Faults:

Engine pipe replaced under warranty.

Speaker buzz.

General Comments:

Very solid car with excellent road adhesion due to AWD and ABS. Good build quality.

Engine noisy and harsh at mid-high revs, and lacking torque at low revs. This, combined with being a heavy car, means that to move it along quickly you have to put up with a bit of thrash from the motor. Air-conditioner takes toll on performance.

Off road: good transmission, but suffers from lack of clearance and poor approach/departure angles. It's only just adequate to get on and off beaches if the causeway is churned, but once on a beach it's fine. Plastic sump-cover prone to being ripped off when pushing through sand.