Jaguar Land Rover UK Managing Director
Land Rover wins twice at annual tow car awards, with Discovery winning for fifth consequtive year. Awards are based on extensive practical testing undertaken by expert judges, and are presented by the Camping and Caravanning Club, Practical Caravan and What Car? Land Rover has claimed double honours in the Tow Car Awards. The Discovery remains the pre-eminent car in its class and becomes the most successful car in the history of the awards with its seventh class win in eight years. The Range Rover Sport is the first recipient of a new Money No Object Award. It is Discovery鈥檚 fifth consecutive win and its seventh award in eight years, a record unmatched by any other vehicle. The judges declared: 鈥淚t is going to take a really superb car to beat the Discovery. The new Money No Object Award was bestowed on the Range Rover Sport 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, praised by the judges as a 鈥減henomenal tow car鈥? They concluded: 鈥淧ut price aside for a moment, you won鈥檛 find a more capable heavyweight tow car. The Range Rover Sport鈥檚 stability was the stand-out factor, demonstrated in the awards鈥?lane-change test. 鈥淭owing at 60mph feels like 40mph in the Sport, and the Range Rover seemed impervious to crosswinds, even at speeds that would have your collar felt on a British motorway,鈥?the judges noted. Jaguar Land Rover UK Managing Director, Jeremy Hicks said: 鈥淭hese awards are a great reward for the strength of Land Rover design and engineering.
Land Rover is serious about its slogan to "go beyond." Its latest SUV is one of the most expensive on the market. The SUV maker collaborated on the car with Holland & Holland -- the legendary British shotgun-maker. The partnership brings together two companies that embody luxury -- Land Rover, known for vehicles with serious off-road capability, and Holland & Holland, known for upscale hunting gear and firearms. The SUV will feature a locking, leather-trimmed gun case that holds two firearms from Holland & Holland. The case is attached to the floor but can slide forward onto the tailgate for easier access. It can also be removed when it isn't being used. The SUV will also have French walnut wood detailing and rear seats that recline and come with tables. The vehicle will also feature custom leather-trimmed floor mats and etched door handles. Land Rover is one of a handful of high-end automakers that have recently rolled out ultra-luxury SUVs. Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce and Maserati have all unveiled their own versions.
Paul takes the last section of canopied trail up to the saddle. The next section proved slower going when we encountered heavy manzanita growth and fallen timber. We figured this trail had not seen a full size vehicle in a good ten years. My 109 takes a break while waiting for its turn up to the saddle. Paul takes a bypass. By this time we were on the saddle and I was up front, but a huge fallen tree at a hairpin turn made it impossible to move ahead. The manzanita was so thick we had to climb over our rigs to scout the bypass. Here's the last section. With frequent hazards and overgrowth, and Greg's cross member failure, It had taken several hours to go two miles or so. At last, a clearing. Now we had to find the fire road down the mountain. We soon realized we were not where we thought we were. In others words, lost. Paul's GPS was down, and it took some time to interpret the map since the trail markers were spotty. After scouting a few routes we found the way down. The view was great. About two hours later, I stopped on a grade on Bartlett Springs Road to wait for stragglers. You can just see Paul kicking up the dust far down in the valley. Almost fifteen miles later, we got a nice view of Clear Lake from the descent of Bartlett Springs Road. Travis and me, dusty and tired but having a ball. Back on pavement, motoring around Clear Lake. We gassed up, aired up, and said our good-byes. Travis and I drove into the night through Napa and Sonoma, then over the Golden Gate Bridge at 10:30 and finally pulled into Travis' driveway an hour later. I drove another 300 home miles the next day.
Perhaps best of all, you'll feel nary a road imperfection while driving because the Range Rover's adaptive suspension easily soaks up bumps in the road. With features like full-time four-wheel-drive, a two-speed transfer case, and Land Rover's Terrain Response system, the Range Rover is one of the most capable SUVs on the market. It can handle all types of terrain and weather, and its off-road capabilities dwarf those of many class rivals. When properly equipped, the Range Rover can tow up to 7,716 pounds. Is the Land Rover Range Rover Reliable? The 2019 Range Rover belongs to a generation that typically earns a below-average predicted reliability rating of 2.5 out of five from J.D. Land Rover covers the Range Rover with a four-year/50,000-mile warranty. This Land Rover measures between 16.4 and 17.1 feet long. Its curb weight ranges from 4,958 to 5,505 pounds. Where Is the 2019 Land Rover Range Rover Built? Land Rover builds the Range Rover in England. Like most luxury large SUVs, the 2019 Range Rover has not been put through crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
