Highway driving in the Land Rover LR3 is rather pleasurable. Despite the myriad of off road suspension components, weighty transaxle and robust platform, the LR3 is as sedate as an English gentleman. As I drove my brother-in-law, friend (who’s a middle school principal), wife and kids in the Land Rover LR3, questions flew. “I don’t understand,” asked my brother-in-law, “Why so much money for a SUV?”

Now this is what a luxury SUV should be. The Range Rover is fast - especially between 40 and 80 mph - its power delivery is velvety smooth, and its suspension tuning is nearly perfect. It’s amazing how well the Range Rover smooths out rough surfaces and even potholes while still being able to tackle the most extreme off-road tasks. The steering is communicative and nicely weighted without being too heavy at low speeds. The turning radius is also impressive.

The last day that orders can be placed and received before Christmas will be Tuesday 23rd December before 3pm.

Please note: we will only be in the office on Wednesday 24th December until 1pm so if there is a problem with delivery we will not be available to speak to on this date.

Normal next day delivery will be avaialble for goods ordered on Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th December.

Goods ordered on Wednesday 31st December will be delivered on Friday 2nd January (except to Scotland).

Normal service resumes from Friday 2nd January.

Normal opening hours upto Tuesday December 23rd.

December 24th Wednesday - 8.30am until 1pm

December 25th and 26th - Closed

December 27th Saturday - 9am until 12.30pm

December 29th Monday and 30th Tuesday - 8.30am until 5.30pm

December 31st Wednesday - 8.30am until 1pm

January 1st Thursday - Closed

January 2nd Friday - Back to normal opening hours.

Merry Christmas from all the Staff at Brookwells.

We now have available Melvill and Moon seat covers for all Land rovers. Please visit our online shop for more information and to purchase a set today.

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Over its 60 year history Land Rover has produced lots of special models, we want to hear which is your favourite.

Auto Express is celebrating Land Rover’s 60th anniversary with a very special road test of the makers most famous models.

We aim to choose the best 4×4 the firm has ever made, but before we do, we want to know which of the Solihull built legends is your top pick?

Cast your vote here and one lucky entrant will win a copy of Portraits of Adventure (above). Land Rover’s special edition photography book featuring a collection of 60 images representing the ultimate journey of discovery.

CROWDS of nearly 5,000 celebrated 60 glorious years of Land Rover.

Enthusiasts flocked to the Heritage Motor Centre. in Gaydon. Warwickshire, for the annual Heritage Land Rover Weekend.

Highlights included the Heritage 60th Anniversary Run when 150 Land Rovers from the oldest production vehicle, Hue, to the latest models from the Land Rover Centre in Solihull.

Emma Sharman, from Land Rover, said: “It’s been an absolutely fantastic weekend. We’ve been much busier than we have been in other years.

“There have been hundreds of vehicles here, including military vehicles and specially-adapted Land Rovers for people to see as well as plenty of stands from Land Rover clubs around the country.”

Land Rover again beat tough competition to win the Best Compact 4×4 and the Best Large 4×4 categories at the 2008 What Car? Car of the Year Awards ceremony in London.

The all-new Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 2.2-litre GS fought off opposition in what is one of the most hotly contested sectors to win Best Compact 4×4, while the Discovery 3 TDV6 SE auto beat its rivals yet again to be named Best Large 4×4 for an impressive fourth year running. They were also both awarded ‘best buys’ in their respective price categories of over £20,000 for Freelander 2 and £30-40,000 for Discovery 3, as was the Range Rover TDV8 Vogue at over £40,000.

“The Sport badge looks a little incongruous on the back of the TDV6. The TDV8 has no such self consciousness”

With the TDV8, the modest 188bhp of the 2.7-litre TDV6 was transformed into a lusty 272bhp with the addition of another couple of cylinders and a big injection of attitude. This powerplant dwarfs that of the Mercedes ML320CDI (221bhp), the BMW X5 3.0d (231bhp) and the Audi Q7 3.0TDI (230bhp). It’s also an installation that’s more befitting of a vehicle that needs a truly imperious engine. Although the Sport is, in effect, the diffusion line of the Range Rover sub-brand, it’s still perceived as a prestige choice. The TDV6 continues as an entry-level choice but the V8 is a far more desirable piece of engineering. Stretch to it if you can.

Brookwells 25 year open Day was a great success. Thank you to all our customers who came along, it was a lovely atmosphere and the bacon butties went down very well!!

We had many vehicles on display spanning over 60 years of Landrover!, thankyou to all our customers who brought their vehicles along, it was much appreciated and a point of interest for many visitors on the day.Â

A BIG thank you to all our suppliers who donated for our Prize draw. Geoff Turner from Plymouth was the lucky winner of the Star prize the Britpart DB8000 winch.