RE: Range Rover Sport HST | Driven

[Ray_Aber]

I LOVE the interior colour. Rich, warm and inviting. I cannot stand black interiors. Absolutely dull; they remind me of the black vinyl in cheap cars of the 70s. I feel like committing suicide, each time I step into a black interior. So for me, black inside is naff, cheap and boring, and the dullest of dull. Isn't it amazing how we all have our biases to bear?

Talking of biases, I'd lose the black chav wheels, and get proper silver ones so you could actually distinguish wheel from tyre :-)

I wish JLR luck with this; it's good to see that the 6 cyl doesn't sound like a cement mixer; that's a big issue with the 4cyl engines. I still like the exterior; it's elegant in a way that the boxy predecessor wasn't, and the styling is not as badly overwrought as the German alternatives* - or indeed, Bentley's vomit comet. I'd rather have a (non-black) Velar though....

• Edit: The Cayenne isn't too bad these days, after the appalling submerged hippo that was the Mk1.....

Edited by Ray_Aber on Friday 12th July 12:52

[A.J.M]

I saw one of these yesterday in that red and black colour scheme.

It’s very nice in the metal and suits the car, the quietness if it as it drove past also surprised me.

A friend works for Thrifty and has delivered a few of them, he really likes them, quiet and quick is how he describes them.

[Jon_S_Rally]

JonnyVTEC said:

Dude, this one has 400bhp and sounds great. That’s the draw of it.

Couldn't a diesel do 400bhp though? And probably offer similar/better economy, only without the complexity of a load of hybrid bits. If electric/hybrid makes things genuinely better for the environment, that's fine, but I am not convinced that mild hybrid does that. It just feels like a boxing ticking exercise to get around legislation.

[robertdon777]

Real World MPG

22

[300bhp/ton]

andrewparker said:

The Sport is looking so dated these days. Surely an all new model isn’t far off?

There really is no pleasing fussy people

[simonbamg]

should be nice and pointy round the bends with the lighter engine, i like it

[300bhp/ton]

Not sure why people are complaining about the red paint. Personally quite like it. And it's not as if Range Rover's haven't been offered in red previously is it!

[anonymous-user]

That is properly revolting. I’m not entirely sure I dislike it though.

[andrewparker]

300bhp/ton said:

andrewparker said:

The Sport is looking so dated these days. Surely an all new model isn’t far off?

There really is no pleasing fussy people

I'm not fussy, I just think it looks dated, and the current model has been around for six years. It's cool if you like it though, I've no problem with that

[andrewparker]

Ray_Aber said:

I LOVE the interior colour. Rich, warm and inviting.]

It looks like the interior of a particularly cheap new build show house. I don't disagree with your opinion of black, but you can do a lot better than primary red leather, metal and carbon fibre.

[300bhp/ton]

andrewparker said:

I'm not fussy, I just think it looks dated, and the current model has been around for six years. It's cool if you like it though, I've no problem with that

Actually it's not really my sort of thing tbh.

Just curious, but what exactly is 'dated' about it?

[bluemason]

Not wrap.And it is only 190k

[Ray_Aber]

andrewparker said:

It looks like the interior of a particularly cheap new build show house. I don't disagree with your opinion of black, but you can do a lot better than primary red leather, metal and carbon fibre.

I'm not sure what sort of show house you have seen, but the ones I have seen have been particularly devoid of red leather!

I like red. I like tan and light coloured leather. I've seen excellent examples of fudge (BMW 6 series) and dark chocolate (Merc SLK) leather. All are interesting, and lift the interior mood.

Okay, I'd prefer a slightly darker shade of red, but I'd take this interior every time over black. Every time.

[Hairymonster]

Has Mansory joined their interior design team?

[PistonBroker]

Exterior looks spot-on to me. Agreed on the tart's boudoir interior though.

But this is PH, why are talking about what it looks like?!

Probably because that distracts us from the fact that more and new tech in a JLR product is a bad idea. For my use the £8k additional cost is probably worthwhile as I wouldn't be risking £1,600 DPFs twice a year. But what can go wrong in the new tech?!

[Hairymonster]

bluemason said:

Not wrap.And it is only 190k

190k for a sodding Hang Over? Christ, what's inside it? Gold plating? Actually, with purveyors of tarted up 4x4s to the masses like Mansory & Kahn, don't answer that last question.

[dukebox9reg]

robertdon777 said:

Real World MPG

22

Oh so you have driven one then....

[Helicopter123]

Pimp-tastic.

[nickfrog]

Cold said:

Many PH people run an SUV alongside something more esoteric, myself included and have done for a few decades. Both car choices require decision making that doesn't always include logic.

Absolutely and I often see the more esoteric stuff being trailered by the SUV to track days, where you average anti-SUV green eyed PHer doesn't venture often it would seem.

[gigglebug]

Jon_S_Rally said:

gigglebug said:

The middle of the steering wheel looks like a robots face. Friendly looking fella but he's got chuffing big ears!

I can't not see that now you've said

I've done a little searching and apparently he is official and called;

Built
In
Go-to

for

LandRover
Unreliability
Grievance
Scenarios

He's just there to listen to you rant and understand your frustrations when your brand new SUV develops a niggly fault after two days of ownership.