Land Rover may be moving ahead with a production version of its LRX show car, but the British marque has suspended plans for a seven-passenger version of its LR2 SUV. Word of Land Rover’s seven-passenger LR2 plans broke just over a year ago.
The seven-seater was being developed under the codename L486, but the entire program has been put on the back burner as Land Rover focuses on other projects, such as the aforementioned LRX small crossover utility vehicle.
Essentially a long-wheelbase version of the current LR2, the new model was expected to bow as early as next year. It remains unclear if the project will ever get back on track, but Land Rover hasn’t officially cancelled the program.
The suspension of the project throws Land Rover’s naming scheme into a bit of a limbo. Land Rover recently changed the name of the Discovery to the LR4 in order to clear the way for the seven-passenger SUV to be named the LR3. But with the seven-seat version of the LR2 now on hold, it remains to be seen if the LR2 will still make the transition to LR3.
10/05, 5:08 PM
posted by:
A4
Good! What a stupid god damned idea.
10/05, 5:22 PM
posted by:
aesir
Nothing pisses me off more than soccer mom’s driving tanks. I got stuck behind one that took three tries to park earlier this weekend. No kids in the truck either, just a cell phone.
10/05, 5:53 PM
posted by:
Borat
aesir, if you place biatch in a Mini with the same cell phone things would not get any better. I feel your pain, but it is not vehicle fault.
10/05, 6:03 PM
posted by:
aesir
Ha! Sadly that’s so true. I was driving to work this morning and this biatch is texting while driving in the fast lane driving a Toyota Yaris. Unfortunately for me she was going 5 mph under the speed limit with no one in front of her for at least 20 car lengths.
10/05, 6:36 PM
posted by:
DenverGuy217
Just what LR didn’t need – ANOTHER 7 seat SUV. Canceling was a no brainer. Now bring on the Tatas
10/05, 6:50 PM
posted by:
save saab
I really hate the stupid alphanumeric naming system just bring back the Discovery and Freelander names. Also Aesir I had to deal with a rich spoiled fu**tard teenage girl with her boyfriend in a Infiniti FX who was texting and rear ended me and was b*tching that I stopped too short for the stop sign and her boyfriend and I nearly got into a fist fight.
10/05, 7:28 PM
posted by:
aesir
That sucks, I’ve ALMOST been there. I could see this person texting while driving behind me on the highway. We came to a stop (traffic) and I remember thinking to myself, I wonder… I look in the rear view mirror and I see/hear the person behind me slamming on their brakes, one hand on the steering wheel and the other holding their phone. I moved up as much as I could and then just had to wait and see if he stopped in time. It was close, but I got lucky and didn’t get hit.
10/05, 7:37 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
aesir, by admitting you actually look in your rear view mirror you’ve proven you’re more adept than 90% of the other drivers on the road.
10/05, 8:41 PM
posted by:
KarLoveBoy88
Thats funny Johnny lol. This jackass was driving a Quest mini van the other day going about 60 and texting on his iPhone and nearly creamed me while probably sending “LOL” to his girlfriend. I fvcking hate text drivers. Its really not that important. Much like an overpriced Ford Escape, 7-passenger LR3.
10/05, 11:52 PM
posted by:
reedfast
Anybody here that has not been rear ended by a texter/soccer mom. I know i have
10/06, 8:05 AM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
anyone seen the new CTS wagon in person yet?? IT LOOKS HIDEOUS!!!! It definitely does not look like it did in the pics….this thing is going to FAIL!!!!
10/06, 8:08 AM
posted by:
F50
uhhh, what does the CTS Wagon have to do with the Land Rover Freelander/LR2?
10/06, 8:49 AM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
nothing! I just want to talk about it because there is no other place…..this thread is dead anyways!
10/06, 10:37 AM
posted by:
DenverGuy217
I agree with you barsaku. The rear looks a lot more pinched in person than in the photos. The taillights really are as bad as Volvo’s overkill
10/06, 10:47 AM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
Denver,
EXACTLY!!!!!