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And it’s official – 2024 Range Rover Updates are here, new engines, SV Bespoke service and more

First takeaway – Autobiography is sticking around!!  And US is getting the P550e finally!

Range Rover introduces elevated personalization with new SV Bespoke service for Autobiography and SV models

  • Enhanced personalization: SV Bespoke commissioning service offers Range Rover Autobiography and SV clients an extended choice of materials, color combinations and finishes
  • Individually curated: With up to 391 interior material colorways and 230 colors in the SV Bespoke paint palette, as well as a Match to Sample service, clients can make their Range Rover truly unique
  • Custom made: SV Bespoke commissioning service represents the pinnacle of personalization with unique embroidery and detailing available
  • Extended range: New plug-in electric hybrid with 542hp delivers a hushed EV range of up to 51 miles for serene progress
  • V8 power: V8 features mild hybrid technology, while Range Rover SV is now available with powerful new 606hp powertrain
  • Advanced innovations: Dynamic Response Pro electronic roll control takes composure to the next level while Terrain Response® introduces Adaptive Off-Road Cruise Control with Country Road Assist technology
  • Elegant beauty: Range Rover can be ordered now.

Mahwah, NJ – Wednesday, May 17, 2023: Range Rover is setting a new modern luxury benchmark with the introduction of an SV Bespoke commissioning service, offering clients enhanced levels of personalization and refinement.

The service is available on Range Rover Autobiography and SV models, while a suite of enhancements across the line-up maintains Range Rover vehicle’s status as perhaps the world’s most desirable luxury SUV. Range Rover is considered the original luxury SUV and has led by example for more than 50 years, combining serene comfort and composure with extraordinary capability.

Further updates to Range Rover include the latest generation Pivi Pro infotainment, while the new plug-in electric hybrid is more powerful than before. Range Rover V8 now features mild hybrid technology, a new 606hp variant is introduced on the exclusive Range Rover SV for ultimate power.

SV BESPOKE

The SV Bespoke commissioning service represents the pinnacle of personalization and is available on Range Rover Autobiography and Range Rover SV. To achieve their perfect specification, clients can curate their Range Rover vehicle at the SV Bespoke Commissioning Suite in the UK, visit selected global retailers or for the ultimate convenience, complete their order online through an exclusive virtual service.

SV Bespoke provides access to a vast range of materials, and interior and exterior finishes. Clients follow a unique and comprehensive seven-step creation process that considers colors, themes, SV exclusive options, materials, veneers and finishers, customizations and personalization. Each finished vehicle promises to be as unique as its creator, although curated design combinations chosen by the Range Rover Design team are available to help clients make their dreams a reality.

Inside, there are up to 391 material colorways available, while the curated SV Bespoke paint palette comprises more than 230 colors in satin and gloss finishes. Alternatively, the SV Bespoke Match to Sample paint service can replicate any exterior color request, providing limitless scope for individuality.

The level of craftsmanship available from the experts at SV Bespoke is exemplified by the attention to detail lavished on the Range Rover hood and tailgate script, which is available in a range of precious metal finishes including 24ct gold.  

POWERTRAIN CHOICE

The Range Rover vehicle’s extensive powertrain line-up has also been enhanced. The new powerful plug-in electric hybrid engine in the P550e feature a new 160kW electric motor which, when combined with the 3.0-litre six-cylinder Ingenium gas engine, produces 542hp.

The enhanced technology provides improved acceleration the P550e can sprint from or 0-60mph in 4.8 seconds, down from 5.2 seconds.

The effortless V8 uses Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) technology for the first time. The MHEV system delivers increased efficiency by harvesting energy captured when decelerating and braking, and improved responses as the stored energy is redeployed under acceleration.

A twin turbo V8 MHEV gas engine is also introduced and exclusive to the Range Rover SV, featuring an enhanced power output of 606hp and 553 lb-ft , delivering smooth and powerful performance.

INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY

The Range Rover vehicles luxurious interior combines effortless connectivity and intuitive technology like never before with the latest generation Pivi Pro infotainment. It provides a crisp and intuitive interface, enabling clients to control key vehicle functions via the elegant 13.1-inch floating glass touchscreen.

New sidebars with easy-to-use sliding controls for the volume and climate control provide immediate and precise operation for key functions directly, whatever menu screen is displayed, and approximately 80 percent of tasks can be performed within two taps of the home screen. Haptic feedback provides an added level of tactility and communication with the user.

Integrated Amazon Alexa voice AI and Land Rover voice control systems help drivers to keep their eyes on the road while making changes to the cabin environment. Advanced Software Over The Air capability works to keep the Range Rover vehicle always up to date with the latest software, enabling the vehicle and its features to improve with age.

New Country Road Assist technology features for the first time on Range Rover to enhance passenger comfort and reduce driver effort when using Adaptive Cruise Control. The intelligent system uses navigation data to automatically adjust the target speed, taking into account bends in the road and changes to the speed limit, accelerating or decelerating the vehicle accordingly.

Following its debut in the Range Rover Sport, Dynamic Response Pro takes driving composure to new heights. The powerful electric roll control technology is designed to reduce body lean when cornering for a more engaging drive, using actuators capable of delivering up to 1033 lb-ft of torque to each axle.

