Through corners taken at speed, the Rover not surprisingly feels top-heavy with some body roll, but it's not overly sloppy. It feels like it's gliding down the road, even on the large 20-inch wheels, and it stays confident and quiet at highway speeds. Its air suspension system provides the damping needed to take the edge off of large rut and pothole impacts. Instead, my adventures were in the city on lots of broken roads, and out on expressways where the Range Rover effortlessly covers the miles. However, like the majority of people plunking down $100K for a full-size luxury SUV, I didn't really have the occasion to venture off paved roads on this test. ![]() Thankfully, it can be turned off with the press of a button on the center console, but it always kicks back on at every startup.īeing a Land Rover, the Range Rover HSE Td6 has the equipment to be a serious off-road runner, with four-wheel drive, a Terrain Response System that adjusts transmission, air suspension and traction settings for the best drivability in various conditions like mud, sand and snow, good approach angles and clearance, deep wading depth capabilities and hill descent control. ![]() That's ideal for efficiency, but its haste can be problematic in brief-pause situations, like in a left-turn-lane queue, or at some stop-sign intersections. Then there's the upfront cost of upgrading your Range Rover HSE from the base gas engine to the diesel, which runs an additional $2,000.Ī non-diesel-related beef I have with the Range Rover is that its stop/start system is very aggressive, killing the engine almost immediately upon coming to a stop. It's not difficult, but it is another cost and general-maintenance procedure to keep in mind. Of course, urea injection also means adding diesel exhaust fluid to the system every 10,000 miles. Jon Wong/RoadshowĪs for trade-offs, the Td6 can still sound like a diesel engine at light throttle and lower speeds, with more noticeable clatter than Mercedes-Benz's diesel engine in its GLS350d, yet overall refinement is very good. Land Rover's new diesel engine makes its big Range Rover not only quick, but efficient.
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