![]() The suspension can be raised and lowered from this panel, allowing for easier loading, or a shorter jump for the hounds.įor those desiring something more pricey and exclusive, the Range Rover P530 SV arrives as a 2023 model with a Canadian list price of $220,900 for standard wheelbase and $250,100 for the long wheelbase. A control panel on the right has buttons for raising and lowering both second and third rows, with a nifty one-touch button marker “4” that flattens all the seats for cargo hauling. A clever panel in the floor flips up making a backrest, and it also doubles as a cargo divider. ![]() Revellers enjoy overhead LED lighting and built-in cup holders. The lower half of the two-piece tailgate flips down, creating a seat for posh tailgate parties. There’s plenty that can be done from the hatch area. Sami Haj-Assaad chauffeurs Peter while he experiences the full sumptuousness of the SV’s club-like rear accommodations Those in steerage shouldn’t complain much if they’re not too tall. Getting into the Range Rover’s third-row is relatively easy thanks to one-touch control that has the second-row seat sliding and tipping forward. ![]() It’s smooth and provides all the necessary urge, but compared to the V8 you can tell it’s working a bit harder – not quite the full-on premium experience. Range Rover says the LWB model has a tighter turning circle than its compact Range Rover Evoque.ĭriving a P400 LWD showed the six-cylinder powertrain to be perfectly serviceable. From the body panels’ perfectly taut tolerances to the cabin’s chic new digs, the 2022 Range Rover is a Boundary Six (home run in Cricket-speak).Īdditionally, rear-wheel steering is now standard with Range Rover, improving stability above 50 km/h while significantly reducing its turning circle. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, “Hey Alexa” voice control, Meridian sound, and improved seats up the convenience and comfort, and the cabin is uncannily serene thanks in part to new noise-cancelling speakers in the headrests.Įssentially, the whole kit and caboodle is kicked up the desirability ladder more than a few rungs. Thankfully the new Range Rover has not succumbed to the trend of full touchscreen control – we have rotary controllers and hard buttons for HVAC, and the same for drive modes and off-road functions like low range, hill descent, crawl control, et al. OKĪ 13.1-inch Pivi Pro touchscreen commands centre stage, while the new floating 13.7-inch digital gauge cluster ahead of the driver is pin sharp. You may use a different browser or device to view this in full screen. Learn more about the cars PREVįull Screen is not supported on this browser version. For the first time there’s an available third row (in the long-wheelbase models), and the new interior is a stunner, expanding on the previous linear design with finer detailing, exquisite material choice and peerless build quality. Of more interest to buyers will be the gen-five’s quantum leap in on-road ability, refinement, comfort, and technology. Granted, this wasn’t exactly a gruelling exercise, but it was enough to announce the new Rangie carries all the off-road pedigree expected of the nameplate. Yet the Range Rover is apparently afraid of nothing. Jacked up on its tippy-toes and with all off-road systems set to “let’s go!”, I’m deathly afraid of putting even a minute scratch on its graceful aluminum flanks. The 23-inch wheels fill the arches perfectly, and “hidden” vertical taillights that only appear when illuminated complete a stunning rear end design. Not an easy task, reimagining an icon, but lead designer Gerry McGovern and his team have succeeded, arriving at a sleek, pared-down elegance. The fifth-generation Land Rover Range Rover is a remarkable melding of form and function, showing an evolution of design that looks to the future while keeping an eye on the past.
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