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My three kids now call their shades “peasant blockers” 😂. Oh, and my 10 yr old now asks me about driving dynamics.

A minute in and I’m already impressed with the editing (effects on the grill was crazy lol)

Only true fans knew they couldn’t just leave us without a visor, cup holder and box test.

I think I'm addicted to your reviews. Keep up the great F**ing work.

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I sell cars for a living and from my experience hardly anyone actually uses a third row in a SUV for people. Normally I see families that have one or two kids in third row SUVs. A lot of times it's one tiny woman in a gigantic Suburban because "it's safer".

Great review! We just ordered an X7 x40i with the M sport package, and let me explain why we choose large SUVs over minivans. We are a family of five, and to get it out of the way, my wife and I fully agree that minivans are more spacious, have more cargo space, and are easier to get in and out of (especially for our kids). BUT, we have gone with full-sized 3-row SUVs because of the following reasons: 1. My wife prefers the higher seating position. 2. We live in Utah and have the fairly regular need for snow clearance, all-wheel drive, and the ability to drive up steep, snowy roads. As far as I know, the Toyota Sienna is the only minivan to have an AWD option, but it certainly doesn't have the ground clearance of an SUV. 3. The poshness and interior quality of up-scale, full-size SUVs cannot currently be found in the minivan market. 4. Along those lines, many of the more advanced tech features found in luxury SUVs are not as refined (or can be had at all) in the current minivan market. We regularly seat on kid in the third row, but ordered the second row as a bench to maximize seating and to be able to haul more cargo in a pinch.

Seriously, hands down the BEST car reviews on KZfaq.

Stop asking people to subscribe , Your work speaks for you , Such as Honest review, funny nature and your long friendship. Carry on guys , success will be by your side.

0:26 first photos of the 2022 X7 facelift leaked

Me: wow that interior lighting is incredible! TSP: it isn't that good ...oh

Can’t believe that I just heard someone say that an X6 is a good looking car at 4:52

I actually love the design of the X7 and the new X5, my issue is with the new 7 Series, I do not think the big grille fits it well, not nearly as elegant as the S Class.

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As a kid I love 3rd row. Although we are three kids in a family. It's so luxurious when you are thinking "where would I want to sit today". And 3rd row just feels gangster. Also we are traveling quite often and it's perfect.

My beef with the grill is that its not proportional to the headlights. The X5 grill is perfect. The X7 is like a person with squinty eyes but a huge nose. They COULD be attractive, but alot of others will say 'nice eyes, but huge nose'.

Those grill edits were superb. You may have given BMW some ideas. Let’s see how crazy grills can become.

Writing an essay? That can wait, TSP just posted B)

My wife and I need the 3rd row for Grandchildren. The extra space is great when travelling - we tend to go away on driving tours for a few weeks at a time - so the big luggage space is great

I live in Buffalo and every time I visit Toronto and see an awesome car on QEW, I always hope it’s one of you guys driving it!

LOL!!! I was about to ask for the box test, visor test and cup holder test 😂😂😂

You guys go from strength to strength; in-depth with brilliant graphics. Great work.

We had a GMC Envoy when I was a kid. We used it as a 3 row for carrying kids. It worked really well and was a lot cooler than our Ford Windstar minivan that my dad owned previously.

That rolling shot with the Cullinan and the big rig... 👌🏾

Btw, first grill the one extended to the bottom is dope, It looks brilliant. You’re really an underrated editor

Great review guys, I live next to a BMW dealership in Michigan and i see these everyday, and for those that haven't seen these in person I say reserve judgment, these things look amazing.

My coworker and Uncle both drive an Escalade. Neither of them have a wife or kids, so they just have them because they wanted something big. It's a very American thing. The bigger, the more impressive it looks.

As a french Canadian 99%fluent in English, the hardest part to me right now is when speaking, figuring out the "correct" way of saying some words like decal, and seeing you guys argue about it makes me feel much better hahaha :)

I love how unbiased you guys are!

Big props for the 500K subscribers. I was one of the early ones. Cheers from Montreal.

Hey guys I have two cars I have a Dodge Challenger SRT 2015 and a 2001 Acura MDX which is still smooth as butter. I actually do use the third row when we take road trips as I am married with one kid but I often bring the rest of the family with me the third row albeit small is still viable for road trips and my passengers have no complaints. I literally only use the MDX for three things : groceries , snow , family hauling. When it’s just me or my wife and me , challenger all day .

Thank you to whoever is doing the hard work of the visual edits to show us the different wheel/grill looks on the car your channel is reviewing. Please keep up the good work.

