Landrover LRX

I’ve been dreaming about owning a Landrover or similar 4×4 ever since seeing this video. I was just getting used to the idea of buying a clapped out old Landy when I saw a blog post about the new Landrover LRX. It’s a bit over the top and perhaps a little tasteless but I still want one! People might be less likely to pull out in front of me if I was able to drive right over their car. The LRX which Landrover have decided to put into production, looks a bit like a space age Freelander and thats no bad thing!

Driving Offroad

I’ve never driven a car off-road. Unless you count the time I skidded onto a verge in the rain. My car had already cut out 5 times on that journey alone (due to the rain and an undiagnosed problem that has since vanished). I was trying not to change gear as this this involved taking my foot of the accelerator, which meant the engine would cut out. That’s my excuse anyway and I’m sticking to it. Either way my car didn’t cope to well off-road probably due to the fact that it’s an old Vauxhall Nova not a nice new Landrover.

This looks like a lot of fun. Its nice to see these 4×4s in action, in their element. It must be handy to know that you will be ok if you run into a frozen mud-pit. Its probably not going to happen on the way to Tesco’s but you never know ; )

More information about off-road driving can be found at Land Rover Owner.