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Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 Car Review

30-September-2011

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    $57,990 - $58,790

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    Diesel 

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    Rivals provide more boot space 

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    4

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The Freelander TD4 2 is Land Rover's latest addition to the compact, all-terrain wagon segment. It's a slick-looking car that isn't afraid to get dirty. Pricing starts at $45,590.

Style & drive

In its effort to straddle both on-road and off-road capabilities, the Freelander 2 comes more than prepared for a bit of rough and tumble with a terrain response system with four settings: on-road, grass/gravel/snow, mud, and sand. Further, clean-freaks can rejoice with the interior floor cover as carpet on one side and water-resistant on the other so you can throw in wet gear whenever you are.

The four-wheel drive technology pre-charges the hydraulic system so that four-wheel drive is rearing and ready to tackle the terrain from the get go. Engine performance is decent but honestly, not as strong as you'd expect for a vehicle of this size and calibre.

If you're going to take the Freelander off-road as Land Rover plans, you obviously will expect and want it to withstand the environment. Living up to your expectations then, the Land Rover comes with double-sided zinc-coated steel panels on the body,which act as anti-corrosion insurance. Other vulnerable areas are either coated in or made from scratch- and impact-resistant materials so this Freelander isn't that precious after all.

The Freelander 2 fulfills its on-road promise with handling that's very car-like, and responsive steering.

Safety
ANCAP has awarded this model a 5-star safety rating.

Eco
Stop/start technology saves fuel and lowers emissions and this is of course all good, but you can obtain better fuel economy in other models in the off-road category so it's worth researching its competitors if this is important to you.

Describe the car in 3 words
Versatile, average, premium-priced.

Best thing about the car
The Freelander 2 TD4 may be sturdy but the drive is easy.

Downsides of the car
Competing four-wheel drives deliver the same for less.

What kind of petrol does it use?
Diesel.

If personified, who would this car be?
Tim Bailey.

Soundtrack for this car
Far East Movement.