It is very very long. 20 centimeters longer than the others. But this has its own charm: It may sound too sexy, but in curves you feel its every inch!
And if you don’t have to check mirrors while parking other cars on multilevel parking, its long body needs accuracy. Especially if you was driving Smart before.
Rear seats have quite regal space. The space for legs is very huge. In BMW coupe you had to remove the front seats at all to get such volume. Massage and ventilation — all that you want, baby. And even better thing is a special cushion which allows you to stretch your legs. What can be better in the end of hard working day?
The new version of Range Rover Long Wheel Base (Range Rover LWB) was presented last year in Dubai Motor Show. By the way, it is interesting to see which cars are taken to which motor shows. Emirates market appreciated luxury SUV. This purely English car was created with an oriental luxury. Just look at the interior and understand that most part of people has nothing to do here. At least, in the backseat.
Long Range Rover was first released in 1992: the version was called RANGE ROVER VOGUE LSE. It was created as a competitor to limousine sedans. Now it easily overtakes many executive sedans both: by luxury, and increased space.
Two separate adjustable seats with massage and ventilation, pleasant perforated leather, fully equipped interior with a center console designed specifically for rear passengers,with integrated 10.2 inches display with, folding tables, stands for cups and glasses, refrigerator, athermal glass, special lighting — the list is endless. All this you feel as soon as you open the door and sit on one of the passenger seats.
By the way, it is better to take a rear-right seat (behind a passenger). There you can pick up that cushion for your legs, and there is a magic button that you can push and fold the front seat. However, this button is in every Range Rover, with any length of the base.
Many owners of these cars buy another Range Rover instead of previous one. If you seat in any other car after Range Rover, you want to leave it immediately. This attraction converts into addiction sometimes, and you can understand it only in case you have a habit of good things. Otherwise any Japanese car will be good.
Range Rover LWB is exclusive. To emphasize it, the company released the car in exclusive series: either Vogue, or Autobiography. And the top one is Range Rover Autobiography Black, which got additional styling in black color for body and interior: a set of black glossy details and additional finishing chrome for vent and lights. Additional detail is 7-spokes 21-inch glossy alloy wheels.
Definitely the price of this car is exclusive — starts from 5 million RUR for the simple one and finishes beyond 8 million RUR.
The car that you see in the pictures and that was in my hands during the test drive is Range Rover Autobiography Supercharged. 5-liter and 510 hp — the engine is the same as for the short version, but this is just a little longer and harder. Incidentally, it is stated that the consumption is the same as in the standard version — 14 liters per 100 km, which sound positive. Although, according to a British company representative fuel consumption is not very important for our customers.
Within 5 days of the test I actually spent a little more than half of the tank. And this would be pleasant for most of the future Russian car owners — the money should be counted. But the main pleasure you get just pushing the gas pedal.
Actually, a passion for good engine and high torque is what can make the owner of an English castle sit behind the steering wheel. You will be not disappointed: if you quickly get used to the size, the main sensation you get is like you was moved into a large body, which is as powerful and fast as the usual one. And it's nice. And the best thing is the fact that despite the increased inertia the car can stop fastly.
The first feeling of the brakes was too soft. After a test drive I started to think that I must be especially careful to avoid trouble. With such a length is sometimes better to stop than to push the gas. But the next day happened something I feared: one of reckless drivers almost hit his X-Trail directly into my left side. I pressed the brake pedal, and the car stopped... instantly. And there was almost no inertial motion. It stopped in a moment. Those who drove behind me probably were not very happy.
Unfortunately, each honey can always has a... pepper. A Range Rover has overloaded menu and info system. To enable heat for seats you need to wait until the screen will pass all stages of launch and only then enter the menu. Discovery was easier: sit, start, turn on. Quite simple and warm. What else? The search for the desired content sometimes takes so much time that it is easier to give up. Usual buttons on the center console seem to be the most intelligent thing installed in the car ever.
However, if you have a driver and your main concern is to read Financial Times, the built-in menu ill not bother you. Sit, stretch out your legs, turn the massage of the waist, pick up a cup of coffee — and the world simply leaves you alonet.
