Land Rover Freelander
Manufacturer	Land Rover
Parent company	BMW 1996-2000 Ford 2000–2008 Tata Motors 2008—
Production	1996—
Class	Compact luxury crossover SUV
Layout	Front engine, four-wheel drive

The Land Rover Freelander is a compact crossover SUV made by the British Land Rover, a subsidiary of the Tata Motors. It is currently in its second generation, marketed as LR2 in a number of regions including North America and Middle East. Automakers, also known as carmakers, automobile manufacturers, motor manufacturers, or the automobile industry are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... Land Rover was the name of one of the first British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles, first produced by Rover in 1947. ... For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ... “Ford” redirects here. ... Tata Motors Limited, formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company), is Indias largest passenger automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company. ... Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories. ... Subaru Forester, one of the first vehicles to be named a compact SUV Suzuki Grand Vitara, a modern compact SUV Compact SUV is a class of small sport utility vehicles with a length between 4. ... A luxury SUV is a North American term for sport utility vehicles which have features that resemble other luxury vehicles. ... A crossover SUV (also called CUV for Crossover Utility Vehicle) or XUV (not to be confused with GMCs Envoy XUV) is an automobile with a sport utility vehicle appearance but is built upon a more economical and fuel-efficient unibody construction. ... In automobile design layout is the place where both the engine and driven wheels are. ... A front-mounted engine describes the placement of an automobile engine in front of or on the front axle. ... This article is about the class of vehicles. ... Subaru Forester, one of the first vehicles to be named a compact SUV Suzuki Grand Vitara, a modern compact SUV Compact SUV is a class of small sport utility vehicles with a length between 4. ... A crossover SUV (also called CUV for Crossover Utility Vehicle) or XUV (not to be confused with GMCs Envoy XUV) is an automobile with a sport utility vehicle appearance but is built upon a more economical and fuel-efficient unibody construction. ... Land Rover was the name of one of the first British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles, first produced by Rover in 1947. ... Tata Motors Limited, formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company), is Indias largest passenger automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company. ... North American redirects here. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

Freelander: The first generation

First generation
Production	1996–2006
Assembly	Solihull, Birmingham
Body style(s)	2-door SUV 4-door SUV
Engine(s)	1.8 K-Series (136 hp) I4 2.5 L KV6 (174 hp) V6
Transmission(s)	5-speed automatic
Wheelbase	101.0 in (256.5 cm)
Length	2002-03 4-Door: 175.0 in (4445 mm) 2-Door: 175.1 in (4448 mm) 2004-05 4-Door: 174.1 in (442.2 cm)
Width	2004-05: 71.2 in (180.8 cm) 2002-03: 71.1 in (1806 mm)
Height	2004-05 4-Door: 72.0 in (182.9 cm) 2-Door: 71.2 in (1808 mm) 2002-03 4-Door: 69.2 in (1758 mm)

The Freelander, wholly designed by the Rover Group, was born after market research in the late 1980s suggest that a market for compact off-roaders was likely to develop. In the early 1990s Rover Group had a very restricted product development budget and looked for a partner to develop the Freelander project, which was codenamed CB40. Surprisingly, Rover's formal partner Honda also declined (although the very similar Honda CR-V appeared in 1997). In December 2007, Autocar Magazine in the UK reported that early development designs and sketches of the Freelander prototype featured Hyundai badging, suggesting that a tie up between the 2 manufacturers was being proposed. Whatever the truth, it came to nothing. Rover decided to go it alone with the CB40, which meant using parts from a limited parts bin, as it had done with the MGF roadster. It's thought that the Freelander was based on a heavily modified Maestro floorpan, with a unique body, transmission and suspension. Although BMW took over Rover Group in 1994, the Germans did not get heavily involved in the development of the Freelander. The car was launched in 1997 and it rapidly became the best selling compact 4x4 in Europe. The early model Freelanders, however, suffered from chronic unreliability issues including blown head gaskets, failure of the differentials, total clutch failure and over-heating among other things which saw the Freelander rated at the bottom of almost all reliability surveys in the UK. This did not stop the vehicle becoming a strong sales success, becoming Europe's best-selling 4x4 model and remaining so until 2002. , Solihull (IPA: , or ) is a large town in the West Midlands of England, with a population of 94,753. ... This article is about the British city. ... Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... A 1. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... The KV6 automotive engine is a techologically-advanced 24 valve, quad cam V6 engine, available in 2. ... The Ford Essex V6 engine V6 and V-6 redirect here. ... “Gearbox” redirects here. ... The automatic gear selector in a Ford Five Hundred vehicle An automatic transmission (commonly abbreviated as AT) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually (similar but larger devices are also used for railroad... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rover Group plc was the name that was given by the British government, in 1986, to the state-owned vehicle manufacturer British Leyland or BL. After divesting of its commercial vehicle and bus manufacturing divisions the company by then consisting of the car manufacturing arm Austin Rover Group and the... The Hyundai Motor Company, a division of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is South Koreas largest and the worlds Sixth Largest Automaker. ...

