New Freelander gets Sport treatment

Dec 17 2009 Maurice Glover

New Freelander gets Sport treatment

BOSSES at Land Rover are hoping some of the showroom success of the Range Rover Sport will rub off on the next version of the Freelander.

Set for launch in the next few weeks, the Freelander 2 Sport will stand on 19-inch diamond turned alloy wheels, have a rear spoiler and come with a unique dual-tone interior trim finish and colour-keyed exterior trim.

An ebony-coloured centre console and lower fascia are complemented with two-tone door casings as standard.

In addition, the more upmarket version of the soft-roader model will be offered with a sports styling pack that includes full leather upholstery.

With the latest 2.2-litre TD4 diesel motor under its bonnet, the manual transmission Sport features stop-start technology delivering an eight per cent improvement on exhaust emissions compared to the previous manual Freelander and fuel consumption is cut from 37.7 to 42.2mpg.

Prices are from £26,695.