LAND ROVER TO HOST GREAT MEADOW INTERNATIONAL EVENTING COMPETITION
Land Rover is sponsoring what is essentially a triathlon of horse sport where the same horse and rider competes in three separate disciplines over three days: Dressage, Show Jumping, and Cross Country. Beyond enjoying Equestrian events, spectators can test drive Land Rover鈥檚 full model lineup, including the all-new 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport, on a specially designed off-road demonstration course with a trained driving instructor as co-pilot. 2鈥?configuration. The vehicle will deliver performance, and efficiency through a body shell of high-strength steel and lightweight aluminum, a 240hp turbocharged 2.0-liter engine, nine-speed automatic transmission and standard all-wheel drive. Also available for test drive are the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover LR4. The weekend will offer several entertainment and shopping opportunities for guests such as a 鈥楽ip after sales slowed dramatically in 2004, the British truckmaker stopped exporting it. The following year, the MG Rover Group in England closed, and that meant the Freelander's Rover-built 2.5-liter V-6 and four-cylinder engines went out of production. So Land Rover needed to find a replacement engine for its smallest ute. The '08 Freelander, which will drop that name and simply be called the LR2, should debut at the Paris auto show in September. It will be built on the Ford C1 platform (European Focus, Volvo S40) and will have more space and power when it goes on sale in 2007. Thanks to a 5.9-inch-longer wheelbase, interior space increases.
