All
we've got to say is "Wow!" after playing around
with this totally new-and-improved version of this off-road-drive
vehicle. It’s big, boxy and on the expensive side,
but if you figure in its utility, comfort, safety and
all the goodies packed in, it’s not a bad deal.
This might simply be the best off-road, on-road automobile
available today.
If
you're in the market for a car in this category, you’ve
got to test-drive it. Of course, where it excels is
off-road. Thanks to an amalgam of electronics, suspension
system, the smart-commandshift system and the terrain-response
system, you can take it anywhere. Are you ready for
the next Camel Trophy adventure competition on rugged
terrain? You are a sure winner armed with this smart,
nimble and adaptive piece of equipment. We had the chance
to take it off-road with a Land
Rover driving instructor, and to this day we can’t
comprehend what we did or how the car did it.
Just
like the original Land Rovers that roamed Africa for
decades, this model should last a lifetime with its
integrated body frame with hydroformed boxed-steel ladder-frame
and welded-steel monosides as well as a zinc-coated
steel body with aluminum hood and tailgate construction.
It
might feel a bit large to drive in the city, but it's
not difficult to maneuver. Plan for a leisurely country
experience to fully appreciate this vehicle. Gentleman
farmers and other luxury-inclined ranchers and well-to-do
vintners will fall in love with it instantly. You’ll
never get lost in it with the navigation system and
the touch-screen-interface-off-road-functionality-and-4x4
information center. It blasts the fields with 550 watts
of harman/kardon LOGIC7, surround-sound, in-dash, CD
auto changer. Talk to it to control navigation and audio
function. Glenn Ford in his Daktari days would
have loved one of these, and a good chunk of the plot
of Jamie Uys’ "The Gods Must be
Crazy" would have been different without
one.
Your
turn to try it.
Warranty/Service: Four-year/50,000 mile new vehicle limited warranty,
complimentary schedule maintenance, 24-hour recovery
service.
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