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Wow, didn’t realize how slow the touchscreens in the ALL NEW Range Rover & Range Rover Sport were!

Video review below cued up to the touchscreen review – look how long it takes for the AV screen to appear after hitting the button – what year is this? 2002? No wait, it’s the “ALL NEW” 2014 Range Rover Sport.

And same for the Range Rover in this comparison between it, an A8 and the new S-Class. The Range Rover is an amazing vehicle and the review is clear that it was their car of the year BUT it just fails completely when you compare the tech with the older A8 and the new S-Class. It’s embarrassing.

Can you believe how slow it is in responding, how is the GPS screen not appearing instantaneously – or at least give some kind of loading indicator? Instead it seems you press the button and wait a second.

And something I’ve complained about since they first revealed it in 2010 – the drivers virtual gauge cluster. When you compare the graphics to what Mercedes is doing with the exact same tech it is… Can you guess? EMBARASSING!

Rumors of a big upgrade coming for 2015 are hopefully true, but knowing Land Rover it will probably be 2012 tech.

Michael2013-11-16T01:38:08-05:00November 16, 2013|

Reading through the 14.5 Order Guide shows LWB & Autobiography Black clues were hidden in plain sight

The above shot is from the Range Rover 14.5MY UK Pricing & Order Guide, which was public before the Autobiography Black was announced. There’s lots of neat info in it. Right there on the first page of data was the yet-unannounced Range Rover Autobiography Black LWB.

First the “Autobiography Black Badge” which was used for a 2011 model on the previous generation Range Rover but not on the current model yet, so that was a clue.

Then a little further down, starting with the Hybrid AAG Badge.

We knew what the Hybrid AAG was, which leads us to the L’ AAG Badge – which we now know is for the LWB designation.

So that info was right there in front of our noses, hopefully next time I’ll read a little closer the first time around.

Does anyone out there know what AAG stands for?

Michael2013-11-19T21:15:33-05:00November 15, 2013|

Exterior features of the Range Rover Autobiography Black (lots of chrome)

With this latest special edition came the first major round of exterior tweaks, specific to the Autobiography Black:

Autobiography Black Badging & Signature Rear Lamps – along with a glimpse of the new chrome horizontal trim

Updated finish for front grill (and a green oval!)

Side vents get refreshed look with chrome additions and the L badge for the LWB. Land Rover seems to be into these new door badge designations lately – with the Hybrid and the 2014 Discovery getting them too. I really like how the side vents look, it’s a great compromise between the full Atlas vents and the standard body color.

Here’s another view of the front, the changes to the grill are more noticeable. The auxiliary vents now getting a metallic surround. I’m not a huge fan of what they did with those vents. The metallic vents are one of my favorite little details on the regular Range Rover Autobiography. But on that model only the horizontal fins are metallic, the actual surround stays body color. Too me it just seems more elegant with the metallic fins just floating in body color. This looks heavier and more slapped on.

And finally the 21” 7-spoke polished chrome wheel

I like it.

Michael2013-11-09T04:52:14-05:00November 4, 2013|

Range Rover Autobiography Black, The Long Wheelbase Range Rover returns

Land Rover officially announced the new Long Wheelbase version of the All-new Range Rover, it’s revealed as a special edition, Autobiography Black.

Long wheelbase Range Rover extends customer appeal*
The ultimate SUV alternative to saloon cars in the long wheelbase market
First Range Rover long wheelbase in 20 years
Debuts at LA and Guangzhou motor shows
Autobiography Black launched as the new pinnacle of the Range Rover line-up*
- First class exclusivity and luxury combined with true Land Rover breadth of capability
- Debuts at Dubai motor show
First customer deliveries from March 2014*
Over 840,000 Range Rover vehicles sold since launch in 1970

(more…)

Michael2013-11-09T04:53:05-05:00November 2, 2013|

MY2014.5 Park Assist Updates for the Range Rover

The 2014.5 model year for the Range Rover will begin with December builds. We knew what was coming, the minor updates to various systems. Now we actually know how some of them will work.

As described in the official PR:

Planned for a mid-year introduction, the Range Rover will offer Enhanced Parking Aids to bolster the already-available Parallel Park feature. Parking Exit will be able to help the driver to automatically exit parallel parking spaces; Perpendicular Park can automatically position the vehicle centrally in parking spaces to maximize exiting room on both sides, 360-degree Park Distance Control will provide virtual object tracking along the sides of the vehicle at speeds of up to 10mph (16km/h).

New optional Lane Departure will use a forward-looking camera to monitor the vehicle’s position between lane markings. The Lane Departure Warning system provides haptic feedback through the steering wheel should the driver begin to move out of lane without using a turn signal. The same camera is used for the Traffic Sign Recognition system, which identifies speed limit signs and a variety of other warning and information signs^.

We’ll focus on the two new Parking Aid items: Parking Exit and Perpendicular Park. 2014.5-pp

The thing I hadn’t realized was that Perpendicular parking would be for reversing into a space, in hindsight it makes sense and makes the feature more interesting. I also wondered how it would be activated, with two additional features, how would the controls change. Now we know:

The Park assist button can be used to scroll through the 3 Park assist features:
• A first press of the button turns the system on and selects Parallel parking.
• A second press of the button selects Perpendicular parking.
• A third press of the button selects Parking exit.
• A fourth press of the button turns the system off and will extinguish the LED.

Michael2013-10-26T15:51:22-04:00October 29, 2013|