More proof the LR4 is a very safe vehicle

Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.

Quijote

Full Access Member
Joined
Feb 16, 2013
Posts
1,254
Reaction score
318
Location
Metro Boston
hahaha. funny, but the D5 is probably even safer than the lr3 and 4.

Relative to itself against an immovable object? Almost certainly. There are new tests (small offset, etc) that the LR3/4 was never designed for.

Relative to other vehicles on the road? Maybe. Probably. But I would not bet the house on it for all tests.
 

jwest

Full Access Member
Joined
Mar 22, 2008
Posts
2,041
Reaction score
409
Location
Seattle WA
Relative to itself against an immovable object? Almost certainly. There are new tests (small offset, etc) that the LR3/4 was never designed for.

Relative to other vehicles on the road? Maybe. Probably. But I would not bet the house on it for all tests.

VW Touareg up to 2009 was one of the best built for crashes vehicle with it's solid chassis but also egg shape for easy roll over force deflection. Boxy things like an older Disco 1/2 older range rovers, jeeps, even the incredible mercedes G don't do so well in rollovers due to the A pillar getting so much crunch force, they collapse inward while an egg shape just rolls on over again.

My biggest things to look at on tests is the side intrusion of tree or vehicle and knee area intrusion.

It would be interesting to see a true test done with and without the best sliders we have on the lr3/4. Mine are probably the most ********* of any of them though one company pretty much tries to copy them. The "Rover Specialties" guys went so overboard, 100 lbs each side, but they are super stout and the integration to all available mounting points is solid. Aside from any bolts though the wrap-up shape against the sill does the brunt of the work in a crash.

These would spread an impact across the whole length of the sill so it really would be cool to see an NTHSA? test.
 

backcountryLR4

Full Access Member
Joined
Dec 21, 2016
Posts
201
Reaction score
109
Location
Utah Backcountry
My LR4 is worth 4-6x what my 10 year old Infiniti G35xS is. They are both the exact same to insure. The Infiniti also had great crash ratings. But it is my understanding that the LR4 and possibly the LR3 have no fatalities in involved accidents in all of North America or at least the dealer told me that 2 years ago.

It didn’t make sense why a $60k truck was the same to insure as something way less valuable to replace. But if they are that safe, maybe that makes the difference.
 

jwest

Full Access Member
Joined
Mar 22, 2008
Posts
2,041
Reaction score
409
Location
Seattle WA

Krill

Full Access Member
Joined
Oct 22, 2018
Posts
100
Reaction score
24
Location
Wellington Florida
I had a 2006 Range Rover supercharged( full size ) and let me tell you, that thing was a Tank! not once did I ever feel like if I crashed I wouldn't walk away from it. replaced with my LR 4 and although it doesn't seem as solid as the Range Rover, its still peace of mind knowing that 9 times out of 10 I'm going to walk away from a crash. I got this photo off a Land Rover face book group. apparently it was a 80MPH head on with a drunk driver in an Audi Q5. LR 3 owner walked away with burns from the air bag, drunk Q5 driver died in impact( as you can imagine) I don't know if that is the true story but that is what I read on FB
IMG_5009.jpg
 

Robin Parsons

Active Member
Joined
Jan 25, 2018
Posts
43
Reaction score
17
Location
Austin, TX
PaulLR3.... its cool to know that I am not the only one who uses an LR as a service/work truck!

It gets some interesting looks at the job sites. But does a great job, especially when tra
 

HarryO

Active Member
Joined
Oct 2, 2015
Posts
27
Reaction score
21
Perfect bumper sticker for a D5:

“WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A REAL 4x4”

Will have to keep my D4 for ever - do not like these new modern cars they try call 4x4’s.
 

remember5

Full Access Member
Joined
Nov 26, 2014
Posts
408
Reaction score
126
I can't wait for the 2020 Defender to come out so you guys can bash it. Oh, and there was no collusion between Trump and the Russians...
 

Latest posts

Members online

No members online now.

Forum statistics

Threads
36,201
Posts
217,348
Members
30,461
Latest member
okamgba1463
Top