I Drive The Queen's L322 Range Rover - But What's Special About It?

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Today I get to drive a car with a fantastic history - a genuine ex-Royal Fleet L322 Range Rover, as used by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. But what makes it different to any other Range Rover, and would you pay more for it?
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[@2amSpeedMerchant]

I see you wearing your best shirt for the occasion, jolly good ol' boy. 😊

[@SuperiorNo1]

Jeremy Clarkson Harry Metcalfe Did A Brilliant Video On KZbin 😈

[@andrewhurstcars]

The L322 are very much the Range Rover du jour with Metcalfe and Clarkson constantly plugging them. The late Queen’s versions also nearly always had dual rear window controls on each rear door so she could open both rear windows for the dogs. Plus the seat belt ‘bong’ coded out to drive round Balmoral and Sandringham belt-free.

[@elta6241]

Clarkson and Metcalfe did a good job of pointing out just how practical these cars are. If you're willing to replace injectors that cost more than the car then it must be doing something right.

[@AlexLR]

The seatbelt warning chime can be forever silenced by plugging and unplugging the drivers seatbelt ten times simultaneously with the ignition on.

[@andrewhurstcars]

@@AlexLR indeed, but the royal family’s Range Rovers have that coded out before delivery.

[@alecbasba]

I wonder if the Queen had battery drain problems, because as Clarkson pointed out in that video, this later version with the digital panel fires up the ECU every time you open the door, which one does a lot around a farm.

[@JohnBaxendale]

@@AlexLRNot on these with the digital dash it can't, you need to use a computer to code it out in the CCF.

[@bigal3055]

Fun fact: Her Maj was a trained mechanic. She got her hands dirty during WWII with the Auxiliary Territorial Service.

[@Boric78]

Heavily into custom ECU chipping too. Wrote her own code and mapped it herself. On days off obviously.

[@bigal3055]

​@@Boric78😂😂 She lived her life a quarter mile at a time.

[@eddieobrien6960]

@@Boric78I heard she put a pop and bang map on her Daimler

[@Boric78]

LOL@@eddieobrien6960

[@itsjoel]

This made me laugh so hard @@Boric78

[@Nevakonaza.]

I can only imagine the strict maintenance this Range probably has had since it leaving the factory, I bet its probably the best running L322 out there right now lol.

[@rascalap2968]

The armoured ones have to be destroyed, not sold, as some people might be interested in deconstructing the protection measures…

[@richardgoodman3350]

Had my 2005 l322 supercharged for 10 years and still enjoy driving it. Been pretty reliable. Other than servicing only had to replace suspension compressor and light check module. Was going to replace it a couple of years ago when rust started appearing round the rear arches. Bit the bullet and treated the car to a £3000 professional bodyshop repair. Still looks like new and saved £30,000 replacing it with a l405. Spent the £30,000 on a DB9 volante.

[@RealMakarov]

30k pds for a db9? impressive

[@lambbosbread123]

@@RealMakarov or he means he put 30k towards it....

[@Bruss390]

@@lambbosbread123 look up what they cost on even autotrader; you may be surprised

[@colinthebeard]

@@lambbosbread123 you can pick up an early DB9 for £25k

[@lambbosbread123]

@@colinthebeard i stand corrected. i just checked, i retract my prior comment

[@Howatengineering]

Got my 2011 4.4 tdv8 back in april, ive covered 11k miles in it since (now on 123k miles) - apart from an annoying dpf issue its been completely trouble free. Easily the best car ive ever had and always a joy to drive, even on our potholed country roads. Its also a distinct improvement in every area (apart from looks) on the 3.6 tdv8 i had a couple of years ago. Feels like a much better quality product, more refined and the adaptive dampers and gearbox really do make a difference. Averages 30-35mpg. These are gems

[@sheilamorrison1954]

That DPF issue is almost certainly a boost pipe leak. Itll be tiny, but it'll be there :)

[@andrewsissens3018]

I owned an ex-Royal Household 4.4 tdv8 for about 3 years. Great truck. My lasting memory was the response I received whenever I took it in for a service - no one could believe the condition. Sorely missed.

