Review: Range Rover SVD8

Jane Davies

13 years ago

This is the fourth Range Rover in its series&period; The iconic original appearance was in 1970 and since then it hasn’t changed a lot&period; But a manufacturer like Range Rover can’t ignore the generation influences&period; The first one’s appearance was modest by today’s standards which made the Range Rovers more versatile and it succeeded brilliantly&period;&NewLine;The first one, the original one looked great and was quickly recognized by the praising community&period; The first model succeeded in its objectives and actually loved as a fine machine&period; You may see this model a rival against the Mercedes S class&period;&NewLine;The new Range Rover 2013 extends the rivalry&period; The looks are more imposing, the interior is sumptuous, the chassis is new and weight saving&semi; and the engine is energy efficient&period; The first time Range Rover includes a high velocity V6 diesel engine&period; The engine emits less than 200g/km&period; This figure is actually very fragile for an SUV, especially for a name like Range Rover&period;&NewLine;The luxurious and superior spacious rear package is included the first time in the Range Rover SVD8&period; The importance of this feature is increasing in the countries in Asia and South-East Asia so this is actually a good move&period; In short, this is just a better edition of the Range Rover&period;&NewLine;The 4&period;4 liter V6 engine is expanded from the previous 3&period;6 liter version&period; The 334bhp in 3500 rpm is indeed generous, plus the 516lb torque delivered between 1750 to 3000 rpm turn out to be the engine band&period; It’s attached to an eight speed automatic transmission with paddle shifts&period;&NewLine;The performance of the Range Rover SVD8 is effortless&period; This car’s top speed is 135 mph&period; 0 to 60 mph speed takes 6&period;9 seconds&period; The engine rarely gets closer to its 4500rpm ending range&period; The engine is only heard when it’s started, rarely heard the other times&period;&NewLine;The car rides over the roads pretty smoothly&period; The changes of gears are not felt that much&period; A new automatic driving system arrives with the latest Range Rover SUV&period; The system offers an automatic setting that gauges driving conditions and configures throttle, clearance, transmissions and chassis electronics to suit changing conditions&period;&NewLine;It feels smoother on road than the previous versions&period; The vehicle is less sensitive to crosswinds and even more relaxed, accurate steering especially nears the straight ahead&period; If the previous Range was easier to drive, this one is even easier&period;&NewLine;Now the question – if you should buy one&period; The new Range Rover SVD8 is deserves no bargain – the cheapest is more than 70 thousand euros&period; This model is definitely better than the previous one, in terms of improvement and everything else&period;&NewLine;