@@dizzy2020 Anyone who takes a Range Rover past it's warranty to a dealer is an idiot. I'm on my second L405 with third party warranty, and I have a mechanic who works strictly on UK vehicles.
Ditto. The World is full of contradictions. Drivers are not allowed to hold a mobile phone when driving - for good reasons - yet manufacturers are permitted to produce cars with central touch screens with a multitude of fuctions which have been demonstrated through research, to be as distracting... Go figure! 😂
I agree about the SV badge on the tailgate. It may be ceramic, but it just looks like a paper/plastic stick on thingy - like a Halfords GB plate. Also, it's white - yuk. IMO, this is a significant error on a very expensive car which should not have escaped the quality sign-off people at LR.
Love your reviews Harry but I think you’re off the mark here… Like you I’m a lifelong Range Rover owner and I took delivery of my P510 SV in October last year. It’s utterly brilliant to my mind. Anything that big but with the capability to do literally anything on four wheels, is never going to compete with a Honda E for electric efficiency. I have one of those too! But if we ignore the detailed maths for a minute and stick to the basics. I now have a Range Rover that spends 95% of its time almost silent in operation. In March my car averaged 128mpg. 1500 - 1700 miles from a single tank of fuel is the norm, so in the real world, where it actually counts. I think Land Rover may have just created the finest daily driver the world as ever seen. Amazing content, thanks so much for the time you put into it.
Interesting point about not being able to get comfy with all the seat adjustment options; I have an L405 Autobiography and I think it took me the best part of 4 months to find the optimum driving position because they are just 'too' adjustable and I've used the massage function about 5 times. You can have too many gizmo's.
You just made my day, Harry, by saying the P350 makes the most sense for THIS car. I have the 340hp HSE Sport and it is perfect. It isn't fast, but it isn't slow. I wouldn't race anyone anyway in a car this big - though, as you said, I can lean pretty hard into turns with no roll if I am feeling zippy. The lighter weight and shorter length of the Sport make it the perfect (highly usable) cruiser for me.
I can't believe how cramped the rear seats look in this enormous car. It must have been a real challenge to make the interiour so small, in a 5 m plus car.
@@costafilh0 I believe they refrained from making it more boxy because they knew that this car needed to be designed from the outset to be EV-compatible. Since EV's have are more efficient than gas/diesel cars at converting stored energy into usable energy (90% compared to just 30%), they're also more fickle to the effects of aerodynamics. Look at it this way -- if you add a spoiler to a gas car that causes a 10% increase of drag on the car, the car's energy efficiency changes from 30% to 27% (the range of the gas car only decreases by 3%). Add that same spoiler on an EV though, and its energy efficiency goes from 90% to 81% (the range of the EV decreases by 9%). The EV takes a much bigger hit on aerodynamics, and therefore will take a much more noticeable hit on range. This is why LR needed to design the car (from the outset) to be as aerodynamic as possible, such that when they inevitable release the EV version, it's range wouldn't be compromised to a significant degree. Anyways, fantastic car, & I hope they've worked on improving the reliability!
My first Range Rover in 1999 was £100k - the SV I have now was £168k - 24 years on, the car is significantly cheaper now that I was then and that’s before you add in the huge amount of technology on then current car that largely didn’t even exist in the 90s
@@leecollins3242 Yes maybe I am a bit harsh. There does seem to be a steady increase albeit very expensive. The thing that does not add up though is how much less the pure ICE vehicle is than the PHEV really it should be not much more than half the PHEV.. The v8 defender is actually more than the HEV which is simply ridiculous.
As an ex taxi driver I was always taking and picking up customers from land-rover / range rover dealerships more than any other always dues to electrical issues usually. and I can see now why as every detail seems to have a motor on it! So much to go wrong 💥 cheers Harry, love the review 🤓🤓
I was a master tech at a Land Rover dealer for well over 20 years, we had 20 + vehicles broken down outside all the time even though we had 10 techs fixing them.
My Vauxhall Calibra was in Vauxhall more times than I drove the thing. Head casket fail, water pump, fuel pump, this and that. I then drove Range Rovers as a Traffic Officer on the M6. The most reliable and amazing workhorse going. We used to tow 44 ton semi's from the carriageway to open it up after they had broken down or involved in a collision. Vehicle never missed a beat. They were literally driven 24/7.
This time last year I spec'd up one of these new Range Rovers for 113k ! I spec'd it on the SE model platform with the P400 MHEV petrol engine, which is a 3L I6 with 400hp. I didn't spec the offroading cameras, because like most people I'd use it as a luxury vehicle and the only off-road environment it would be likely to encounter is parking in a field. Other than that it had all the toys and features one would want and more, even including an electric tow bar, etc, etc, etc. So much is now standard equipment on the full-size RR. In fact, it could be argued I went a little overboard with the options; still they totalled less than 10k. I really don't understand why most people seem to think the starting point for spec'ing a Range Rover is the Autobiography. IMO, you absolutely do not need to spend anywhere near that much money. And if I were spec'ing a vehicle to go seriously off-road with offroading cameras, etc, I'd be spec'ing a Defender, not a full-size RR. As always, YMMV, but I really think more people should re-visit the so-called lesser models to see what you can get for a lot less money, because even I was surprised at just how much you can get for the money.
A shocking error (given the price) which sums up this tank of a car, fake luxury, fake green credentials, fake quality a fake 4x4 for orange people. I actually hate everything this car represents, marketing lead trash which would be hopelessly unreliable if used as intended for more than a week. If I won one I’d sell it the day after, depreciation, like a sack of cement in a lift shaft
PHEVs are just great for Company Cars, that's the point. It doesn't matter how good/efficient it actually is - just the fact it has >40 miles range on electric makes it really cheap on BIK tax. The BIK tax on a D350 SV including fuel is £27,000 per year but only £6,000 per year on a P510e SV! That's an enormous difference!
You can guarantee the government will concoct a taxation system to penalise the EV driver in due course. You can't lose tax income from fossil fuels, road tax and company car tax to name a few.
@@andycampbell5491 Oh yeah 100%, but they're always listed 3 years in advance so for now, anyone with a PHEV company car will know what it'll cost them for this term
The 160K Farm Truck. Your old L322 looked better resolved,more purposeful and way more desirable and now for only around 8K. As for that Satin colour it looks like a naff wrap.
I drive an old X5 e53 and I had one simler to this park next to me and the presence was mind boggling. It looked like a boat had parked next to me. Beautiful car to look at in my opinion but that price tag and the fact it's a range rover will keep me away even if I could afford it.