[@pug2052]

They have got big buttons for a reason it’s not “my first car” they were designed to be driven whilst wearing driving gloves it’s actually quite innovative actually

[@heiner71]

I agree. Compared to the fiddly small buttons or touch screens of today, I also prefer the chunkier buttons you can actuate without even looking.

[@Beer_Dad1975]

LOL, who wears driving gloves when driving something as cumbersome, slow, and wallowy as a diesel SUV? You'd have to have your head so far up your own arse...

[@barrybritcher]

FARMERS@@Beer_Dad1975

[@pug2052]

@@Beer_Dad1975 you obviously have no idea what you are talking about, the L322 Range Rover is certainly not slow in any of its engine variants and as for cumbersome I have no idea what you are implying they handle well compared to the P38 and are generally a nice place to be

[@jonathancollard3710]

Lovely semi nostalgic trip down memory lane ref the best queen we have had since well, Queen Elizabeth 1st 😁

[@TheNecroFrog]

It’s quite likely she drove it! From what I’ve heard she preferred to drive the L322s herself, newer models she’d be chauffeured in.

[@lbnewell23]

There’s loads of pictures of her Behind the wheel of L322’s so I concur

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

Man if he bought this before she died, without the provenance... he's gonna do well when it goes to auction. Especially if he could prove she sat in the driver's seat.

[@richardharrold9736]

​@@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13true, but I can't think why. I've never had any time for that dysfunctional bunch of benefits scroungers.

[@The13thDukeofWybourne]

She never drove this one

[@lbnewell23]

@@The13thDukeofWybourne where’s your proof. Not saying your wrong but I want to know how you’re so adamant

[@AntoniusTyas]

L322 and L405 Range Rover with the 4.4-litre TDV8 engine are among my favourite engine for Range Rover. Perfect combo of more than decent performance, comfort and flexibility. Maybe only 5-litre supercharged AJ-V8 that can compete with it. Sad to see the TDV8 engine killed on the facelifted L405 Range Rovers...

[@davidbest1]

The 3.0 ingenium TT I6 that replaced it is silky smooth like the 4.4 and feels plenty powerful, just unsure of the long term reliability

[@hallga2]

The Ford/Citroen LION SDV8 has been described as the "World's most unreliable engine"!

[@Northernerdownsouth]

@@davidbest1ingenium engines are dog 💩

[@sheilamorrison1954]

@@hallga2 No it hasnt at all. The 3l has....

[@seeratlasdtyria4584]

I own five of these, one of them just like the Queen's. When you can keep their electronics sorted out, I am repeatedly surprised at how well they can negotiate thin rural trails across uneven pastures, and then return you back home at the proverbial 'ton' on the highway:) With all their faults, when operating as intended, they turn out to be surprisingly comfortable and capable bits of kit. However, like the Queen did, I much regret the lend of the manual versions. (You know she drove, I believe, stick shift heavy ambulances during the War, what a magnificent monarch she was:)

[@DeanHSmith]

I also have a dark green (beige interior) car first owned by royalty - His Highness The Aga Khan. The car is a RHD 2002 Audi A8L finished in Aga Khan Green. As well as having many exclusive touches, what sets the car apart from other D2 long-wheelbases is the fact that it's got a factory-fitted S8 engine installed. Possibly the only S8 engine installed into a LWB D2 by Audi themselves. The car cost over £90k in 2002 and the engine swap at birth cost over £12k alone.

[@davidmwood560]

Some years ago, I drove, and subsequently bought, a 1955 Humber Super Snipe. Prior to the gentleman I bought it from, it had had one previous owner; who bought it new to compete in the Monte Carlo Rally as a private entry. (Something one could do back then). After performing quite well, it was used by it owner daily from his home in Mayfair, London. I had been privileged to meet the original owner many times at shows and club meets. I think that was a lucky find, and it was certainly a lovely car. From the Monte Carlo to Mayfair _ quite a life. The owner in question? A gentleman by the name of Sir Stirling Moss.

