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2ND Opinion –
Beamesderfer

Driving the Land Rover LR2 doesn’t evoke images of a safari unless your idea of one includes a trip the mall. Based on the Volvo S80 platform, it isn’t so much the somewhat more car-like ride as it is the luxury interior. Leather trim and a multi-speaker audio system are all very nice, but they don’t make the vehicle more capable of fording a stream or crossing a desert.

The inline-six cylinder engine lacks neither torque nor horsepower, with 234 lb.-ft. and 230 ponies respectively. Acceleration isn’t terribly quick, but you’ll get to freeway speed by the end of most…