RE: Driven: new Range Rover

[JonathanLegard]

Noe said:

Did all the journo's / car sites all attend exactly the same driving event? Barely anything different to read between any other site review ..... Why can't some different be done / added to the reviews?

Yes, they did. They get given a car and a route to drive and then write their report based on that. John's done a good job here, as always.

If you want something a little different read Steve Cropley's piece in next week's Autocar where he gets to drive one of the vehicles from Gaydon to the launch event in Marrakech.

[SRi Slim R]

FFRR are the ultimate 4x4's they are just wow, they are mean. They in my opinion outclass all their rivals. Q7's for me are a woman's car, the FFRR is a true gents are proper alphamales car!

I'd like one of these and the 2011 MY both 4.4TDV8's Please I prefer the looks of the MY11 this is just purely for the accomplishment!

[Garlick]

I'll take one. Until now the Cayenne had me, but RR just won me back (not that I'm in a position to order)

[Deva Link]

Trommel said:

V8Dom said:

looks like an old freelander... and 71k...hahahhahaha WOW i think thjey just shot themselves in the foot and handed sales to Audi etc etc

The old one started at £70k. They aren't going to be able to make them fast enough.

Don't forget the UK market is a pretty small piece of their business now. Mentioned earlier that UK delivery date of end 2014 is now being quoted for new orders.

[NGK210]

Anyone handy with Photoshop - intrigued to see what new Rangie looks like with the lamps' tarty winglets 'removed', please?

New cabin looks bland, preferred the old model's high-end utilitarian chic - nice slabs of matt-finish wood and stainless steel.

[Hellbound]

Was my comment deleted because I linked to youtube?

[to3m]

marmitemania said:

Rosscow said:

MrTappets said:

442ft/lb from a 3 litre diesel v6 sounds mighty impressive to me. In fact, everything about this just seems "mighty"

Is it that impressive?

A simple £350 remap for my 3.0 V6 A6 will produce 415ft/lb so an extra 27ft/lb isn't exactly mind blowing, is it?

FFS why cant we have a conversation about any FU*KING car without some kind of VAG product being mentioned, just get over it.

Well, how about this, then? The new BMW 330d's torque is 415lb-ft, and the Jaguar XJ V6 diesel produces 440lb-ft

(I suppose the XJ might even be the same engine.)

So I agree that 442lb-ft does not sound necessarily awe-inspiring by comparison with other engines, though obviously 442 is greater than either 440 and 415, and even if it weren't, it would still be quite a lot.

[bakerstreet]

The Crack Fox said:

I've never driven any RR product that didn't have a fault, even brand new press fleet cars, all had some significant niggle or other.

Its a Land Rover...They all tend to

I'm sure this new RR will be no different. Thankfully green oval fans (myself included) are a dedicated bunch

[Garlick]

Hellbound said:

Was my comment deleted because I linked to youtube?

Can't see a record of a deletion? We can see what has been removed and I can't spot one from you.

Unless the vid was explicit, we wouldn't remove it.

[Shaw Tarse]

Garlick said:

Hellbound said:

Was my comment deleted because I linked to youtube?

Can't see a record of a deletion? We can see what has been removed and I can't spot one from you.

Unless the vid was explicit, we wouldn't remove it.

This one?

Hellbound said:

This video by Shmee really gives an indication of how premium this car looks on the road. That bulbous/brutish rear end reminds me of the Phantom. It's safe to say the new Rangey can now credibly sit among both Rolls Royce and Bentley camps as a ultra premium vehicle.

However what is a shame is it seems to have lost some of its subtle utilitarian agricultural charm. Although you could argue that went a long, long time ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBH7w1xvvVs

[ant leigh]

Cassius81 said:

M666 EVO said:

jamespink said:

Robbo66 said:

Cassius81 said:

Robbo66 said:

Cassius81 said:

Add tasteful private plate and some mud. Perfect.

A tasteful private plate ???......a contradiction in terms if ever I heard one.

Disagree - but ONLY for something like [three numbers three letters] that doesn't attempt to spell out a name/word/car type but disguises the car's age and adds a personal touch. For absolutely anything else, I'm with you.

No....not even 'only'. The benchmark in bad taste.

That's me then, red M5, red and black leather, M5 TTT number plate! Haa! Don't care...

I can't say too much on this subject except my other plate is my initials. And I care even less... :-)

As I said above, each to their own. Personally, I think it is fine in some circumstances.

My circumstance was the original plate with the car was MF 12 SXY
That had to go, so personalised it is

[g3org3y]

marmitemania said:

ooer!! Losing sales to Audi, cretinous peasants drive Audis, gentlemen drive Range Rovers.

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The days of Range Rover being the preserve of the gentleman are long gone. I'd say they're #1 on the bling bling hit list.

[peter450]

g3org3y said:

marmitemania said:

ooer!! Losing sales to Audi, cretinous peasants drive Audis, gentlemen drive Range Rovers.

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The days of Range Rover being the preserve of the gentleman are long gone. I'd say they're #1 on the bling bling hit list.

Your right, but most people dont care, i mean who seriously bases there car buying choices on what Katie Price or footballers or whichever other celebrity villain of the month/year/century is driving?

[bencollins]

to3m said:

marmitemania said:

Rosscow said:

MrTappets said:

442ft/lb from a 3 litre diesel v6 sounds mighty impressive to me. In fact, everything about this just seems "mighty"

Is it that impressive?

A simple £350 remap for my 3.0 V6 A6 will produce 415ft/lb so an extra 27ft/lb isn't exactly mind blowing, is it?

FFS why cant we have a conversation about any FU*KING car without some kind of VAG product being mentioned, just get over it.

Well, how about this, then? The new BMW 330d's torque is 415lb-ft, and the Jaguar XJ V6 diesel produces 440lb-ft

(I suppose the XJ might even be the same engine.)

So I agree that 442lb-ft does not sound necessarily awe-inspiring by comparison with other engines, though obviously 442 is greater than either 440 and 415, and even if it weren't, it would still be quite a lot.

Seems to be superb, even reasonable economy.
Lol at the "if i remapped my car it would almost be the same". Humans are bizarre.

[Dave Hedgehog]

ignoring the RR side of it, just how big is the market in the UK for 70k+ cars?

[chiefski26]

Very.

[Numeric]

I guess a lot will depend on spec as to how much - but I'm guessing with spec a base car will be comfortably north of £80k? Or do they actually come with a pretty useful spec sheet as standard?

I only ask as a friend picked up one of the last of the old breed with lots of stuff on for £65k or something which seemed a lot but now doesn't look so silly if the new one is in a new price bracket.

[astroarcadia]

Saw one in the wild last month. Outside an identikit house gives an idea of scale.

[Robbo66]

Property Developer.....enough said.

Edited by Robbo66 on Tuesday 30th October 07:49

[LooneyTunes]

When the first pics came out, I was rather "anti" the stick on door vents.

Saw a met grey one going through Birmingham a couple of weeks ago, and I'll confess that I might have been wrong. Looked much better in the metal than the original pics (although I suspect it may be a model where the colour will have a significant bearing on things?).

Does anyone know if they legally tow the full 3.5t?