[@leenevin8451]

The queen preferred her 58 plate

[@johnmusk7007]

She did mate

[@JohnnyLudlow]

Yes! She never drove this one

[@venom5809]

Not going to lie, owning a Range Rover owned by The Queen would be pretty cool. I had one of these generation years ago and I loved it, still one of the best cars ever. With regards to the S600, yes, my neighbor was a Top 10 NBA player years ago and he had an S600 and OMG did it have criminal depreciation 😂

[@markfox1545]

'Not going to lie'? What an utterly bizarre thing to say.

[@YJ-qi1wm]

its a very common phrase@@markfox1545

[@stuartrobb673]

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen that car and it’s L404 successor doing the regular run between Taplow Railway Station and Windsor Castle. Not widely known, Taplow was the stop used by the queen when she travelled by the royal train. Being presumably unable to get onto the Windsor and Eton line (or couldn’t be bothered), the Queen often alighted at Taplow then got the Range Rover to take her back to Windsor; no police escort, just the queen sat behind the driver and the car doing the short distance on its own.

[@scatmancraig1974]

I own a 1970's executive bus that was used as a tour bus by Dolly Parton and Fleetwood Mac. It also appeared in the opening credits to the BBC "Seaside Special" entertainment programme in 1976.

[@Lewis2710]

Still the best Range Rover in my opinion, it just looks perfect, incredibly practical and comfortable along with fantastic off road ability.

[@buggs9950]

Years ago a mate of mine had a mk3 Fiesta which we briefly thought had been previously owned by Ian Huntley. But it was one digit out on the number plate, probably for the best.

[@itsjoel]

I see Range Rover, I click

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

The pre-owned-by-a-celebrity S Class is at the top of any moderately successful drug dealer's shopping list.

[@21stcenturyozman20]

I'm no dealer, but I once owned a rare S-Class (early ’70s Crayford Estate W116 280 SE) that had previously been owned by Rolf Harris.

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

@@21stcenturyozman20 ooooh... dunno if I'd be advertising on that provenance... I mean, it's fun to think about all the umm, tales the back seat of a famous recording artist's former car may have to tell. But I don't think anyone wants to think about the tales Rolf Harris' former back seat has to tell. Except maybe the police.

[@21stcenturyozman20]

@@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 I owned before Harris’s reputation went down the toilet - and sold it three weeks before that happened too. When I advertised it for sale (on worldwide MB forums), most interest was from the US, but the car was RHD, the only factor that put the Yanks off buying it. Even if that had been *after* Rolf’s fall from grace, it wouldn’t have made a difference to the Americans, as they seem incapable of discerning fame from infamy - or are unwilling to. It eventually went home to England for restoration - but I kept the Wobble Board and the Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport album sleeve.

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

@@21stcenturyozman20 lol that's about as impeccable timing gets. As an Australian, I'm just glad nobody here picked it up. You can keep everything Rolf Harris related... and for the record, tying a kangaroo down is a crime under the animal cruelty act. We made a specific provision for it

[@21stcenturyozman20]

@@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 Well it *was* someone in AU who bought it before it went back to the UK. Some folk find such matters distasteful, and they may well be so, but I refuse to damn someone’s artistic output on the basis of their personal behaviour. If we were to apply that to all creatives, we’d be burning artworks and albums from now till eternity. And the list would include some of the world’s great composers, artists, performers … 🙄

[@smortg]

Elizabeth, a true car enthusiast, probably wasn't able to chase her true passion as much as she wanted due to the whole queen thing I do love a car with a story

[@benpenagonzales6014]

The L322 is peak RR. The next one had the tapered rear and this one is still boxy, looks like the classic but has airbags etc

[@nizm0man]

Peak Rolls Royce? Hehehe

[@benpenagonzales6014]

