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Land Rover Freelander 2 To be honest I was not expecting much from this car. I know it’s not a fair comparison but I owned a Discovery once and it was not a pleasant experience. I also did a long-term test of the first Freelander and was not impressed.

I’m pleased to say the new Freelander 2 is so much better than expected. This car has been completely re-designed from the ground up, which it needed. Its very well put together and thought out. It feels solid on the road and off.

This was the turbo-diesel with auto transmission, and from the get-go it was impressive. Fit and finish is excellent, and you really start to warm to the soft-touch knobs and good looking dash design. It is modern and functional and proves that the Japanese are not dominating this sector quite yet.

This model had leather interior with well designed seats and plenty of position choices for different sizes. The only problem I encountered was an obtrusive centre console, which pushes your left leg across and you can’t really relax properly. Oddly, this was only a problem on the drivers side, because on the passenger side it didn’t seem to be so obtrusive. All controls are easy to use, falling to hand without much effort or thought. The stereo and heater controls were easy to master and you don’t need to be Einstein to work everything out.

It’s a good looking car all round. It had the big 19 inch wheels and really stood out. In fact it looks like a mini Range Rover.

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But it’s the driving that gets you. The engine is very strong, the turbo coming in just when you need it and with very little lag. In my steep up-hill test it really performed well. The gearbox and engine works beautifully together and the ‘manual’ option is excellent, especially down hills where you need to keep the speed down just in case a ‘speed tax’ device is lurking.

Anyone who would not consider a diesel based on past experience should take another look, because in reality the technology has come a long way.

They are quiet (inside the cabin at least), efficient, environmentally friendly and performance is now a world away from those truck like beasts of the 70’s and 80’s.

Handling was surprisingly good too, and not what you would expect from a ‘soft-roader’. It was very solid and the big tyres gripped well. There was just a hint of understeer and if pushed really hard this high off the ground vehicle settles into a neutral all wheel drift, but its all very controllable and most drivers will not get near its limits. This vehicle is not designed for the ‘boy racers’ after all.

Off the road, like its bigger cousins the Discovery 2 and Range Rover, the car performed exceptionally well. It has a button that reduces speed to a crawl for steep tracks which works a treat. No ‘white knuckle’ moments when this nifty device is turned on! As with most all-wheel-drives, low range is not really needed but its there just in case. The car has enough grunt and engineering expertise built-in to get you through almost all slippery situations.

