2016 Range Rover Sport Diesel Takes on the Extreme Ike GauntletTowing Review 

@danturbo316 idk why but america loves petrol (gas) diesel is superior in many ways torque mpg sound ,(sometimes you got some very nice sounding diesels)

84 000$...

I'd like to see that aswell

I don't think it does, I think the computer is just bad at estimating. Only way to do it is to measure by filling up, doing thr test, then filling up to see the fuel used vs distance driven.

I have recently learned they had a diesel. I been searching for long term reliability with the engine transmission driveline. haven’t found any reference. Are you aware of any issues and how about extreme cold? I live in Minnesota. It can be tough on diesel here with starting in the cold. Seems like a great vehicle to get.

Lol just commented something similar before I saw this. Haha

Twinkle Baby what does sonar have to do with towing up the Ike gauntlet?

+Travis Kerner We didn't have one available.

Comparing Range Rover with Jeep is a insult to the Rover

They did but they put it on their other channel so you have to work for it. The jeep was slower 8:53 they towed a boat that was 100 lbs heavier and got 15.3 MPG

I just re-watched the jeep on the ike. They failed to recognise that jeep calls tow/haul mode sport mode. So if they had driven it properly they would have got comparable, time and less mileage. I halfway wonder if they forgot to reset the mileage on the jeep because 15 does seam high.

they dont have that in the us, but yes thats a very nice SUV! Love it!

Rodrigo Pinto Sem falar que são 10kg a mais de torque E ainda tem a SDV8, pena os preços serem fora da realidade de muitos

You'll be surprise on how many Range Rover owners take their truck camping or to a million dollar secluded cabin ...... Also they tow their boats too.....

I think what they think is off road and what Cobb and I think is off road are two different things.

The plug is under the dash. You install an aftermarket controller of your choice. The wiring to the hitch is there from the factory. I installed a Tekonsha P3 in mine. Land Rover didn't integrated the brake controller into the car, you just add your own. Plug and play.

Why cant it do both?

It has a comparable msrp to the top of the line ram and ford "towing trucks"

+krover01 who would want to tow with an unreliable $100,000 car? Buy a a vice truck for $50,000 if you want to tow.

+Dodge 318 Cummins because rich people do what they want to do...

If all you do is tow, then yes. Get the truck. But if only tow every once in a while.. then why not have a luxury vehicle that can go offroad and tow?!

Robert...I've been writing about this forever. I don't think you can state the true MPG by basing it on the AVERAGE of the on board computer...especially at wide open throttle. Fill it up before, fill it up after...that's your true MPG

All Range Rovers have transmission fluid coolers in one form or another. This model has a separate (not integrated into the engine radiator) plate-style Liquid-to-Liquid transmission cooler. It also has an engine oil cooler, fuel cooler, EGR cooler, and two charge air coolers.

@@NTL1991 Thanks! Even though this was asked 5 years ago, I really appreciate you answering it.

That would good!

+Walter 777 I think ford still own a part of range rover

STEEVE DAVID Nicolas I think we need more small diesel engine in North America.

+STEEVE DAVID Nicolas I HEARD THAT LANDROVER SOLD FORD!

No, they don't.

Otherwise, good review and glad to see Nathan back where he belongs.

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They're only a few weeks away from getting their first snow of late summer. I lived in Montana at 5600 feet, and it snowed 6 inches on August 24th one year and stuck for more than a day.

+Josh Urmomma This is the rumor, but we don't have an official word yet.

It’s so you can also see kph for if you go to Canada or something without switching gauge panels. Also, some are very capable of 170.

Pay $50,000 and it could happen, but won't because next to no one is going to pay $50 large for a 4Runner, with or without a diesel.

+zip89105 it doesn't need to be 50g and even if it was it is typical of vehicles nowadays. now while I don't agree with the current price trends it has become expected

Just delete and tune!

LOL!

Well said! Without reliability, so what it feels good? My lazyboy feels just as good and I can sleep in it without a cell phone (to call a tow truck)...

+buggeroff where ever I am from does not matter, I know I don't have your kind of green to stupid enough to burn needlessly. What is wrong with anyone from anywhere you racist!

yeah, those VWs are a paragon of reliability and trust-worthiness. This must be the German sense of humour!

I see them used to tow large boats all the time.

'Over here' this is a popular towing car. I've used my Range Rover for years to pull my daughter's horse box.

It's not body on frame

The whole body on frame thing IMO isn't the only determining factor. The RRS has all the same kit as the LR4 does for offroading. Low range gears, raising air springs, and the same traction control system. So it could safely be considered a proper 4x4 in my view so I disagree calling it a "crossover". Ive also seen the current RRS in action off road, and its easily as capable as anything else in the club despite the unibody. The wheel travel isn't that great on it, and a wheel does tend to rise form the floor, but, I have yet to see it stopped by something.

