2008 Land Rover LR2, Offroad.

[TheMarkAHill]

My LR2 is awesome to drive. Very fast, very quiet, fantastic handling and a great sound system. The good looks attract you, but the suspension is what will sell you.

[712vids]

@DroidNoid is that right? because the most popular suvs i know of are expeditions and tahoes. both of which run great for alot longer than 4 years. my family owned an expedition for 7 years and 170k miles, not one problem with it.

[712vids]

hahaha what a joke. leave the offroading for the hummers and the pussy business men can drive their prissy little landrovers

[johnlovesmoney]

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A LIFT KIT FOR THIS?!!?!??!?! also, what is the biggest tire an lr2 can sport?

[12361870]

this is my idea of luxury, it would be a waste of money to buy an suv in Wiisconsin that wasnt a proper 4x4 

[peterFans]

manwitabrain: definition of offroad u are trying to say? by popular definition offroad is refer to road with no asphalt underlaying.... so definitely, rand rover is a offroad vehicle, and it's proven us since world war one!

[djalienjunkie]

lol my 2wd ranger can do that.

[edgrano]

my fiat panda 4x4 has better ground clearance and better stock tires to do that . fancy mom´s SUV

[onehipdawg]

Where is this in Santa Barbara?!? My wife and I took our LR2, with LR Santa Barbara, to Pleasant Valley park (I think).

We found that it is a highly capable off road vehicle. Limited ONLY in tire diameter and ground clearance. It REALLY surprised me...

[mduran17]

what a "nice" decent control...

[Freakinsweet590]

My 2wd Colorado can do this

[lucasfan18]

doubtful

[manwitabrain]

Is this off road ?????

[xlostxmemoryx01x]

well obviously he isn't on a road. so I think that answers your question.

[AlAtkaDagestan]

@manwitabrain , off-road is when there are no roads, in particular asphalt or an equal ground, and here if the person able to see will notice that the road is absent. Off-road it is unessential rocks and bogs.

[cirenow]

haha

it's funny how people fight for Jeeps, range rover, and Tahoe

Land Cruiser beats them all. It's most used in remote areas around the world.

End of the story.

[NFSGamerUSA]

It's funny how you try to use that "used all over the world" shit when Jeeps, Range Rovers, and GM trucks and SUVs aren't even sold in many places. Tell you what, go look at what people from the Arabian Peninsula choose to drive. All four of these vehicles are sold there and you'll find it's a pretty even spread of all of them. BTW, Defenders are just as common as Land Cruisers in desolate locations where other brands/models of SUVs aren't sold.

[cirenow]

why do you think those aren't sold in many places.

its because there's not much demand cause they suck and are unreliable.

remember, landcruiser was late in to the market. other brands were established way before. that excuse doesnt work.

[NFSGamerUSA]

How would they know the demand if they've never been sold in such locations? They've never been sold in those locations because no one in those locations could afford such vehicles, so why waste the time and money setting up dealers and distributors in those locations if it'd all be for a loss? Toyota is the only manufacturer willing to sell their vehicles so cheap in those locations. Again, if you'd get your head out of the sand, you'd find Defenders aplenty in the same places as Land Cruisers.

[XFreeRollerX]

I like how quiet it is when he gives it a bit of power

[starfoxacefox]

I own a LR2 and I must say after owning 4 other Land Rover... LWB, COuntry, and Disco. LR2 is good mid/compact SUV and can do lot more than most Jeep. I live on dirt road with hill up to 22 to 25% grade and when snow hit I'm only one get out. My next door as a Grand Cherokee, it fail in the snow badly. I use to own 4 other jeep in the past only good one is Cherokee and Sport...

But Audi makes best AWD system in the world.

Foxler

[wisetraveller]

An Audi A6 avant can do this job way better with painless ease.

[fabiancruz16]

bkn

[issacchris]

My Dads Tahoe Can do the same thing...

[EuroSport2006]

Haha, top gear went offroading in the Escalade and the suspension ripped out. Plus, the idea of offroading that you want to come back, not get stuck cause you ran out of fuel. Theres not 1% of the technology in the whole tahoe that there is in the Land Rover's suspesion.

[NFSGamerUSA]

An Escalade is definitely not equivalant to a Tahoe. It's more like an on-road luxury SUV like your favorite Range Rover. The abilities demonstrated by the little LR2 aren't any better than a mere Grand Cherokee can perform. You're just paying for a brand...

[EuroSport2006]

Yeah. Go ahead and show me a Jeep that can do that. Jeep has lost its touch, its lost its good go anywhere cars and now is replacing them with shit big SUV's and lower-grade technology. Your paying more, because your getting more. The LandRover will beat a Jeep in off-road or on track, safety, bracking, and speciall technology. Jeep was GOOD now its junk modern crap.

[NFSGamerUSA]

Again, all of that easy stuff that LR2 went through a Jeep Grand Cherokee easily could. Unless you also consider the LR2 a "shit big SUV", then the Grand Cherokee is not big because it's pretty much the same size as the LR2. Land Rovers do have more technology (or so I would hope for something with such a price tag), but side by side, a Grand Cherokee could do just about everything the LR2 does. And before you say it, no, I'm not a stupid Mopar fan, I think a lot of Chrysler products are shitty.

