Land Rover Freelander LR2 test drive since 2009 SUV
Land Rover Freelander 2 Test Drive: Rodid Duzemes
It’s not the girls to test men's cars, ”you say. You say this in any case, and even the female solidarity as the author will not save me. However, for the test I got the youngest representative of the thoroughbred clan Land Rover Freelander 2 Cares-journalists have successfully talk about the new Freelander 2 for three years, praising the design, ergonomics and other advantages. What remains for me? Continue these praises.
How it was possible to place multifunctional practicality in such an elegant form, it still remains a mystery to many. In the parking lot, a pure and napled freelander looked like a London dandy. The clarity of the lines of the shape and the ocular cut of the parts of the body in quality is not inferior to the costume of the suit. However, today the times are different and, as befits a gentleman, such Freelander 2 becomes, according to the saying, when he or lightning on his trousers is unbuttoned or unclean jacket - and flashes, from the wheels on the roof in dust and dirt.
Fans of large and beautiful cars now have something to choose from, but if you are lucky enough to observe their timid ride on the country roads of the southern regions of our vast homeland, where refined residents of the Central District flow in the summer in search of adventure, then out of politeness you will begin to crush laughter from the clumsiness of these vehicles. Only local residents, moving to the views of the UAZs, cheerfully bouncing on each bump, will not keep laughter in such a situation.
In such a situation, even the youngest of the British will show its fearlessness. The entry angle is 31, the Congress 34, not to mention different traffic modes for four types of off -road - wet asphalt or grass, dirt or sand. Each mode sets its own settings for the engine and transmission.
Check the miracles that are done by Frelander, about which everyone says, I went a couple with two male representatives to the autumn fields near Moscow. The first challenge - the descent from the asphalt road under a twenty -degree slope caused the first tributary of adrenaline to the blood from the thought that in anticipation of the tractor would have to spend the night next to the same field. However, in contrast to Freelander’s successful descent into the ditch, confidence in the car rose to several steps and during the test drive did not fall from there. Outside the usual road, other obstacles were waiting for other obstacles to overcoming pits and natural uneven ruts. And with this task he managed to five with a plus, not hesitating anywhere. Especially behind this spectacle is enchanting to observe outside. In the dark, two rays of light from the headlights are soaring upward - either alien guests are looking for a victim, or the victim walks in the distance from civilization in search of alien guests.
In the deaf darkness, even with illumination of headlights, it is not always possible to distinguish the road. However, not only the car did not notice its absence, but even the rear passengers, the suspension always extinguished possible jumps in height. To move on an underlying off -road, a machine with a Christmas tree was chosen, presumably the most suitable for dirt. In comparison with the usual regime, the steering wheel became heavier, and the engine is more painful.
The terrain was relatively dry and, of course, it was more interesting to drive a freelander 2 into the mud and see how he would cope with it. Noting a couple of deep puddles, they immediately went there. And only I managed to feel how the rear right wheel hung in a puddle and the car begins to lead, how the electronics redistributed the efforts between the remaining wheels, and the car, without changing the trajectories, continued to move, as if nothing had happened.
Emotions from the attraction cross the field with Land Rover Freelander 2 received a lot, however, after a while there was a time of returning to the track. And, shaking out working dust, the car goes into society at a speed of acceleration to hundreds of 8.9 seconds. The main feature that light steering instantly pays attention to. The seemingly sloppiness on the outside dissolves with the first maneuver, especially this bonus is indispensable in parking and in traffic. However, when driving at higher speeds, the steering wheel is not difficult. The absence of this function, tried in a car of cheaper brands, I would write down on the list with minuses of Land Rover. The fuel consumption in the city ranged about 16 l / 100 km, which fully responded to the declared 15.4 l / 100 km of the manufacturer. For the economists, an option with a diesel engine and a mechanical box is offered, where the same indicator is almost twice as lower. However, the dynamic characteristics will lose the gasoline version.
In pursuit of emotions from driving, I completely forgot to talk about the inner world of the protagonist of today's story. A technological traditional dashboard with green backlight, inserts under aluminum are adjacent to upholstery from light skin and doors and neat wooden inserts on a glove box. In the center of the dashboard is a color display with access to navigation, an audio system and an on -board computer. All travel data (fuel consumption, average speed, etc.) are available from a small display between the speedometer and the tachometer. Scrolling through these data is carried out by the button at the end of the left steering wheel lever. In general, all management in the case, no extra buttons were noticed.
Speaking about the practicality that I mentioned at the beginning, the luggage volume is 755 liters, and with folded seats, the volume increases more than two times to 1670 liters. The floor remains absolutely even that is important and allows you to effectively use the entire volume. As appropriate for the premium segment, the front seats are equipped with electric drive and heating, a two-zone climate control sets the salon temperature. As for safety, even in the basic configuration of passengers in the accident they protect seven airbags, and five systems will help prevent it, correcting the driver’s errors and the features of the road surface: the system of distribution of brake efforts, the anti -wings system, the system of assistance with emergency braking, braking control in the turns , control of the course stability.
And no matter how much they say that this Pro Electronics provides only a bear’s service, but a pro sometimes also needs an assistant or a tractor with a cable, or a partner with a winch, and in cases where the car has not yet managed to bury a gentleman electronics.
Tested car: Land Rover Freelander 2 HSE I6, engine 3.2 liters, 233 hp, automatic transmission, cost 1,739,000 r
Author: Natalya Bernadskaya, project manager Finamauto.ru
Source: Business car club