Hi Harry, John Villiger from New Zealand. I am a fan of your channel and Range Rovers (previously owned an L405 SDV8). I recently purchased a Range Rover SE P510e and have a home charger. I have driven it about 3,000km around the city and to our beach house; so have city driving and country including some steep hills etc. A couple of comments on your negatives! Mine has 21 inch wheels- the ride is perfect- none of the juddering niggles you experience with the SV which I assume has 23 inch wheels. You say the PHEV is cosmetic implying it is not functional. I agree there should be better EV mileage given size of battery, but I am getting 90km regularly on EV only which is genuinely useful- all my city driving plus 50% of the trip to the beach. And my fuel consumption is averaging 4.1L/100km! So despite an initial trepidation about buying a PHEV, love this car!
You did not look comfortable in the back seat at all, you would expect more leg room as standard, Also I think the paint work looks like it's been body wrapped!
I mean, the clip where you go past the mini is hilarious, probably scared the young mum on the school run to death being confronted by a 3 tonne leviathan hooning around the corner toward her!
I’m glad I cancelled my order….I bought a new Mercedes GLE 350 de hybrid last year as an interim but I think I’ll keep the Mercedes going for another year and until something better comes along…currently 16500 miles, 50 mpg average and 60 miles electric range, air suspension is glorious and no problems whatsoever….would definitely recommend it!
That paint finish might look like an amazing choice in the luxury of a dealership showroom but, I bet any money, it won’t wear well out in the real world of; shopping trolleys, stone chips, jewellery, kids and keys.
I doubt we're much past the phase of bmw and mercedes satin paints where if you breathed at them wrong you'd permanently damage the paint. There's no reason for such paint on a 4x4, even a luxury 4x4
As a recovery operator, when you look at a Range Rover and say “it’s got a lot of electric motors…” I rub my hands 🙂 I can’t love the look of the latest, preferring the previous aesthetic……. I’ve had a few over the years and I am a Land Rover fan…… but I have earned well from their, usually electrical, histrionics….. hence my previous G wagon, Amazons and current XC90. I’m a tad confused, thinking the SV meant it would be a bit mad, like the SVR…… luminous yellow with a shouty exhaust… ? I don’t like the paint finish, thinking it looks as though it was stuck on by Yianni…… who I do approve of, but not on my posh Range Rover……. from a practical point of view, that satin or semi mat finish won’t wear well, or clean up easily. I’m with you on the wheels, which I would match with a more hardcore look……. So, no…….. it’s neither an uber posh version, a hardcore off roader or a super sporty one…… it’s a confusion with a lofty price tag. A good and thorough testing though Harry…. 🙂🇬🇧
@@stevemawer848 I realise that, but I see nothing special about it, save some trinkets and finessing….. it reminds me of Overfinch…… some styling yes, but the unfeasibly big engine transplant and handling was key……. Now its a badge and a sequinned codpiece for top trumps at the Golf Club.
I wonder why they made that central tablet look like it was glued on as an afterthought rather than integrating it into the dash? Even if it's to get it closer to the driver, just mould the dash out a bit and make it look like it's supposed to be there rather than make it look like you've picked up a random tablet at the shop and hot glued it onto the dash..
So many dashboards seem designed in the 'old' style ie curved and shaped, and then a slab of tablet screens tacked on . New M3 touring is terrible for that too .
Another cost of living crisis special from Harry! Always good to know what the local drug dealers in my area are going to be driving around in 15 years time...
Thanks Harry, very interesting. I had a previous generation Autobiography Dynamic, two years old, always wanted a Range Rover, a real 'dream come true' car for me, and I enjoyed driving it. But sadly the car was in the workshop three times, outside of three services, in three years, truly unreliable for any modern car, let alone such a premium car. Maybe this generation will be better, but Landrover have been saying that for years now!
A while ago cancelled the phev RR once the D350 had been experienced. After 9k miles It’s brilliant, suits the new RR completely. And NO faults. Also PHEV only has 2500kg towing capacity!!
Ive got the P440e and it has the same issues with ride even on 21" wheels, just way too fidgity, disappointingly so, lots of wind nopise from mine too. The battery range is also very poor it just evaporates so quickly and is a right faff to charge if you don't, like me, have a home charger and also works out really expensive using the charging network. I had the D350 autobiography before and it's the best of the bunch but my car being an SE is just not that much less of a car despite a big saving in cost. If you're considering one don't ignore the cheaper models, they are 95% as good for a lot less money.
Sorry to hear that, I hoped yours might have been the better option. If we ignore all the tax benefits, I’m sure D350 is the way to go with new Range Rover and, as you say, a lower spec one too.
@@harrysgarage D350 in SE or HSE spec is the way to go. AB is not worth the extra and Hybrid is not worth the tax benefit either if buying via a company scheme. 100% believe Diesel suits these perfectly and I wish I had kept mine.
I really want to love it Harry. I really do! Unfortunately I still can't get on with the rear design (that's before the SV badge!). There does seem to be an obsession with motorising everything in the interior too. I'm sure most of us are capable of sliding back a panel for the cupholder. I don't know. Maybe it will grow on me. I just don't get the same feel as I do in an L322 or even an L405. It's the Range Rover 'x' factor I think.....something seems to be missing and I can't quite put my finger on it.
Does anyone else get irritated waiting for the electric motors to slowly open or close something? When I want something open or closed I want it done quickly, I don't want to watch it for 5 minutes before it finishes.
Exactly, I wanted so much to like this car*, but there is SO much that would REALLY grind my gears. For the money it'd be much better, for me, to get an earlier model and have it "resto-modded" to suit my wants. To illustrate that, I'd feel much happier with a Legacy Power Wagon - Cummins 6 cylinder and manual transmission. *I'm not anywhere near the income level needed, but RR's have almost always been one of my LOTTO choices.
Hi Harry. So pleased that you are different from so many motoring journalists,. You are not at all phased to criticise and highlight the warts etc. The so called business class seat in the back, to use it the front passenger has to alight, WTF. The white badge on the back, I'm speechless. Travel safely.
Is the Honda E range comparison relevant? The Honda E weight about half of the Range Rover and has a lot less frontal area to push through the wind so it's not surprising that the Honda E gets much better range on the same size batteries.
Always always enjoy your reviews... And i have a particular interest in this one, being a hybrid. Will be interesting to see what the full EV will be like performance-wise! Thank you Sir.
Being an owner of a Jaguar Land Rover group vehicle. I would NEVER buy another. On the 2nd day from new, the workshop visits started. The vehicle ended up spending just over 1600 working hours (based on a 9hr working day) in different main dealer workshops on various dates for 2.5 years with the same electrical issues. During my personal visits to the dealerships i also lost count at the amount of Range Rovers that were arriving on recovery trucks too. NEVER will i buy anything to do with either a Jaguar or Land Rover again.
