Thread: good info on new RR

Very nice!

Pure class. Makes all other "luxury" SUV look like the pretenders that they actually are. RR created the segment, and it is still the best there is.

No one other SUV has such breath of capability.

The knockers will still highlight the rim sizes are 19-22" with those massive brakes.

Shame there is no talk of the TDV8 in an upgraded spec, similar to what they did to the TDV6.

I noted that its still wearing a Land Rover badge on the grille.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

The knockers will still highlight the rim sizes are 19-22" with those massive brakes.

Shame there is no talk of the TDV8 in an upgraded spec, similar to what they did to the TDV6.

Yes that is bound to happen. The 3.0 D4 suffers the same problem. Fortunately these days you can get quite reasonable 19" and 20" off road rubber.

At the end of the day though, there is no escaping the fact that off road ability is compromised by the large wheel sizes - but I guess there is no way around it, higher performance requires bigger brakes. Still I am sure the L405 will be able to out perform any other luxury SUV out there off road.

I noticed they are calling the 3.0 V6 "TDV6" in the L405 as opposed to "SDV6" in the D4. Impressive performance from this engine because of the big weight reduction. 0-100 in 7.9 secs

and this from the London launch--
All-New Range Rover Global Reveal Event - 06 September 2012 - YouTube

The more I see of it, the less I like it...

The back looks like a Sport - way too much angle on the top tailgate, and that will have compromised interior space big time. The classic Range Rover bonnet look is almost gone now - just a couple of shallow lines to show what once was....

The front looks like and Evoque - which I like, but why do we need the Rangie to look the same as that???

Interior does look bloody good though... Unfortunately the general public will be even less likely to be able to tell the difference between this and the Sport, so it has failed its brief big time IMO.

Good job they made the previous model for so long - it will be many years before I need to think about looking at one of these to add to the collection...

Less than impressed - Gav.

Originally Posted by bacicat2000

The more I see of it, the less I like it...

The back looks like a Sport - way too much angle on the top tailgate, and that will have compromised interior space big time. The classic Range Rover bonnet look is almost gone now - just a couple of shallow lines to show what once was....

The front looks like and Evoque - which I like, but why do we need the Rangie to look the same as that???

Interior does look bloody good though... Unfortunately the general public will be even less likely to be able to tell the difference between this and the Sport, so it has failed its brief big time IMO.

Good job they made the previous model for so long - it will be many years before I need to think about looking at one of these to add to the collection...

Less than impressed - Gav.

You can focus on getting yourself a decent P38a for now then Gav!