Here is my status after 15,000 KM and one year in the new Range Rover L460 P510e.
The new Range Rover is one of the most desirable SUVs of all time. It looks the part, the design is in a class of its own, and the driving experience is comfortable and luxurious, up with the best premium cars out there.
The car seems well built but Range Rovers do have a reputation of poor quality and technical problems. The reputation is perhaps more hear-say, but I can let you in on the secret, that the reputation is partly justified. Other brands have issues too, but you are more likely have issues with your Range Rover.
But when there are no issues with the Range Rover, you are in heaven. It is great to drive, next level luxury, really.
In terms of the power train, the combination of the powerful petrol engine and the electric motor is near perfect, smooth and very powerful.
The consumption of the big Range Rover is surprisingly low. On long trips you’d mostly drive in hybrid mode. With a mix of city and highway, the petrol consumption comes out at 7-8 liters / 100 km.
After 15000 km my petrol consumption is now down to an average of 4.6 liters petrol / 100 km plus the electric power consumption as I charge the battery almost every day.
With the 38.2 kWh gross battery, of which 31.8 kWh net are usable, the electric-only range is at least 75 km in winter and 105 km in summer which is very good, I think. When driving in EV-mode, the consumption ranges between 30kWh in summer and 42kWh in winter per 100 km.
If you are sports car enthusiast then the Range Rover is not for you, then you should go for a Porsche, BMW, Audi or maybe Mercedes. The Range Rover is very soft, even in the hardest setting, and it rolls in the bends. But if you are a driver who focuses on comfort and style, and if the Range Rover image appeals to you, then this is a great choice.
What speaks against it? High running cost, high purchasing price and the size when driving in town. And the possibility of the technical issues.
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Filmed in Switzerland & France and produced by DNTS Productions, May/June 2024.
17 июн 2024