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тѴ‫߲߸ל‬Ȃ19ψσᎈᄐȂ़࠼ስౝӴоଜձRange Rover‫לޟ‬ຫ৤౪ю‫پ‬Ȅ ծ߶ᕕௌ‫ޟ‬Ж‫࢐ࠓޟ‬т‫ޟ‬ᎽᎻዅ፸Ȅ଩ӫΰቨᔆᏢӵሯौਢоྃωਢ‫ޟ۽‬ғ ጂϭΣȂЕᔝߒ౪ு஼ՄԤΨȄӵ‫ۃދ‬ਢȂт‫ޟ‬ጂ࢐ߒ౪юՓȄ‫ݰ‬጑‫ڷ‬Еᔝ ଩ӫ‫ׇ‬छȂᔬ՝ϯ‫ޟ‬manualЙଢ଼ᒵ໶ΪϷюՓȂЎ‫ڏ‬ӵή‫ۃ‬ႆแϛሯоճᔬ ໌՗ਢȂΙএ“speed tax”၆ညӵਁณώհቨё॒೉Ȅ षӨ՝ϛԤӰо‫܁‬ငᐣՄᄇ၎਼ٙ‫ގݶ‬ϚৣΙ៫‫ޟ‬Ρρ౪ӵࠓौѪಁࣺࣼΟ ȂӒӰт‫ޟ‬ଽऋ‫֤׬‬໔఼൐ȄԊᓗȃ࿽૖ȃᕗ߳‫پߨٮ‬ՌܻΜΤΪԑф‫ܚ‬౰ ‫ޟ‬٥‫ٲ‬Ρ७ᛚЖ‫ޟ‬њٙ‫ޟ‬ӣΙএжࣨϛȄ ‫ي‬ԁ‫ޟ‬ᐇ௡ᎽᎻཐឈхΡᡙ೥ȂϐϚӔ࢐٥՝ձ‫ܚ‬ད჋‫“ޟ‬ၯ७ωҡ”ΟȂтٙ ٘஀ᄂиσᎈप‫׺‬Ӵ‫ܒ‬૖‫ي‬ԁȄт༉༉ԤΙ๛‫ᙽޟ‬өϚٗȂծԃ‫ݎ‬ଽഀΣ᠉ Ȃ೻෡ଽٙ٘‫ޟ‬৴Ꮍϸ඲໌ΣՌଢ଼௡‫ڙ‬Ӓᎈ៮ଢ଼዁ԒȄџَтϐϚӔ࢐࣏“‫ڋ‬ ็ᗉٙ”Մ೩ॎ‫ޟ‬ΟȄ ູഏȂԤԃт‫ڍޟ‬՝ஆщDiscovery 2 ‫ڷ‬Range RoverΙኺ‫ܒ‬૖ᓺູȂ଩രΟ ໠ᜰԒ६᐀ᛇ‫ޟދ‬ђ૖Ȃኆࡾ໢൷џញี၎෡ᐿߞུᏢԒ‫ޟ‬၆ညȄᇄ‫ڏ‬тӒ ᎈ៮ଢ଼‫ء‬ٙΙኺȂճഀ՗Ꮋ‫ߨٮ‬ငல૖ࣂΰҢൟȂѫ࢐оരΙਢϞሯȄ၎ٙ ၆଩Ԥٗஊ‫ޟ‬Ө໶டߞ‫׬‬೚‫ٺ‬ձٗоᔖп‫ܚ‬Ԥᕆྤၯ७ᕗცȄ ԃ‫ݎ‬ձϫӵ൶‫ײ‬Ι෡૖฿ཌഽӈΙ‫ߨٲ‬ҁ‫ۄ‬ၯ७Մά૖ӵ๲ᎌ‫ڷ‬юՓ‫ܒ‬૖П ७‫ٮ‬१‫ޟ‬ড়৳৴Ꮍ‫ޟ‬ၗȂ٥‫ོר‬ӒΨ௰ᙨ၎ٙȄтӵଽഀၯΰ٠૞ՌԃȂӵ ၾၯΰζШσӻኵٙюՓȂи᏿ԤSUV‫ܚ‬ᐿԤ‫ުޟ‬໢‫ڷ‬᡹ࣀȄ ԁኺ‫ޟ‬ȂLand RoverȄFreelander 2 ঄ுΙࣼиጂ࢐‫ސ‬Ԥ‫ܚ‬঄Ȅӵ‫ޟר‬ၐᎽҧ ፜ߒ௶՗ϛȂтӪӖࠉέȄ

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Range Rover Sport TDV8 with

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Range Rover Sport TDV8 with Stormer Pack

When we were test driving the Range Rover Sport some two years ago, we were amazed at its functionality. Up till now, we are still interested to talk about its extraordinary capabilities. It is just the benchmark of modern four wheel drive vehicle. It climbs and descents without any trouble. It corners like no others do. It accelerates like a sport car, with more than 2 tons of weight. We were confused why such a good car exits on this earth. Well, back to reality, it is not an ordinary car. It requires the owner to have a healthy and wealthy bank account and can easily pay around A$110,000 for the luxury and privilege to own it. Recently, Range Rover wants to give more to the most favour “Sport”. I like the Vogue of its sheer luxury, but Sport is my favour. It is down to earth and practical.

The “Stormer” pack features a pair of newly designed front and rear bumpers.

Matching the energy storming theme, a rear spoiler has also been added as well. New chrome decorated exhaust pipes plus a front parking distance safety control. The Range Rover Sport has a top of the range TDV8. I like diesel engines. From my experience in driving mini buses, they are reliable and tough. However, the beauty of the engine is that it produces 640Nm of massive torque at a low speed while also generating 200kW of power at 4,400 rpm. A Holden Commodore or Toyota Aurion can produce like 200kW, but the 640Nm torque is extremely useful for low speed crawling and hauling stuff in nearly all kinds of terrain. The TDV8 is also responsible for quick acceleration that makes other drivers feeling a little bit surprised.

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Apart from the “Stormer” pack, the car is pretty much the same as with ordinary Range Rover Sport. The Range Rover Sport Stormer Pack gives potential customers a fresh look about the legendary Range Rover Sport.

However, I believe the Sport will be phrasing out as soon as the Discovery 4 is making its way to Australia.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the Range Rover Sport with the Stormer pack. It is a nice car to drive, in particular with the display of its four wheel drive system on the console screen. Also, the in-car audio visual DVD and TV system is just sensational. Whenever I drive a Range Rover, I have to put on a particular DVD for its story and sound effect. But that promptes me to talk about another area. The 6 stack DVD system needs some upgrade to match up with the forever increasing widely use of iPod and iPhone products.

