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2013 Land-Rover Range Rover 5.0 Supercharged Series IV [L405] 
Ep. 19.05Class: Cars, Off-road / SUV — Model origin: 
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◊ 2013-02-25 21:31 |
2013+ |
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◊ 2013-02-25 21:35 |
Had California rear plate. |
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◊ 2013-02-25 21:37 |
[L405] Lovely car  It´s also a 5.0 Supercharged -- Last edit: 2013-02-25 21:39:49 |
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◊ 2013-02-25 22:30 |
No it's not. It's a cynical marketing exercise priced at about 30% above its natural level to exploit the vulnerabilities of gullible rich people, who follow like mindless sheep in whatever direction the equally stupid motoring media point them. Seems to still be a very capably engineered thing underneath a body which looks like an inflated 2005 Subaru Legacy estate from the back and has big expanses of ugly bling at the front. Far too big for no real reason, apart from because they can. Tata ownership of JLR seems quite brazen at launching new cars at way above the natural market level of their competitors - the new Jag F-type seems about £20,000 too expensive, and even the UK car mags are beginning to mutter about this. |
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◊ 2013-02-25 22:53 |
Does it have a respectable towing capcity at least? |
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◊ 2013-02-25 23:00 |
It has the ordinary towing capacity of 3.5 tons. |
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◊ 2013-02-25 23:09 |
Not bad - but enough reason to buy it? |
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I don't think so. |
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◊ 2013-02-25 23:18 |
They'll sell in thousands. And none of the buyers will be interested in towing capacity or off-road capabilities. It is impressively engineered, but definitely ugly. |
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◊ 2013-02-25 23:20 |
They probably used the Supercharged model not just for more torque, but also because it’s the only model (here in the U.S.) that receives the electronic locking rear differential (Land-Rover dubbed it the active locking rear differential) as standard issue. The Base, HSE, and Autobiography make do with electronic traction control (ETC) as the both the front and rear differentials are open. In the U.K., Vogue, Vogue SE, and Autobiography are offered with the electronic locking rear differential (depending on what engine choice you pick) as a further optional extra. Land-Rover forces you to step-up to a more expensive model or opt for the more expensive engines in order to get the rear diff lock (which they still charge extra for), which is sort of sneaky, but no worse than any other automaker I suppose. |
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◊ 2013-02-26 00:07 |
The new Range Rover can tow around 7,716 lbs (3,499 kg or 3.8 tons) of "braked trailer" and has tow assist (reversing and alignment lines in the backup camera) and trailer sway control. Adding a trailer brake controller (TBC) is/was an issue for Range Rovers, as Land-Rover never prewired the vehicle for that. Its difficult to do, but not impossible. The new Range Rover might be prewired for a TBC since LR use to be owned by Ford. Ford made an adapter for the Range Rover during Ford's ownership to convert the factory electrics to 4- and 7-pin connectors. Its generally recommend that a TBC is used for any trailer around or over 5,000 lbs. It may be illegal to tow over that weight without a TBC in some U.S. states. -- Last edit: 2013-02-26 00:13:30 |
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◊ 2013-02-26 01:09 |
Another is tested in the UK and shown in the studio:![[Image: rangerover.34.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/7478/rangerover.34.jpg) |
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◊ 2013-02-28 23:35 |
A top spec RR will be 100k plus - expensive ? - no peanuts for a nation's wealthiest drivers. Seems to have grown an inexplicable 10 inches in width over previous model - so no matter how Brit mags hype it as best car ever -it will be useless for this cramped and tiny island.Will still loads though. |
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◊ 2013-03-01 12:51 |
Not only that but according to May they will start at £70K!! Who's going to want to take them offroad and make us of all those off-roading features? |
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◊ 2013-03-01 13:04 |
Even less Range Rover buyers. Further, I don't think this heavy lump could have a real off-road capacity. |
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◊ 2013-03-01 20:17 |
On the price side of things I think their aim is to take sales away from the likes of the S-Klasse and 7-Series. Ultimately, the previous Range Rover did that well and they are hoping by providing an even higher level of specification they will manage that even more successfully (though the base model has everything you need and more). Why the wealthy have a preference for an SUV over a saloon I don't know (besides Land Rover making a large SUV that is the equal of most luxury saloons in terms of luxury), but that does seem to be a real factor in why the 7-Series/S-Klasse market is not growing (you'd argue that would be because of the economy but other expensive cars seem to be selling like never before). |
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◊ 2013-03-01 20:35 |
Well, I once sat in one at the Land-Rover stand at Goodwood FoS, and they probably easily have more space inside than a saloon. It was pretty nice inside. -- Last edit: 2013-03-01 20:36:51 |
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◊ 2013-03-01 20:45 |
But when was the last time a new first owner RR went off road anyway ? - @ 1982 i reckon because once they went Vogue no way were multi millionaire owners getting their carpets dirty. |
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◊ 2013-03-01 20:48 |
Or maybe some owners are rich enough to feel comfortable throwing an expensive 4x4 around offroad. But many will probably only go offroad once they've gone through a few owners and become worth a fraction of their original price. -- Last edit: 2013-03-01 20:50:10 |
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◊ 2013-03-01 21:24 |
It's the same theory as what archaeologists call conspicuous consumption where functional benefit is not particularly relevant - think Tutankhamen, Chinese dynasty emperors etc. All the big saloons have baby executive siblings with similar styling themes so just ain't as distinctive enough any more. Extend the analogy a bit further and you get an explanation why mega-footballers import chrome-dripping Escalades and Navigators into the UK - they don't want subtlety or particularly care about taste or elegance. This Range Rover follows the lead of ugly bloated irrelevance set by the Panamera, BMW X7 and Audi Q7, and now everyone's planning to enter this charge-what-you-like-and-nobody-cares feeding frenzy - Rolls, Bentley, Maserati etc; plus there's the even more absurd sporty niche - Range Rover Sport, BMW X6, more Audis, Alfa plans. It's a strange world - it used to be enough to have a vinyl roof, Rostyles and a polished wood dashboard. |
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◊ 2013-03-01 22:46 |
The reason of the fact that buyers prefer luxury SUVs (like Range Rovers) rather than luxury saloons is entirely psychological. In Bulgaria for example, when a rich want to buy a car he would always prefer a full-size SUV (European exclusively) rather than a Mercedes S-Class (the example of Sandie). Why? Because in today's society he would be more recognized with that. Rich often doesn't really care of the beauty of the car. He is interested by what is "à la mode" and what is more original. |
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◊ 2013-04-19 07:58 |
Here is an interesting article about this test. It gives some important notes from behind-the-scenes and how fake all Top Gear tests are. James May Destroyed 11 Wheels During Top Gear's Range Rover Test |
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◊ 2013-04-20 00:08 |
Well, the Range Rover is not invincible. It will get stuck or blow a tire at some point, if you take it off road. There have never been a 4x4 made that has never gotten stuck, blown a tire, popped a tire of a wheel or experienced some failure while off road. They won’t show stuff like that because it would make the Range Rover look bad. |
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◊ 2013-07-02 01:27 |
The vehicle details for OV62 HSY are: Date of Liability 01 10 2013 Date of First Registration 10 10 2012 Year of Manufacture 2012 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 4999cc CO2 Emissions 322g/Km Fuel Type PETROL Export Marker N Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour WHITE Vehicle Type Approval M1 |
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