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Engines

2004 Freelander 4-door

2004-2006 Freelander convertible

Engine choices include:^[1]

• 1.8-litre I4 Rover K-Series petrol (1997-2006), badged as '1.8i'
• 2.0-litre I4 Rover L-series diesel (1997-2001), badged as 'Di'
• 2.0-litre I4 BMW TD4 diesel (2001-2006), badged as 'TD4'
• 2.5-litre V6 Rover KV6 Engine petrol (2001-2006), badged as 'V6'

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Marketing

The marketing puts much emphasis on the offroad heritage of the Land Rover marque. While the first-generation Freelander was considered quite capable off-road, earning its credentials in the Camel Trophy and Land Rover G4 Challenge, it represented a compromise. It did not have a low range gear selection nor a locking differential, as found on larger Land Rover models. This meant that in comparison to its stablemates, it had relatively poor off-road performance (although its sophisticated traction control system meant that on some terrain, such as wet grass or ice, it could easily embarrass a 'proper' 4x4 such as the Discovery. In its class, against vehicles such as the Toyota RAV4 and the Honda CRV it had superior off-road performance. Image:Ctdisco. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Discovery is a four wheel drive on-road and off-road vehicle from the British car maker Land Rover. ... An all-electric version of the RAV4, the RAV4 EV, is detailed on its own page. ... 2005 Honda CR-V, Front 2005 Honda CR-V, Rear The Honda CR-V is a Crossover SUV, a type of automobile, manufactured by Honda. ...

The first-generation was, however, the first Land Rover to feature hill descent control. This system, plus the capable off road Traction Control system used the ABS to control individual brakes and keep driving under control in offroad situations. An anti-lock braking system (commonly known as ABS, from the German name Antiblockiersystem given to it by its inventors at Bosch) is a system on motor vehicles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. ...

Poor sales of the Freelander caused Land Rover to discontinue the model after 2005 in the U.S. and Canada.

Freelander 2: Second generation

Second generation
Also called	Land Rover LR2 Land Rover Freelander 2
Production	2007—
Assembly	Halewood, England
Body style(s)	4-door SUV
Platform	Ford EUCD platform
Engine(s)	3.2L 230 hp I6
Transmission(s)	6-speed automatic
Wheelbase	104.7 in (265.9 cm)
Length	177.2 in (450.1 cm)
Width	75.2 in (191.0 cm)
Height	68.5 in (174.0 cm)
Related	Volvo S80

The new Freelander 2 debuted at the 2006 British International Motor Show. While the new model retained the Freelander nameplate in Europe, it was to be marketed as LR2 in North America (mirroring the marketing of the new third-generation Land Rover Discovery as LR3). Preceding the official debut, a private presentation at the Kensington Roof Gardens had been held for journalists, featuring celebrity tennis player Maria Sharapova. [1] Image File history File links Land_Rover_Freelander_(LR2). ... Halewood is a town (population c 22,000) in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England, situated to the south-east of Liverpool. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... An automobile platform is a shared set of components common to a number of different automobiles. ... The EUCD (for European C/D-class) is Fords global midsize car automobile platform. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... “Gearbox” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Volvo S80 is an executive car produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo and was introduced in the end of 1997 as a replacement for the rear-wheel drive Volvo 960/S90 sedan. ... The British International Motor Show is an automobile show held biennially in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... North American redirects here. ... The Discovery is a four wheel drive on-road and off-road vehicle from the British car maker Land Rover. ... Kensington Roof Gardens is a roof garden covering one and a half acres of the top of the building at 99 Kensington High Street, in central London, near Kensington Gardens. ... Maria Sharapova at Indian Wells in 2005. ...