@@nizm0man in my life, sadly , nope 👎 just Range Rover

[@cliveadie6536]

I've had my L322 now for a year and without doubt it's the best yet. It's a 2011 TDV8 4.4 Vogue SE in Galway Green with sand beige leather interior. I know I'm tempting fate but so far it's been trouble free. It's my 9th Range Rover and with its luxury fittings, deployable side steps, heated and cooled seats comfort,, ultimate driving position, performance and 35/40 mpg it has to be unbeatable. At last a car like Jeremy Clarkson , and Harry Metcalfe that I will never sell.

[@StuStafford83]

They really are amazing. Love mine

[@ReeceT20]

I can't stress enough how much I'd love to hoon the queen's rover round some backroads

[@jakethegsd]

Talking of famous previous owners, I used to have a car once previously owned by Bonnie Tyler. It was OK most of the time, but every now and then it fell apart.

[@20centurysquirrel]

I used to own a 2009 L322 that wore the plate L5 and supposedly belonged to Liverpool football club. Brought it to Ireland and daily’d it for 6 years . Best car I ever owned

[@musoseven8218]

Charming insights, thanks for sharing, I always liked that model, love Range Rovers but can't afford the reliability issues. I'm of an age that a lazy V8, auto, with bags of comfort would be a boon though. By and large I try to avoid special or rare cars that one is an out and out custodian of, takes the fun out of it (I've had one or two).I'm not sure that there are that many royalists these days though (maybe a museum will snap it up🤔🤔). I did once start to enquire about a Range Rover "classic", but it had a day bed arrangement in the back. Strange modification I thought to myself - all several years before the balloon went up - I made further enquiries, and found out the car had belonged to a certain Jimmy SaEvil (he was pretty pally with the royals too) I never liked the bloke, he had a vibe about him, so chose not to pursue the car further (even with offers of a refurbished back seat etc), as the vibe felt off. Then the balloon went up and my hunch was right about the car! Yuk, I dread to think!

[@robholland1937]

The 4.4 tdv8 with the 8 speed in an L322 is sublime. Owned mine 5 years now 😊

[@geoffpollitt7810]

I had a 2007 4.2 supercharged Vogue for 11 years. Best car I have had. Never let me down. replaced the air springs but otherwise no problems other than normal wear and tear.

[@run_cycle_life4005]

I’m guessing you’d require a picture of the Queen in or exiting the car to increase the value significantly. Otherwise it’s just one of the fleet some royals “probably” used.

[@SumanAndJoyce]

I owned World Cup legend Geoff Hurst's Lexus LS460. I didn't know that when I bought it, but a HPI report showed it was previously on a private plate 66 GH.

[@AndyK.1]

Controls can be used wearing gloves. Not that you need them with all the heaters these days

[@arneklepp4950]

Based on your shirt, I guessed, that you were reviewing Elton John's Range Rover 🎉

[@eskieastman2138]

If you could spec a l322 from new, it would be that colour, that interior. Perfect

[@jotabill]

I ordered a new Land Rover 110. They said it would take 6 months to deliver. After a year they said sorry another 6 months. So I needed a car to run about in so I bought a Range Rover L322 and if you’re going to do that and only want it for 6 months you may as well have the full fat version. 5ltr V8 supercharged Autobiography. I loved it so much. You put your foot down and it is as if the hand of God comes down and shoves you up the road with 500 bhp and in perfect silence and wonderful opulence. Even the headlining is beautiful stitched leather. I finally received my 110 and it wasn’t even close to the perfection of the L322 so after putting a few hundred miles on it I flogged and I’m keeping the Range Rover!

