Land Rover Range Rover Sport SE TDV6 2017 review | road test video
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- Land Rover Range Rover Sport SE TDV6 2017 review | road test video
Tim Robson road tests and reviews the Range Rover Sport SE TDV6 with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.
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We can all agree that the term SUV, or sport utility vehicle, was coined by the Americans back in the 1980s, and is now applied to any high riding car with a hint of black plastic around the wheel arches.
But did you know the concept of the luxury SUV was invented in the UK 15 years before that, by Land Rover engineers who wanted something a bit more than a metal floor and hessian seats?
In some case, it's taken the competition forty years to catch onto that idea.
Range Rover took that notion a step further with a smaller, cheaper version, and it's just been updated for 2017. This is the Range Rover Sport TDV6 SE.
Now, using the term SUV around a Range Rover feels a bit wrong. This is, after all, a very competent, very accomplished off roader, with as much performance in the bush as it has around town.
It uses Land Rover's very clever Terrain Control system which has been tweaked for 2017, and it allows you to, basically, set the the correct mode for whatever terrain you're in and let the car do the work.
For a big unit, it's got the ability of a mountain goat.
The TDV6 SE is the second model in the range, and costs just over $100,000 before on roads.
For that, you get what is probably the most sensible engine in the Range Rover line up, a three litre V6 turbo diesel that provides lots of grunt for not much fuel usage.
For 2017, Range Rover has added AEB as standard across the range, as well as lane departure control.
It also gets this new multimedia system called In Control Touch Pro, which allows you to pinch and drag maps and to swipe through screens. No Apple Car Play or Android Auto, though, I'm afraid.
Otherwise, the Range Rover Sport remains as it's been for the last 13 years - a slightly smaller, much more affordable version of the regular Range Rover.
The thing is - it's hard to tell the two apart unless you have them parked side by side - and given this version of the Sport is about $80,000 cheaper than the entry level Range Rover Vogue, it's a compelling argument.
In that sense, it's a rival for newer cars like the Audi Q7, the Mercedes-Benz GLE 350D and even sister brand Jaguar's F-Pace - but there's something about the Range Rover that sets it apart.
From here, it feels… I don't know… regal? High class? Well heeled? Even though it's smaller than a regular Range Rover, this still a big car, with a lot of room inside and a lot of bonnet in front of you.
The engine under that bonnet? It's a real sweetie, too. It's the strong and silent type, with more than enough grunt to get the 2.1 tonne Sport moving at a fair clip.
It comes standard with air suspension, too, so the ride is soft and compliant. The large 21-inch rims, though, can send bumps back into the cabin.
Overall, though, the Sport is still a very relevant car in this new era of luxury SUVs. It offers a lot of car for the money, and there's that badge cachet, too.
It's not perfect - the interior packaging is showing its age a bit, and there have been a few recalls of late that throw a question mark over built quality - but Range Rover isn't alone in this regard, of course.
I have to confess, at first glance I thought this car was a lot more expensive than it actually is. But that's part of its attraction, really. The Range Rover Sport feels a bit special inside and out - and the fact that it really is a genuinely sporty utility vehicle just adds to that feeling.
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Kindly reduce music volume
Background music is unnecessary.
best looking car in the whole world ever
Range Rover Sport is a great car I love it ❤
I drive this everyday with offroad suspension higher than anyone else hehehe
How do you like it?
reliable?
It's hard to tell them (Range Rover and Range Rover Sports) apart............................... LOL
Christopher Jonathan you can't just look at the taillights :)
Your $100000 price as shown is way out. Try $130000
List is A$103k plus on roads. Cheers.
Because guys who can afford $35k sports cars often have kids?
I have the exactly the same model, after putting on the optional features that you have on the car you drove, it is well over $135,000. The optional feature on the car you drove were- 1. roof 2. interior deco 3. 20inch wheels 4. paint 5 low transfer case etc.. get the facts right..
Not a fan of Cuba nor communism anywhere!!! It destroyed Venezuela!! Of course your not someone that can learn from history!! Love your speed bag video!!
Have you noticed this is not a Land Rover but a Range Rover, so frustrating when the title is wrong
Good review. Nice to see the perspective on the innovations and sometimes lack of on interiors too.
Glowing report but only 7/10?
it's a beautiful car..but! it's a money pit. to many problems.
From experience? Same can be said of Q7 and X5s - i have had them
@@boxsterluvawhat issues with Q7?
why does it look lowered ?
It has 4 way air suspension and he has it lowered. Why he didn't mention that I don't know.
ahh that makes sense
you need to have cash to own it
Nice. ...how much do the rims themselves cost
eBay does it for good price and good one too
Dude you are so wrong!!! The Jeep Wagoneer was the first luxury SUV. Also the phrase came about way before the 80's.
Wait which one is it Range Rover or Land Rover ??
Beauty Angel It’s a Range Rover , one of several models made by LandRover , or Jaguar Land Rover to be exact.
😆 lol
Actually the first luxury SUV was Jeep's Super Wagoneer, which came out in 1966.
Thank you!
why take one of the cheapest and lowest spec sport for the review?
Because the SE is what most people will buy so is most relevant
i wish they would stop putting off road controls in their cars if they can not even put on small enough brake disks and a large enough wheel arch to put a proper set of off road tyres on to give you more clearance and traction off road 😠