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Wind and road noise are restrained at highway speeds; the LR3 registered a low 66 dBA at 70 mph. The steering is a bit heavy and slow, but then again so is the whole package, so it's well-matched. Even the harshest dirt roads are taken in stride, thanks to the aforementioned structure and the adjustable air suspension that ditches solid axles in favor of a fully independent setup.
Hard-core off-roaders are typically turned off by independent suspensions because they generally have limited wheel travel and articulation the ability to keep the tires in contact with the earth in off-road situations when compared with traditional solid axles.
Land Rover claims its control-arm suspension matches the articulation and bests the wheel travel of its previous solid-axle design. To make the most of available grip, the LR3 sent to our offices had the optional Heavy-Duty package that adds a locking rear differential to divert power to the rear wheel with more traction.
To maximize ground clearance, the air suspension can be set to lift the body for 9. The LR3 can be adjusted for about any situation, and it even includes Terrain Response , which tailors the LR3's reactions to different surfaces. Push the LR3 through a few corners, and aside from some body roll, there is a predictable, safe chassis underneath.
In an attempt to cancel the body lean, the LR3 gets "active roll mitigation" programmed into the air suspension to keep the body from assuming lurid angles.
Hitting the "off" button stops the engine from cutting out, but the brakes still intervene. The last Discovery worked hard with active roll control of a different design to cancel the tipsy feel that comes from sitting so high in the vehicle, but the wider track and longer wheelbase of the LR3 make the old Disco feel as if it were balancing on one foot.
Two of the better aspects of the defunct Discovery were a high seating position and low side windows that made it feel as if other motorists could see your hips while driving. Land Rover calls this "command seating.
If you're unfamiliar with the seating position, the closest way to mimic it is to arrange your dining-room chairs on top of the table. Sit there, and you'll improve your view of the rest of the house at the expense of the feeling that you could fall over at any moment--that's where the roll mitigation comes in. Once you're perched up there high above traffic in the Rover-sphere, you'll likely notice the handsome plastics and close-fitting pieces that make up the interior.
The dash is awash with buttons for the radio and climate controls, but the navigation system, standard on the top-dog HSE trim level, is of the intuitive touch-screen variety.
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