It used a chassis based on the global midsized EUCD platform (European C/D class) that It now shared production of the Jaguar X-Type automobile. With improved ground clearance and off-road handling capabilities, the second generation Land Rover Free lander 2 was moved from the Solihull plant in Birmingham to Hale wood in England near Liverpool. The UK version didn't get this engine but instead got a 2.2 liter DW12 common rail turbo-charged diesel engine jointly developed with the French Peugeot Societe Anonyme to power its new Peugeot Citroen cars. It came with 6-speed manual and automatic transmission.It used a chassis based on the global midsized EUCD platform (European C/D class) that accommodated a larger transversely-mounted Volvo SI6 3.2 liter inline 6-cylinder petrol engine that also powered the new Volvo S80. Production of the Jaguar X-Type automobile. Before getting officially announced at the Kensington Roof Gardens in a lavish occasion featuring tennis sports celebrity Maria Sharapova before a team of journalists and media professionals. The UK version didn't get this engine but instead got a 2.2 liter DW12 common rail turbo-charged diesel engine jointly developed its four-wheel drive system using the third generation Haldex coupling which was also fitted in the Land Rover LR2. It came with 6-speed manual and automatic transmission.
The e-Terrain is expected to be used in subsequent hybrid Free lander models. A heavy-duty starter motor acts as a generator to recover energy from its regenerative braking using capacitors to store energy and restart the engine without engaging the starter battery. With the e-technology, the engine stops when in idle gear and instantly resumes when engaging the clutch pedal. in the designation stands for e-Terrain Technologies presumably referring and was Land Rover's answer to the emerging trends in environmentally friendly road vehicles.
The Latest Free lander 2 TD4_e The Rover Group launched the Land Rover Free lander 2 TD4_e in 2009 which marked the first SUV in the UK to use an eco-friendly stop-start technology to economize fuel consumption and reduce CO2 emissions. It came with the luxurious interior appointments the US markets had become accustomed seeing in an SUV but was bettered with a Cold Climate System that heated the front windscreen and front seats at two heating levels as well as a heated windscreen water jet, a 14-speaker 440-watt surround system from Alpine, touch navigation screens, and bi-xenon headlights to mention some. The Land rover Free lander 2 was introduced in the US markets as the LR2 HSE in 2007 sporting the 6-cylinder 3.2 liter inline petrol engine capable of 230 hp on a 6-speed automatic transmission gear train.
