Price: R3 610 600 0–100 km/h: 5,59 seconds Top speed: 250 km/h Power: 390 kW Torque: 750 N.m Fuel index: 14,16 L/100 km CO2 : 275 g/km
Modern touches have improved a much-loved motoring icon
Gareth Dean
New V8 engine is refined, yet provides ample punch
Ryan de Villiers
e are living in a fast-moving world. From the inexorable move towards the digitisation of almost every medium of communication known to humankind to the increasing drive in the direction of fuel-efficient motoring and electrification, some of the tenets of our society are in a state of flux. Many things imbued with time-honoured charm are dwindling in our rear-view mirrors. This is why it’s heartening to see some things managing to circumvent such caprices (or at least adapt in a less jarring manner) and remain untouched by the passage of time. The latest Range Rover is a case in point. While it has adopted numerous digital-age technologies in place of dated mechanical systems, assumed modern underpinnings and gone the dreaded route of engine downsizing – it’s not as bad as you’d believe, but