People have been talking about the mighty four wheel drive system that Range Rover and Land Rover enjoyed having since its release some years ago. It is perceived as the best four wheel drive system that includes smart control with its simple pictured terrain control dial to provide exceptional automated assistance for the car to carry out its job. No matter what, where the driver wants to go, it will obey. For example, sand, gravel, grass, snow and mud, it will conquer the road like no others.

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Yet, its off road ability is pretty much tied up with its approach and departure angels of both ends. Hence, we were worried about wrecking the car by bigger, taller and more aerodynamic front and rear bumper. But, the Stormer design is nice and lively.

Frankly, how many four wheel drive owners will use their four wheel drives to beat the brush? I dare to say perhaps just 1%. Therefore, the refreshing “Stormer” kit is just what we need in the urban jungle. In particular, to our neighboring suburb – Toorak. That is why all Four Wheel Drive cars are called Toorak Tractor.

‫ޟٹ‬೩ॎȂоϛѵ‫ޟ‬ఋ‫ׯ‬ПԒЅᙏܾ‫ޟ‬ყߒᡗҰӻᆍ‫ޟ‬ၾၯ௑‫ݷ‬ȂоՌଢ଼‫ޟ‬፡ ࿽੫ۡ‫ޟ‬ၯ࠮ў‫ׇ‬ԙӈ୛ȂӰԪฒ፣࢐ؓӴȃ࿥үӴȃ૩ӴȃഡӴЅ‫ݫ‬ӴȂѺ ഍ོሆՄܾᖞӴΙΙ‫݈܂‬Ȅ ծ࢐σড়഍ོ݂ҩȂѺ‫ޟ‬ᓺ౴Ѳ៮ູഏ૖ΨȂ‫ڷ‬Ѻ‫ޟ‬ΰόЅήό‫ޟ‬ᛇ‫ُ࡙ྃދ‬ ϞԤᜰȂ‫ר‬ঈ୲ৼོᄩྒ၎ٙȂӰԪѫԤᜋ़໰१़໰ȂѫԤಠЖ‫ݠ‬፬ՄϚў ஼ΡϞᜲȇѺ‫ޟ‬೩ॎ࢐ΪϷᓺ‫ؾ‬Ѕਣ໯‫ޟ‬Ȅ ՂᄂՄِȂԤӻЍᎽᎻѲ៮ٙ‫ޟ‬Ρོ໠ٙ‫ڗ‬Ѳ៮ၯ৷ȉ‫ר‬σᖚՄِȂσघѫԤ ԻӋϞ൦ȇӰԪȂ‫ר‬ᇯ࣏ႪᎩ࿲໙‫ޟ‬ѓ၆࢐ശ଩ӫ‫ר‬ঈ೻এ࠲ѿි‫ݓ‬Ȃ੫տ࣏ ‫ڗ‬᎑ୢ‫݉ޟ‬ЄȂӰԪѲ៮ٙһӪ࣏Toorakୢ‫ܜܴޟ‬ٙ

