Re: Off-Roading with Land Rovers & Range Rovers at Eastnor Castle, UK Quote:
Originally Posted by offroad_maniac He mentions that Disco is the heaviest of the LR beacuse it had standard body on ladder frame design + its body itself is as strong as monocoque design. So its more like dual chassis? |
Land Rover calls it "Integrated Body Frame". It's a combination of both ladder-frame chassis and a monocoque chassis. Quote:
Originally Posted by silverado ..How can we get LR memorabilia in india? is it sold somewhere here? |
Nope. I don;t think that one can buy official Land Rover memorabilia here in India. But good point you make. I think JLR showrooms should start selling these memorabilia. Quote:
Originally Posted by extreme_torque .. Where are the pics from the 'Ring? |
Hold on, you wil get a full report for rest of the programme also Quote:
Originally Posted by F150 ... If only there is heavy localisation, one can dream of owning these true off-roading machines in INDIA. |
Yes, at current price + duty structures these machines are out of range for most -- if not all. However, there are no immediate or short term plans to get these manufactured here. The Freelander 2 does get assembled here in Pune Quote:
Originally Posted by brraj
- Which vehicle was the best of all?
- How do you compare that best vehicle with your spidey? forget about electronics as abviously it has got more.
- Any news of release of 3.0ltr engine in Evoque in india? |
#1: All are good in their own respect. The Range Rover is epitome of luxury and comfort with awesome power. The Land Rover DISCO is again great. All these machines pump ~600 NM of torque and are loaded to the gills with gozmos. Difficult to choose one over other, except the money you have to pay
#2: Come on man.!!! It's an insult to these beauties to be compared with an ordinary gyspy. You are comparing 600 NM of torque from these machines with just 110 NM of torque from Spidey. These things can do what Spidey can even dream of -- cross country explorations, luxury & comfort par excellence, and very very capable offroad too -- if you are ready to throw them around in the pits. (just for reference, see the amount of articulation that Discovery has in the pictures)
#3: No idea. The Evoque is selling like hot cakes with a long waiting period so doubt that
EDIT: Quote:
Originally Posted by smartcat Couple of noob questions -
1) If Evoque can get through this trail with the help of computer wizardry, does it mean the end of the road for wheel articulation, low range gears etc?
2) After looking at the performance (and size) of Range Rover, do you feel that it can go farther than old school Indian offroaders' favorites like Gypsy/Jeep on a tough trail? |
#1: In several situations/conditions, Yes. For example rutted farm tracks. The computer wizardry can help overcome pure mechanical way of tackling these trails
#2: On a normal trail where the size of these vehicles is not a limitation, are with proper tyres, these vehicles will be quite competitive to Jeeps/Gypsys -- stock to stock. (Note, I am not talking competition class as you would see in youtube videos).
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