The Range Rover vehicle’s unmatched all-terrain capability is also enhanced with the introduction of Adaptive Off-Road Cruise Control. A feature of the advanced Terrain Response® 2 system, it helps drivers navigate tricky terrain by maintaining steady progress according to the ground conditions. Drivers can select one of four comfort settings and the system intelligently adjusts the vehicle’s speed accordingly, allowing the driver to focus solely on steering a path across tricky terrain. 

The enhanced Range Rover line-up is available now priced from $107,400 in the US.

 

 

 

2023-05-16T22:50:09-04:00May 16, 2023|
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TSB: “Smart Key Not Found” on 2023 Range Rover and others

Issue
– A customer may report that the smart key remotes intermittently do not unlock/lock the vehicle, or the message “Smart Key Not Found” displayed on the instrument cluster

Technical Description
– Possible faulty Radio Frequency Receiver located above the headliner
– This is not a RFA module issue and the RFA module should not be replaced

Status
– Using TOPIx Diagnostic workflows, the system can identify if the RFR receiver is at fault and if it requires replacement.
– SSM 75941 / SSM75942 have been released for this concern

 

2023-05-15T19:17:21-04:00April 30, 2023|
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That poor dead horse… The Range Rover motorized pop-out door handles

I’ve already complained too many times about these door handles.  Yes they probably ordered so many that they had to put them in every car badged* as a Range Rover.  (If only they ordered too many audio amplifier part instead but that’s another issue)

Yes, the door handles were a clear step backwards in utility; requiring a button press to enter the vehicle, either on the key fob or on the door handle itself for “Keyless Entry”.  Previously with the key fob near the car, a pull on the door handle was all you needed for “Passive Entry”.  Very clear loss of functionality, very clear example of form over function

Yes, they have still not released Approach Unlocking – a feature that would fix the issue.  A feature they announced in the original press release from October 26, 2021:

The effortless experience begins with the flush deployable door handles, which feature new Approach Unlock and Walkaway Locking with Proximity Sensing, so the doors unlock and the handles deploy automatically when a key fob is detected approaching the vehicle. When leaving the vehicle, customers can simply walk away and, once the key fob has left its immediate vicinity, the handles retract and the vehicle locks.

I find their use of “Keyless Entry” to be somewhat questionable.  Sure there’s no actual key that needs to go physically into the door in regular usage, thereby “Keyless”  But as stated in the iGuide:

Keyless entry allows the vehicle to be opened if a smart key is within 60 in (1.5 m) of the door handle or taildoor (sic) button.

The keyless entry system activates when the keyless unlock button on the door handle is pressed.

Called “Passive Entry” in previous generation, key in proximity, pull the door handle, good to go:

The passive entry sensor is located on the inner surface of the door handle. Grip and pull the door handle to open the door. The vehicle unlocks, the alarm system disarms, and the hazard warning lights flash twice to confirm unlocking. If power-fold mirrors are enabled, they fold out.

The solution

Separate of their door handle surplus, JLR could have looked to the past for inspiration.  They already had a legacy muse for functional yet flush(er) door handles.  Something that would still let them have a unique solution that could operate without any button pressing or Approach Unlock nonsense:

Let the engineers and designers modernize the vertical door handle for a unique and less complicated process.

Sorry Trigger 🐎 :(

*This is specific to Range Rover.  They can do whatever they want on the Suffixed ones

2023-04-04T11:00:14-04:00March 27, 2023|
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US Recall on 1080, 2023 Range Rover P400’s built between Aug 22 & Nov 22

2023-2023 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER

Vehicle Type : LIGHT VEHICLES
Body Style : SUV Power Train : GAS
Descriptive Information : Jaguar Land Rover is conducting a voluntary safety recall campaign involving certain 2023 Model Year Land Rover Range Rover vehicles built at the Solilhull Vehicle Assembly Plant from August 24, 2022 – November 30, 2022. Approximately 1080 vehicles in the United States and Federalized Territories. The basis of the recall population was derived the potentially affected engine serial numbers that were determined based on delivery dates of affected parts into Jaguar Land Rover’s Engine Manufacturing Centre. Affected Engine serial numbers were then traced to specific VIN’s.

Production Dates: AUG 24, 2022 – NOV 30, 2022
VIN Range 1: Begin : SALKPBFU8PA021265 End : SALKP9F47PA039409
Description of the Defect: A concern has been identified on Certain 2023 Model Year 3.0L AJ20-P6 Land Rover Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Velar, Discovery and Defender vehicles where in a small number of engines the cam carrier oil gallery hasn’t been fully drilled. As a result, the oil channel could be blocked, leading to accumulation of oil against the pressure control valve rubber membrane, and subsequently an external oil leak or increased oil carryover into the air intake system.

Description of the Safety Risk: In the event of a blockage, oil can accumulate against the engine pressure control valve rubber membrane, and subsequently an external oil leak or increased oil carryover into the air intake system can occur. An external oil leak may lead to an engine bay fire.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V044-5066.PDF

 

Also affects: 2520 2023 Range Rover Sport’s, 631 2023 Range Rover Velar’s, 107 2023 Discovery Sport’s, 2306 2023 Defender’s and 229 2023 Jaguar F-Pace’s

2023-03-08T10:26:45-05:00February 8, 2023|
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