Land Rover Range Rover (02 on) - Review

Review by Simon Harris on
Last Updated: 21 February 2011
The Range Rover is an iconic vehicle and one that's highly regarded as combining true luxury with serious off road ability. The latest model is the best exponent of that thinking yet. Inside it's wonderfully upmarket with a modern and stylish cabin that's superbly finished with expensive-feeling materials. On the road it's just as good with a supremely supple ride and excellent noise insulation, while there's acres of space, particularly for passengers in the back. The downside is a hefty price tag and relatively high running costs. But for sheer class and desirability - few cars can match the Range Rover. In 2008 it was improved even further with the introduction of an excellent TDV8 diesel engine while the model was revised in 2009 with improved handling and a more advanced cabin.
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Running costs

As you'd expect of a large, luxury 4x4, the Range Rover is not a cheap car to run. All the engines are thirsty - the Td6 and TDV8 both manage just 25mpg while high emissions make them costly to tax. Servicing isn't cheap, although Land Rover customer service tends to be pretty good plus insurance is reasonable, starting at group 13 for the entry-level models with the Td6 engine. The V8 Supercharged is very thirsty.

* based on most recent data

Estimated fuel cost for 10,000 miles per year

Unleaded

£3,230 - £3,610 *

Diesel

£2,137 - £2,564 *

The estimated fuel cost figure is a guide to how much this model will cost to fuel each year, so you can compare between cars. It's calculated by using the model's average mpg (calculated from both town centre and motorway driving) and the average fuel price. It's based on the following cost-per-litre: petrol 135p and diesel 141p. Prices are updated daily.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

15,000 miles.

Warranty

Three years/unlimited miles.

Road tax (12 months)

£270.00 - £475.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

Full running costs data

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Green credentials

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CO2 emission figure (g/km)

Fuel economy rating

The arrows indicate the best and worst CO2 bands for this model.

Emissions summary

With its large petrol engines and a fuel consumption figure of just 21mpg, it's no surprise that the Range Rover performs very badly on the eco front. Both the Td6 and more powerful TDV8 engines average 25mpg and emit slightly below 300g/km of CO2.

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