[@AndyK.1]

Jaguar digital dashes are good because you can have different displays and the later RRS

[@overlandjourno]

Just watching you drive it and being virtually in it with you is a treat. ❤

[@damian-795]

We visited Sandringham in December 2008. A dark green Land Rover approached from a side road on our left and indicated right. this car gave way to us. I looked at the driver who was lone female and wearing a head scarf, I said, oh look , she looks like the Queen" as we got closer, it was OMG , it is the Queen. She was driving around on her own 😁😁

[@electrikoptik]

‘What’s so special about it?’ It breaks down gracefully

[@jackleonard2885]

I am on my 3rd Range Rover, two L322 and one L405. In 18 years and several hundred thousand miles of ownership I have never had a breakdown.

[@KN-lq4zv]

I had a the 3.6tdv8 and they easily sit on speeds well over 100km/h for extended periods of time in between towns in outback Queensland. Whilst parts are ridiculously priced comparative to others, I found them to be quite reliable with not much going wrong. Great off road too

[@jeremywentworth1833]

Maybe it's different for JLR products now but when I worked for Landrover all Royal family cars had 2 identical cars and for 6 months of the year 1 was used the other 6 months the identical was used only difference registration plate so 1 car was always at Landrover the other with the queen. I certainly would have thought all servicing would be done by Landrover at the factory so presumably things may have changed and it was maintained by nearest Landrover. Facility as this car would have come directly from Landrover not through a dealer. I'm sure there is pictures of Prince Phillip driving a green L322 as he only gave up driving when he had the accident maybe 2 years before he passed away . So possibly driven this car. Unless grill at front has been changed but it will have had the small flashing blue lights attached behind the grill to show it's security etc royal family. Regarding Princess Diana's RS Turbo it was taken back after she had it a few years and was given a new reg plate and.it was not only the only black S1 RS Turbo it had the front grill of an Orion 1.6.i Ghia the security blue lights.fitted better to the Orion grill.

[@AndyK.1]

Phil drove freelanders, discovery’s and queens Jags

[@monkeymagic4555]

Helmet...it's not a royal family range rover its an ex security services rangerover that covered the royal family....That is all...Spent most it's time up at Balmoral....

[@XLR8bg]

Oh, I have a story... about 3 years ago, I almost bought a 2012 L322 5.0L SC Autobiography with some fancy exhaust system, a carbon package (had carbon on the A pillars, side mirrors, and a few other places), and basically all the bells & whistles that you can potentially have on this car. It used to be owned by Slavi Trifonov, the most famous late-night talk show host here in Bulgaria... He's been in the business for maybe 30 years. Anyhow, the thing costed 14k euro at the time, and I didn't buy it in the end. First, because I read that those engines had issues with the chain tensioners that can lead to catastrophic failure. Second, because Range Rovers are notorious for frequent and expensive repairs. Instead, I bought a 2011 BMW 535ix (F10), it was about 2/3 the cost of the L322, thinking it be easier and cheaper to maintain because that's a very popular brand here, while Land Rover are fairly rare. Anyhow, in my 2.5 years of owning that thing, it left me stranded 3 times, two of which were catastrophic engine failures... After the second one, I ended up selling it with a broken engine because it had turned into an insane moneypit. Besides the big engine repair, I also needed to replace the rear springs, water pump (surprisingly expensive), alternator, valvetronic motor, serpentine belt, and a few other small bits... Overall, my supposedly safer choice costed me 11k euro to buy, I spent about 9-10k euro on fixes over 2.5 years and ended up selling it for 5.5k euro... Long story short - I don't learn from my mistakes, so these days I'm buying a 2008 L322 3.6 TDV8 :D

[@pezzonovante888]

Royal or not, that L322 is gorgeous. What a perfect car.

[@stillvotingarewe.]

If that demon was in that car I'd have it blessed immediately

[@john-fv1vf]

that is not the queens! She drove an older one 3.6 tdv8

[@JohnnyLudlow]

💯

[@ckjayasekara]

1 noticeable item. The one in the picture doesn't have roof rails.. The one you drive has. :)

[@cafe405]

May have been a car drafted in last minute for the event in the pic, and that's why it's not plush and reinforced etc.

