Brochure scans of the 2011 year model Land Rover Freelander SUV have been leaked online, and it wasn’t until the Moscow Motor Show in August or the Paris Motor Show scheduled for September 2010 were we supposed to see this.
The economy model in the Land Rover lineup, the Freelander is a very important model for India as Tata Motors is planning to assemble this product in India to make it more cost competitive. Reports suggest Tata Motors will utilize the idling Pimpri facility to put the Freelander together as early as next year. This 2011 year model leaked here will be the vehicle assembled, then.
There are no drastic changes to the 2011 Freelander. Cosmetic changes are limited to a new grille, reworked front bumper, new fog lamps and air intakes. The new alloy wheel is another notable change.
Will there be any changes in the engine bay? Will Land Rover give it a more powerful engine or a new transmission? We have to wait for the unveiling for answers.
Source – Car Scoop via Car Magazine
[...] lamps and air intakes are the only changes on the 2011 model shown above. Indian Autos Blog brought leaked brochure shots of the 2011 model back in July last year and speculated if it was indeed the model that would be assembled in India [...]
[...] will assemble Land Rover models at its Chikhli facility in Maharashtra in the next few months. The Freelander 2 will be the first model to roll out of the assembly line, which was leased out to Mercedes Benz [...]
Hopefully if they start assembling the Freelander in India then it will be a more reliable vehicle. Freelander has become notorious for having so many problems.
[...] Car Scoop via Car Magazine via IAB [...]