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The 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport gets freshened styling, new available features, and new engines. This premium-midsize SUV seats 5 and shares some of its basic design with Land Rover’s 7-passenger LR4. Range Rover Sport comes as the HSE with a 375-horsepower 5.0-liter V8 engine, which replaces a 300-horsepower 4.4-liter V8. The top-end Supercharged has a 510-horsepower 5.0-liter V8, which replaces a 390-horsepower 4.2-liter V8.

A 6-speed automatic is the sole transmission. All-wheel drive with low-range gearing is standard. It includes Land Rover’s Terrain Response system, which automatically tailors AWD performance to specific off-road conditions. A locking rear differential is optional. Available safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system, front-side airbags, and curtain-side airbags. Hill-descent control is standard, as are a sunroof, dual-zone climate control, front- and rear-obstacle detection, and a navigation system.

An adaptive air suspension is also standard. Among the new features offered are keyless entry/engine start as well as a “Surround-Camera” system that shows the driver nearly the entire circumference of the exterior on the screen of the standard navigation system. The available LUX package for HSE models includes heated front and rear seats, a heated steering wheel, adjustable side bolsters on the driver’s seat, a cooler box in the center console, upgraded leather upholstery, wood interior trim, adaptive headlights, and 20-inch alloy wheels. This evaluation is based on preview test drives.

The 2010 Land Rover Range Rover gets freshened styling and new engines. Land Rover’s flagship SUV seats 5 and comes in HSE and Supercharged trims. The HSE has a new 375-horsepower 5.0-liter V8, which replaces a 305-horsepower 4.4-liter V8. The top-line Supercharged has a supercharged 510-horsepower 5.0-liter V8, which replaces a 400-horsepower 4.2-liter V8. A 6-speed automatic with manual shift gate is the lone transmission.

Range Rovers have all-wheel drive with low-range gearing. Also standard is Land Rover’s Terrain-Response system, which has a console switch that enables the driver to change suspension and powertrain calibrations to accommodate normal driving, slippery pavement, mud, sand, and low-speed off-roading. Hill descent control is standard. An electronic adaptive suspension is standard on the Supercharged and optional on the HSE. Available safety features include ABS, traction control, an antiskid system, front-side airbags, and curtain-side airbags. A navigation system, rearview camera, front- and rear-obstacle detection, and wireless cell-phone link are standard.

Blind-spot alert is available, as is a “Surround-Camera” system that shows the driver nearly the entire circumference of the exterior on the navigation screen. An optional Luxury Interior Package for HSE models includes 14-way heated and cooled front seats, upgraded leather and wood interior trim, an adaptive front-lighting system, auto-dimming exterior mirrors, and 20-inch wheels and tires. Supercharged models can be equipped with the Autobiography Package that includes upgraded leather and wood interior trim, rear-seat entertainment, 4-zone air conditioning, adaptive cruise control, HD radio, and specific wheels and badging. This evaluation is based on preview test drives.

The 2010 Land Rover LR4 replaces the LR3 as this British automaker’s 7-passenger SUV. Though its exterior styling is similar to that of the 2005-2009 Land Rover LR3, LR4 has a redesigned interior and a new engine. The sole engine is a new 375-horsepower 5.0-liter V8, which replaces the LR3′s 300-horsepower 4.4-liter V8. A 6-speed automatic transmission is the only transmission.

Available safety features include ABS, traction control, an antiskid system, front-side airbags, and curtain-side airbags. LR4 has all-wheel drive with low-range gearing and Land Rover’s Terrain-Response system. This system has a console switch that enables the driver to change suspension and powertrain calibrations to accommodate normal driving, slippery pavement, mud, sand, and low-speed off-roading. Hill-descent control is also standard.

Standard seating is for 5, and an optional 3rd-row bench increases passenger capacity to 7. The available LUX package includes 7-passenger seating, upgraded leather interior trim, Xenon headlamps with high-beam assist, a cooler box in the center console, upgraded harmon/kardon stereo system, and a memory system that saves the driver’s seat, steering wheel, and mirror settings. The LUX-Plus package adds a “Surround-Camera” system that shows the driver nearly the entire perimeter of the exterior on the navigation screen. This evaluation based on preview test drives.

The 2009 Land Rover LR3 has a revised model lineup but is otherwise largely unchanged. This premium midsize SUV has standard seating for five, and an optional 3rd-row bench increases capacity to seven. Instead of SE and HSE trim levels, LR3 now comes as a single Base model with two option packages called HSE and HSE LUX.

The sole powertrain teams a 300-hp 4.4-liter V8 engine with a 6-speed automatic transmission. Maximum towing capacity is 7716 lb. LR3s have all-wheel drive with low-range gearing and Land Rover’s Terrain Response system. This system has a console switch that enables the driver to change suspension and powertrain calibrations to accommodate normal driving, slippery pavement, mud, sand, and low-speed off-roading. A locking center differential is standard, and a locking rear differential is available.

LR3 has an air-spring suspension with four available ride heights and automatic load leveling. Available safety features include ABS, traction control, an antiskid system, front side airbags, and curtain side airbags. The HSE package includes a navigation system, wireless cell-phone link, power tilt and telescopic steering column, front-obstacle detection, and specific trim. The HSE LUX package adds upgraded leather upholstery, driver-seat memory system, adaptive bi-xenon headlights, and a chilled center-console bin.

The 2010 Land Rover LR2 is largely unchanged. This premium-compact SUV seats 5 and has all-wheel drive without a low-range gear for off-roading. It comes in a single HSE trim level. The sole powertrain teams a 230-horsepower 3.2-liter 6-cylinder engine with a 6-speed automatic transmission.

LR2 comes with Land Rover’s Terrain-Response system, which uses a console switch to alter suspension and powertrain calibrations to suit a variety of on- and off-road conditions. Maximum towing capacity is 3,500 pounds. Available safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system, front-side airbags, and curtain-side airbags.

Standard features include leather upholstery, rear-obstacle detection, and a sunroof. Options include a navigation system, satellite radio, heated front seats, steering-linked headlights, and a wireless cell-phone link.