In Germany the best Motor Magazin is AMS - Auto, Motor, Sport. In its August 15, edition, AMS compares the Freelander II with the new Citroen C-Crosser, the new Nissan X-Trail and the Opel Antara, all with Diesel engines. Winner is the Freelander II with the remark: "the excellent suspension, the high build quality and the
safe driving capabilities brings the Freelander II to the top". The quality level of the Freely II is rated with 9 from 10 points.
A few pages further on, the Audi Q7 is compared with the Mercedes GL. Both cars are rated with 9 points (from 10) with regard to their build quality.
So the new Freelander II is at eye sight with Audi and Mercedes with regard to quality and overal appearance.
It was hight time that the excellent quality of the Freely II has been appreciated by an accepted auto magazine.

Yamaha-Fan

This seems to be something echoed in many reviews I have read and is certainly the reason that I was sold on it before even getting in one or driving it!

One of the current UK motoring mags (can't remember which) compares the FL2 with the Vauxhall, Nissan and something else . Again, FL2 takes the honours.

A magazine in the UAE compares it to the X3, Rav4 and X-Trail (I think) and takes top honours for combining geniune on- and off-road ability with a touch of "chic" to it.

'What Car' is the mag you were thinking of NightFox