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Great Off-Roader
Curtis M., 08/03/2018
2009 Land Rover LR2 HSE 4dr SUV AWD (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
12 of 13 people found this review helpful
I love my Land Rover. I have heard stories of the maintenance costs and suspension having issues but mine has 125,000 miles now and I haven't repaired anything other than your standard use items (brakes/rotors, tires). The ride is not luxurious but let's be real, a Land Rover is made to go off road. If you want a nice highway car don't get a Land Rover. On the other hand, my Land Rover eats 8" snow fall for breakfast and says "Thank you, may I have another".
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LR2 replacement is either Defender or new LC
Boston Suburban driver, 01/11/2017
updated 09/14/2023
2015 Land Rover LR2 HSE 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
14 of 16 people found this review helpful
I bought a brand new 2015 LR2 HSE with lots of extras (navigation, roof rack, tow hitch). Great car with truly unique looks. Have gone on long trips (500+ miles), no problems in cold, ice, snow, the occasional pothole and/or curb, etc. Load up with surfboard and/or bikes, drives fine. It's a high sitting SUV so no quick turning. Handles very well in small parking lots. It's a smallish SUV when you sit inside. Every time I pack it up, I think the luggage won't fit, but somehow it does. If you have more than 3 in the car, it's small. Would have upgraded to LR4 in a few years, but LR stopped production. Tried the new Discovery Sport - a glorified Honda CR-V - not off road prepared for long term abuse. The replacement models for LR2 and LR4 are street SUVs, so they have given up the dependable indestructible SUV part of the market they had with old LR models. Very happy with LR2. Probably be a collector's item, as it's all steel framed, and has traditional spring LR suspension. The new Discovery Sport is a sedan, like a Subaru Forrester. I've driven the Discovery Sport, RR Evoke, and RR Velar as loaner cars; I would never buy any of them. Nothing unique; nothing special; nothing rugged about them. If you get a chance to buy an LR2, they are fun to drive, reasonably dependable, and surprisingly good in congested areas. The caveat is that they don't tow much weight, and if you travel with a full car of people & luggage, it's not a good pick because it's a small SUV. With snow, absolutely NO quick turning. It has the traditional high front seats - great vision for the driver. The replacement models went with "cockpit" seating, which again is OK if you wanted it, but a "cockpit" has absolutely nothing, zero, zip to do with what most LR buyers are looking for. Here again, LR just dropped one of it's key signature features to replace it with a run of the mill everyone is doing it type of styling for the driver. Yuk. UPDATE: it's now over 50k miles. still going great & drives very smoothly. I've had no major mechanical issues. small stuff, for sure, but the engine and basic parts are still working. I have had the RR Evoke, the Discovery Sport, and the RR Velar as loaners. All are inferior in one way or another to the basic & outdated LR2. The Evoke is a Mini Cooper (clown car), the Discovery Sport seemed a bit "tinny" and the Velar is a squished top sedan. Nobody would buy a Velar if they could buy a RR Sport, and nobody would buy an Evoke if they could afford any other car LR made, as it's the bottom of the barrel. I am hopeful that when the LR2 needs to be replaced in a few years, I can switch to the new Defender. The boxy shape and solid construction are not present in the models I've tried at LR so far. I'd want a Defender to be purposeful, useful, and practical (who cares about stylish and refined). Example: if you get a flat tire on a trip to go skiing, you're going to need to change your tire, right? If you drive those RR sedans, you'll be getting the spare tire that's located under the vehicle, totally unprotected, exposed to the road hazards, plus it's really cold out - enjoy! Me? In my LR2 I just open the trunk and there's my spare tire, safe, protected, dry, and easily accessible with all the tools. That was a really smart decision decision that was amazingly practical. Putting the spare out in the cold underneath is standard procedure, but it's inferior to the LR2 design. I've had 3 flat tires so far, so I have benefited from that design decision. UPDATE 3: 90k miles. I've replaced the turbo, biggest replacement yet, and now I have better MPG?! it still drives wonderfully, and I've replaced no suspension parts even though I drive over lots of stuff & have hit lots of potholes. It was well built, for sure. The tires seem to wear out quickly, maybe because of the high elevation, but I don't care - it drives well. the TMPS is a poorly designed part on all modern cars, and that takes attention to make sure it's working correctly. Looking to upgrade, the ND is excellent on the inside, but it's a RR on the outside, so I'm not likely to go for that. I'll look at the new LC or GX. It's a shame LR doesn't want to make off road ready SUVs, but all those widgets they manufacture (Velar, Evoke, and Diso Sport) are small. the ND is a good size, but fitting it with a glass roof, 19" rims (at best) and no room in the wheel arch, JLR is pretty much making ND a mall crawler. there's also been some problems with software stopping the ND from operating, which my LR2 has never had (because it has the mechanical stuff and the computer stuff, but they keep it separate so the computer doesn't shut off the engine because of some malfunction or software error.) The LC seems most likely to be where LR2 and LR4 folks go, as the LC will be for extended use as an adventure type suv, whereas most of the current models JLR is selling don't seem to be ready for the great outdoors the same way my LR2 was. It's a shame because surely JLR could make an off road ready Defender. They just don't seem to want to do that, however, so GX Over Trail may be where folks that want a luxury adventure SUV for family trips need to shop.
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Excellent SUV for long Road Trips
Javelin, 07/26/2016
2015 Land Rover LR2 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
Not long after we got our LR2, we took a long road trip from Missouri to Nova Scotia(Canada). No problems to report here and that was about 3k miles of road. Our second road trip took us from Missouri to the west coast Seattle, Washington area and up to Vancouver, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Canada. Coming back to the US through North Dakota and back to Missouri - the trip took 5600 miles! No problems to report whatsoever. This SUV can accelerate when needed even with full-cargo in the back and four occupants; eg, coming out from a Rest Area and into traffic. The braking is excellent. I really enjoy this car's performance; when it's 100F outside and you have the AC on at full blast, I don't see/feel any noticeable engine performance degradation or lag...the car just go. Reliable SUV from personal experience.
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LR2 Owner, 07/07/2010
2010 Land Rover LR2 HSE 4dr SUV AWD (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
21 of 26 people found this review helpful
I have had my LR2 for a few days now and drove it from New Jersey to Florida and me and my wife are very happy. I have owned 8 cars in the past 10 years and this one is nice! I bought the car with 2000 miles on it and put about 1000 on it during our drive down. Don't listen to all the BS people put on here about how bad it is. Go Google the number one reliable car "Honda accord" and add problems into the search and you will see bad stuff. All cars have problems. The Landrover line of cars are nice and built solid. All newer cars have electrical issues and if you don't like it then purchase an antique car.
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Dirky, 07/07/2010
2010 Land Rover LR2 HSE 4dr SUV AWD (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
MPG during a 600 mile trip on highway was 27MPG. City is about 22 so far