2008
LAND ROVER NEW VEHICLE MODEL GUIDE
 In
the 2008 fleet of Britain's Land Rover,
there are four different sport utility
vehicles. The fancy flagship Range Rover
tops the line with a supercharged edition
that's the most powerful Land Rover ever.
Range Rover Sport, a sport tourer model,
gears for long-distance driving with supercharged
and naturally-aspirated engine choices,
while the LR3 mid-size SUV stocks sophisticated
mechanical hardware for heavy-duty, four-wheel-drive
(4WD), off-road performance. A new compact-class
SUV comes ashore wearing the badge of
LR2 and serves as a larger and more powerful
successor to Freelander, Land Rover's
previous small-class SUV.
 Range
Rover
For 2008, more luxury gear goes into the
flagship Land Rover SUV such as a four-zone
air conditioning system and optional climate-control
windshield and side windows. The Range
Rover contains mechanical hardware for
serious off-pavement roaming plus a five-seat
cabin laced with every conceivable accessory
for luxurious comfort. The Range Rover
HSE stocks an aluminum, 4.4-liter V8 with
305 horsepower through a six-speed automatic
with H-gate for CommandShift manual mode,
which operates even in lthe owest range
4WD. Range Rover Supercharged packs a
4.2-liter V8 supercharger pumping 400
horsepower. Optional high-polished 20-inch
alloy wheels are another new option for
2008 models.
 LR3
Land Rover's mid-size LR3 projects a stepped
roofline and blunt face with distinctive,
double-bar grille. The cabin contains
bucket seats up front, a second-row bench
for three and the optional two-seat, third
tier that's standard on deluxe HSE models.
Engine choices for the LR3 are a 4.0-liter
V6 developing 216 horsepower or the 4.4-liter
V8 worth 300 horsepower. Both engines
use a six-speed automatic transmission
with CommandShift manual mode. LR3's 4WD
mechanism has a two-speed, electronically-shifted
transfer case that always working in either
high range for normal driving or low range
for off-road crawling.
 Range
Rover Sport
This SUV resembles the streamlined Range
Rover, but rides on the LR3's platform
with a six-inch wheelbase snip. It's designed
for road running as well as off-road duty
with 4WD equipment aboard. The plush cabin
creates room for five with twin sport
buckets on the first row and a folding
bench for three. Like the Range Rover,
the Sport shows two V8 engine choices
with naturally-aspirated and supercharged
modes. The 4.4-liter natural plant nets
300 horsepower, while the 4.2-liter supercharged
unit speeds to 390 horsepower. Each engine
gets the six-speed automatic gearbox with
CommandShift mapping.
 LR2
Marked by a boxy profile, new the LR2
borrows some styling cues from the fancy
Range Rover flagship. It packs a forceful
3.2-liter, six-in-line engine designed
by Volvo of Sweden, channelling all of
its 230-horsepower output through an always-engaged,
all-wheel-drive (AWD) system to deliver
sure-footed traction on rain-slick pavement
and off-road trails. LR2's five-seat passenger
compartment is a luxurious space laced
with a panoramic sunroof, seven air bags
and sophisticated vehicle controls like
four-wheel electronic traction control
(4ETC), all-terrain dynamic stability
control (DSC), roll stability control
(RSC) and hill descent control (HDC).
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