Review: Range Rover

WOW. What a car! In the interests of having something interesting to write I have been racking my brain to think of something bad about this car. I do have a couple of pet peeves but first let’s give it the credit is deserves  

The interior is about as plush as you can ask for with legroom akin to a first-class plane seat. Getting in and out is easy given the leg room and treadplates 

The drive is seamless and if you want to put your foot down and don’t mind an expensive journey then it is great. I would expect around 22 MPG, so all in all not bad for a two and a half tonne car.   

The infotainment is great and the TV surprisingly useful when waiting around to pick the wife up, who gleefully pointed out the car to her commuter friends from the train. And so she should – it looks awesome, and I mean that in the adult, non-millennial, literal sense of the word. It really is a sight to behold.  

Driving through country lanes however one does have to get use to the size of the car but then being bigger than most other vehicles the advantage is with us. There are a whole host of lighting features and safety measures that are great including pixel LED lighting.  

Off road the car handle anything and our little test over Ashdown forest was a walk in the park. You can safely believe the cars own promo videos.   

As for the pet peeves, the digital fuel gauge doesn’t reset immediately and sometimes takes a several miles to recalibrate which most people can probably live with.  

Be warned though changing a flat tyre on your own is not mean feat so make sure you have someone to call out.  

Apart from a mild sense of annoyance that I can’t afford to have it permanently parked on my driveway, if you can then buy it, as there isn’t really anything comparable that is better value.  

The proof is in the pudding I guess – one of our shareholders was wavering on whether to get one. Now he is actively in pursuit of his own hybrid. I am definitely looking forward to reviewing that. Watch this space.