Some new higher resolution images of the Black Design Pack coming for the MY14.5 update. UK Pricing has it as a £895 option.
The Black Design Pack will have some exclusive and apparently mandatory wheel options:
On the left are the 22” 7 Split Spoke Black Finish Style 16 and on the right 21” 9 Spoke Black Finish Style 15. Pricing on the wheels varies depending on the model it’s being added to.
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.
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?
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.