Nice review, I think I would take a SWB lower spec model with dark green gloss metallic paint, lighter interior, 19” wheels and no privacy glass. Probably the D350 engine too.
It's to be expected that these should go directly to the crusher the day after they go off lease as no one in their right mind would own one of these off warranty. Good God!!
As with everything automotive, the quality doesn't say £160k because pre COVID it was £120k. It's difficult to see where this is all going, 35% sector inflation and high interest rates have to kill demand even at these elevated price levels.
I just re-watched the Bentayga review after this, and I struggle to see why anyone would want a Range Rover SV after it. Lovely looking car but it doesn’t make a huge amount of sense.
This LR makes most sense with the BMW twin-turbo v8. Spec not really appealing, but Harry like always delivers great content. Looking forward to the Ineos Grenadier (petrol variant) review.
Still the best car in the world. I'll always have one as my daily. I wouldn't bother with the hybrids or EV when it comes out. Get the top diesel. Looks like there is going to a U turn on the ICE ban now, so won't ever be an issue. People won't want the battery time bomb on the used market either. Great review as always. Cheers Harry.
In electric mode the car is consuming vast amounts of electricity, Harry said it's equivalent to 29mpg, that electricity has to be generated somewhere and here in the uk much of it is produced from gas, so all the car is doing is transferring it's emissions elsewhere. On that basis I can't think that it justifies paying no vehicle excise duty. Basically it's a huge, heavy gas guzzler. I want one!
Excellent video as ever. Looks are very subjective, obviously, but I just can't get the latest Range Rover style. The previous generation models looked far more classy and upmarket. LR seem to be loading their latest models with so many unnecessary gimmicks to justify the whopping price levels. Were I blessed with sufficient funds I would go for a well cared for previous generation model and buy something sporty/classic for fun days.
I remember people saying that about the l405 (me included), the l322 just can’t be beaten for a modern Range Rover, honoured the original perfectly. I find it easy to hate the newer models, living near wilmslow you see how shockingly tasteless they can be made to look.
Great review :) is the comparison with the Honda E fair though? Same size battery but the RR is 2x heavier? Wouldn't you expect the range to be shorter than the Honda? A lot of weight to push around. What am I missing?
Excellent review as ever Harry. The best motoring journalist out there bar none. I have just ventured into the PHEV world of Range Rover. A green HSE, light leather, silver wheels and without the privacy glass. So, at the lower end of the RR hierarchy and perhaps slightly lighter? The previous car was a blue Westminster D300. My commute is 42 miles round trip. Over the Pennines, from Holmfirth to Rochdale, with a number of valleys and hills to contend with. In the old car I would get 27-30 mpg , depending on the season. On the journey today it returned a headline 145.1mpg. It was a steady run with no speeding ( I have noticed the Speedo is now very accurate and you don’t have the 3mph over read as on earlier models). It also used 44 miles of electric power. The diesel at current prices would cost about £11 a day for the commute. The PHEV has used about £1.85 of petrol and £8.25 of electricity, so about £10.10. altogether. I suppose you pay your money and take your pick. Weight is the significant factor, as are the hills! I am lucky to have solar and can charge cheaper half of the week. A move to an EV cheap overnight tariff will also drop the electricity cost by 2/3rds with a bit of luck. Ultimately though the beauty is that it is a really whisper quiet and comfortable drive for the daily commute, fits everything I need to fit in and goes where I need it to on trips to Scotland and Cumbria. The perfect daily for me and the first time in a very long time the fleet has no diesel power! Keep up the great work and look forward to some more reviews soon.
Harry , can you reference how likely this car is to be on the road in 10-15 years given the complexity of it and how quickly the technology will date and parts availability lessen?
And even more stealable thanks to the plastic rear boot lid providing easy access to the wiring. Gone in 20 seconds. Virtually uninsurable in certain areas.
They made the exterior very beautiful to lure you to buy one, they made the interior extra quiet so you can hear all the creeks and fault codes pop up within 2 months 😂
The High voltage battery is 31.8kwh usable, not 38kwh, which brings the capacity higher and from 1.7 1.8mil/kwh, but can actually be much better. I have driven many phevs and this one is definitely the most capable in terms of range and refinement, excluding the mass that is indeed on the high side! I dont think comparing with BEVs is fair either, because this will be obviously worse with the mass of the engine and all surrounding components/ liquids that aren't needed on BEV. GREAT video as usual, but I feel the assessment of the EV Capacity isn't correct.
I thought he was comparing to his old hybrid Range though.. Which is fair, since they are in many ways very similar, with the old one also being a hybrid.
@@37racso yes comparing to the previous range rover is fair, not with BEVs. The EV range of the new model is over 3 times the previous one, for a battery 3 times the size, it is more efficient but will depend on other factors as ambient temperature (Harry said it was cold 3 or 4 degC), driving style, roads, etc
When the front-left seat and head-rest is folded forward like that, how does the driver see left when pulling out of a junction? It completely blocks their view..
Agree. Some parts look a bit backwards. I had a l405 autobiography was amazing. Anthracite Black and a mocca cream interior. Looked special. Love the look of the new shape better than any but the interior looks a bit cheap. Maybe with wood and cream leather it will improve it. I'm surprised the SV doesn't have cross stitched seats. Great reviews as always.
It's lamentable, and a situation further aggravated by the air suspension lowering the car into access mode and remaining rooted at that height until the car gets above a decent walking speed. I had the new RRS on test the other weekend, and grounded it just trying to manoeuvre out of a cambered car port! You can configure the settings so as not to adopt the access mode, but absolutely shouldn't have to resort to that.
The protruding battery and rear valance look like they will significantly impinge on its off-road credentials. Smaller wheels might improve the fidgety ride; seems to be a problem across the range at the moment.
The wheels are a problem on any car with higher trim levels sadly not just Range Rover. The world is mad you get family hatchbacks and saloons with 18 and 19 inch wheels its so stupid.
Harry doesnt wanna see the screen lit in the dark cause its odd. But somehow thats exactly how touch screens are supposed to work because thats what humans eye respond to. Light !
Hello Harry. Thanks, as ever, for your content. This was a super review with a lot of real world (albeit rarefied ) user scenarios. I have been waiting ages and ages for a review that took on the mpg of the phev for real world usage. The result seems to be good, but not outstanding; maybe that will come with a mid cycle refresh, or the 2024 full EV. A great all round review, thanks. (PS: agreed on the boot lit SV badge - it’s just an insensitive open invite to key that panel!)
