FavFOURites; ECO-WARRIORS GREEN WITH ENVY AT THESE OFF-ROADERS.(Features)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: March 30, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: RICHARD HAMMOND

WHILE drivers of 4x4s are slagged off by eco-warriors, it's still OK to drive a Land Rover Defender.

The Defender is different. It's British and Joy Adamson drove one in Born Free. It's almost our birthright to drive one.

This is a comforting thought for a Land Rover fan like me, but what makes me cross is the amount of rubbish talked about 4x4s.

Not every 4x4 chucks out more emissions than a Caribbean cruise line...

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