We weren't supposed to see the refreshed for the 2011 model year Land Rover Freelander SUV before its world premiere either at the Moscow auto show in August 2010, or in Paris at the end of September, but Car Magazine provides our first look at the facelifted model through a group of pictures, allegedly taken from a leaked Italian brochure.
Blink an eye and you'll probably miss the visual changes made to the 2011 Freelander as these are limited to a new grille raised up in line with the hood and a reworked front bumper with redesigned fog lamps and air intakes. The longer boot handle trim at the back and the new alloy wheel design round off the cosmetic upgrades.
It remains to be seen if Land Rover will also update the Freelander's interior and/or mechanical hardware.
*For the record, we noticed that in the rear-end photo, the left C-column appears to be painted in the same color as the car while the right C-Column is blacked out, however this could be due to a reflection from the brochure paper.
Source: Carmagazine
2011 Land Rover Freelander
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2010 Land Rover Freelander
7 Comments:
Now it just looks like a rebadged ford/mitsubishi
love the new front, hope there are some changes in the interior
On one hand, Land Rover goes cheapen its image by adding Ford Focus RS-like side vents on the Freelander, and on the other, Ford goes and cheapen the Land Rover Evoque's image by literally stealing its front end and putting it on the new Explorer... All I want to know is who approves this garbage????
Like Jeremy Clarkson said: too much BLING! I guess LR enjoy doing this to all their 4x4s?
Will this car ever retire??? It's now well overdue for it's pension...
Kid Voltron: although this looks like the original mid 90s freelander, it is infact a new model that has only been around since 2006. That's not well overdue for pension yet...
Just wish they would make it more reliable, the looks- while dated, are fine.
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