Harry - I'm eternally impressed by your intellect and ability to convey the subtlety of complex issues be they farming or automotive ...... but really.... you have to invest in some reusable shopping bags for loading & unloading the shopping 19 minutes in LOL. I do exactly the same when I offer to go pick up a few bits and then wonder why the bill is the wrong side of 50 quid LOL !!! I love your videos. Thanks so much.
HI Harry, just watched this video on the Range, have now subscribed and rand the bell. Have a question on PHEVs in general so would appreciate your input. I've had my X3 hybrid for about 18 months. In it's first winter, the following occurred to me. In the week, I can drive on electric only, at the weekends, I drive to my girlfriend's home a 100 kms away. If I have driven all week on the battery with low temperatures outside, then leave home on Friday for that longer drive using the battery as well, doing 120 kph on the Autobahn when the battery runs out and the COLD engine kicks in at 2500 rpm can't be good for an unlubricated engine, especially cold. I asked my BMW dealer and the service people just didn't have an answer for me. Am I being overly anxious or is there something to my worry? Thanks 👍
It's nothing to worry about, the engineers who make these cars aren't idiots. There are a few reasons for this 1) the oil used in these is practically water, it provides maximum lubrication even when cold started 2) the oil pump is electrically driven and runs always no matter if the ICE is running or not 3) the maximum power output of the engine is limited until it's actually at full operating temperature. You can test it yourself by giving it full pelt when the engine is cold and when it's warm. 4) the engine and its components are getting warmed up when driving in ICE mode because the engine coolant has an independent heater. So no, the engine "starting" at 2500rpm on the motorway is not a problem at all.
Used to love range rovers, they were all things to all men (&women), but aspirational as well. But at 3 tons and well over £150k things are getting ridiculous.
It looks great, just thinking how many of these gizmos will be operational in 5 years and the cost to replace them…
All of them. It’s only 5 years 🤦🏾♂️
@@dizzy2020 Anyone who takes a Range Rover past it's warranty to a dealer is an idiot. I'm on my second L405 with third party warranty, and I have a mechanic who works strictly on UK vehicles.
@@dizzy2020 As a 28 year veteran of repairing Range Rovers, these are my favorite... Always broken and making the tech money.
You'll typically roll it over at the end of its 3 year lease so it won't matter 🙂
They don`t age well, that`s a given. Be prepared to spend when it all starts to fall apart.
Practically three tonnes!! What's going on with the world? How can vehicles like this be considered green and benefit from tax breaks?
Agreed. I need someone to make it make sense
Don't expect it to make sense, it's politics.
Ditto. The World is full of contradictions. Drivers are not allowed to hold a mobile phone when driving - for good reasons - yet manufacturers are permitted to produce cars with central touch screens with a multitude of fuctions which have been demonstrated through research, to be as distracting... Go figure! 😂
Low hoodline and popup headlights are unsafe. But 3 tonn barn on 4 wheels with flat front is somehow safer 😂
Nothing makes sense all things you and I buy cause pollution and exploitation and cause flora and fauna to go extinct so what we gonna do
I agree about the SV badge on the tailgate. It may be ceramic, but it just looks like a paper/plastic stick on thingy - like a Halfords GB plate. Also, it's white - yuk. IMO, this is a significant error on a very expensive car which should not have escaped the quality sign-off people at LR.
I don't think there is much quality control at LR. Their customers don't care. They can't get them out of the factory quick enough.
They need to get Harry to critique the car before production.
Completely agree, it would be MUCH nicer in black AND go with the theme of the car. I wonder how hard it is to remove?
Reminds me of a sticker on an orange or an apple.
@@carlstanland5333 or those Apple computer stickers beloved of reps in Audis
The battery bulge under the car is a design sin.
Agreed. The door sill really needed to be designed to cover it.
Must be great for off-roadibility as well. Not like many of these plug-in hybrid models will ever see any off-road, but hey
Almost as bad as BMW M exhaust back box "saggy diapers".
@@viktorlenart1125 Scraping the battery pack probably means the car is written off too.
Cheap lazy design. Tata...for nothing. The car could go down the same road as the legendary XJ unless someone comes in and turns this demise around.
Love your reviews Harry but I think you’re off the mark here…
Like you I’m a lifelong Range Rover owner and I took delivery of my P510 SV in October last year. It’s utterly brilliant to my mind.
Anything that big but with the capability to do literally anything on four wheels, is never going to compete with a Honda E for electric efficiency. I have one of those too!
But if we ignore the detailed maths for a minute and stick to the basics. I now have a Range Rover that spends 95% of its time almost silent in operation. In March my car averaged 128mpg. 1500 - 1700 miles from a single tank of fuel is the norm, so in the real world, where it actually counts. I think Land Rover may have just created the finest daily driver the world as ever seen.
Amazing content, thanks so much for the time you put into it.
Interesting point about not being able to get comfy with all the seat adjustment options; I have an L405 Autobiography and I think it took me the best part of 4 months to find the optimum driving position because they are just 'too' adjustable and I've used the massage function about 5 times. You can have too many gizmo's.
Thanks Harry. Would be interested to see a quick test of its off-road chops in electric-only mode. A calm and quiet way to get around the farm?
Less is more with Range Rovers, always has been. The more you spend the more naff it gets.
And the more stuff that breaks.
Spending more gets you the same dodgy electrics and unreliability
@@skimmingstoness it's a shame because if you have the money they are really nice looking cars
25 electric motors and 10 computers and sleeplessness nights when out of warranty
I used to be proud of selling these during the 1970's, I can't see that now.
You just made my day, Harry, by saying the P350 makes the most sense for THIS car. I have the 340hp HSE Sport and it is perfect. It isn't fast, but it isn't slow. I wouldn't race anyone anyway in a car this big - though, as you said, I can lean pretty hard into turns with no roll if I am feeling zippy. The lighter weight and shorter length of the Sport make it the perfect (highly usable) cruiser for me.
I can't believe how cramped the rear seats look in this enormous car. It must have been a real challenge to make the interiour so small, in a 5 m plus car.
It’s not enormous. I’ve seen in person and believe it’s the size of the old Range Rover sport. They made it smaller for sure.
It's almost shaped as a pyramid when you look from behind. Probably for efficiency. It could be more boxy and have more interior room.
Bonnet is half of the car
@@costafilh0 I believe they refrained from making it more boxy because they knew that this car needed to be designed from the outset to be EV-compatible. Since EV's have are more efficient than gas/diesel cars at converting stored energy into usable energy (90% compared to just 30%), they're also more fickle to the effects of aerodynamics. Look at it this way -- if you add a spoiler to a gas car that causes a 10% increase of drag on the car, the car's energy efficiency changes from 30% to 27% (the range of the gas car only decreases by 3%). Add that same spoiler on an EV though, and its energy efficiency goes from 90% to 81% (the range of the EV decreases by 9%). The EV takes a much bigger hit on aerodynamics, and therefore will take a much more noticeable hit on range. This is why LR needed to design the car (from the outset) to be as aerodynamic as possible, such that when they inevitable release the EV version, it's range wouldn't be compromised to a significant degree.
