Still Covering Urban Terrain Quietly, Confidently and Comfortably
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Much hue and cry is dispensed over the fact that most American SUV owners never drive off-road, but, really, where are they going to go?
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Those nice people at Land Rover tell white, puffy lies. They gave their exotic Argentina trip the jaunty and adventurous "Road to the Clouds" moniker, but from the moment we step out of the plane, there are few clouds to speak of.
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Is there another vehicle as perfectly suited to transporting a group of friends to the mountain as an Audi - especially an A6 Avant? Optioned correctly, you can sling yourself to the lodge in an A6 Avant Quattro with front and rear seat heaters blazing, rain-s
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After more than a year in which it rarely sat still, the LR3 showed its age only in a few squeaks and rattles that hadn't existed when it was new.
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In 1995, we took delivery of the new-to-America Land Rover Discovery for a Four Seasons test. It was a distinctive, rugged-looking SUV with exceptional off-road ability but poor body control, flawed ergonomics, and limited cargo and passenger space. Even worse
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It's 123 degrees in Death Valley. The LR3's engine temperature gauge hasn't moved off midpoint, even when climbing the renowned testing grade at Stovepipe Wells in 118 F heat.
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The Dealer checked the underperforming A/C at the 15K service, replacing an O-ring seal and evacuating and recharging the system.
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For all their inherent capabilities, the majority of premium SUVs sold in the U.S. spend most of their lives challenging nothing more demanding than a rain-slicked highway or a compact-only slot in a supermarket parking lot.
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Somewhere ahead, probably no more than three meters away, are the taillights of a Land Rover LR3 like the one I'm driving.
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What if you could drive a Land Rover that gets 21 mpg instead of 14 mpg yet suffers little in real-world acceleration? You can, at least in Europe. While in England, we tested two versions of the Discovery 3 (Europe's LR3): one with a 2.7-liter turbo-diesel V-
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We're eager to see whether this lower-price-point Land Rover is a successful complement to the top-of-the-line Range Rover and the new mid-line Range Rover Sport.
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When Land Rover plans a five-star adventure to South Africa, no bush is left unbeaten.
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We had an unexpected surprise from our Land Rover LR3 when the nav system screen went blank except for the notice, "HLDF CAN BOOTLOADER, waiting to start download."
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Our latest trophy winner is proving a hard vehicle to schedule time in.
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Fresh from our 2005 Sport/Utility of the Year competition comes the winner, the Land Rover LR3.
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Cue Elmer Bernstein's theme from "The Magnificent Seven." Motor Trend's 2005 Sport/Utility of the Year, the Land Rover LR3, swaggered into town along with six others seeking the title: Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Escape Hybrid, Ford Freestyle, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Infiniti QX56, and Nissan Pathfinder.
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Leaving the steamy Paris show for an off-road paradise in northernmost Scotland.
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You're looking at a sport/utility that'll change the way you think about the compromises between on-road refinement and off-road ability.
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Motor Trend Names 2005 Sport/Utility of the Year Winner from a field of seven contenders, including Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Escape Hybrid, Ford Freestyle, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Infiniti QX56, Land Rover LR3 and Nissan Pathfinder.
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The LR3 is a spare, architectural design. Shunning the slightest hint of decoration, it wears its utility on its sleeve.
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Sport faces utility when the Land Rover goes up against Cadillac in a race to the top of the mid-size SUV mountain.
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With the retirement of the Discovery name comes the best Land Rover yet.
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Looking for new discoveries--the '05 LR3
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