We sent sniffpetrol to try out the new V8-powered 2022 Range Rover. Is it still worthy of its icon status?
i et al, bought in and modified to Land Rover’s needs. It’s not as charismatic as the old engine but it pulls harder and is claimed to be 17 per cent more efficient. Frankly, most needs would be met by the agreeable 3-litre sixes but there’s a certain daft delight in pointing this V8 leviathan at a long straight and getting it to summon distant objects towards you with a muted buffalo bellow.
The 4WS is well calibrated so that, unlike some set-ups, it doesn’t have your inner ear fumbling for the sick bag. You’re aware only of a certain agility and neatness in tighter bends that seems at odds with a car of this size and weight. The work of the rear wheels is also evident in tight low-speed manoeuvres when it can deploy all 7.
The anti-roll systems are subtle too, allowing a certain amount of body movement rather than the eerily flat cornering behaviour of a Xantia Activa so the whole thing feels normal and natural. Also playing its part in the handling department is an active rear diff that’s doing more of the heavy lifting here because, in normal running between 21 and 100mph, the car is rear-wheel drive unless it detects a need to shunt torque to the front axle.
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