Anyways, fantastic car, & I hope they've worked on improving the reliability!
This is the short wheel base version
I would love to be a fly on the wall in the range rover pricing department. I think they must have some sort of fruit machine with numbers on it!
My first Range Rover in 1999 was £100k - the SV I have now was £168k - 24 years on, the car is significantly cheaper now that I was then and that’s before you add in the huge amount of technology on then current car that largely didn’t even exist in the 90s
@@leecollins3242 The depreciation on range rovers are astronomical. That 1999 RR is about £5k now.
@@WarrenF that’s with any luxury car. the s class will be the same price if not cheaper
@@leecollins3242 Yes maybe I am a bit harsh. There does seem to be a steady increase albeit very expensive. The thing that does not add up though is how much less the pure ICE vehicle is than the PHEV really it should be not much more than half the PHEV.. The v8 defender is actually more than the HEV which is simply ridiculous.
Expensive! I just several several advertised in the UK first around £250k! INSANE.
As an ex taxi driver I was always taking and picking up customers from land-rover / range rover dealerships more than any other always dues to electrical issues usually. and I can see now why as every detail seems to have a motor on it! So much to go wrong 💥 cheers Harry, love the review 🤓🤓
Boring!
I was a master tech at a Land Rover dealer for well over 20 years, we had 20 + vehicles broken down outside all the time even though we had 10 techs fixing them.
My Vauxhall Calibra was in Vauxhall more times than I drove the thing. Head casket fail, water pump, fuel pump, this and that. I then drove Range Rovers as a Traffic Officer on the M6. The most reliable and amazing workhorse going. We used to tow 44 ton semi's from the carriageway to open it up after they had broken down or involved in a collision. Vehicle never missed a beat. They were literally driven 24/7.
@@HONDAVFRV4 😂 I had the same cylinder head problem with my Calibra which Vauxhall refused any responsibility as well as new ecu and wiring loom.
@@wingcommanderdaltonwalton67but true
This time last year I spec'd up one of these new Range Rovers for 113k ! I spec'd it on the SE model platform with the P400 MHEV petrol engine, which is a 3L I6 with 400hp. I didn't spec the offroading cameras, because like most people I'd use it as a luxury vehicle and the only off-road environment it would be likely to encounter is parking in a field. Other than that it had all the toys and features one would want and more, even including an electric tow bar, etc, etc, etc. So much is now standard equipment on the full-size RR. In fact, it could be argued I went a little overboard with the options; still they totalled less than 10k. I really don't understand why most people seem to think the starting point for spec'ing a Range Rover is the Autobiography. IMO, you absolutely do not need to spend anywhere near that much money. And if I were spec'ing a vehicle to go seriously off-road with offroading cameras, etc, I'd be spec'ing a Defender, not a full-size RR. As always, YMMV, but I really think more people should re-visit the so-called lesser models to see what you can get for a lot less money, because even I was surprised at just how much you can get for the money.
Another practical and unbiased review. Thanks
I don’t know what it was, but I found this vehicle hilarious I can’t imagine a worse vehicle… at least at this price point.😂 great video.
100% the door seal missing the SV was a factory instal error
Sums up the attention to detail , surface luxury and integrity only , looks lovely tho
My thoughts exactly
A shocking error (given the price) which sums up this tank of a car, fake luxury, fake green credentials, fake quality a fake 4x4 for orange people. I actually hate everything this car represents, marketing lead trash which would be hopelessly unreliable if used as intended for more than a week. If I won one I’d sell it the day after, depreciation, like a sack of cement in a lift shaft
@@Steve-rv1ql U ok hun
@@Steve-rv1ql Good points all, Steve 59!
3 Videos in the span of 1 week. What a time to be alive!
PHEVs are just great for Company Cars, that's the point. It doesn't matter how good/efficient it actually is - just the fact it has >40 miles range on electric makes it really cheap on BIK tax.
The BIK tax on a D350 SV including fuel is £27,000 per year but only £6,000 per year on a P510e SV! That's an enormous difference!
You can guarantee the government will concoct a taxation system to penalise the EV driver in due course. You can't lose tax income from fossil fuels, road tax and company car tax to name a few.
@@andycampbell5491 Oh yeah 100%, but they're always listed 3 years in advance so for now, anyone with a PHEV company car will know what it'll cost them for this term
Harry's eye for style is brilliant on this one picking up all the silly nuances aesthetically. Must be his fathers photographic eye!
The 160K Farm Truck. Your old L322 looked better resolved,more purposeful and way more desirable and now for only around 8K. As for that Satin colour it looks like a naff wrap.
Agree
I drive an old X5 e53 and I had one simler to this park next to me and the presence was mind boggling. It looked like a boat had parked next to me. Beautiful car to look at in my opinion but that price tag and the fact it's a range rover will keep me away even if I could afford it.
Yours is a fine channel to keep up to date with the automobile world!
Hi Harry, John Villiger from New Zealand. I am a fan of your channel and Range Rovers (previously owned an L405 SDV8). I recently purchased a Range Rover SE P510e and have a home charger. I have driven it about 3,000km around the city and to our beach house; so have city driving and country including some steep hills etc. A couple of comments on your negatives! Mine has 21 inch wheels- the ride is perfect- none of the juddering niggles you experience with the SV which I assume has 23 inch wheels. You say the PHEV is cosmetic implying it is not functional. I agree there should be better EV mileage given size of battery, but I am getting 90km regularly on EV only which is genuinely useful- all my city driving plus 50% of the trip to the beach. And my fuel consumption is averaging 4.1L/100km! So despite an initial trepidation about buying a PHEV, love this car!
A car line NOTORIOUS for their electrical issues, now available in MOSTLY ELECTRIC. Oh boy! Where do I sign up?
Harry Im glad you still have the old Rolls in the garage, that was one of my favourite videos
You did not look comfortable in the back seat at all, you would expect more leg room as standard, Also I think the paint work looks like it's been body wrapped!
Forgot to say " what is that ugly SV badge on the rear "
the leg room looks terrible, even with the seat forward
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Then you get that stupid step thing.
Glad I’m not the only one to think the rear leg room looks poor. Before the front seat moved it didn’t look much better than my Discovery 4.
