2008 LAND ROVER NEW VEHICLE MODEL GUIDE

In the 2008 fleet of Britain's Land Rover, there are four different sport utility vehicles. The fancy flagship Range Rover tops the line with a supercharged edition that's the most powerful Land Rover ever. Range Rover Sport, a sport tourer model, gears for long-distance driving with supercharged and naturally-aspirated engine choices, while the LR3 mid-size SUV stocks sophisticated mechanical hardware for heavy-duty, four-wheel-drive (4WD), off-road performance. A new compact-class SUV comes ashore wearing the badge of LR2 and serves as a larger and more powerful successor to Freelander, Land Rover's previous small-class SUV.

Range Rover
For 2008, more luxury gear goes into the flagship Land Rover SUV such as a four-zone air conditioning system and optional climate-control windshield and side windows. The Range Rover contains mechanical hardware for serious off-pavement roaming plus a five-seat cabin laced with every conceivable accessory for luxurious comfort. The Range Rover HSE stocks an aluminum, 4.4-liter V8 with 305 horsepower through a six-speed automatic with H-gate for CommandShift manual mode, which operates even in lthe owest range 4WD. Range Rover Supercharged packs a 4.2-liter V8 supercharger pumping 400 horsepower. Optional high-polished 20-inch alloy wheels are another new option for 2008 models.

LR3
Land Rover's mid-size LR3 projects a stepped roofline and blunt face with distinctive, double-bar grille. The cabin contains bucket seats up front, a second-row bench for three and the optional two-seat, third tier that's standard on deluxe HSE models. Engine choices for the LR3 are a 4.0-liter V6 developing 216 horsepower or the 4.4-liter V8 worth 300 horsepower. Both engines use a six-speed automatic transmission with CommandShift manual mode. LR3's 4WD mechanism has a two-speed, electronically-shifted transfer case that always working in either high range for normal driving or low range for off-road crawling.

Range Rover Sport
This SUV resembles the streamlined Range Rover, but rides on the LR3's platform with a six-inch wheelbase snip. It's designed for road running as well as off-road duty with 4WD equipment aboard. The plush cabin creates room for five with twin sport buckets on the first row and a folding bench for three. Like the Range Rover, the Sport shows two V8 engine choices with naturally-aspirated and supercharged modes. The 4.4-liter natural plant nets 300 horsepower, while the 4.2-liter supercharged unit speeds to 390 horsepower. Each engine gets the six-speed automatic gearbox with CommandShift mapping.

LR2
Marked by a boxy profile, new the LR2 borrows some styling cues from the fancy Range Rover flagship. It packs a forceful 3.2-liter, six-in-line engine designed by Volvo of Sweden, channelling all of its 230-horsepower output through an always-engaged, all-wheel-drive (AWD) system to deliver sure-footed traction on rain-slick pavement and off-road trails. LR2's five-seat passenger compartment is a luxurious space laced with a panoramic sunroof, seven air bags and sophisticated vehicle controls like four-wheel electronic traction control (4ETC), all-terrain dynamic stability control (DSC), roll stability control (RSC) and hill descent control (HDC).

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