Thursday, December 17, 2009

Land Rover releases Freelander 2 Sport for UK loyalists


2010 Land Rover Freelander 2 Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery

Another week, added primary edition for the UK. New for 2010, the Land Rover Freelander 2 Sport attempts to be armored as regally as its study suggests, with either a Santorini Negroid or Lago Grey makeup employ decked out with color-keyed outdoor trim, a side spoiler, and 19-inch diamond-turned impureness wheels.

Inside is where the thrills reside, with a two-tone inland in, ahem, "Ebony & Storm," and your pick of textile inland or a "sports styling pack" in Lago Grey leather. Somewhat ironically, the Sport comes with a 2.2-liter diesel four that churns the wheels finished a drill transmission, and it gets even meliorate gas distance with the fitment of stop/start technology.

The help goes on sale next period and starts at £26,695 ($43,581 USD, but assume in nous that UK market prices are higher than those of the U.S.) on-the-road. No word still on whether North American consumers module intend a shot at this help under the LR2 nameplate, so for now, noesis yourself with our high-res room beneath and the authorised press promulgation after the jump.


Gallery: 2010 Land Rover Freelander 2 Sport


[Source: Land Rover]


PRESS RELEASE:

THE FREELANDER 2 SPORT FOR 2010

Key features:

* A sports-styled Freelander 2 for the 2010 help year
* 19" diamond overturned impureness wheels
* Unique two-tone Ebony & Storm interior
* Sports styling arrange acquirable on one derivative
* Rear spoiler

Introducing the Freelander 2 Sport, which goes on sale in the UK in January 2010.

In showrooms early next year, the Freelander 2 Sport module be acquirable with digit derivatives and digit colours – Santorini Negroid and Lago Grey. Both module feature exclusive 19" restricted edition diamond-turned alloy-wheels, a unique two-tone inland together with a side spoiler, colour-keyed outdoor cut and matched entranceway handles and mirror casings.

There is a accepted help acquirable in both Negroid and Lago Grey with textile inland and one with a sports styling arrange acquirable only in Lago Grey.

A unique two-tone inland is introduced on both derivatives, in different Ebony and Storm. The figuring featuring the sports styling arrange module offer a leather inland and the accepted edition with a cloth/leather interior. The sporty theme continues finished the cabin, with an Ebony-coloured centre-console and lower facia complemented with two-tone entranceway casings.

The Sport emblem is decorated on the face and outer side seat head restraints, with Storm black stitching on all way and unique Ebony inland carpet mats with oppositeness piping feature throughout.

The Freelander 2 Sport is acquirable with the coercive and sparing 2.2-litre TD4 diesel noesis unit. The drill diesel comes with Stop/Start profession delivering an 8% transformation on CO2 emissions compared to the previous drill diesel Freelander 2 (from 194g/km to 179g/km) and fuel activity is reduced (from 37.7 to 42.2mpg – an transformation of 4.5mpg).

John Edwards, managing director, Land Rover UK said: "With its impulsive styling, the Freelander 2 Sport allows you to consortium fair characteristics with all the sustainability and driveability benefits of the nimble Stop/Start technology."

The Freelander 2 Sport goes on sale in January 2010, priced from £26,695 on-the-road.

For more information on any of the 2010 models or to aggregation a effort drive log onto www.landrover.co.uk

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