The second generation Freelander is based on the Ford EUCD platform, which itself is based on the Ford C1 platform. The EUCD platform is also used by the new Ford Galaxy, Ford S-MAX and Volvo S80, and will be used by more upcoming vehicles from Ford and Volvo. The engine range is all-new for Freelander, featuring transversely-mounted 3.2 I6 engine of the Volvo SI6 series, which first debuted in the new Volvo S80, as well as the 2.2 DW12 common rail turbodiesel engine, co-developed by Ford and PSA. The EUCD (for European C/D-class) is Fords global midsize car automobile platform. ... The C1 platform (for Compact-class) is Fords global compact car automobile platform. ... See also the Ford Galaxie full-size car of the 1950s and 1960s The Ford Galaxy is a large MPV first introduced in 1995. ... The Ford S-MAX is a large MPV produced by the Ford Motor Company for the European and by Changan Ford Automobile Co. ... The Volvo S80 is an executive car produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo and was introduced in the end of 1997 as a replacement for the rear-wheel drive Volvo 960/S90 sedan. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... Volvo Cars, or Volvo Personvagnar, is a well-known Swedish automobile maker founded in 1927 in the city of Gothenburg in Sweden. ... A transverse engine is an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented side-to-side relative to the wheels of the vehicle. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... Fords Volvo Cars subsidiary designed the SI6 (short inline 6) straight-6 automobile engine for use in 2006 models. ... The Volvo S80 is an executive car produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo and was introduced in the end of 1997 as a replacement for the rear-wheel drive Volvo 960/S90 sedan. ... The PSA EW/DW engine is a family of straight-4 petrol and diesel engines manufactured by the PSA Group for use in their Peugeot and Citroën automobiles. ... CRD redirects here. ... Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. ... A colorized automobile engine The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of fuel and an oxidizer (typically air) occurs in a confined space called a combustion chamber. ... PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) is a vehicle company that owns the marques Peugeot and Citroën. ...

Unlike previous Land Rovers, this car will be manufactured alongside the Jaguar X-Type at Halewood, near Liverpool. The new Freelander features improved ground clearance and promises greater off-road capabilities, closer to other Land Rover models and significantly above those of rivals such as BMW and Audi [2]. It has a much improved quality interior with more safety features^[2] as standard. The Freelander 2 features a modified version of the Terrain Response off-road driving system as fitted to the Discovery 3 and the Range Rover. The Jaguar X-TYPE is an entry-level luxury car / compact executive car produced by the Ford owned British luxury marque Jaguar Cars since 2001. ... Halewood is a town (population c 22,000) in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England, situated to the south-east of Liverpool. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ... Audi AG, more commonly known as Audi, is a premium German automobile manufacturer and one of the worlds leading performance-luxury marques, with headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. ... The Land Rover Range Rover, usually shortened to just Range Rover, is a four-wheel drive luxury SUV produced by Land Rover in the United Kingdom. ...

The new Freelander was first sold in the US in 2007 as the LR2. The 2008 version is called the LR2 HSE. The HSE has added side trim and 19" wheels. A Volvo 230-hp 3.2-liter inline six-cylinder engine is standard, with a six-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. Interior appointments will include an Alpine 440 watt 14 speaker surround sound audio and touch navigation screen options. (Technology Package). There is also a Cold Climate Package with Cold Climate Package that includes heated front windshield, heated front seats with two heating levels and heated windshield washer jet and a Lighting Package that includes Bi-Xenon headlights, Adaptive Front-Lighting System, memory system for the driver seat and exterior mirrors and approach and puddle lamps. The automatic gear selector in a Ford Five Hundred vehicle An automatic transmission (commonly abbreviated as AT) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually (similar but larger devices are also used for railroad...

References

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