The tested copy enjoys a diesel engine for the named SD4 from Land Rover. Translation is a common-rail turbo diesel engine with four-cylinder with a displacement of 2179 cc and provides 190 hp at 3,800 rpm and 420 Nm at 1,750 rpm. Although we don’t have the largest or most powerful torque in the segment, they are offered at a lower speed than rivals in South Korea, which has models with 7 hp and 16 Nm more powerful, but are more heavy to at least 100 pounds. The unit mentioned above was coupled to a six-speed automatic transmission and a four-wheel drive system settings.

This allows drivers to change their behavior depending on the vehicle running surface and to optimize the response wheel drive system and transmission. In the test, we tried three of the four modes. Specifically, we tested how the road mode, how the winter mode (snow and ice) and how the mud mode are. The experience of the Land Rover sees its rivals do not have such a command selector wheel drive system. However, people at Land Rover have gone "crazy 4x4" to end model equipped with a gear and not even a button differential lock.

Moreover, British mechanical differentials were replaced by Haldex Traction system. While the propulsion system and is doing great traction on the road in snow and mud, off-roader skills Freelander 2's facelift was tempered considerably. First, the model is kept in check by ground clearance, then the lack of a gearbox and Haldex system. In extreme situations, this system begins to understeer, then oversteer behavior manifests. The explanation behind this behavior comes a mid use a computer to discern the sharing of power between the axles and the waiver of mechanical differentials (expensive, it is true) that those of us accustomed to the Land Rover.

Although I may have scared a few customers interested in Freelander 2, do not despair! The model is at least as capable off-road as its rivals and its capabilities exceed those of competitors in some situations. In addition, we enjoy a very quiet and refined engine. This proves that it is capable of very good innings and fulminating acceleration and automatic transmission does not "mess" with anything. Just for this model deserves maximum points, but the Haldex system behavior in extreme situations on the road made us subtract them.

Land Rover Freelander 2 is the fastest model in its segment . More specifically, the model takes 9.5 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph and maximum speed attainable is 118 mph. While the chapter does not mention speed ranking leader, the fastest is Mazda CX-7 that is capable of 124 mph, Freelander 2 is at least 0.5 seconds faster from 0 to 60 mph than any other rival. The Freelander 2 is capable of very good running, and this is blamed on high torque delivered by the 2.2 liter diesel unit. In short, we have an economic engine, elastic and damping. The Freelander 2 achieves good performance.