Land Rover LR4 Review | Consumer Reports
Land Rovers have long attractive highs for their distinctive style interior luxury and off-road capability. But that's always come with some frustrations. How does the lr4 stack up the lr4 continues with. Land Rovers familiar styling now. There are some benefits to its boxy shape. One of them is great visibility. There's big windows especially to the front. And the sides and the roof pillar here is quite narrow however visibility in the back well it's impaired somewhat especially when you have the third row seat up it's big head restraints do block some of the view out of the rear but when that seats folded down you can see that in the rear tailgate. There's a cutout that window helps a bit. There is also an available backup camera the. Land Rover has a two-piece tailgate. It's kind of fussy to use unlike most luxury. SUVs you can't close up with just the touch of a button also with the tailgate down. It's a long reach inside to load or unload items but at least it gives you a place to sit being a big box on the outside means. Big boxes can fit inside. There's lots of cargo room inside of the LR for all the seats fold flat gives you lots of space. The offers utility carries through to the back seat. There's actually enough room for three adults to fit comfortably. Side-by-side getting back to the third row seat takes some work. But once you're back here you'll find. It's actually comfortable for two adults. Another nice touch there's three. Sun roofs the seats up front. They're large. They're well padded. I even have some neat features. Like this adjustable armrest you sit up high. It's very chair like you have a commanding view when you're not looking outside there's a nice interior inside plush carpets big pieces of wood. Nice leather. Another thing you'll find inside is a dashboard with some poorly placed in unintuitive controls. One example is this touchscreen. It's a long reach away. It's also slow to respond another thing to honk the horn. You should be able to just mash the center hub of the steering wheel.
Instead you have to hit one of these little bars on either side. They could be hard to find in an emergency. It's not just a nicely finished in roomy interior. That makes the lr4 a pleasant road trip car. The ride is firm. It soaks up most bumps pretty well however if the suspension can become somewhat unsettled on uneven pavement on the highway though it's a smooth sail it's also pretty quiet inside of the. LR for the only thing you hear is some wind. Noise agility isn't a strong point the big car well it leans and lumbers as its hustled through the corners stability control keeps it secure though the LR Force VA is a big improvement over the predecessor. Lr3 v8 acceleration with this engine. It's smooth and effortless fuel economy though it's pretty much par for the course for a big SUV with this much power and this much weight also a par for the course for a luxury SUV. It takes premium fuel. This engine does a great job at towing a trailer the LR 4 is also great off-road as is expected of a Land Rover. It had no problem on our demanding. Rockhill there's plenty of axle articulation and ground clearance. There's lots of off-road ready features - including terrain response can be set to optimize traction in mud snow or sand. Air suspension gives an adjustable ride height. And there's low range gearing and hill descent typically when you buy an SUV that can tell a lot or is good. Off-road you make a lot of concessions for comfort now the LR 4 doesn't force those in fact it has quite a bit to offer one note though. Land Rovers traditionally long term reliability has not been good you.
Instead you have to hit one of these little bars on either side. They could be hard to find in an emergency. It's not just a nicely finished in roomy interior. That makes the lr4 a pleasant road trip car. The ride is firm. It soaks up most bumps pretty well however if the suspension can become somewhat unsettled on uneven pavement on the highway though it's a smooth sail it's also pretty quiet inside of the. LR for the only thing you hear is some wind. Noise agility isn't a strong point the big car well it leans and lumbers as its hustled through the corners stability control keeps it secure though the LR Force VA is a big improvement over the predecessor. Lr3 v8 acceleration with this engine. It's smooth and effortless fuel economy though it's pretty much par for the course for a big SUV with this much power and this much weight also a par for the course for a luxury SUV. It takes premium fuel. This engine does a great job at towing a trailer the LR 4 is also great off-road as is expected of a Land Rover. It had no problem on our demanding. Rockhill there's plenty of axle articulation and ground clearance. There's lots of off-road ready features - including terrain response can be set to optimize traction in mud snow or sand. Air suspension gives an adjustable ride height. And there's low range gearing and hill descent typically when you buy an SUV that can tell a lot or is good. Off-road you make a lot of concessions for comfort now the LR 4 doesn't force those in fact it has quite a bit to offer one note though. Land Rovers traditionally long term reliability has not been good you.