Comments on: Review: 2008 Land Rover LR2

By: bigp

bigp — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:22:35 +0000

i love every thing about but to things and thats the weight and lack of power, or even keep the power it has and loose some weight.add turbo.ask ford for ecoboost

By: autonut

autonut — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:22:19 +0000

Guys, if you take vehicle off road do you rally listen to rattles? Of course it is not Range Rover, but it costs about half. Any square body (wagon or jeep or any 2 box vs. 3 box) will have more rattles ans squeaks. Nobody puts the same integrity into the utility vehicle as into sedan. it’s fun to drive in England, if you don’t mind wrong side of the road.

By: DeansterTJ

DeansterTJ — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:47:27 +0000

^ I don’t know about this LR2, but the last gen Freelander squeaked and rattled like a Chevy Cavalier from the early 80′s.

By: TomF

TomF — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:13:08 +0000

Any talk of build quality? Defects on delivery? Cabin integrity?

By: xyunya

xyunya — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:24:49 +0000

LR2 was not developed for US market. It is the best small SUV in Europe. There are maybe 5 of them with Volvo engines sold in Europe. The engine of choice is 2.2L diesel with almost 300 lbs of torque. I believe it is Peugeot engine, Europeans can correct me if I am off the mark.

By: 02WRXPSM

02WRXPSM — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:03:05 +0000

As an owner of an 08 RDX, this LR seems an obsolete clunker cobbled together from Volvo parts. The S40 platform is a CAR platform; “crossover” does not mean “tall car,” it should inherit some actual truck and off-road characteristics. My RDX is 600+ pounds lighter and $6000 cheaper, and with SH-AWD it would claw the face off this dud Rover. Considering the Land Rover reputation for resale value (none), reliability (please) and efficiency (heh!) it has always seemed to me that setting foot in one of these is much like stepping into quicksand.

By: moto-racer13

moto-racer13 — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:31:20 +0000

land rovers look nice, but way over priced. I’m sure a Kia sorrento is just as capable off road as this thing and will last longer too.

By: xyunya

xyunya — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:05:08 +0000

Deanster you are searching for sign of intelligent life in a wrong corner of humanity.

By: DeansterTJ

DeansterTJ — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:18:10 +0000

HRR, what the fuck are you talking about? Dude, seriously can you read are you another illiterate bolt-drilling sister-fister?

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:02:28 +0000

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By: HemiRoadRunner

HemiRoadRunner — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:45:08 +0000

Why does the beginning of this article give you the feeling you’re about to see the rarest, fastest, most bad@$$ vehicle on the planet when it’s just another plain, boring SUV? Big deal.

By: global_lightning

global_lightning — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:31:58 +0000

Too bad Ford just sold it off, this could have been a nice chassis for the newer hybrid package in the Escape/Mariner. But yeah, $40K is too much for a ‘baby LR’ that shares it’s platform with the Focus.

By: DeansterTJ

DeansterTJ — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:24:50 +0000

Too expensive, agreed.

Mr. Elias, just some constructive criticism – it would be helpful to focus a little more on driving impressions and specifically handling. Otherwise thanks again for the review – very well-written.

By: Rafa LL

Rafa LL — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:01:59 +0000

$40,700 is too much.