Hey Dudes- Love the edited caricature grilles. Ranks up there with the edit on Volvo Thor’s hammer headlights. For us, the third row is pure function. With us, dogs are family - so they wear Sleepypod (professionally and thoroughly crash tested) doggy seat belts, which work in conjunction with a human seat/seatbelt. With a family along the lines of two parents, two kids, and two dogs, the typical five-seat vehicle just doesn’t cut it. As far as SUV vs van; we are an active family that love the outdoors. So, we’ll consider a van when yous can show us one with the payload and towing capacity, ground clearance, and traction management of an SUV. Bonus reason for an SUV over a van: Volvo doesn’t make vans. (Ok, there’s a little subjectivity in there) Cheers Brian

My family has a Honda Pilot and we truly use the 3rd row.

You can't beat the Pacifica when it comes to practicality.

So I am 21, I have 0 kids, and I own an '07 MDX with 3 rows. I intentionally looked for one because I actually prefer the size of the SUV, and I couldn't afford BMW maintenance, otherwise, I would be driving a used X5 or an X7 if I had the money. Anyways, I can say that I do carry around friends often enough, but I don't find myself using the third row ever

The front grille on the x7 is better than the x5. It looks to me like the Punisher logo 💀

FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY YESSSSSSSS I LOVE YOU GUYS FINALLY THE X7

We use the third row in our 2018 expedition for people sometimes but other times for cargo. With 5 people in our family, we need a big SUV even though we used to have a 2005 Toyota sienna. My mom just didnt like the minivans anymore but does say that it is more functional than an suv

I currently own a vw atlas with 3 babies, extra adults always go in the third row and have plenty of space. I avoided minivans like the plague. If I was rich, I’d totally at least test drive this.

You forgot the Volvo XC90, which I think is the best looking. Great review as always. Love your videos

Not one mention of the LX570😔, a director competitor and the off-road ability most SUVs dream of having

499,259 subscribers! So very close to a HUGE milestone! You guys deserve it! Congrats on the growth and success of your channel!!!!

Nice shirt, Yuri!

Better than quirks and features.

I promise I am very subscribed.

I’m going to tell you guys the truth, my dad owns a suburban and my grandfather owns a Q7, I want my father to get an X5 and my grandfather a cayenne gts, but both love the third row because of the extra storage that they offer, I’m 100% sure my grandfather has never had someone sitting in the third row in any of his Q7’s and he has owned 4 of them.

i hit the bell just cause of how chill your ask for it, i appreciate y'all

3-Rows of agony in maintenance horrors. In 40,000 miles, it'll need new valve-stem seals which will cost $3,000-4,000 in labor without parts. The technicians will form a nice bond with this X7, almost better than the owner who will look at pictures of his beloved X7, missing it, during the long vacations at the Service Department. Basically, this is trash on wheels.

Of the competitors to the X7, I probably like the Navigator interior and the XC90 exterior the best.

500k subs , very soon my dear , wish you the best, you got this cheery reviews..

the new BMW "Get the fuck outta my way, peasant"

It looks so much better with the photoshopped smaller grill 😂

Yuri, that shirt... Forever 21? Respect for wearing it.

My family (in Australia) have a Volvo XC90 with 3 kids and 2 adults. My parents like it cos we can bring 2 more people, and we do use the 3rd row around about once a week.

To answer the 3-row question. It’s for space reasons. My family has a long history of of 3 row, full size SUVs. We had a 2008 Chevrolet Suburban LT. When it killed itself (as GM products do) we moved to a GL450 (first gen, when it still had a V8). Then we had a series of Gl-Class Mercedes-es. We now have a Ford Expedition Platinum Standard Wheelbase (basically a non-navigator navigator). We honestly don’t use 3rd row very often. The seats are folded away almost always. The only time we put them up is to keep groceries in place between the seats and the lift gate, or if someone is actually sitting in them. We mainly like our full-size, 3-row SUVs because it gives extra room. We’re a family of 4 with two retrievers. Side note- captains chairs are a terrible choice for people with dogs. Even though technically we don’t NEED a third/middle seat, it helps to keep cargo and dogs in the back. We are able to pack 3-4 suitcases and our 2 dogs and various other equipment with us with the extra space the third row gives us. THAT BEING SAID: this only works for a certain class of SUV. It HAS to be a full-size. Any midsize, even with three rows, wouldn’t work. And the seats must fold flat, so a vehicle like the Land Cruiser of Lexus LX570 wouldn’t work, because the seats fold UP, not AWAY. And they also have to be square-ish. So none of these “coupe” SUVs work because it severely decreases room for the dogs. So that means SUVs like Audi Q7 and Porsche Cayenne are out, even if Cayenne DID have a 3rd row. This is kinda the reason why Land Rover has gotten away with not adding a 3rd row to the Range Rover. Even though it competes with full-size crossovers like the Q7, Porsche Cayenne, Mercedes-Benz GLS, and BMW X7 (and I guess Infiniti QX70), as well as body-on-frame SUVs like the Toyota Land Cruiser, LX570, Nissan Armada and it’s Infiniti equivalent, Ford Expedition and Navigator, Chevy Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and Yukon LWB and Escalade, most people don’t need a 3rd row and just want extra cargo space. Sorry for the long answer, I just wanted to provide a nice look into a buyer of this segment.

