Everything from cutting-edge infotainment systems to hydrogen-powered engines may be found at auto shows. However, only a few cars show display off-road vehicles with one or both wheels suspended in the air. But due to Land Rover Portland, the 2016 Portland Auto Show will include exactly that.
The Discovery Sports Experience was built up in the midst of the city, across the street from the Oregon Convention Center, by the local dealership. They designed a brief but dangerous off-road circuit to demonstrate the new Land Rover Discovery Sport's articulation and descent control capabilities. And it's open to the public.
It's a myth that the people who work at Land Rover Portland are naive. They also sent a team of expert instructors to help participants through the course's many humps and bumps "as gently as feasible and as fast as required," as they say in the off-roading world. world. This year's Camel Trophy winner is Tim Hensley, who will be the lead instructor. Tim Swett and Daphne Green, the first American woman to compete in the off-road series known as "The Olympics of Four-Wheel Drive," were also Camel Trophy teammates in 1995.
With Discovery's advanced technology and the expertise of the instructors, you'd feel completely secure and confident while out there. One lap is nothing, right? But despite this...
Head on over to the #PortlandAutoShow to see what the @LandRoverUSA #DiscoverySport can do. @PortlandTrib pic.twitter.com/RkNwUsifE9
— John M. Vincent (@OregonsCarGuy) January 27, 2016
The color green in the passenger seat informs the driver that the vehicle is in "Sport" mode with the terrain selection set to "Mud and Ruts," which is ideal for a Portland, Oregon, course. For those who don't, there are also options for "Grass/Gravel/Snow" and "Sand," which may be available wherever you are.) After that, she instructs him to let off the brake slowly and apply a small amount of pressure to the accelerator. Hensley explained that the course was intended to be taken at a leisurely pace. The once-silent ascent has now forced the Discovery to fly straight up into the air, with no hint of the highway insight. Green instructs the driver to take it easy and start the descent gently, which causes the back wheel to dangle in mid-air for a brief period of time. Most of the work is done by the SUV's traction and Hill Descent Control systems. After then, it's back to square one.
Five minutes is the length of a lap, while life is measured in laps. This urban off-road track gives city drivers a taste of what they might be missing out on when they head to work each morning.