{"id":309,"date":"2012-02-23T08:20:02","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T15:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rickdebruhl.com\/?p=309"},"modified":"2012-02-23T08:20:02","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T15:20:02","slug":"road-test-land-rover-lr4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carcentrick.com\/?p=309","title":{"rendered":"Road Test: Land Rover LR4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Land Rover LR4<\/a>,<\/p>\n

First, let me say that we had a great week together. You were everything I could ask for, and more.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s just not going to work out between us. Let me make this very clear, it’s not you. It\u2019s me. I\u2019m just not sure what to do with someone like you.<\/p>\n

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2012 Land Rover LR4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You come from a long line of adventurers. Your forefathers have forged their way across nearly every continent, desert and mountain range. I can see their influence in your lines. While others are going for swoopy style, you stand tall with an elegance reserved for those who have earned their place in the world.<\/p>\n

And you\u2019re ready to take on that world as well. You have settings and adjustments for nearly every condition. A touch of the button will raise you a full 2.2 inches for extra ground clearance. You have settings for snow, sand, ruts and rocks. You have corner air suspension with Terrain Response, Hill Descent Control and Gradient Release Control. You\u2019re really made to go anywhere.<\/p>\n

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2012 Land Rover LR4 Terrain Settings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019m just not sure I\u2019d take you there.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re like a super model with striking angular looks who just happens to be a world-class outdoors expert. Do I really want to flog you down that rocky canyon road? Am I going to drag you through the brush, cringing as the chaparral scrapes across your face?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just your sticker price. OK, maybe that\u2019s part of it. The base is $49,000 and you showed up a fully decked out HSE model topping $61,000. That\u2019s like throwing on Jimmy Choos and an Armani dress before heading out into the desert.<\/p>\n

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2012 Land Rover LR4 Dashboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And then there\u2019s that whole reliability thing. J.D. Powers (such a gossip monger) claims you\u2019re below average. \u00a0Others call you high maintenance. I\u2019m not sure I\u2019m ready for a relationship that requires that much effort.<\/p>\n

You need someone who\u2019s not afraid to take you where you long to go. Someone who won\u2019t flinch at the occasional cosmetic surgery bill and who will stand vigilant over your every need. You\u2019ll take that person places they\u2019ve never been with style and grace.<\/p>\n

And I\u2019ll envy you both.<\/p>\n

You can read more about the LR4 at LandRover.com. <\/a><\/p>\n

Check out what Edmunds.com <\/a>has to say about the LR4.<\/p>\n<\/fb:like><\/fb:like><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear Land Rover LR4, First, let me say that we had a great week together. You were everything I could ask for, and \n [...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcarsinformation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p27JFw-4Z","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carcentrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carcentrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carcentrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carcentrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carcentrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=309"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carcentrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322,"href":"https:\/\/carcentrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309\/revisions\/322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carcentrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carcentrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carcentrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}