@@robster6868 that looked to make it worse
I mean, the clip where you go past the mini is hilarious, probably scared the young mum on the school run to death being confronted by a 3 tonne leviathan hooning around the corner toward her!
That illuminated sill plate is probably just broken on the drivers side. Seems odd if they are meant to be different side to side.
Put the left hand drive version in a right hand drive.....
@@davidrunnalls3039 That's the real answer I think
Another brilliant review from the channel. Pleasantly surprised to see Steve Jobs reviewing the new SV 😂
I’m glad I cancelled my order….I bought a new Mercedes GLE 350 de hybrid last year as an interim but I think I’ll keep the Mercedes going for another year and until something better comes along…currently 16500 miles, 50 mpg average and 60 miles electric range, air suspension is glorious and no problems whatsoever….would definitely recommend it!
Did you go for the coupe or the standard one?
@@37racso standard but either is good!
@@ianbrown1255 I'd go standard too, very solid choice!
So funny to see the Range Rover and the Mini together in that corner scene.
That paint finish might look like an amazing choice in the luxury of a dealership showroom but, I bet any money, it won’t wear well out in the real world of; shopping trolleys, stone chips, jewellery, kids and keys.
I doubt we're much past the phase of bmw and mercedes satin paints where if you breathed at them wrong you'd permanently damage the paint. There's no reason for such paint on a 4x4, even a luxury 4x4
Most people don't care. I doubt first owners keep them for longer than 2-3 years
I ended up opting for the much cheaper X5 PHEV and its brilliant tbh.
As a recovery operator, when you look at a Range Rover and say “it’s got a lot of electric motors…” I rub my hands 🙂 I can’t love the look of the latest, preferring the previous aesthetic……. I’ve had a few over the years and I am a Land Rover fan…… but I have earned well from their, usually electrical, histrionics….. hence my previous G wagon, Amazons and current XC90.
I’m a tad confused, thinking the SV meant it would be a bit mad, like the SVR…… luminous yellow with a shouty exhaust… ?
I don’t like the paint finish, thinking it looks as though it was stuck on by Yianni…… who I do approve of, but not on my posh Range Rover……. from a practical point of view, that satin or semi mat finish won’t wear well, or clean up easily. I’m with you on the wheels, which I would match with a more hardcore look…….
So, no…….. it’s neither an uber posh version, a hardcore off roader or a super sporty one…… it’s a confusion with a lofty price tag. A good and thorough testing though Harry…. 🙂🇬🇧
I think SV is for Special Vehicle (Operations), it's the "R" that makes it shouty! 🙂
@@stevemawer848 I realise that, but I see nothing special about it, save some trinkets and finessing….. it reminds me of Overfinch…… some styling yes, but the unfeasibly big engine transplant and handling was key…….
Now its a badge and a sequinned codpiece for top trumps at the Golf Club.
I wonder why they made that central tablet look like it was glued on as an afterthought rather than integrating it into the dash? Even if it's to get it closer to the driver, just mould the dash out a bit and make it look like it's supposed to be there rather than make it look like you've picked up a random tablet at the shop and hot glued it onto the dash..
It's because they glued it on as an afterthought. But then they all do.
So many dashboards seem designed in the 'old' style ie curved and shaped, and then a slab of tablet screens tacked on . New M3 touring is terrible for that too .
The trend of having displays all over the interior will only end once even the cheapest kia ev comes with only screens.
Doing this always quickly dates the interior because of how fast bezel widths come down - and you end up with what looks like an old iPad
Agree it puts me off massively. How it wasn’t thought about baffles me
SV stands for Salvage Vehicle, so you do get to keep that lovely ceramic coaster as a memento...
Another cost of living crisis special from Harry! Always good to know what the local drug dealers in my area are going to be driving around in 15 years time...
Thanks Harry, very interesting. I had a previous generation Autobiography Dynamic, two years old, always wanted a Range Rover, a real 'dream come true' car for me, and I enjoyed driving it. But sadly the car was in the workshop three times, outside of three services, in three years, truly unreliable for any modern car, let alone such a premium car.
Maybe this generation will be better, but Landrover have been saying that for years now!
Same experience sadly…try the new Mercedes GLE hybrid….you won’t be disappointed and your new best friend won’t be the LR Service Manager!
sound like a nightmare
Those front headrest look like the head of WALL-E!!!
A while ago cancelled the phev RR once the D350 had been experienced. After 9k miles It’s brilliant, suits the new RR completely. And NO faults. Also PHEV only has 2500kg towing capacity!!
Same here - I have the LWB 7 seater D350 which is an astonishingly good way to travel. Glad you are enjoying yours!
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Bloody hell, with two people and bags etc, this takes it over 3 tons. WTF. Come on . Great video ‘H’. 👍🏻😀
Ive got the P440e and it has the same issues with ride even on 21" wheels, just way too fidgity, disappointingly so, lots of wind nopise from mine too. The battery range is also very poor it just evaporates so quickly and is a right faff to charge if you don't, like me, have a home charger and also works out really expensive using the charging network. I had the D350 autobiography before and it's the best of the bunch but my car being an SE is just not that much less of a car despite a big saving in cost. If you're considering one don't ignore the cheaper models, they are 95% as good for a lot less money.
Sorry to hear that, I hoped yours might have been the better option. If we ignore all the tax benefits, I’m sure D350 is the way to go with new Range Rover and, as you say, a lower spec one too.
@@harrysgarage D350 in SE or HSE spec is the way to go. AB is not worth the extra and Hybrid is not worth the tax benefit either if buying via a company scheme. 100% believe Diesel suits these perfectly and I wish I had kept mine.
I really want to love it Harry. I really do! Unfortunately I still can't get on with the rear design (that's before the SV badge!). There does seem to be an obsession with motorising everything in the interior too. I'm sure most of us are capable of sliding back a panel for the cupholder. I don't know. Maybe it will grow on me. I just don't get the same feel as I do in an L322 or even an L405. It's the Range Rover 'x' factor I think.....something seems to be missing and I can't quite put my finger on it.
I concur. The rear is a deal breaker.
Looks like a potato. There’s only so many curves you can have until it looks like any other car on the road
Does anyone else get irritated waiting for the electric motors to slowly open or close something? When I want something open or closed I want it done quickly, I don't want to watch it for 5 minutes before it finishes.
Exactly, I wanted so much to like this car*, but there is SO much that would REALLY grind my gears.
For the money it'd be much better, for me, to get an earlier model and have it "resto-modded" to suit my wants. To illustrate that, I'd feel much happier with a Legacy Power Wagon - Cummins 6 cylinder and manual transmission.
*I'm not anywhere near the income level needed, but RR's have almost always been one of my LOTTO choices.
