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landrover
landrovers was the name of one of the first British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles, first produced by Rover in 1948. Eventually, thelandrovers division was split off from Rover, and produced an expanding range of four wheel drive vehicles under a succession of owners, including British Leyland, British Aerospace,landroverBMW, and, from 2000, Ford in the Premier Automotive Group.landrovers are manufactured in Solihull, England (near Birmingham) and exported around the world. Your guide to buyingfamily carsFamily cars are designed to carry two adults, kids and their luggage. They are also well suited to carry four landroveradults in comfort.Variants are numerous with 2- and 4-door, hatchback, and booted versions. Performance This group of cars is classified as family, but most manufacturers provide sporty derivatives of their main models, with excellent acceleration. Engine sizes range from 1.4 to 2.5 litres. The average purchaser landrovertends to select either 1.6, 1.8 or 1.9 litre, petrol or diesel versions.TIP ! Avoid selecting a car which is underpowered for your needs - it can be a false economy if you do high mileages and can be dangerous if you do not have sufficient acceleration landroverto get you out of trouble. So, in manyfamily cars, be wary of performance with engines less than 1.6 litres.Ride & Handling The sporty derivatives offer good ride & handling characteristics, in addition to excellent acceleration. They are ideal for high mileage business use. family landrovercars are comfortable in town and are handy to park. On motorways, they have the advantage of a slightly longer wheel base than city / small cars, giving better directional stability.Seating
family carsshould have sufficient room to comfortably seat 4 adults, but the degree of comfortlandrovervaries between models. By: Jon Beal |
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