proper4wd
Expedition Leader
I still don't get why Land Rover felt compelled to include side steps as standard issue on all new LR4s. I am sure they are useful to some, but as an accessory, not as stock equipment on all trims. To anyone taking his/her LR4 off road, they are more of a liability than a convenience. Are LR4 drivers statistically shorter than your average Land Rover owner here in North America?
Simple answer to this one. Model run out. They must have had a warehouse full of side steps and this is the quickest/easiest way to get rid of them.
(It's the same reason why you saw the last of the 2004 Discoveries loaded up with junk)