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The LR3 was nominated for the North American Truck of the Year award and won Motor Trend magazine's Sport/Utility of the Year for 2005.
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The 2008 Land Rover LR3 midsize, luxury sport utility vehicle (MSRP: $49,300 - $54,800, Invoice price: $44,933 - $49,938) is available in Base SE and HSE trim levels. This model competes with the Audi Q7, BMW X5, Hummer H2, Infiniti FX45, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Lexus GX 470, Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen Touareg 2, and Volvo XC90. It is available with a 300-horsepower, 4.4-liter V8 engine, a six-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and a four-wheel drive system. The LR3 was nominated for the North American Truck of the Year award and won Motor Trend magazine's Sport/Utility of the Year for 2005.1 It also won a Popular Science award on account of its ground-breaking on-board systems.2
The 2008 Land Rover LR3 sport utility vehicle has a four-wheel independent suspension, a self-leveling suspension, a double wishbone front suspension, and a double wishbone rear suspension.
Exterior features on this SUV are 18 x 8.0 inch alloy wheels, all season tires, a temporary spare tire, and a steel spare wheel. The LR3 has variable-intermittent and rain-sensing wipers, a privacy glass, a roof rack, and a power glass sunroof. It is equipped with a fixed glass rear sunroof, a rear defogger, a rear window wiper, and a fixed liftgate window. The LR3 also has a rear split liftgate door, and an underbody-mounted spare tire.
Instrumentation features on the 2008 Land Rover LR3 sport utility vehicle are cargo tie downs, a maximum towing capacity of 7,700 pounds (when properly equipped), and a tachometer. It has a trip computer, a clock, an external temperature display, and low fuel level warning.
Interior and seating features in this SUV include a seven-person total seating capacity, bucket front seats, leather upholstery, and an eight-way power driver seat. The LR3 has height-adjustable driver and passenger seats, a driver seat with power adjustable lumbar support, and an eight-way, height-adjustable power passenger seat. In the rear, the 2008 Land Rover LR3 has a split-bench rear seat, a split-folding rear seatback, rear ventilation ducts with fan control, one-piece folding third row seats, and bucket third row seats.
Power features on the LR3 are remote power door locks, power windows, and two one-touch power windows. It also has power mirrors and heated mirrors.
Convenience features for the 2008 Land Rover LR3 sport utility vehicle are cruise control, speed-proportional power steering, and a tilt-adjustable steering wheel. The LR3 has audio and cruise controls on steering wheel, front, rear and third row cupholders, and front and rear door pockets. It has front, seat-back storage, a cargo net, and a 12V rear power outlet. More features include a front console with storage, a universal remote transmitter, and retained accessory power.
2008 Land Rover LR3 comfort features are dual zone front climate control (with rear air), interior air filtration, and an electrochromatic inside rearview mirror. This SUV has front and rear reading lights, dual illuminating vanity mirrors, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and leather trim on shift knob. It has simulated alloy trim on dash, leather trim on doors, simulated alloy trim on center console, and front and rear floor mats.
Entertainment features on the LR3 sport utility vehicle are a Harman/Kardon premium brand stereo system, an AM/FM in-dash 6 CD player with CD MP3 Playback stereo, 240 watts of stereo output, and nine total Harman/Kardon premium brand speakers. The LR3 is equipped with a diversity antenna, a separate rear audio, and an auxiliary MP3 audio input.
The 2008 Land Rover LR3 SUV has the following safety and security features: a four-wheel Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), ventilated front disc and solid rear disc brakes, a remote anti-theft alarm system, and an engine immobilizer. It is equipped with tire pressure monitoring, headlamp high-pressure washers, and front fog/driving lights. Also available are rear parking sensors, electronic brake-force distribution, and emergency braking assist. The LR3 has traction control, stability control, and passenger airbag occupant-sensing deactivation. It is equipped with dual front side-mounted airbags, front, rear and third row head airbags, rear door child safety locks, and child seat anchors. More features are a rear center three-point belt, and fixed and height-adjustable headrests (two front, three rear, two third row).
More features on the HSE trim level include 19-inch wheels, xenon high-intensity discharge headlamps, dusk-sensing headlamps, auto delay off headlamps, and a power-tilt steering wheel. Also available are front and rear parking sensors, wood trim on dash and center console, a cargo area light, and memorized settings for three drivers (includes settings for driver seat, steering wheel, and exterior mirrors). The 2008 Land Rover LR3 HSE sport utility vehicle has a fourteen-speaker Harman Kardon Logic 7 sound system, 550 watts of stereo output, a separate rear audio, and one subwoofer. More features are a radio data system, a DVD navigation system (with voice activation), pre-wiring for phone, and a Bluetooth wireless data link for hands-free phone.
A reliability history report from ConsumerReports.org showed how the Land Rover LR3 held up mechanically. The Land Rover LR3 V8 received the following ratings for the year 2006 (major redesign year was 2005): Excellent ratings for major engine, engine cooling, major transmission, and exhaust trouble spots; Very Good ratings for minor engine, minor transmission, and paint and trim trouble spots; Good ratings for its body hardware and electrical system; Fair ratings for squeaks and rattles and climate system trouble spots; and Poor ratings for its power equipment, suspension, brakes, and drive, fuel, and audio trouble spots.
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The first motor vehicle, of any type, that two thirds of the world's population will ever see, is a Land Rover. This is because Land Rovers have always been able to go anywhere: on road, off-road, or on unpaved track. This remains the case with the 2005 Land Rover LR3. Now not only can you go anywhere, at any time, you can go in a completely modern automotive design.
•2006 Land Rover LR3 Mid-Size Near-Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle
In tall stance with a boxy profile and stepped roofline, Land Rover's mid-size LR3 wagon projects a blunt face with squared clear-lens headlamp clusters and a distinctive double-bar grille over the fat-lip bumper.
•2005 Land Rover LR3 Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
The first motor vehicle, of any type, that two thirds of the world’s population will ever see, is a Land Rover. This is because Land Rovers have always been able to go anywhere: on road, off-road, or on unpaved track. This remains the case with the 2005 Land Rover LR3. Now not only can you go anywhere, at any time, you can go in a completely modern automotive design.
