2013 Land Rover LR2
Land Rover is a British car maker with its headquarters in the United Kingdom, Warwickshire, Gaydon, which concentrates in four-wheel-drive automobiles. The India based multinational Tata Motors is the owner of the company, forming divisions of their JLR or Jaguar Land Rover group. It is considered to be the 2nd oldest four-wheeler-drive car brand name in the planet obviously after Jeep
The name Land Rover was initially made use of by the Rover Company for one definite automobile model, named merely the Land Rover, initiated by Rover in the year 1948. Over the subsequent years it developed into a brand that encompasses a huge range of four-wheel-drive models that also includes the Freelander, Discovery, Defender, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover.
The Range Rover SUV is vital for Land Rover as it’s the model that defines the brand the best. It is also the vehicle on which the other automobiles from Land Rover depend on.
Models such as the LR2 (Freelander), LR4 (Discovery) and Range Rover Sport, and all share out their fundamental design and technology with the Range Rover, so as you can anticipate that the engineers of Land Rover holds a lot of pressure resting upon their shoulders while introducing the next-generation model.
Land Rover is presently working on latest hybrid technology and a brand new Range Rover flagship and further variations of the compacted Range Rover Evoque, but before their onset we should have a look at the facelift of the aging LR2 to see the automobile to the end of its extended lifecycle.
Seen here testing in trial product form, the much updated LR2, or Freelander as it’s known in another places, should be there in the market towards the end of this year as a 2013 model. The car has got some minor revisions that you can see in the front fascias and lighting, counting LED daytime running lights for the very first time. The inside of the car should also be given a refurbish to bring it perfect line with some of Land Rover’s newer models.
At this very moment it’s uncertain of the updated restructured 2013 LR2 model features. But, still let’s have a look at the 2013 – New Land Rover – LR 2:
• An ultimate curb that weighs about up to a fully-loaded luxury sedan
• Improves performance as well as fuel economy
• The present model is 3.2-liter inline-six engine
• Superior for 230 horsepower
• Turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder unit
• Brings a healthy 240 horsepower
• Next-generation LR2 to revise its drive train
• Available with seven seats
The Code name of 2013 New Land Rover-LR2 is L405, the new off-roader is roughly all set for its first appearance, which is likely to occur in Paris Auto Show at September’s 2012. The automobile looks to be somewhat longer than today’s model, with its roofline significantly lesser as well. This should upshot in lower drag as well as a smaller overall appearance. The new headlights will also put forward a cluster of LED daytime running lights as exposed in some of the places.
The 2013 – New Land Rover – LR2 will also hold the diesel option in it. So, if you are planning to buy a car of this brand, just hold on for some time because 2013-New Land Rover LR2 isn’t that far.
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