2013 Range Rover

[seanpistol]

Check these pictures out... It's in Guardsmens Pass, Utah where there are just a handful of people that live in cabins year round. My buddies are a few of those people. To get to this place you drive right past Deer Valley ski resort, so it's fair to say that there is a lot of money nearby. After briefly talking to some of these guys, we found out that they were dealers testing 2013 Range Rovers. They were always in a train of 7 or 8, fully chained up, driving slow as hell, and the rear was always followed up the old school Rover you can see in the photo.

 

[roverrocks]

@Rover Rocks, please drive one of these vehicles off road before claiming they're just becoming mall cruisers. I know they look foofy, but their capability stock is unmatched.

I did not say they were not extremely capable but very, very few even see a gravel road in their life let alone a 4x4 trail. They are mega expensive mall cruisers or Rodeo Drive cruisers that few would even consider getting near a place where a Heaven Forbid scratch could happen. That is what they were born and bred for. Don't tell me otherwise. I would absolutely love seeing them offroad. Hopefully as they age and get cheaper a few might actually see a 4x4 trail after being bought by somebody who does offroad.

 

[proper4wd]

How is that different from what the majority of Jeep Wranglers are used for.

 

[ZG]

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Check these pictures out... It's in Guardsmens Pass, Utah where there are just a handful of people that live in cabins year round. My buddies are a few of those people. To get to this place you drive right past Deer Valley ski resort, so it's fair to say that there is a lot of money nearby. After briefly talking to some of these guys, we found out that they were dealers testing 2013 Range Rovers. They were always in a train of 7 or 8, fully chained up, driving slow as hell, and the rear was always followed up the old school Rover you can see in the photo.

An acquaintance of mine was out there during the testing a few weeks/month back. He had a blast driving them.

I did not say they were not extremely capable but very, very few even see a gravel road in their life let alone a 4x4 trail. They are mega expensive mall cruisers or Rodeo Drive cruisers that few would even consider getting near a place where a Heaven Forbid scratch could happen. That is what they were born and bred for. Don't tell me otherwise. I would absolutely love seeing them offroad. Hopefully as they age and get cheaper a few might actually see a 4x4 trail after being bought by somebody who does offroad.

95% of new wranglers and Defenders rarely see off road travel beatings, you should never look at a brand new car as a trail vehicle. Some of the most popular Rovers on the trails right now are DIs, DIIs, RRCs, and older Defenders. When they were new, people weren't just buying them to romp them off road, it was the same situation as it is now. Wait a couple years, I'm seeing more and more LR3s on the trails.

 

[roverrocks]

How is that different from what the majority of Jeep Wranglers are used for.

Where I live most wranglers are used off road whether tough or easy. Now the Jeep Grand Cherokee is another matter. Another capable mall crawler even here.

 

[SteveMfr]

I frequent RR boards in the UK, Germany, the US and lurk on French LR boards: this discussion is going on absolutely everywhere. All the people that consider themselves 'hard-core' consider the new RR to be a mall cruiser. I have never seen it put better, tho:

I've yet to see a new Range Rover (stock-for-stock) that isn't more capable than the one that preceded it. And that's even with the tires getting more street based and low profile.

Will most new RRs see anything other than paved roads? No. Neither do the majority of any 4wd - regardless if Jeep or Porsche Cayenne. Less RR L405s will see off road than Wranglers - but that does not diminish the RR in any way, shape, or form IMO.

I was originally attracted to the RR because when we travel, we spend quite a bit of time on-road no matter how much off-road is planned. And there is simply no other vehicle that does both like a RR.

I've driven a 3 motor variants that will be available in Germany (TDV6, TDV8, and SC) on-road and I am impressed. I can't wait to try one off-road. From all I have read it def lives up to the standards set by the predecessors...

 

[rcharrette]

Thanks for the laugh!

I got a laugh out of this as you are correct. No 2013 RR will likely see off road use for at least 5 years (2nd or 3rd owner). We are currently on a 6+ month road trip in our LR3, we started in Colorado then Utah, Arizona, California and now back in AZ before we cross into Mexico for 4 months. Anyway we had to have some issues (warranty) looked at while in California, and with a friend living in Carlsbad we decided to drop it there while we stayed with him. Anyway, our truck got a lot of praise and awe as you can clearly see we use it as intended. The service writer was telling me all the stories of customers who buy Rovers there that they fully kit out with brush guards, snorkels, etc and never see a day of dirt
I guess I don't really blame them, we bought ours used and 4 years old with a few scratches already on it. Brand new and at those prices might change my way of thinking as well:Wow1:
Here is day 1, all loaded up for our adventure.

Here is my wife's blog about our trip and all things cycling related
www.velomom.com
Randy

 

[proper4wd]

No 2013 RR will likely see off road use for at least 5 years (2nd or 3rd owner).

This makes ME laugh. There are quite a few very wealthy people out there who use vehicles like this for real luxury 4WD applications. Ranch in Montana. Alpine property in Colorado. Beaches of Nantucket.

The difference is, you won't run into those people on the internet... I wonder why...

 

[Some Dude]

In the fall of 2009 I did a trail run with a guy driving a 2010 RRS Supercharged. I think he had it 3 or 4 days before he gave it some desert pinstripes.

Different strokes for different folks.

 

[SteveMfr]

As Scott said in the OJ LR4 thread, the LR4 is amazing off road when compared to a D1 stock/stock. Having driven the LR4 off road, I can only concur. I am seriously looking fwd to trying an L405 'in anger' . Unfortunately I am not one of those with a ranch or property on Nantucket Island, so I will have to wait a little. I certainly hope not for 5 years, tho!

 

[skinzluch]

There are a couple of nice videos from the 2013 Range Rover launch in Morocco. One's from Car and Driver. The other is from a Dutch newspaper. I posted them here.

 

[ZG]

Wow, what a machine! I got to off road one Sunday at the Land Rover Experience in Manchester, VT. It was a blast, it's an amazing vehicle. It's more machine at this point though, not much human input! Here are a few photos I took Sunday. I'll have a FlickR album up soon.

Cheers,
Zack

 

[ZG]

Here's the FlickR album of my photos.
http://www.flickr.com//photos/rovers-north-news-gallery/sets/72157632744082553/show/

 

[David Harris]

Unfortunately I am not one of those with a ranch or property on Nantucket Island. . .

If I were, impulse would definitely get the best of me. My garage would end up looking like Jay Leno's. . .