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2005 Land Rover LR3
Terrain response  by Sue Mead
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Five settings are available, each using the large, center-console mounted rotary knob. A general setting handles clean circumstances while another addresses slippery conditions created by grass, gravel or snow. Finally, three different modes are reserved for off-roading: one for mud and ruts, one for sand, and one for intense rock crawling. Once set, the system modulates ride height, engine torque response, traction control, Hill Descent Control, and all gearing. Engineers at Land Rover studied 50 different driving surfaces and concluded that most could be boiled down into the five programs they provide. This “smart” technology, according to Land Rover, is like to having an expert alongside.

 


About Sue Mead
Sue Mead works as a photojournalist and features writer for more than two dozen publications. She has written for Parade, Popular Science, Open Road, the Road & Track Buyers Guide, Men's Journal, Popular Mechanics and Diversion and she has worked as an auto editor for CNN/fn. Sue has co-driven in two of the world's toughest off-road races, the Baja 1000 and the Paris-Dakar Raid. She attended four Camel Trophy adventures for Land Rover North America and has participated in several long-distance adventure drives. She recently completed her first book, "Monster Trucks and Tractors" published by Chelsea House. Sue lives in New England.
     
 
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