Land Rover LR2
A REPLACEMENT FOR THE DISCONTINUED FREELANDER, the LR2 is Land Rover's littlest sport-utility vehicle and, by the standards of its bigger brothers, the LR3 and Range Rover, it's clearly a poor relation. For all that, it's still an on- and off-road vehicle worthy of respect, capable of traversing both superhighways and steep mountain trails in style, if not top-notch comfort. The problem for Land Rover, the British company that Ford Motor is now trying to sell along with stablemate Jaguar, is that hundreds of others SUVs and crossovers also do as much. Also aboard is a standard 8.3 inches of ground clearance, permanent all-wheel drive and Land Rover's deservedly famous hill-descent control system. That said, the LR2 cabin is basic and utilitarian while the engine produces more sound than performance. In truth, the LR2 is clearly designed more for life on the road than off it, although its rugged exterior hints that it does have a decent store of desert-crossing and rutted-trail crossing capability. 40,000 -- the LR2 falls short, the familiar lot of a poor relation. E-mail comments to editors@barrons.
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The ultimate incarnation of the Range Rover, the Land Rover Range Rover Autobiography Black 40th Anniversary Limited Edition, is quite simply the last word in bespoke vehicles. With a unique finish in Barolo Black, the exterior also features 20-inch alloy wheels, Diamond Turned, a unique front grille with Titan grille mesh, a bright chrome grille 'U' edge and black grille surround. Side vents have a new mesh set off by bright chrome bars and a black vent surround. There are body coloured door handles and of course, the tailgate badge, 'Autobiography Black'. The inside, there's a choice of the standard colourway in Jet, or two colourways unique to the Land Rover Range Rover Autobiography Black - Jet and Ivory, or Jet and Pimento. The Autobiography Black logo is discretely repeated throughout the interior where it is embossed on the rear seat armrest and appears on the four unique, Grand Black door veneers. Front door sill tread plates are illuminated with the words 'Range Rover' and there's a half wood Grand Black steering wheel. Petrol models also offer gearknob veneers. No detail has been overlooked in ensuring this is the most special Range Rover in the marque's 40 year history. Even the key fob and driver's handbook carry the Autobiography Black logo.
