If you’re looking to lease a Range Rover in 2022, there’s a couple of pieces of good news you need to hear this week.
Firstly, with the entire range having been facelifted and updated back in October last year, the flagship ‘SV’ model is now available to order for the first time.
Land Rover describes it as the ‘pinnacle of the Range Rover family’ and the SV is also ripe for individual personalisation. Prices for the SV start at £146,200.
The other bit of good news is that the ‘Extended Range’ plug-in hybrid powertrains - called the ‘P510e’ or the slightly less powerful ‘P440e’ - are also now up for grabs.
And Land Rover tells us that they actually underestimated just how good they were last year, and have now amended the figures to reveal that you’ll be able to travel even further than initially thought using battery power alone.
A spokesperson reveals:
“The capability of the Extended-Range plug-in hybrids is signified in their performance and efficiency. Certified data confirms the PHEVs will offer 70 miles of electric driving according to WLTP standards with CO2 emissions as low as 18g/km, which translates into a real-world all-electric range of 54 miles - exceeding initial estimates.
“This 13 per cent increase means typical Range Rover customers will be able to complete 75 per cent of their journeys using the pure-electric power alone.
“New Range Rover is also one of the few PHEVs to offer 50kW DC rapid charging capability and can charge up to 80 per cent in under an hour, making it one of the fastest charging plug-in hybrids.”
So let’s start with the line-up topping SV.
It’s available in both Standard and Long Wheelbase body designs, including a five-seat LWB configuration for the first time.
There’s a good choice of engines, including the aforementioned 510 PS PHEV, as well as a common-or-garden diesel mill and a powerful 530 PS V8 petrol twin turbo unit, which can propel the Range Rover SV up to a top speed of 162mph.
Compared to other Range Rovers, the SV has a unique front bumper, 23 inch alloys, and a liberal use of exclusive materials both inside and out.
And Land Rover says the SV can be configured in more than 1.6 million combinations.
The most lavish of which is the four-seat SV 'Signature Suite' cabin, which is centred around a sumptuous front-to-rear console that runs the full length of the cabin and accommodates an electrically powered Club Table, electrically deployable cupholders and an integrated refrigerator with SV-etched Dartington crystal glassware.
Mark Turner, Commercial Director, Special Vehicle Operations, says:
“The introduction of the New Range Rover SV is a defining moment for Special Vehicle Operations, inviting our customers to create their very own interpretation of modern luxury and savour our shared passions for exquisite design, craftsmanship and quality.”
Elsewhere in the Range Rover line-up, there’s a choice of mild-hybrid six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines, while lease customers can also benefit from the choice of four, five or seven-seat interiors across Standard and Long Wheelbase variants.
Meanwhile an exciting pure-electric Range Rover - the first all-electric Land Rover - will join the line-up in 2024.
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