The Safari doesn't exactly ride and drive like a car, but you can expel"truck-like" from your expectations; in feel, it's somewhere
in between. The strong engine gives ample performance, so this thing scoots
with traffic and has plenty of power to make that dreaded uphill freeway
merge, even when loaded.
Steering feel is direct, and the whole feeling of going down the highway
is one of immense, sure and relentless stability. Our personal experience
in the Safari includes one day-long run in which it was loaded past the
window sills, we had to make it by sundown and the speedometer spent most
of the time in a range beyond that posted roadside, but it was comfortable
and easy as we simply let the Safari do the work.
Ride-wise, there's a noticeable gap between the Safari and the better
front-drive minivans (some of which approach luxury-car territory). This
is exacerbated due to (in the Safari) sitting up high and nearly over the
front tires. But only the most critical will object and, when you consider
the workhorse aspects of the trade-off, we feel the end result is worth