Ian Tonkin
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The updates and revisions to the ran topping L200 have certainly helped to improve upon certi aspects of this pop pickup. it definitely stands out in the L{ crowd, because its not your typical bc Looking pickup.
Do the revisions make it the new di leader? The short answer is no. Not q At dose on £23,000, the Barbarian is i most expensive lifestyle pickup on sal today, but it only outshines its rivals ir couple of areas such as on-road dynai and manoeuvrability.
However, you are getting a very ton of standard equipment for the price, v makes the L200 Barbarian one of the luxurious pick-ups around.
We were impressed with the engini gearbox combination (who wouldn't Li 175hp and a relaxed automatic transr sion?), which demonstrated high teve refinement and acceptable fuel consu tion for this class of vehicle.
As a commercial proposition, the L: Barbarian manages to be versatile an robust, but all those shiny bits give us impression that it favours the blackto more than the country track.