‫ڍ‬ԑࠉ࿋‫ר‬ঈกၐRange Rover Sport TDV8ਢȂ‫ר‬ঈϐငཐ‫ڗ‬Ѻ‫ޟ‬૖ञσߒ ᡙ೥Ȋ‫ޢ‬ՍҬࠉȂ‫ר‬ঈϫณᢚნѺ‫ޟ‬੫юߒ౪ȇ‫ר‬ঈᇯ࣏Ѻᙏ‫࢐ޢ‬Ѳ៮ٙ‫ޟ‬ ྒྷஆ៧кȂѺџоሆՄܾᖞӴ‫ދ‬όЅή৶ఇ‫ޟ‬ό‫ۃ‬ȃᙽ᠉‫ُܡ‬ԤоҁၯȂᗶ ณٙ१຺ູ‫ڍ‬ᏠȂࠓёഀਢԤԃ຺઻ເٙȂ‫ר‬ঈཐ‫ڗ‬၎ᆍԁٙѫᔖԆӵܻડ ၗ࢈‫ٱ‬ϛȇծӱ‫ڗ‬౪ᄂȂѺ‫ޟ‬᏿Ԥ‫ޱ‬ሯौԤΙএ࿋Ԥ‫ޟ‬ሚ՗Ԇ෡ȂӰ࣏Ѻ‫ޟ‬ ୵ቋघ11࿲ᐬ༫ȂձϗџоԤ۷᏿ԤЅᎽᎻѺȂശߖȂRange Rover`ଡёΙ ‫઻຺ٲ‬ເٙ‫ڨޟ‬ၾȂёΰΟၼଢ଼‫਀੉ޟ‬ȂӰՄѹ‫ى‬ΟRange Rover Sport TDV8 ёΰ‫ޟ‬ႪᎩѓ၆ Stormer PackȄ ႪᎩѓ၆ Stormer Packѓ֤ࠉࡣശཱི೩ॎ‫ޟ‬٩ኡᄹ‫ܖ‬ᆎ ߳ᓎᄹȂ଩ӫႪᎩ࿲ ໙‫ޟ‬кᚠȂٙ‫׎‬һёΰտጝ‫ॳۡޟ‬ᖎȂӒཱི‫ޟ‬ሞሚኀ੉൙ȂѪёΰࠉ‫ހ‬ٙཐ ᔖᏢȂ‫ר‬ঈ‫ܚ‬กၐ‫ޟ‬Range Rover Sport଩ΰΟV8‫ء‬च‫ݶ਼ޟ‬෼ᎈቨᔆЕᔝȄ ‫ר‬൉དྷ਼‫ݶ‬ЕᔝȂӰ࣏௃ᎽᎻω࠮ࡊٙਢȂ‫ݠ߯ר‬፬Ѻ‫ޟ‬ञҢЅџᎬȂՄѺ ‫ޟ‬ᓺᘈӵܻѺџоีю640 Nm‫ׯޟ‬ΨȂՄܻ4,000ᙽഀਢһԤ200 kW‫ޟ‬ଢ଼Ψ Ȃѿ७ΰ‫ޟ‬೉ႳHolden Commodore ЅᙴҤ Toyota Aurion഍џ౰ҡ200 kWȂ ծѺ‫ޟ‬640Nm߯џо‫ٺ‬Range Rover Sportӵ৯ϚӻӵӨᆍၾၯΰоճഀϛ‫ދ‬ ՗Ѕ‫ܜ‬ଢ଼१‫ސ‬Ȃ၎Еᔝ‫ޟ‬ёഀ᡹ᓾһٗо‫ٺ‬ਠΡΡߒᡙ೥Ȅ ଶΟႪᎩ࿲໙Ϟ༖‫ޟ‬ѓ၆ȂѺஅҏΰᇄල೽‫ޟ‬Range Rover Sportฒ౴Ȃཱིѓ ၆Ϗхཱི៫ࡊᕕு᚞Ѵ‫ޟ‬Ι‫఼ཱིٲ‬ཐ‫ڧ‬ȂӰ࣏‫ר‬ᇯ࣏Ӓཱི‫ޟ‬Discovery 4һ։ ஠ܰႀᐬࢸȄ ፜ϚौᇲོȂ‫ר‬൉དྷႪᎩ࿲໙Ϟ༖ѓ၆‫ཱིޟ‬ٙȂѺ࢐Ι ᎄᆎЖԃཎ‫ޟ‬ԁٙȂ ੫տ࢐ᎽᎻ‫ޱ‬џоᢎࣼѺ‫ޟ‬Ѳᎈ‫ޟ‬ଢ଼հȂՄиȂѺ‫ޟ‬ٙΰኇॱЅႫຜ೩ര੫ տюՓȂؐഇ‫ר‬ᎽᎻRange RoveȂ‫ר‬Ιۡौኬܹ‫ר‬Ж൉‫“ޟ‬৅Ѕдυ”ȂӰ࣏ ȂѺ‫ٱ࢈ޟ‬Ѕॱ៪੫տюՓȄһӰ࣏ԃԪȂ‫ר‬དፙፙٙΰ‫៪ॱޟ‬Ȃ‫ר‬དѺ‫ޟ‬ ॱ៪һሯ଩ӫРઉ१ौ‫ޟ‬គ‫ ݎ‬iPod Ѕ iPhone౰ࠢȄ σӻኵ‫ູޟ‬ഏᎽᎻདྷԁ‫ޱ‬഍ོ൉᠍ູഏၯ๼‫ޟ‬ᓺ፴Ѳ៮‫ف‬ಛȂѺೝᇯ࣏࢐ശ

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