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There are several minor annoyances in the Discovery, too.
The door handle is placed in an awkward spot close to
your shin, and it's difficult to find at night. The rear middle
headrest blocks the view of the back window, and the radio
controls on the steering column are awkward as well.
The LR3 fixes them all; the price differential is an
extra $9,395.
The LR3 sports a
4.4-liter, 300-hp alu-
minum alloy V8, with
a compression ratio
of 10.5:1 and 315 ft-
lb of torque. The
LR3 gets 14 mpg in
the city and 18 on
the highway.
When you look at
the Land Rover, you
might dream of the
"Green Hills of Africa." But you know in your gut the only
chance you'll have of going "off-road" is if you back into
the snow pile in the Somerset Collection's Troy parking lot.
The owner's manual is the length of a Hemingway
novel, and you better read up because the dashboard has a
lot of buttons.
All swipes aside, the LR3 is fun to drive, and I think it
might take some business away from the Range Rover.
It's got curb appeal.

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Thanks to Land Rover of Farmington Hills- for allowing Cool
Runnings to go off- and on-roading in a Land Rover LR3.