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2008 Land Rover Range Rover Review

Review Last Updated: 3/12/09

These scores and this review are from when the car was new.

Scorecard

Overall: 2008 Land Rover Range Rover U.S. News Best Cars 8.1
Critics' Rating: 8.7
Performance: 8.9
Interior: 8.9
Safety: N/A
Reliability:
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Pros & Cons

  • Class-leading off-road performance
  • Luxurious, smooth, and surprisingly nimble (for its size) on-road manners
  • Gorgeous interior and exterior styling
  • Pampers with long list of features, technology, and luxury touches
  • Very high price, even for its class
  • Poor fuel economy versus peers
  • Based on past history, reliability questions remain

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The Range Rover is widely viewed as one of the finest luxury vehicles built today, and its smooth on-road and rugged off-road performance are seen by many as best-in-class.  However, Land Rover's spotty reliability record detracts from its overall appeal.

With luxury and performance to spare, reviewers are almost unanimous in saying that the Land Rover Range Rover is a wonderful full-size luxury SUV, among the finest overall luxury vehicles on the road. Not only does it ride and handle well on the city streets, it has class-leading  off-road capabilities. Since the Range Rover got several changes last year, it gets only minor interior tweaks for 2008. The Range Rover comes in two trims. The HSE base model features a 305-horsepower V8 engine and the Supercharged model features a more powerful 400-hp V8.  Conventional wisdom says that if you can afford a Range Rover, you can also probably afford to fill it up -- but buyers may want to note that the Range Rover's gas mileage is in the middle of the class, and the SUV requires premium fuel.

  • "A beautifully executed amalgam of old-money luxury sedan and Land Rover's rugged, go-anywhere capability." -- Car and Driver
  • "One of the few luxury cars that is actually worth its asking price." -- The Family Car
  • "The Range Rover blends conflicting functions by offering supreme luxury and extreme off-road ruggedness. Few other SUVs offer such high levels of both. The trade-off is a steep price." -- Forbes

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