Land Rover Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE
Land Rover Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE
What is it?
A fitting way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the world’s best luxury off-roader. Subtly updated 2011-model year Range Rover gets a new 4.4-litre turbodiesel V8 with an eight-speed auto gearbox, alongside some mild exterior tweaks and a cabin that gets the rotary gear selector from the Jaguar XF and XJ. Priced from around £68,945.
What’s hot?
- Power has leapt from 271bhp to 309bhp…
- …economy improved too; up from 25.1mpg to 30.1mpg
- Emissions down from 299g/km to 253g/km avoiding top road tax band
- With 700Nm of torque there’s lots of shove in any gear…
- …but 50mph-75mph time is most improved, dropping to 5.1seconds
- Eight-speed ‘box always finds the right gear and shifts smoothly
- Engine offers a hushed V8 rumble
- Adaptive dampers bring a lovely, cushioned ride
- Cabin boasts beautiful materials
- New options include a 1200watt 19-speaker Harman Kardon stereo
- Peerless off-road ability
What’s not?
- You can’t help thinking it’d be even more efficient…
- …if it weighed less than two-and-a-half tonnes
- Light steering not to all tastes; if you want a sporty experience…
- …get a Range Rover Sport or a BMW X5
- Rotary gear selector perhaps not as easy to use as a regular lever
What you need to Know?
| P11D Value: | 75,290 |
| Monthly Rental*: | 1125 (CH)/£1322 (PCH) |
| Tax Band when posted: | 35%, 35%, 35% |
| Monthly BiK: | Click link for BIK |
| Engine: | 4.4-litre V8 turbo diesel |
| CO2 Emissions: | 253g/km |
| Power/torque: | 309bhp/700Nm |
| Economy: | 30.1mpg |
Monthly contract hire (CH) and personal contract hire (PCH) rentals generated by Concept Vehicle Leasing. Based on a 36 month lease at 10,000 miles a year, 3+35 payments.
Business Car Manager Road Test Rating
With this new engine and eight-speed gearbox, the best off-roader in the world just got even better. It’s fast but surprisingly frugal and relatively clean too. As ever, it’s brilliantly built, soothingly comfortable and boasts incredible ability off-road. If you’ve got the money, luxury 4x4s don’t come any better.
