Some more close-ups of that blue Range Rover Hybrid

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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.

They love the Evoque in this color for 2014.  It’s called Zanzibar and is exclusive to the Evoque and LR2.

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?

As previously discussed this a nice refresh for the aging Discovery.  This is the latest set of images, adding 20 more than we had before!

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And now a little of my wonderful editorial, ha!

The Wade Sensing feature we’ve seen on the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport – interesting note – both of the Range Rovers have better wading depths than the Land Rover!

This is the one that just bothered me:

Why don’t they center the Terrain Response icons?

I’m sure this is from a big professional photo shoot but maybe use a can of compressed air next time to get rid of some of that white dust settled into the controls.

And in the bottom right corner, maybe some blue wiring insulation?