| Land Rover is upgrading the 2011 Freelander 2 with a more powerful 2.2-litre turbo diesel engine, sharper exterior looks and a smarter cabin. Both quieter and more refined than its predecessor, the 2.2-litre turbo diesel will be available with either a 110 kW TD4 engine or a 140 kW version. Both engines offer 420 Nm of torque (20 Nm more than the outgoing models) while improving fuel economy and CO2 emissions. The TD4 is available with an updated manual transmission with Stop/Start as standard, while the 140 kW version is available with a revised six-speed automatic . Exterior design changes including new front bumper and grille, new alloy wheels and colour options, give the 2011 Freelander a fresh and distinctive look. Inside, a new range of seat styles finishes and instrumentation set the 2011 Freelander aside from previous models. Another small but significant change is to the Land Rover logo, which changes colour for 2011 from gold on green to a more contemporary bright silver on green. The use of an Intelligent Power Management System (IPMS) provides "smart charging" of the battery by recovering kinetic energy when the vehicle is slowing wherever possible, rather than consuming fuel by charging when the vehicle is accelerating. For the first time, the Freelander 2 diesels are compatible with 10 percent biodiesel rather than five percent. All manual diesel models are equipped with Land Rover's Stop/Start, the first such system to be fitted to an SUV. A second generation Asin Warner AWF21 automatic transmission helps improve efficiency and emissions with a number of improvements. It retains Land Rover's Terrain Response features, CommandShift and adaptive shifting. The exterior of the Freelander gets a new front bumper assembly incorporating new front fog lamp bezels and a new grille in two finishes, Dark Finish for the 110kW TD4 and Bright Finish for the 140kW. Halogen projector headlamps are new, as are the rear tail lamps, which now have a clear inner lens and a black lens surround for greater definition. A Land Rover NZ spokesman said the company had not yet settled on its final model mix for this country. |
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