Hi Harry. So pleased that you are different from so many motoring journalists,. You are not at all phased to criticise and highlight the warts etc. The so called business class seat in the back, to use it the front passenger has to alight, WTF. The white badge on the back, I'm speechless.
Travel safely.
Great car for driving around the "15 minute cities".
Whatever they may be.🤔
In the opening clip, the tyre noise was more interesting than the exhaust note!
Those tyre make more noise just pulling away normally than a hot hatch peeling away from the lights like lightning.
Is the Honda E range comparison relevant? The Honda E weight about half of the Range Rover and has a lot less frontal area to push through the wind so it's not surprising that the Honda E gets much better range on the same size batteries.
Can’t wait for you to review the Defender 130. Your knowledge in the brand is deep.
Always always enjoy your reviews... And i have a particular interest in this one, being a hybrid. Will be interesting to see what the full EV will be like performance-wise! Thank you Sir.
So buy the time you load up four adults with luggage for a trip, plus full tank, you’re probably getting very close to the 3500kg limit.
The only extra missing is reliability……at any price!
the more complicated the RR becomes the more unreliable awards it gets
Being an owner of a Jaguar Land Rover group vehicle. I would NEVER buy another. On the 2nd day from new, the workshop visits started. The vehicle ended up spending just over 1600 working hours (based on a 9hr working day) in different main dealer workshops on various dates for 2.5 years with the same electrical issues. During my personal visits to the dealerships i also lost count at the amount of Range Rovers that were arriving on recovery trucks too. NEVER will i buy anything to do with either a Jaguar or Land Rover again.
Have to agree with you Harry, too many variables on the SV that should have been sorted in this press car, my choice would be the Autobiography
Cant wait for the fully electric one,it will fly like a speedboat 🚤 ⚡💨
I'm watching this now, thinking about how I'll be able to buy it in about, ten years.
you won't be able to buy it in 10 years cuz it will stop working after 5
@Ed Ombre' A bit like Harry's watches he won't be wearing the smart one in 5 years, too much going on, too many ways for it to break.
I suspect the guy who put the wrong kick plate on and the QA guy who missed it are in for a bollocking!
Doubt it, this think is built in the UK so quality is never going to be a thing.
Nice review, I think I would take a SWB lower spec model with dark green gloss metallic paint, lighter interior, 19” wheels and no privacy glass. Probably the D350 engine too.
Nice spec
Makes the L322 look like peak Range Rover more and more with every Generation. Give me a TDV8 Westminster Everytime over this.
It's to be expected that these should go directly to the crusher the day after they go off lease as no one in their right mind would own one of these off warranty. Good God!!
Back seat space looks smaller then in Skoda superb🧐
Harry always delivers the most comprehensive review
I always appreciate your honesty in your reviews. No compromising to endear yourself to the manufacturer.
As with everything automotive, the quality doesn't say £160k because pre COVID it was £120k. It's difficult to see where this is all going, 35% sector inflation and high interest rates have to kill demand even at these elevated price levels.
I know what you mean, but this car hadn't been launched pre-covid.
I just re-watched the Bentayga review after this, and I struggle to see why anyone would want a Range Rover SV after it.
Lovely looking car but it doesn’t make a huge amount of sense.
A car that weighs up to 2800kgs and Harry's worried about the wheels. 😆
And is surprised it's not very electrically efficient! How many electrons does it take to move a 3 tonne car?
This LR makes most sense with the BMW twin-turbo v8. Spec not really appealing, but Harry like always delivers great content. Looking forward to the Ineos Grenadier (petrol variant) review.
Still the best car in the world. I'll always have one as my daily. I wouldn't bother with the hybrids or EV when it comes out. Get the top diesel. Looks like there is going to a U turn on the ICE ban now, so won't ever be an issue. People won't want the battery time bomb on the used market either. Great review as always. Cheers Harry.
Yes I heard about the EU u turn on the ICE ban. Let us hope the UK government see sense and follow suit. However I shall not hold my breath.
@@macpdm We might get an extension but the writing is on the wall for ICE vehicles. Enjoy them while you can.
Loved this Harry...especially as I grew up in Oxton village too!
In electric mode the car is consuming vast amounts of electricity, Harry said it's equivalent to 29mpg, that electricity has to be generated somewhere and here in the uk much of it is produced from gas, so all the car is doing is transferring it's emissions elsewhere. On that basis I can't think that it justifies paying no vehicle excise duty. Basically it's a huge, heavy gas guzzler. I want one!
And the award for best entertainer and pov car reviewer goes to Harry Metcalfe
Excellent video as ever. Looks are very subjective, obviously, but I just can't get the latest Range Rover style. The previous generation models looked far more classy and upmarket. LR seem to be loading their latest models with so many unnecessary gimmicks to justify the whopping price levels. Were I blessed with sufficient funds I would go for a well cared for previous generation model and buy something sporty/classic for fun days.
I remember people saying that about the l405 (me included), the l322 just can’t be beaten for a modern Range Rover, honoured the original perfectly. I find it easy to hate the newer models, living near wilmslow you see how shockingly tasteless they can be made to look.
Agree.
Looks better in Silver and Black. Guy in my town went with a Silver/Black two tone and it helps.
this definitely looks much cleaner & classy
@@jody024 Yes, some cars are colour sensitive.
I prefer the late L322 , autobiography or SE 4.4 tdv8 .you can get quite a nice one for about 15k .
Great review :) is the comparison with the Honda E fair though? Same size battery but the RR is 2x heavier? Wouldn't you expect the range to be shorter than the Honda? A lot of weight to push around. What am I missing?
Excellent review as ever Harry. The best motoring journalist out there bar none.
I have just ventured into the PHEV world of Range Rover. A green HSE, light leather, silver wheels and without the privacy glass. So, at the lower end of the RR hierarchy and perhaps slightly lighter? The previous car was a blue Westminster D300.
My commute is 42 miles round trip. Over the Pennines, from Holmfirth to Rochdale, with a number of valleys and hills to contend with. In the old car I would get 27-30 mpg , depending on the season. On the journey today it returned a headline 145.1mpg. It was a steady run with no speeding ( I have noticed the Speedo is now very accurate and you don’t have the 3mph over read as on earlier models). It also used 44 miles of electric power.
The diesel at current prices would cost about £11 a day for the commute. The PHEV has used about £1.85 of petrol and £8.25 of electricity, so about £10.10. altogether. I suppose you pay your money and take your pick.
