A British car in production since 1978 famous for its permanent 4 wheel drive and on a global scale comes second to Jeep.
The Land Rover isn't
just another car but the embodiment of britishness. The paramedics use
it, the military uses it, the police uses it and of course, her Majesty
the Queen uses it.
We've
seen movies, TV shows, News broadcasts and documentaries showing this
car at the very peaks of the world on snow, mud and sand.
To me
it's the best car you can have and I am not speaking from the brand
point of view but from what I've seen in this past year of being a proud
Land Rover owner. This car can go where other cars can't. It's there
for you when the road stops being there at all, and it's there for you
when nature becomes hostile.
I
couldn't agree more with the Top Gear crew when they say that a Land
Rover off road car can never compare to an SUV. "The great thing about a Land Rover is that it will go off road. (...) When you get stuck you pull a leaver and there's a 'gu dung' noise and a big bit of metal moves, and then you keep going. But then in this thing, in all those stupid SUV's there all ridiculous. You push a button and a light comes on.What good is
that?!" Jeremy Clarkson :)
Although
the Top Gear presenters never say it in these words, they are so
proud to be the country that produces Land Rover and they never miss a
change to prove that it is better than SUV's like BMW X3 of X6. Richard
Hammond made a film about Land Rover portraying it as not only the
greatest car in the world, but as a genuine national symbol.
And it is an emblematic car for the UK as I said, you see it an just about all public services and in all rescue missions.
According to
pistonheads.com
Her Majesty's Land Rover comes equipped with a "A great big fiery V8".
It's a Land Rover Defender and apparently the Queen has a habit of
driving Land Rovers, but not the new SUV-ish kind with fine curves and
elegant interior, but the "the grumbling, rumbling" Defender with the
big wheels, rough exterior and (would you have guessed?) manual drive.
"The Queen, a petrolhead who likes her V8s raw and her drive involving?
Who knew."
To me
having a Land Rover was reaching a new frontier. Both literally and metaphorically. It bettered me as a driver in ways I never thought
existed. I don't have a V8 Defender like Her Majesty :) my little Rovy
is a two door, 1.8 Petrol Freelander. It's small and cute but packs a
mean drive. It's very special to me because it's the first thing me and
my bf bought together and it forced me to reinvent myself. It made me a
4x4 freak and a petrol head (here I have to say that before I was 100%
for diesel, and that changed completely). It also made me feel even
closer to England, if that was even possible taking into consideration
my education, my studies and my work:) Any closer now would be to
actually live there :) This is a car that will not only get you where
you need to go, wherever that is, but that makes you want to explore it
and believe it or not, it always
surprises you.
Here are some
pictures with our little Rovy and some pictures with some hardcore
military Land Rovers. Safety and reliability on 4 wheels :)
My favorite pic... with the Land rover and the UK earrings :)
Ok...I'm off! See u soon! :)
