A sporty discovery: LR3 variant aims at porsche cayen and BMW X5

摘要

"UNDERSTATEMENT" ought to be the first word in a car company test engineer's lexicon. "It's pretty much sorting itself out," says Mike Cross, Land Rover's chief test engineer, as he calmly zips through another high-speed cornering maneuver. He threads the Range Rover Sport through a tight, double-S bend, and there's no hint of strain in Cross' voice. This is surprising, because the bend happens to have a coefficient of friction close to that of fresh snow. And the Range Rover Sport corners practically on its door handles. Mind you, Cross' day job is to hone Jaguar's metal on the Nurburgring strop, so he is well prepared for this Land Rover demo.