Land Rover Freelander2 Review & Road Test

2010 Land Rover Freelander2 TD4.e Review and Road Test

Welcome to Australia’s most efficient SUV.

Model Tested:

2010 Land Rover Freelander2 TD4.e; 2.2-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-diesel; six-speed manual; wagon – $45,590*

Options:

Full length sunroof  $3,300; Style package $1,900

Brilliant fuel economy; quiet stop/start; price; features
Weight; only available in manual

CarAdvice Rating:
By Paul Maric

While this Freelander2 may look like any [...]

CarAdvice tests Land Rover’s “most fuel efficient” SUV

In total contrast to adventures of some of the CarAdvice team, we’re currently testing what said to be Australia’s most fuel efficient SUV – that’s if Land Rover’s claims are to be believed.

Land Rover have developed a stop/start system for its diesel Freelander2 range which it claims can reduce fuel consumption by some 20 per [...]

Jaguar Land Rover reports huge loss

British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has reported a US$1-billion loss for 2008 but will receive a guarantee for a bridging loan from the British government, the British business newspaper, Financial Times, has reported.

The report, quoted by Reuters Newsagency, said the core British operations of Jaguar Land Rover, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, [...]

Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 – Long Term Wrap Up

2009 LandRover Freelander 2 TD4 – Long Term Wrap Up
We decided to take the Freelander 2 off-road to see if it could keep up with a Discovery 3 when the going got really tough. Here’s our footage of what happened in the Lithgow foothills outside Sydney.

“If you can find an SUV in this small to [...]

Jaguar cuts jobs, drops X-Type

British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover will cut 300 jobs from its Halewood, north England, plant and stop production of its X-Type car there by the end of the year due to the downturn in the car industry.

“Our industry has been especially badly hit by the recession and the premium sector more than others. Jaguar [...]

Tata launches Jaguar/LandRover in India

Tata Motors Ltd, India’s largest vehicles maker, has announced the launch in India of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles, the leading brands it bought from Ford Motor Company last year.

Saying it was a momentous occasion for the company, chairman Ratan Tata said, “This is in keeping with our desire to extend the penetration of the [...]

Land Rover heads into India market

It hardly comes as a surprise but Land Rover has officially decided to begin selling its range of premium SUVs in the Indian market, and of even less surprise is the fact that Tata Motors will be the exclusive importers.

Tata, India’s largest car company bought Jaguar Land Rover last year from the Ford Motor Company.
As [...]

2009 Landrover Freelander 2 – Long Term Review and Road Test

“Easily the most accomplished and prestigious compact SUV package on the road today – bar none”
The CarAdvice long-term garage has been home to Land Rover’s smallest vehicle, the Freelander 2 in HSE TD4 guise and I’m pleased to report it’s been a thoroughly pleasant experience, so far.

2010 Range Rover Vogue revealed

Land Rover has unveiled its new generation off-road line-up today, culminating with its luxury flagship Range Rover Vogue model.

Powerful new engines, revolutionary interior technologies and enhanced driving dynamics reinforce the position of the 2010 Range Rover Vogue as Land Rover’s most complete all-terrain luxury vehicle.

2010 Range Rover Sport revealed

The Range Rover Sport reaffirms its status as the most exciting and dynamic member of the Land Rover range with a comprehensive package of engineering and design changes for the 2010 model year.

The vehicle’s stylish new appearance signals the transformation under the skin, which includes three powerful and efficient new engines, enhanced levels of interior [...]

Land Rover 60th Anniversary Trek – Birdsville to Broome

LEG 3: EL QUESTRO TO BROOME – 1094 kilometres
It’s only when you head to somewhere like Darwin in our far north that you truly realise just how big and brown is this fair land of ours.

Words – David Twomey Photography Mark Watson and David Twomey
I was excited about starting the third leg of Land [...]