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Land Rover has been known for its series of cars that are flooded with excellent features, which make you fall for them on one sight. The LR3 series has been tagged amongst the popular series from the carmaker and most users have appreciated its eye-catching appearance along with unmatchable performance.

2008 Land Rover LR3 HSE is the latest addition to the LR3 series and is looking to continue their long legacy. Road test of the new bloodline of LR3 has given amazing facts, when it comes to the features of the car. These features can help buyers have an easier time, while making an eventual decision on the car.

The first thing, which will surely catch your attention in 2008 Land Rover LR3 HSE, is its exterior appearance. The metallic paint (if chosen) can brighten up the look of the car and is sure to fascinate you. The interior of the car has theatrical style leather seating for everyone. With adjustable seats, you will be at home in this car. Again, it has leather steering and carpeted floors inside to add to its quality interior.

The transmission system of 2008 Land Rover LR3 HSE is an excellent complement to its designing. With an automatic 6-speed transmission system, it has floor drive shifter along with overdrive. The car has 4.4 liter V8 engine, which has 32 valves and delivers a power of 300 hp. With this engine, it gives 12 mpg in the city and 17 mpg in the highway, which is acceptable for a big car.

Another thing that the makers have worked upon in 2008 Land Rover LR3 HSE is its suspension system for giving better handling to the users. The car has an automated load leveling in the front and rear portion of the car. Load leveling is ably supported by Independent Double Wishbone Suspension having shock absorbers & air springs at both the ends.

Braking system of 2008 Land Rover LR3 HSE consists of a 4-wheel brakes having anti-lock features. The overall system is based upon electronic force distribution for braking. It has an excellent traction control with DSC (Dynamic Stability Control). Apart from the conventional brakes, the car also has parking brakes with automatic release and brake control in the corner.

Safety & security system of 2008 Land Rover LR3 HSE has also been ably devised to make it more popular amongst buyers. It has airbags in the front & rear portion and separate airbags for the roof of the car. It has seatbelts in all the rows with height adjusters available in the front. The safety of the cars has been enhanced with the presence of pretensioners, auto locking retractors and door beams. The car has power tailgate remote locking and unlocking system. Again to avoid theft, car also has loud alarms, which is accompanied by immobilization in engine.

If you do a road test of 2008 Land Rover LR3 HSE, you will not even think twice on making the eventual decision of buying it. Its test will let you feel its feature and let you know the car better.

Tech Specs

Body: 4-door SUV

Engine: 4.4 liter V8 300 hp

Transmission: 6-speed automatic

Torque: 315 units

Power: 300 hp

Tires: SBRP255/55HR19

Verdict:

For: You can rely upon its security feature and gives you the comfort of excellent leather seats

Against: Although the car is fuel economic, the mpg can be further improved

The Land Rover Range Sport is a medium sized SUV which has been manufactured by the Land Rover Company. It is called a sports vehicle and is more comparable to the Land Rover Discovery. It is the one of the most powerful vehicle that has been manufactured by this company, maybe second to the Range Rover Vogue SE. All the models of this brand have automatic transmissions of 6 speeds and 18.5 imp gallons of fuel capacity.

Interiors and exteriors of the vehicle

The seating is plush leather and comfortable with dual bucket seats in front which have reclining options and the height of the seat is adjustable. There is a driver memory power of 3 positions with arm rests that are fold down in the center and adjustable headrests; the power seat of the driver can be adjusted in 8 ways and so is the passenger seat in the front; the rear seats have a folding bench type of seat which have headrests which are manually adjustable and there is lumbar support of the driver power. On entry there is footwell illumination.

The lighting on the exterior of the vehicle has head washers, discharge headlights of high intensity Bi-Xenon, the underbody has perimeter lighting, there are automatic head lights and fog lights on the rear and front.

There is an option of metallic finish paint, a rear roof   spoiler, set up bumper for the rear and bumpers that are body color for the rear and the front. The vehicle has an option of 8 colors which include 6 metallic shades, a Java black and a Chawton White with the different interior color schemes to go with them.

The Storage area

There is plenty of storage area in this SUV with retractable and removable cover cargo area, tie down hooks and net for the cargo area, on the floor there is covered console storage, there are storage pockets in the dual front seatbacks, a glovebox, mounted storage in the front doors and cupholders in the rear and the front.

Safety equipment which the vehicle is fitted with

There is a lot of attention paid to the safety equipment for the driver and the passengers in this vehicle. Some of the safety equipment which this vehicle is fitted with is a seatbelts for the front and the rear seats; the rear has a 3 point seat belt in the center and the front one has adjusters for the height; a cut off censor for the passenger airbag; side guards for the door beams; passenger air bags that have a dual deployment threshold; airbag for the driver; shut off emergency fuel device; rear and front head curtain airbags on the side and rear and front electronic parking aids.
Technical specifications:

Engine: 4.4L V8

Standard Transmission: 6 Speed Automatic

Cylinders: 8

Horsepower @ RPM: 300@5500

Fuel Economy City/Highway: 12 / 18

EPA Class: Four Wheel Drive SUV

Number of Valves: 32

Torque @ RPM: 315@4000 (foot-lbs)

Fuel Type/System: Gas Engine / Sequential Electronic Fuel Injected