Land Rover Freelander/LR2
So they sought out a partner they had worked with for years before: Honda. A little background: Honda and Rover had history developing vehicles together with their short lived luxury brand Sterling in the 80鈥檚. But the falling out between the 2 came as a result of sort of an industry betrayal. Honda had had a controlling stake in Rover for years, and it had been rumored that Honda was going to go all in and buy Rover outright. But Honda simply didn鈥檛 have enough cash to buy a controlling stake in the company. BMW, who had been eyeing the company, simply had more money to buy it right then and there and that鈥檚 what they did. This is where the falling out happened: Honda owned 20% of Rover while Rover owned 20% of Honda鈥檚 Britirsh manufacturing arm. 1.2 billion. BMW had hoped Honda would stay on with their stake, but the betrayal really hit them, and they calmly informed BMW they would be ending their partnership with them. This is where the development of the Freelander jointly (internally named CB40) would cease. It was being jointly developed as a vehicle both Rover and Honda would get.
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Land Rover has attained its place in the world primarily due to a single model: the Range Rover. The British brand sells a whole range of vehicles, though, and in 2008 it added the Land Rover LR2 to a lineup that also includes the Range Rover Sport and the seven-seat LR4. For 2010, the LR2 returns to the lineup with very few changes. 36,350, it competes with the likes of the Volvo XC60, BMW X3, Audi Q5, and Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class. New in 2008, the Land Rover LR2 carries into the new model year with only a couple of new colors to change its look. The design is angular-appealingly so, though you may notice it stands out in a sea of less capable "soft-roaders" like the sculpted Volvo XC60 and Audi Q5. The front fender vents, the big squared-off headlamps, and the linear shapes all play off Land Rover heritage. And even with its urban-sized body, the theme plays out well-it's more practical and rakish at the same time.
I did however forget to get a rope, spade and sleeping bag, snow chains, flashing yellow light, CB radio and food, sweets and anything that could have even possibly been useful if I got stuck. I even wore cotton summer trousers, beat that Ray Mears. All was well; I had fun driving on icy snowy roads and then the 180 meter climb (sounds more in feet) to the top of the dyke. Now a bit about the dyke I nicked this from the visitor鈥檚 website. Devil鈥檚 Dyke, just five miles north of Brighton, offers stunning panoramas, a record breaking valley, a curious history and England鈥檚 most colourful habitat. At nearly a mile long, the Dyke valley is the longest, deepest and widest 'dry valley' in the UK. Legend has it that the Devil dug this chasm to drown the parishioners of the Weald. Not today it wasn鈥檛, a beauty spot that is; I pulled into the layby to take a couple of pictures of the snow, yes white on white, no polar bears.
