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Adaptive Dynamics - does it or doesn't it?

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#1 ·
Hey guys - new to the forum but really appreciate all the great info!

Quick question - I'm looking at purchasing a 2012 "demonstrator" from a Land Rover dealer in the US (North Carolina). The dealer is confident that the car does NOT have the Adaptive Dynamics option (and the window sticker backs that up), but the terrain response indicator has all 5 icons (including the Dynamic option - see pics) and when driving, the Dynamic mode is selectable (the gauges turn red and the "Dynamic" mode is indicated in the dash). I have understood that the Dynamic mode only exists when the Adaptive Dynamics option is included, so I am now pretty confused... can anyone shed some light? I'm of course hoping the dealer is just wrong and the car in fact has AD...

Thanks in advance!
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#2 · (Edited)
Well, it sure looks (and acts) like my car with MagneRide (but mine is a 2013). Get me the VIN and I'll tell you. (It must be on their site). But it sounds like it must.

BTW, is it possible he may just be reading sticker wrong? It may not say "Adaptive Dynamics", it may just say "Magnetic Damping System."
 
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  • This is part of what I got from running the VIN. Red Coup? Beautiful car. Anyway as you can see it has Magnetic Damping according to the LR page. You can go here to sign up and check for yourself: http://topix.landrover.jlrext.com/topix/vehicle/lookupForm If you run your VIN in google you'll see all the ads for it.
  • PVC FACIA
  • PVC/LEATHER DOOR TRIM PANEL
  • FRONT PARKING AID
  • NON LOCKING LUG NUTS
  • KEYLESS ENTRY/START-PASSIVE
  • I/P FAC CONTR-EBONY BLACK
  • H.D. RADIO AND SDARS
  • FRONT FOG LAMPS
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  • HEADLAMP POWER WASH
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  • HLDF SCREEN
  • LESS HEADRESTRAINT-REAR CENTER
  • PREMIUM AUDIO 1280 W
  • APPROACH LIGHTS
  • PIANO BLACK APPLIQUES
  • LESS AUTOMATED PARKING SYSTEM
  • USA
  • AUTOMATIC HEADLAMP ON/OFF
  • HEATED WASHER JETS-W'SHIELD
  • TOOL KIT
  • LESS BLIND SPOT MONITORING SYS
  • AUTOMATIC HEADLAMP LEVELING
  • EXT MIRROR FINISH-BLACK
  • RAIN SENSOR-FRONT W/WPR
  • BLACK GRILLE
  • INFRA RED REFLECTIVE WNDSCRN
  • ENGLISH NAS OWNR HNDBOOK
  • LUMBAR SEAT SUPT-DRIVER PWR
  • PROXIMITY MIRROR CAMERA
  • FRONT THROW IN CARPET FLR MATS
  • FRONT BUMPER GUARDS - SILVER
  • FRT FENDER GILL-BLACK
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  • LESS B/S MLDG INSERT
  • LESS ROOF RACK
  • RR ENTRTAINMNT SCREEN
  • TAILGATE APPLIQUE-BLACK
  • TRACT CONT-TERRAIN RESPONSE SW
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  • TAILGATE-POWERED UPPER
  • HEATED STEERING WHEELS
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  • POLLUTION SENSOR
  • REAR SEAT TRAY
  • LOAD RETAINER LUGGAGE RAILS
  • SILL MLDG-EXT SPORT
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  • ELECTRIC WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
  • ADAPTIVE-XENON HEADLAMPS
  • GARAGE DOOR OPENER
  • FRESH AIR HEATER
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  • NAVIGATION CENTRE-COLOR NAS
  • 20" ALLOY WHEEL STYLE 7
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  • PRIVACY GLASS
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  • A/V JACK + USB
  • EBONY HEADLINER
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  • ENGINE POWER SOURCE - STANDARD
  • REAR END CONSOLE WITH VENTS
  • SUN BLINDS
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  • FRONT CAMERA/REAR VIEW CAMERA
  • AUTO DIP FRT/RR HIGH BEAM AST
  • FRONT SCUFF PLATES-ILLUMINATED
  • MAGNETIC DAMPING SYSTEM
  • SECOND ROW 2 INDIVIDUAL SEATS
  • TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS
  • ULEV II REQUIREMENTS - MFC
 
#7 ·
You might consider a name change now....



 
#13 ·
Magnetic suspension is poorly understood and poorly explained. GM + AC/Delco designed the system which -- pretty sure -- first appeared on a Cadillac. Then some Corvettes got it. The street manners of Corvette with Mag suspension -- tested at Nurburgring -- were revolutionary. Do a search and you'll see all the testing. But by putting it on a Corvette, GM engineers faced a "racer-boy" backlash from unsophisticated drivers who demanded a stiffer feel on a car with an expensive suspension option. So, they put in a "sport button" that actually defeated the purpose of the Mag suspension. So "weird" did this suspension option appear to Corvette buyers that in So. California, when I went shopping for a C6, no dealer stocked Mag suspension cars -- and was told if I wanted one, I would have to pay for the car up front as they would never be able to sell it. I had to fly to San Francisco where dealers had plenty of Mag suspension cars.

At the time I had a horrendously bad back (now fused) and the difference between "sport" mode and non was real obvious, despite the complaints on Corvette forums that there was no difference. But the biggest truth for me was... near where I live there is an up hill grade that banks left just as it banks down. If you hit it just right, both rear wheels go airborne. Have seen at least two cars on their roofs at that spot. With the C6 in "sport" mode I could loft the rear wheels at that spot at will. Impossible to do with Mag suspension in "normal" mode. Just FWIW. (BTW, now Mag suspension is a popular option since Ferarri started using it.)
 
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