One of the 2007 Land Rover LR2’s most significant updates can be found under the hood. In place of the Freelander’s 2.5-liter, 174-horsepower V6 lives a new 3.2-liter inline six-cylinder engine rated at 230 horsepower, putting the LR2 in the same ballpark as the 240-horsepower 2007 Acura RDX but several ponies shy of the 269-horsepower 2006 Toyota RAV4. A six-speed automatic transmission with Land Rover’s CommandShift manual mode delivers power to all wheels through a permanent all-wheel-drive system. According to Land Rover, the 2007 LR2 can reach 60 mph in 8.4 seconds.

Also behind the LR2’s redesigned exterior is a fully independent suspension that incorporates Land Rover’s Roll Stability Control and Terrain Response systems as well as a hill descent control system.