[rangerover06sc]

that because it has low range,and a center locking diff,the lr2 has a tration control based awd system,

[NFSGamerUSA]

Exactly. Land Rovers just aren't what they used to be. There hasn't been one truly built to take on the off-road since the Defender (I'd kill for one of those) and first generation Range Rover. The Discovery was okay, but now even that has been replaced with the more street-friendly LR3.

[rangerover06sc]

just because land rovers are "street friendly" dosen 't mean there not built to go off road,diff locks aren't standard,but the teirran responce system is, which is a system just for off road use.

[NFSGamerUSA]

But they're just not as built for going off-road as they used to be, again, like the Defender and first gen Range Rover. I'd feel much more confident taking one of those off-road rather than the newer, luxed-up models.

[rangerover06sc]

the old ones have more durabably,and have more suspension flex,but the new ones have alot better traction stock.

[NFSGamerUSA]

What, with 20" wheels and road tires? Real locking differentials and solid axles beat traction assist systems that brake the slipping wheel(s) any day.

[rangerover06sc]

the lr2 is the only land rover that dosen't have a rear locking diff.And on hard rock sufaces the tc offers better traction,just because the weels are locked together,dosen't mean the weels don't lose traction,land rover has become smarter about off roading

[NFSGamerUSA]

I'm sure it does, but it's not needed on a real off-road vehicle. You don't see rock-crawlers or such using electronic traction control systems. Sure, tires can lose traction, and they can with traction control, as well. With proper tires, this is much less likely to occur. The only purpose of traction control is to aide those who don't know how to properly modulate throttle on their own. It makes as much sense as saying sports cars are better with TC. Any track driver knows it just restricts.

[rangerover06sc]

the purpose of tc is to make sure that both wheels are spining at around the rate,and the main reason most rock crawlers do use electronic based systems,is because they work better without them,big heavy suvs work better with them because theres more power to control,and weight increaces the chances of slipping,witch is why traction control helps,plus its no the that slows down on the track,its the esp

[NFSGamerUSA]

I know. Rock crawlers typically have WAY more power than your average SUV, though. If they had traction control, they wouldn't be able to use that power to their advantage and would get stuck a lot more easily. The more weight, the more friction. The more friction, the LESS the likelihood of slippage. It's the low sidewall road tires that increase the chance of slipping so much. Both TC and SC slow down cars on the track. With TC, you don't get full power, and therefore don't accelerate quickly.

[rangerover06sc]

opps,i mean to say " rock crawlers do not* use electronic based systems" and "its no the tc that slows down on the track,its the esp"

[NFSGamerUSA]

I know rock crawlers don't, so I interpreted it that way (not traction control). On the track, again, both slow down cars, probably traction control the most. When you're trying to come out of a corner and give it more throttle than what the TC deems "safe" for street driving, the power and acceleration is going to be greatly restricted. No track driver will tell you it's better to use either systems on the track. That's why it's such a big deal to be able to turn them off on sporty cars.

[rangerover06sc]

the esp slows you down dramaticly while going around corners,traction control pervents all the power from going only to the inner wheel,so you under or oversteer has much,

[NFSGamerUSA]

Exactly, which is why track drivers turn them both off.

[modtbod]

@EuroSport2006 YES! You are smart! Hummers, not enough power, Caddilac, not enough guts, Range Rover, perfect in every criteria.

[carvedpumpkins]

bullshit he can, ur dads tahoe doesn't have Terrain response system does it, unless hes got 26 inch lug tires there no way, my neightbours got an 07 tahoe and he cant keep up with me for shit

[rangerover06sc]

but is does have traction control and a limited slip diff,this type of terain dosen't look that difficult if yor a good driver

[NFSGamerUSA]

Nope, automatic locking diff. G80, look it up. There's nothing limited slip about it. The base Range Rover doesn't even come with a locker.

[fearaffect]

This is the press release of the LR2. Writers and other press people are behind the wheels. They're well known for being idiots and could even get a Hummer or Land Rover Defender series stuck! Thus the easy course for them on this video.

[claudiu8512]

where did this guys learn how to drive over rocks?:)))

[nasboy2080]

the new landrover looks like shit what the hell are they thinking?

[stralais]

why do they keep stoping in the rocks, very hard on driveline, also they call that mud?????

[camshapht]

Hummer could do this better...

[britishbomber]

its a beefed up for escape

[quieturmuzzle]

This is going to impress a bunch of soccer moms> : )

[lalala4456]

well im glad to see your impressed

[evoman2]

i don't really think this shows off LR2's really ability, This a joke

[txcountryaggie]

i have honestly driven my Taurus through far more mud than that, without ever harming it. and i bet i can get across everything else shown there without damaging it too

[tanzie002]

the lr2 looks tired of performing off road..

[laoishibee]

this is so gay worst off road course ever!!ye wud get a car through 90 percent of dat course!!!!

[androw1]

Toyota does it better...

[knightautres]

hahahahahahahhhaaaahahahaha toyota does it better hahahahahahahaha with what a rav-4 hahahahahha