The P530 twin-turbo V-8 is a new offering, designed and built by BMW to Land Rover specifications. Here the Range Rover's impressive 175-foot stop eclipses the BMW's 184 feet. The same mass relationship does not track with the duo's 70-mph stopping distances, a metric that has much more relevance to family-hauler safety. The three-row Rover twirls around the skidpad to the tune of a respectable 0.74 g, with the lighter X7 earning 0.81 g. Where the mass really shows up is in limit cornering, which is arguably not much of a concern to those hauling a carful of passengers. Our test sample hustled to 60 mph in just 5.5 seconds, which only falls short of the BMW X7 iDrive40 by a tenth of a second, which is something of a miracle because our Rover's 5932-pound curb weight represents nearly 600 pounds more mass than the BMW. The combination moves out smartly and smoothly, even when motivating the seven-passenger long-wheelbase SE. As before, it makes 395 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque and is paired with an eight-speed automatic. The P400 is a supercharged and turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six, which carries over from last year. Until those plug-ins arrive, two gasoline engines are available. We know a bit more about how this affects the soon-to-be-released plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model, which has a significantly enlarged 31.8-kWh battery that will enable an expected EPA range rating of 48 miles instead of the outgoing one's near-useless 19 miles. The longer wheelbase also comes into play with the size of the all-important underfloor battery, but such specifics won't be revealed until later. The new multilink setup also consumes less inboard packaging space where the links attach, a crucial attribute that allows for the fitment of a transverse electric motor in a full battery-electric (BEV) version. A new SWB Range Rover can do the deed in just 35.9 feet, which is only 1.5 feet shy of a two-door Jeep Wrangler. A new long-body Rover can hang a U-turn in just 37.9 feet, a maneuver that required 42.8 feet in the outgoing LWB machine and 40.5 in the old SWB model. The setup makes rear-wheel steering possible, and this new feature (which is standard) chops some five feet off the turning radius despite the elongated wheelbases. The benefits are twofold and significant. Underneath, the rear suspension has been changed from an 'integral link' multilink with a complex lower arm to a true five-link setup. Proportions remain familiar, though, because tidier overhangs limit the overall length increase to just 2.0 inches, and larger 32-inch tires nicely fill out the subtly enlarged fender openings. Critically, the stretched LWB now allows Land Rover to offer three-row seating for the first time. The result is a welcome 1.1-inch increase in rear-seat legroom for the SWB (1.2 inches for the LWB) and an extra six cubic feet of cargo space behind the second row. 2022 Land Rover Range Rover: What We Know So Farīoth the standard (SWB) and long-body (LWB) versions have had their wheelbases stretched by some three inches: from 115.0 to 118.0 inches in the case of the former and 122.9 to 125.9 for the latter.Big Speed: Range Rover Supercharged Tested!.Michael Simari | Car and Driver More Range Rover Content The overall shape is as pleasing to the air as it is to the eye, with a remarkable (for an SUV) 0.30 coefficient of drag. We also like how the taillights appear to be black accents until they're illuminated, at which point they reveal themselves for what they are.

Our favorite such detail might just be the way the body sides roll through 90 degrees to meet the side glass with no chamfer, crease, or molding. It's a design that demands a precision build, so considerable effort has been put into tightening flushness tolerances and slimming panel gaps.

Smooth lines flow along its flanks, barely interrupted by gentle curves and subtle creases. Its proportions and roofline are unmistakably Range Rover, but there's a precision to the execution that makes it appear to be a design study brought to life. That's certainly the case when it's parked, because there's a simple elegance to the flowing shape of the new Range Rover that stands in direct opposition to some of the more gimmicky new vehicles of late. Perhaps the new Range Rover looks impressive in a rearview mirror, and they wished to take a gander.

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