Weight is the significant factor, as are the hills! I am lucky to have solar and can charge cheaper half of the week. A move to an EV cheap overnight tariff will also drop the electricity cost by 2/3rds with a bit of luck. Ultimately though the beauty is that it is a really whisper quiet and comfortable drive for the daily commute, fits everything I need to fit in and goes where I need it to on trips to Scotland and Cumbria. The perfect daily for me and the first time in a very long time the fleet has no diesel power!
Keep up the great work and look forward to some more reviews soon.
why would anyone think of running cost and drive a RR? the deprecation will kill any savings on fuel period
Harry , can you reference how likely this car is to be on the road in 10-15 years given the complexity of it and how quickly the technology will date and parts availability lessen?
100%
Harry laughing at a top of the range RR is awesome!
Paint looks like a poundshop Christmas tree bauble.
Rear indicators on the bootlid. Look odd/after thought
I'm certain that this is as reliable as any Range Rover of the past!
And even more stealable thanks to the plastic rear boot lid providing easy access to the wiring. Gone in 20 seconds. Virtually uninsurable in certain areas.
“Oddball car” is right, Harry. It’s a $185,000 ox cart with day-glow paint.
Paint finishes are a con. 7.5k on top of the basic colour you’re buying anyway 🤷♂️
They made the exterior very beautiful to lure you to buy one, they made the interior extra quiet so you can hear all the creeks and fault codes pop up within 2 months 😂
The High voltage battery is 31.8kwh usable, not 38kwh, which brings the capacity higher and from 1.7 1.8mil/kwh, but can actually be much better.
I have driven many phevs and this one is definitely the most capable in terms of range and refinement, excluding the mass that is indeed on the high side!
I dont think comparing with BEVs is fair either, because this will be obviously worse with the mass of the engine and all surrounding components/ liquids that aren't needed on BEV.
GREAT video as usual, but I feel the assessment of the EV Capacity isn't correct.
I thought he was comparing to his old hybrid Range though.. Which is fair, since they are in many ways very similar, with the old one also being a hybrid.
Well said
@@37racso yes comparing to the previous range rover is fair, not with BEVs.
The EV range of the new model is over 3 times the previous one, for a battery 3 times the size, it is more efficient but will depend on other factors as ambient temperature (Harry said it was cold 3 or 4 degC), driving style, roads, etc
When the front-left seat and head-rest is folded forward like that, how does the driver see left when pulling out of a junction? It completely blocks their view..
You don't need to, just drive over any proles that happen to get in the way.
such a great shot 16:24 .that MINI looks like it could fit in Range Rovers boot
Agree. Some parts look a bit backwards. I had a l405 autobiography was amazing. Anthracite Black and a mocca cream interior. Looked special. Love the look of the new shape better than any but the interior looks a bit cheap. Maybe with wood and cream leather it will improve it. I'm surprised the SV doesn't have cross stitched seats. Great reviews as always.
How does having the batteries hanging down there affect its off road ability? I imagine that's not something you want to smack on a rock and get wet?
The batteries are in a sealed liquid cooled compartment.
@@ahemgee9542 To ask the same question: What if the sealed liquid cooled compartment hits a rock and gets damaged?
PMSL
The only time this is going off road is when it turns into the drive at home after going on the school run
That white badge on the rear reminds me of the cheap sticker you need when driving abroad.
I wonder how reduced the ground clearance is because of the battery pack sticking out under.
It's lamentable, and a situation further aggravated by the air suspension lowering the car into access mode and remaining rooted at that height until the car gets above a decent walking speed. I had the new RRS on test the other weekend, and grounded it just trying to manoeuvre out of a cambered car port! You can configure the settings so as not to adopt the access mode, but absolutely shouldn't have to resort to that.
At 6:30, the headrests look like E.T.'s head. Once you see it...
i thought the same, it looks like ET is hugging harry
The protruding battery and rear valance look like they will significantly impinge on its off-road credentials. Smaller wheels might improve the fidgety ride; seems to be a problem across the range at the moment.
The wheels are a problem on any car with higher trim levels sadly not just Range Rover. The world is mad you get family hatchbacks and saloons with 18 and 19 inch wheels its so stupid.
Don't think there will be many soccer mom's taking these off road.
I love the colour and the satin finish .... especially with the black gloss contrast
The wheels look like early 996 C4 ones.😊
Harry doesnt wanna see the screen lit in the dark cause its odd. But somehow thats exactly how touch screens are supposed to work because thats what humans eye respond to. Light !
Hello Harry. Thanks, as ever, for your content. This was a super review with a lot of real world (albeit rarefied ) user scenarios. I have been waiting ages and ages for a review that took on the mpg of the phev for real world usage. The result seems to be good, but not outstanding; maybe that will come with a mid cycle refresh, or the 2024 full EV. A great all round review, thanks. (PS: agreed on the boot lit SV badge - it’s just an insensitive open invite to key that panel!)
Harry - I'm eternally impressed by your intellect and ability to convey the subtlety of complex issues be they farming or automotive ...... but really.... you have to invest in some reusable shopping bags for loading & unloading the shopping 19 minutes in LOL. I do exactly the same when I offer to go pick up a few bits and then wonder why the bill is the wrong side of 50 quid LOL !!! I love your videos. Thanks so much.
HI Harry, just watched this video on the Range, have now subscribed and rand the bell. Have a question on PHEVs in general so would appreciate your input. I've had my X3 hybrid for about 18 months. In it's first winter, the following occurred to me. In the week, I can drive on electric only, at the weekends, I drive to my girlfriend's home a 100 kms away. If I have driven all week on the battery with low temperatures outside, then leave home on Friday for that longer drive using the battery as well, doing 120 kph on the Autobahn when the battery runs out and the COLD engine kicks in at 2500 rpm can't be good for an unlubricated engine, especially cold. I asked my BMW dealer and the service people just didn't have an answer for me. Am I being overly anxious or is there something to my worry? Thanks 👍
It's nothing to worry about, the engineers who make these cars aren't idiots. There are a few reasons for this
1) the oil used in these is practically water, it provides maximum lubrication even when cold started
2) the oil pump is electrically driven and runs always no matter if the ICE is running or not
3) the maximum power output of the engine is limited until it's actually at full operating temperature. You can test it yourself by giving it full pelt when the engine is cold and when it's warm.
4) the engine and its components are getting warmed up when driving in ICE mode because the engine coolant has an independent heater.
So no, the engine "starting" at 2500rpm on the motorway is not a problem at all.
@@gambiting Thanks for the detailed reply 🙏
Electric, petrol or diesel it takes a lot of energy to move nearly 3 tonnes of whatever. Still we’re all in it together.
Used to love range rovers, they were all things to all men (&women), but aspirational as well. But at 3 tons and well over £150k things are getting ridiculous.
They made a lot more sense 50 years ago, that`s for sure.