Range Rover (2013 – 2021) | Expert Rating [hide]
Summary
The Range Rover is the flagship SUV model from Land Rover, and is separate to smaller models that share its name (Range Rover Sport, Velar and Evoque). This is the fourth-generation model, which made its debut at the 2012 Paris motor show and went on sale in the UK in late 2012. Production ended in late 2021.
Although an SUV and very capable off-road, this Range Rover was the first to be genuinely viewed as a luxury car alongside traditional prestige saloons from the likes of Mercedes-Benz and BMW. And as the luxury SUV market has boomed in recent years, it also faced challenges from more expensive luxury brands like Bentley and Rolls-Royce.
The Range Rover received almost universally positive scores from the UK automotive media across its nine-year lifespan. It was particularly praised for its ability to combine off-road ability, practicality and opulence into a single package.
However, like most Land Rover models, it was criticised for numerous reliability and quality faults that buyers should not expect to have to put up with. Most recently, a reliability study from What Car? rated the Range Rover as the tenth-worst new car on sale.
The current model ended production in late 2021, ahead of the launch of an all-new model that is expected to arrive in UK showrooms in Spring 2022.
Key specifications
Body style: Large SUVEngines: petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid
Price: From £83,655 on-road
Launched: Winter 2012/13Last updated: Spring 2018
Production ended: 2021
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Media reviews
Reviews, road test and comparisons from across the UK automotive media. Click any of the boxes to view.
The Car Expert
Model reviewed: SDV8 4.4-litre V8 diesel automatic Autobiography“The Range Rover SDV8 is truly superb for crossing vast distances in comfort – when it’s working – while effortlessly dealing with any terrain.”
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Model reviewed: Plug-in hybrid“Whichever form you buy it in, the Range Rover is a serious rival to the best luxury cars out there – and one that makes you feel like a king every time you drive it.”
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Auto Express
Model reviewed: Range overviewScore: 9 / 10“Excellent off-road ability, big power and unprecedented luxury make the Range Rover a worthy rival to any luxury saloon.”
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Model reviewed: 3.0-litre diesel (mild hybrid) D350 AutobiographyScore: 8 / 10“The Range Rover swaps its old V8 diesel for a straight-six with mild hybrid assistance, and feels none the worse for it.”
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Score: 8 / 10“While it’s not our pick of the range, the Range Rover SDV8 offers a fantastic combination of luxury, performance, economy and space.”
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Auto Trader
Model reviewed: Range overviewScore: 8 / 10“The Range Rover invented the luxury 4×4 sector, and this latest version promises to be just as opulent as its forebears with a welcome slug of tech thrown in for good measure.”
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Autocar
Model reviewed: D300 Vogue 2021Score: 9 / 10“Even in its dotage, the entry-level Land Rover Range Rover might still be all the luxury car you ever wanted. Refined, genteel, capable and a pleasure to drive.”
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Model reviewed: 3.0-litre diesel (mild hybrid) automatic D350 MHEV AutobiographyScore: 8 / 10“With its new D350 powertrain, the Range Rover’s performance and efficiency are both entirely in character. Mind you, we suspect they also would be for the cheaper D300, which still packs 480lb ft to direct through the eight-speed transmission.”
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Score: 9 / 10“The more time you spend with the Range Rover, the more you live with it, being eased around the world in what is, without question, one of the finest and most impressive cars we’ve driven in a decade, the easier it becomes to justify.”
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Car
Model reviewed: P400e PHEVScore: 8 / 10“The new P400e PHEV powertrain is harder to wholeheartedly recommend in the grand scheme of the whole range. Still, the P400e’s combination of relatively low running costs and potential for near-silent progress in traffic will make it the Range Rover to go for.”
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Carbuyer
Model reviewed: P400e PHEVScore: 8 / 10“The scope for all-electric travel makes the Range Rover PHEV even more relaxing to drive than conventionally powered models.”
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Carwow
Model reviewed: Range overviewScore: 8 / 10“The Range Rover is luxurious, comfy and impressively capable off-road. It can’t carry as many passengers as some alternatives, though, and there are better infotainment systems.”
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Daily Mail
Model reviewed: P400e plug-in hybrid“The car is helping the British luxury 4X4 brand shed the ‘gas-guzzler’ slur which environmentalists have thrown at it for years. What’s more, this beautifully appointed Range Rover P400e plug-in hybrid has a decidedly green tinge.”
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Evo
Score: 9 / 10“Everything to everybody, everywhere – the Range Rover is unsurpassed.”
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Honest John
Score: 8 / 10“No other car, 4×4 or otherwise, can do what the new Range Rover can do. Of course this doesn’t come cheap, with prices starting at more than £70,000. But this is the ultimate four-wheel drive vehicle and feels worth every penny.”
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Parkers
Model reviewed: Range reviewScore: 9.2 / 10“Promises the ultimate luxury on- and off-road, largely delivers”
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The Sunday Times
Model reviewed: P400e plug-in hybridScore: 8 / 10“Loses some practicality and refinement, gains some eco-credentials.”
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The Telegraph
Model reviewed: SDV8 AutobiographyScore: 8 / 10“The Range Rover is getting on a bit and it’s not without its faults. It’s expensive, it’s thirsty, and it isn’t quite as comfortable as it should be. But for all that, and despite an influx of pricier rivals, nothing quite combines old-money image, off-road ability and unfettered luxury like it.”
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Model reviewed: P400e plug-in hybridScore: 8 / 10“Range Rover needed a plug-in hybrid for lots of reasons, mainly environment and to avoid punitive taxation. This is a good solution with a powerful, if noisy, petrol engine and an in-transmission electric motor. It isn’t a match for a big diesel unit and there’s work still to do, but the P400e is recognisably a Range Rover both to look at and drive.”
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Top Gear
Model reviewed: Range overviewScore: 9 / 10“One of the best luxury cars money can buy: this really is a bit of an all-round superstar.”
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Model reviewed: 3.0-litre diesel (mild hybrid) automatic D350 MHEV“The Range Rover remains imperial. The smartly calm design, inside and out, is still a draw and hasn’t aged. But at times there’s a bit of secondary harshness in the suspension and a gentle whistle of the body rushing through the air. Those things remind you that this is its ninth autumn.”
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What Car?
Model reviewed: Range overviewScore: 8 / 10“The luxurious Range Rover provides a quiet and spacious way to transport up to five people and ‘tonnes’ of luggage. Performance is at the very least brisk although some may prefer the Audi Q7 or BMW X7 for their better body control, sharper handling and more refined engines.”
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Which?
“Supremely comfortable, refined and spacious, great off-road – but you’ll need deep pockets to keep it on the road.”
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Safety rating
Independent crash test and safety ratings from Euro NCAP
No safety rating
The Range Rover was originally crash tested by Euro NCAP back in 2012 and awarded a five-star rating. However, this rating expired in January 2019 and is no longer valid as the car no longer meets the standards required for such a rating.
Eco rating
Independent economy and emissions ratings from Green NCAP
No eco rating
The Range Rover was not lab tested by Green NCAP during its production life.
Awards
Trophies, prizes and awards that the Range Rover received
2021
- carwow Awards – Best Luxury SUV (P400 PHEV)
- Motor Trader Industry Awards – Best Premium Used Car
2017
- What Car? Awards – Best Luxury SUV Over £70,000
2013
- Auto Express Awards – Best Luxury Car
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