger issue is the turbo lags, I have not tried those cars but I know turbo lag is the issue for the Chinese designed turbo engines. Not sure about this one, but definitely there are tons of aftermarket parts avaiable in China for those mentioned cars. if you plan to have a look of the BJ40 in UAE, dont. BAIC ridiculously supplied the CVT to BJ40 in UAE

In addition to your list and Rubicon, lc70 series also have the option with part time 4wd and F&R locks, for part time 4WDs, when 4H/4L engaged, power to F&R is locked at 50:50 already hence no central diff lock is needed LC70 series In China, people are so obsessed with locks, they consider more locks = better offroadability, hence there are several options in China with part time 4wd and F&R locks, the costs from 130k AED Great Wall Haval H9, positioned against Prado Great Wall Tank 300 BAIC BJ40, BAIC used to own Jeep's factory in China🙃 They all proper 4x4s with frame and low range gear, but only 2.0T/2.3T engines with power to weight ratio more or less around 100, which is considered as underpowered in desert driving. All those cars indeed beat their competitors (originals) in most of offroad scenaries just because of the locks. Tank 300 is a recent product and I think the engineers probably thought about desert driving under extreme heat: Central display setting to keep engine fan rev high all the time Thermostat can be taken out without removing any parts, just like removing a fuse from fuse box Havel H9 & BAIC BJ40 are also available in UAE, without lockers sadly 0-0 (I didnt see the car but neither of dealers marketed diff locks as selling point)

It is my first time being round Suwaydan and Faya after nearly 20 drives with Carnity, Thank you @Frederic . I never expected this much of trees and scenery in a desert, and I had the luxury to enjoy it as it was a newbie drive. Good to know that my v6 powered 2.2 ton pathfinder is able to climb that hill in Faya, and still has some spare power left, Fewbie drives in Faya area definitely will be interesting. Felt covered already when I saw @Hisham Masaad @Ranjan Das @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ in the support team! The newbies in second half of the convoy indeed did a great job, I believe they are all ready for more challenages in fewbie level😁, see you soon！

Smaller convey is always fun. Thank you @Jeepie for the selection of terrain, it was an good opportunity for me to improve the momentum control in faster pace technical areas. Driving on the north side of the big red was indeed enjoyable, could have pushed for more fun if the transmission overheating didnt happen. I think @Hisham Masaad should open up a "Hill Climbing Master Class", it is now not surprising anymore that the black FJ alway reaches the highest point of hills.🙃 Always feel good to have @Ranjan Das and @Hisham Masaad in the support team and thank you @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil for being a wonderful SL. Driving with familiar faces relaxes me, good to see you all again and wishing for more to come @Sunil Mathew @darren thompson @Chris Wing Till next time~

Congrats Danish

Congrats Ranjan!

@Frederic Hi Fred, I see there is a open spot and no WL, so I added myself in, hope its ok?

@Enrico Biscaro I am only nearly 2 months old in the club, but I think the car's cooling ability should also be considered, especially in this hot hot summer. I drive pathfinder and in the current summer I do not use AC for either morning nor afternoon drives, because the coolant temp. will reach 100C if I do so. And I have seen similar heating complaints from other Xterra drivers (pathfinder and xterra are twin brothers). Similarly I have also observed few Wranglers faced heating issue that the ECU limits the Rev But not yet any Toyota (mainly FJs I have driven with) driver complained about car geting overheated that AC must be compromised. Xterra FJ and Wranglers are all power offroaders, and I have seen Marshals doing miracles with them, the above is only my opinion and I personally like Toyota a alot, altho I drive Nissan🙃

@Anish S please WL me for second weekend drive, in case there are some massive drop out 😜

Hi @Vanessa8580, please WL me, 2nd drive

I was using a pedal commander for my Pathfinder for considerable amount of time. It does give you the kick in response of the throttle, and I could almost fully control the gears by manipulating the throttle pedal that I didn't have to use the shifter knob. And you can easily switch the throttle responses from aggressive weekend offroad to comfort SZR cruising. TBH I like it, I only stopped using it as I might still have throttle control body issue and I don't want the petal commander to create more possible issues with the throttle.

Congrats Chris!

congrats Chinthaka!

Congrats Naveen

Congrats Josh

Congrats Lakshmi!

Happy birthday Ale!

Thank you @Anish S for this fabulous drive in the morning, love the bowls and the plays, great selection on the terrain and the pace. I see how much fun I have missed last time🙃 Always good to have@Hisham Masaad @Lakshmi Narasimhan @Ranjan Das in the convoy, today's flawless support team, big thanks to you all! Hi Darren, thank you for the video, I have recorded two of your climbs too, please whatsapp me at: zero five two eight four zero two zero nine six. Me too !

Thanks Anish, confirm

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