Cherokee would win easily

the time Is impressive , the brakes destroy the deal for me

why would it easily win. Not starting a fight just curious

+jap322 the ram 1500 got 6.1mpg towing a 7200lb trailer..the ram 1500s total weight with trailer vs the range rover is around 2500lbs...so I would expect it to get ~7.5mpg, the time will be close to the range rover tho

+Sartaj Aujla edit around 2000lbs so I would say around 7.2mpg I think it's not accurate to use the fuel economy meter they should use a more accurate machine to calculate the fuel used

I don't think we get that one in America... I think we only get the regular V6, (maybe), the V8, and the supercharged V8

America only gets the supercharged V6 and V8 plus the Diesel V6 only.

range rover sport got v8 diesel engine, sdv8

Not in the USA

Here in Brazil we got the SDV8 It’s a beast compared to the regular V6 diesel

Or Mercedes-Benz ML/GL/GLC/GLE/GLS, Audi Q5/Q7, VW Toureg, Porsche Cayenne, BMW X5 diesels.

+Mike S no one buys any of those

Check it out. M-B outsells JGC, and don't cost as much in most trim levels - especially diesel.

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You are talking about the monster diesels. The 3 liter diesels are a different story, and cost about the same as a gas engine to service and maintain. Here diesel fuel costs less than gasoline, but the gassers have nowhere the towing ability or fuel economy.

+Mike S Sorry mike ur wrong...little diesel or big diesel doesn't matter they cost more to maintain and repair. Diesel mechanics make a lot more money and diesel parts are a lot more expensive

Sorry Brent but you are wrong. I actually have one of each and I actually pay for maintenance - @ 180,000 miles between the two. They are about equivalent. You are still stuck in the Powerstroke / Cummins days. You were correct in 2000, but not today. The mechanics in modern shops are paid the same whether they work on diesels or gas, and the test equipment is also the same. You no longer need 1" drive tools to work on these diesels. And before you throw out the DEF argument, notice that I pay @ $17.00 every 10,000 miles for DEF. My last fill-up (today) was $2.17/gallon and I got 27.7 mpg - half city driving with a lot of idling with the A/C on (3.0 liter diesel, 5,000 lb SUV).

+Mike S Mike I agree with a lot of your arguments but regardless of what you say cost more to maintain. Your argument that most mechanics work on both diesel and gasoline motors is absurd. A gasoline mechanic would be lost working on a Diesel engine. Diesel mechanics go diesel school and get paid a lot more for there expertise. Seeing that a Diesel engine is a thousands of dollars upgrade saying the parts are no more expensive is again absurd.

+ Brent Mcconnell I am talking about the small V6 3.0 liter and smaller diesels. Go to the shops that service them - M-B, VW, Porsche, Audi, Range Rover, BMW etc. - yes, they are the same mechanics, receiving the same factory training. The "old hands" who worked on 80's diesels still are the ones for the 80's diesels, but since Tier 5+ emissions, mechanics in the passenger car and SUV are universalists. Even when Peugeot, VW and Isuzu were the only little engined diesels out there, the same mechanics worked on both gas and diesel. I worked at those dealerships then. Tools and diagnostics machines were then, as now, pretty much the same. The special tools are owned by the dealerships, so no investment in special tools OR training is needed by the mechanics. You are correct that the Industrial based diesels require different tools, and most of those mechanics came from diesel schools, but times have changed. Those Diesel mechanics would be lost on the small-displacement oil burners now, but their specialty is still dozers and graders. But for that matter, good mechanics do it all. Go to one of your County Shops and see the mechanics work on everything from lawn mowers to D9s. So service costs for the smaller diesels and gassers are about the same. The engines all seem to hold 9 quarts of oil, with low-friction (meaning expensive) synthetic specs. Fuel filters cost more every 20,000 miles, but 12 fancy spark plugs every 75,000 miles are expensive too. And the diesel upgrade is less than you might think, ($1500 for M-B) but it's usually more expensive because of the premium trim packages the manufacturers require you to buy. We'll see how that marketing approach works, now that the Big Three are jumping on the diesel bandwagon.

Not likely, the average 36 gallon diesel tank holds the equivalent of 1366 kWh of energy. Tesla's best battery is only 90kwh. That means your little tesla would run out of juice long before it made it half way up the Ike!

iVlog Lol so funny. Indian cars?? LOL this shows u know nothing about car

As much as a condo in South Florida.

David Siebert, not the kind of condo you'd see one of these parked in front of. I can't imagine what kind of condo you are even talking about. There is a 500 sqft condo for sale here in Dallas for 75k. I'd rather live in the RR.

You can get a nice condo for around. 55. Not beach front or in Miami. But on the east coast of South Florida and in a good part of town. I am sure you could find a condo in Denton, Lewisville, or Lake Dallas for not much more than 75k.

David Siebert, you could but you wouldn't want to.

Actually my wife is from Lake. Dallas. It was a nice little town. The key issue is still that in many places in the US 75k will buy you a home and not just in a getto or a third world country. Also remember that even if it only costs half as much as a home it is an extreme luxury. In other words it better me perfect for the cost!

This is up a pretty decent grade. They did another review with towing on a flat road it still got the best in its segment.