“Blink and you’ll miss it” could be used to describe the fifth-generation Range Rover’s looks, but it could also refer to the V8 model’s powerful performance. Its 530hp and 750Nm are deployed to achieve effortless, waft-worthy progress through any surface and climate conditions, rather than to tear up streets like a sports car.
The Range Rover was first conceived in the 1970s as a comfortable, long-range 4x4 for traversing town and country as a sub-model under the Land Rover brand, which then included the rough and rugged Defender. Since then, it has become synonymous with luxury go-everywhere travel for those who prefer to eschew the traditional limousine.
The appeal of Range Rover, both before and now, can be traced to its popularity among the landed gentry, since Range Rover ownership in the city implied ownership of a country estate.
While many new entrants in the same segment channel only the empirical aspects of a plush roadster, the Range Rover continues to hold its ground against them in its price segment of S$600,000 up to S$1m (for highly equipped models) as it focuses on the emotional aspects as well.
This story is from the December 2022 edition of The PEAK Singapore.
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