Those hippies at the NYTimes are at it again:
"Manufacturers kept adding sport utilities, of course, but the action last year was clearly in the long-neglected automobile; Ford even declared 2004 "the year of the car."
I would not disagree. While the latest sport utilities are better than their predecessors, most do not move the bar very far. A notable exception is the Land Rover LR3, a big improvement over its tired, quality-challenged predecessor, the Discovery.
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LAND ROVER LR3 ($44,995; SE as tested $46,000) The LR3's predecessor, the Discovery II, may have delivered more aggravations per dollar than any vehicle on the market - even cheap Korean cars danced past the Disco in quality surveys - so any change was bound to be an improvement. But the LR3 turned out far better than even a die-hard Land Rover lover might have hoped. It feels like a baby Range Rover, with a smooth ride and driving dynamics that set standards for true off-road vehicles. Its exclusive Terrain Response control takes the mystery out of selecting the optimal settings for any driving condition (dry roads, sand, ice, hilly mountain trails). On a single miserable driving day - constant snow, patches of ice, driving winds - the LR3 never felt less than omnipotent."
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/02/automobiles/02autos.html
What I would like to know, is what the hell does wind have to do with Terrain Response Control?
"Manufacturers kept adding sport utilities, of course, but the action last year was clearly in the long-neglected automobile; Ford even declared 2004 "the year of the car."
I would not disagree. While the latest sport utilities are better than their predecessors, most do not move the bar very far. A notable exception is the Land Rover LR3, a big improvement over its tired, quality-challenged predecessor, the Discovery.
...
LAND ROVER LR3 ($44,995; SE as tested $46,000) The LR3's predecessor, the Discovery II, may have delivered more aggravations per dollar than any vehicle on the market - even cheap Korean cars danced past the Disco in quality surveys - so any change was bound to be an improvement. But the LR3 turned out far better than even a die-hard Land Rover lover might have hoped. It feels like a baby Range Rover, with a smooth ride and driving dynamics that set standards for true off-road vehicles. Its exclusive Terrain Response control takes the mystery out of selecting the optimal settings for any driving condition (dry roads, sand, ice, hilly mountain trails). On a single miserable driving day - constant snow, patches of ice, driving winds - the LR3 never felt less than omnipotent."
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/02/automobiles/02autos.html
What I would like to know, is what the hell does wind have to do with Terrain Response Control?