Anonymous

Reviewed a 2010 Land Rover HSE on Mar 23, 2010

Performance is very good, compared to other soft-roaders, as the manual gear changing option (in the automatic gear) helps a lot in controlling the pace of the vehicle, wouldn't have missed the option for paddle shifters. The build quality is still rock solid, with no creaks and sounds emanating from the cabin. The appearance is definitely against the present trend of having soft looking softroaders, with better presence, commanding view and that tall grille, reminding everyone of the Land Rover genes, together with the side vents and the roofline. The ownership hasn't been bothersome, the mileage is probably not the best in town, but with careful driving and having cruise control for most of the time, helps deliver better avg. mileage. The manual shift control really does help. With the sixth gear engaged in less than 60kmph, its very helpful (quite unlike my Passat CC, in which the sixth gear is engaged at 70kmph or higher). Fun, definitely a lot of fun. The ride is very comfortable and the seats - truly awesome. The drive itself isn't like a sports car (definitely the VW CC is better in this dept.), but its not like most other off roaders. There is no other softroader, that can match the ride and on& offroad capabilities of LR2, period.