Seen this a few times in person already. It looks better than the pictures.

The X7 really needs a shadow line package option.

I have 3 kids and own a 3-row 2016 GMC Acadia - we use the 3rd row all the time... transporting children and adults in all 3 rows. (also - it's DEE-CAL and LE-VUHR)

When I was younger I had a driver, he drove Mitsubishi Pajero Sports and the 3rd row came in handy when transporting more friends.

I actually use the 3rd Row for People, it does come Handy.

Impressive editing

We use the 3rd row in our Pilot for people on the odd occasion. When each kid has a friend. They are too young to sit in the front seat so it is the only way to take both kids and an friend each.

Man you guys editing is getting better and better!

Really loving the Alpina wheel look, O and your graphics are getting really high end. Cool.

Excellent review as usual guys, from the UK

My family has had a Land Cruiser for about 8 years now, and 3 row SUVs are the way to go. We're a family of 6, So everyone sits comfortably in the 3 rows. BBQ? 3 rows and still room for the food/grill. Big Ikea furniture? All the seats fold up for lots of space. Plus the off-road is second-to-none, so i did lots of desert driving and duning, and still can get home and take everyone to school without worry. Minivans just don't have that kind of versatility. Plus i towed a boat a few times.

Guys i am very much impressed by literally ALL of your videos. Especially this one. I really enjoy the long camera angles from the sides... from there you can see the X7 beautifully. Subbed right away :)

Hockey Sticks on the side and 401 Badge on the rear.... This was built for Toronto !! ;-)-

I would love a Land Rover Discovery review! My wife just decided to buy one and I'd love your impressions! We considered an X7 as well.

awesome editing !

So close to 500K subscribers!

I think that this is quite unattractive. The big grill is not really the problem, but it’s the proportions of the grill relative to the headlights. And also the shape is weird.

Loving the continued success of the channel! The effects and camera work you guys have always done really makes the videos sharp. Love the reviews and keep them coming!

To answer the question at the 15 minute mark... My wife and I have two kids and we still end up using the third row in our MDX every month. Very handy!

content keeps on getting better and better! you guys deserve WAYY MORE CREDIT AS JOURNALISTS!

Damn Yuri!!! That's a nice shirt 😁 and the X7 it's gorgeous!!! Nice combination!!

The grille keeps getting bigger and bigger

I once owned a Minivan and the 3rd row was mainly used as a parcel & groceries shelf.

To give some data to Yuri, I drive an M340i 15 miles to work in stop-and-go traffic everyday and I have the Traffic Jam Assistant feature. About 80% of that commute is on a highway under 40 MPH, and I use that feature constantly. I normally take it off when there are merging lanes (it doesn't see cars coming into your lane super well) and when I have a chance to gun it (because that engine is sweet). Now that I have a taste of that tech, I don't think I could get another car without it. It takes the edge off of the constant, repetitive motions of that kind of traffic (micro-corrections on the steering wheel, shifting your foot from gas to pedal) and helps assuage stress.

Also third rows never work nothing compares to the Pacifica. Every suv third row I have gotten has been useless.

Great review as always. They should make a plug-in EV version of this.

“I think I was a little spoiled by the Pacifica” gotta be the 1st time that’s been said.

I mean, just purchased a 2019 VW Altas and we use the 3rd row quite often. Its definitely a family hauler, and I'm all here for it. It comes in handy when going on long road trips.

I am the only weird one who like the Grille taking up the whole front 🤣🤣😅😅

The Alpina wheels look awesome on there! I've seen a few of these in person and the grille is OK, but I think the ratio of grille to headlight is still a bit strange.

The small grill though chesus!! lol

I think for a family, this is the one to get. It looks so good. I think the big grille suits it. Love it

AHH YES my favorite engine the inline v6

You know, when seeing the X7 next to the Cullinan, it just confirms my opinion that the Cullinan is God damn ugly compared to this

using a wider angle lens in the intro was a nice touch to accentuate the size of that grill

I like the cinematography through our your videos as the detailed reviews .

Family rn is deciding between this one and Gls. Q7 is disappointing, low key convincing her to go for the Q8 though😂

0:29 jesus what even is that lmao as usual, great review from these legends

We got the Ford Expedition for the people option. My wife's sister lives nearby so commonly have 8 of us going places together and nothing beat the comfort and room. So giant size for people.

My husband and I are trading both of our 2017 X5s in for a new X7 and ZL1 1LE. We have no kids or pets. So yeah, status symbol for 3rd row. 😅

I don't care about LEE-ver or LEH-ver, but it's DEE-cal. Don't ever say DEH-kull. Just don't.

Personally, hate the grill. edit: 7:29 That would definitely help.

I love this bus....were all going on a summer holiday. 🚍😊