Found following report on an American Freelander owners site, remarquable that all the 'would be' challengers of the Hippo are in a lower category (moderate terrain) where ours is in the major league. Guess they tested just a certain number of cars as no Defender nor Range in the list, but nevertheless the Hippo defends the LR colours with brio.
Consumer Reports posted this favorable ranking regarding our offroad capabilities.
Best off-road
(all terrain)
Chevrolet Avalanche
Chevrolet Silverado
Ford F-150
Kia Sorento
Land Rover Feelander <------
Lexus GX470
Nissan Titan
Toyota 4Runner
Toyota Land Cruiser
Toyota Tundra
Volkswagen Touareg
Best light off-road (moderate terrain)
BMWX3
Ford Escape
Toyota RAV4
Toyota Highlander
Subaru Forester
Worst off-road
Chevrolet TrailBlazer
Ford Expedition
Ford Explorer
Sport Trac
GMC Envoy
Consumer Reports posted this favorable ranking regarding our offroad capabilities.
Best off-road
(all terrain)
Chevrolet Avalanche
Chevrolet Silverado
Ford F-150
Kia Sorento
Land Rover Feelander <------
Lexus GX470
Nissan Titan
Toyota 4Runner
Toyota Land Cruiser
Toyota Tundra
Volkswagen Touareg
Best light off-road (moderate terrain)
BMWX3
Ford Escape
Toyota RAV4
Toyota Highlander
Subaru Forester
Worst off-road
Chevrolet TrailBlazer
Ford Expedition
Ford Explorer
Sport Trac
GMC Envoy