I know that LR have stopped giving out free days after you have bought a new car, but I have just had an invite to go and test drive a "new" Freelander offroad for half a day. The letter I have recieved says that I have expressed an interest in purchasing a Freelander............... not as far as I know as I already have the Sport and a Defender. What on earth would I want a test drive in a Freelander for. I owned one 6 years ago and offroaded it it a lot. I think LR customer research has gone a bit off the tracks, boom boom  2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Tim,
Just a Q does new freelander has TR and low range?
if not do not even try to test it

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The car that LR are offering to test is the current Freelander Sportman, Freelander2 hasn't been launched yet (November I think). 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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oh I c any idea if the new will be fited with TR or not?

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From what I have read and heard from the local dealer it will not get TR. Curently TR requires the car to air suspension and for a car selling in the price range of the Freelander this would make it too expensive. It may be an option on high spec versions. The lowest spec versions of the D3/LR3 don't have TR or air suspension. There is a possiblity it will get a dual range gearbox and there is also some new technology being introduced on F2 but I don't have any idea what it will be. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Is that right about lowest spec D3 not having air/TR?

I'd always thought it was standard on all.

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that's sound great but why still the big range rover do not offer TR?
it has air suspension and low range why not TR any idea

Sportman, TR had not been developed for the L322RR when it was launched, it was the "new technology" that LR launched with L319 (LR3/D3 to everybody else!) RRS (L320) got Dynamic Response as it's special new tech. I think that you will find TR goes into the 2007 facelifted L322 RR this year........ along with a huge price hike and the TDv8 engine 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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ST Glyn Woodage is your man. Did you get an invite to their own off road day?

BTW Freelander 2 will have a simplified TR, no Rock Crawl and I believe no M&R. It doesn't need EAS to work as it is an ECU remap that in D3 and RRS will only go into certain modes when in off road or low ratio.

It is likley to be quicker than RRS although probably not SC or TDV8, but you never know with the 3.2 volvo engine.

P - I did get an invite but we just thought it was a long way to go for 1/2 a day!

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P - I did get an invite but we just thought it was a long way to go for 1/2 a day!

You lost me with most of the remaining guff in your post!