The ultimate SUV? 2023 Range Rover review: P530 Autobiography LWB | Luxurious 7-seater shades BMW X7

The 2023 Range Rover has been highly anticipated, and we've finally got our first taste of the new-generation luxury SUV.
Why is this new seven-seater sparking so much interest? Well, this model series has a habit of moving the needle for all things on four wheels. After all, the late Queen Elizabeth II was a huge fan, so it has to.
Speaking of Her Majesty, the Autobiography P530 LWB variant on test here was Lizzie's preferred specification. Needless to say, expectations are high.
So, in this expert review, CarsGuide Senior Journalist Richard Berry lives his best life and spends a week with the new Range Rover P530 Autobiography LWB to see just how good it is. Spoiler alert: the partly related BMW X7 should be shaking in its tyres.
#LandRover #RangeRover #Review
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00:00 Intro
00:45 Design
04:27 Pricing and features
06:35 Under the bonnet
07:25 Driving
10:05 Efficiency
10:36 Safety
11:07 Practicality
14:38 Ownership
14:51 Verdict
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[@stop_lying_bro]

Thank you for an amazing review! I love the fact you explain how family friendly it is because most channels don't. They just spit out numbers and the average buyer have no idea what they truly mean. Range Rovers are truly amazing machines.

[@JJ-wi2uw]

Yes, along with the ultimate in repair costs too. 😄

[@lennymful]

Love your work Richard, well done!!💯

[@janjander152]

I love your enthusiasm for driving the car.

[@oldpelican5181]

Aren’t the repair costs eye watering?

[@Macedonia270]

I currently drive the previous generation V8 Supercharged Range Rover.... I have owned it from new and it is now 9 years old.... I have not had one single thing go wrong, not even something small... Unlike the X5 I drove before that....

[@dhyeyapatel1626]

You cannot expect toyota corolla maintaince costs

[@hespie1]

Always fun Richard.

[@StephenFogarty2023]

Great review Richard. Stunning vehicle. BTW The handling / steering and manoeuvrability is particularly good because Rear Wheel Steering in standard on ALL RR in Australia, whether it b SWB or LWB. 5 year Service Plan is included in the price. The V8 is great, but I’d choose the D350, it has 700 nm and much better economy.

[@KN-lq4zv]

Such a great car even the older ones l322 forward are fantastic. Agree about the screen, this separate screen design looks like an afterthought, a Range Rover should be a bit better thought out

[@JoziGB]

lol I thought you were gonna talk about the line not being aligned between the rear 3/4 and the rear door when you complained about the doors 😂😂😂

[@krugmeup2162]

Exactly. Sticks out like dogs balls but crickets from this “reviewer”

[@chegekinya2454]

Waoo amazing

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

Omg! You're not serious. You stuck the kid's toy to the bonnet 😮😮. Perhaps range rover should have added a door closing button in the rear. That door rear door is definetely too far away and heavy for comfort. Lovely review. Thanks!

[@TundeEszlari]

Impressive video, keep it up. 😍

[@joefattal7592]

Stunning!

[@badez86]

Why even compare it to a DBX? May as well compare it to a Urus.

[@StephenFogarty2023]

Very relevant comment by Richard, who has reviewed the DBX etc. This new RR is an excellent vehicle, and in many ways, it makes things like a DBX look very overpriced.

[@HiddenWen]

I think it's also comparable to the Cullinan.

[@btpp12]

Nice review .20 litres for 100 km’s is not good enough for current age 😮

[@geobloke5270]

Richard, you definitely borrowed your granddad's jumper didn't you?

[@user-xl2dg9kp2b]

Carsquide this or Mercedes gls

[@15Hz7]

Book for me this car 😂😂

[@Macedonia270]

I love the Range Rover; I currently drive the previous V8 Supercharged Petrol... One thing about the new one though...I think the new steering wheel looks just stupid...

[@diduladesilva694]

Which year is yours made that you drive and how much does it fuel in the city out of 100km ?

[@Macedonia270]

@@diduladesilva694 My Range Rover is a 2014 Vogue SE V8 Supercharged. She averages around 13 litres per 100km....

[@seyhalong3653]

Nice car, but you went around the points too much make it boring

[@xxxdids]

Omg the average person would never buy this. After 3 years this car will have eye watering gremlins as all range rovers do and this is just a money pit. I have 3 friends who work on all range rover’s and they have more work than they can handle and said mate don’t touch this as when they are new there ok but when they get around 70,000 kms get your wallet out 😢😢

[@Macedonia270]

I currently drive the previous generation V8 Supercharged Range Rover.... I have owned it from new and it is now 9 years old.... I have not had one single thing go wrong, not even something small... Unlike the X5 I drove before that....

[@djizzah]

if youre wealthy lease it for a year or two then give it back, by that stage horrific insurmountable mechanical problems will have begun

[@Macedonia270]

I currently drive the previous generation V8 Supercharged Range Rover.... I have owned it from new and it is now 9 years old.... I have not had one single thing go wrong, not even something small... Unlike the X5 I drove before that....

[@billbligh4547]

The kiddie issues become tedious.

[@AnthonyG-sl8yd]

Really didn’t need the attempted comedy with kids toys. Stick to reviewing the car

[@planestrainsdogsncars4336]

Lots of opposition models have most of those features for a fraction of the price ...its snob appeal, and something to drop the girls off at school. It regularly turns up on reliability lists as THE worse possible choice available.

[@Macedonia270]

I currently drive the previous generation V8 Supercharged Range Rover.... I have owned it from new and it is now 9 years old.... I have not had one single thing go wrong, not even something small... Unlike the X5 I drove before that....

[@badez86]

Awesome car, average review, spent too much time trying to build his own personality in to the car. Great colour combo. 'I don't like the door handles' 🤦‍♂️ Putting a bluey on the bonnet. Spare us.

[@mosca3289]

Pro tip: When making a critical point "from a design perspective" don't wear a misfitting jumper or those shoes. 😉

[@krugmeup2162]

Lmao

[@roberthind3394]

Funny

[@TB-up4xi]

Big old dinosaur with a gas guzzling petrol engine - end of an era....petrol and diesel are dying fuels for private cars, the sooner this sort of thing is banned from the roads for private use the better. We seem to be slow learners.

[@jonb4248]

Yes. Better with heavy electric vehicles that rely on fossil fuel power stations to charge them. Plus, the precious metals that are mined from the ground by slaves in Africa to make the batteries. (There’s not enough precious metals to make enough electric vehicles) Then, they have terrible range, especially in cold weather. The infrastructure isn’t there to charge them if we all had 1. They take hours to charge as against minutes to fill. We’d need 6 times more power stations and huge new cable networks. Great step forwards from petrol or diesel. They’d be zero reduction in CO2 (plant food), they’d cost a fortune, cost a fortune in new infrastructure and have terrible range. That’s real progress away from these convenient dinosaurs. We need more thinking like this in the world 👍

[@krugmeup2162]

Where does the electricity come from? And where do the 6 times the minerals required for the stupid EVs come from. Best to do sone reading before writing such nonsense

[@jonb4248]

@@krugmeup2162 exactly 👍

[@hellothere4342]

Cry harder. I don't like something. Please government daddy, ban them. How dare people have choices.

[@HiddenWen]

Or worse, I can't have it so no one can.@@hellothere4342