[@morgman43]

Man, if I was in LR Marketing, I'd have done an HRH spec that precisely mimicked this (sans the extra grab handles) with no options available. This spec is pure class.

[@jagmarc]

I've got a black '87 XJ-S belonged to a famous football player. Didn't have the factory service but a later owner faked the dealer stamps otherwise the owner's book would be original

[@flyme195]

Yes, it may have been owned by the Royal Household but, did the late HM The Queen actually drive it? It say probably not. Yes, she may have been chauffeured in it but that’s about it. Her own personal Range Rover, the one she actually drove herself, was a 58 plate slightly earlier model. The reg of that one was CK58 NPJ. There are many photos around of her actually driving it around Balmoral and Sandringham.

[@rs48635]

Sold for moderate premium over ordinary car. £21,622. Would have green L322 any day of the week.

[@spyonthesoftparade]

I've had the privilege of driving the queens RR whilst working at JLR. A great day indeed!

[@blahblahsonMD]

Starter car?! This is a FINISHER CAR... A transporter of gods... THE GOLDEN GOD!

[@ayokunledaniels67]

Yeah we noticed the subtle swipe at the PM and ‘Kia sportage’

[@ianbishop247]

Many years ago we were looking to buy a defender from an independent used LR garage in Huddersfield and they had a long wheelbase (stretched Limo) Range Rover Classic that had been used at the UK embassy in Berlin. It came with an amazing passenger log book that included Princess Diana. It wasn't hugely expensive given it had been maintained to an amazing standard. I cannot count the number of times I regret not buying it, though it would have been completely impractical and I would have needed a new huge garage to put it in. I often wonder who has it now....

[@leuvenlife]

The chunky switches are to be easily operated whilst wearing gloves.. though who would be in gloves in a vehicle with heated everything and far too nice for work gloves...?

[@richardcarter1000]

I've done over 140k miles in my late L322. Great car. A keeper.

[@jozsefizsak]

Very nice.Your intelligent and mature take is always appreciated!

[@eyesurgeon69]

I've owned 4 L322's, 3 new in-period and just picked up a 5.0 S/C because I love them and they are definitely taking off in no small part due to love from Clarkson and Metcalfe.

[@brubru6819]

Great colour. I did note that the number plate is missing the GB logo, that is shown with the queens image of the LR RR.

[@Nord_Mann]

Awesome drive! Congratulations!

[@longtailgt]

The L322 Range Rover is possibly my favourite SUV of all time! Although I will say I much prefer the series 1 and series 2 cars, they just look better imo. Also, a suggestion, if you don't mind: please could you include more static shots or footage just showing the exterior of the car and the whole car? I love the videos as they are and I wouldn't change anything but it would be reeeaallly more nice if I could also just be able to look at the whole car in its entirety (for more than the current 20 or so seconds of cumulative footage/photos).

[@javindo]

Sold for £21,622 for anyone interested/in case the auction gets archived

[@stuart207]

It's so nostalgic, i love it.

[@regbarnard2866]

So our beloved Queen does NOT need armour plating but Sadiq Khan does for his Range Rover. This speaks volumes on his popularity or lack of !!!

[@yuglesstube]

Great show!

[@Crimetvuk]

I remember seeing the Queen on a cruise outside Maccy Ds on a Friday night in this Range Rover, she helped me change the wheel on my Ford Fiesta 1.1, unfortunately she didn’t say long as Andrew was constantly calling her asking “when’s mummy back?”

[@th3b0untyhunter]

Princess Diana's S1 RS Turbo was NOT the only one in black. There is another example first owned by a Ford executive

[@jshoe1986]

Their is a photo out their of the queen behind the wheel of one of these, if it is same registration is another question 🎉😅😊

[@timoliver8940]

One other nice thing about cars from the royal garage and the royal protection squad are ULEZ exempt……… even after they have been disposed of.

[@MrSCOTTtheSCOT]

Very nice. Should have a small corgi plush with her majesty's insignia on it, strategically placed within.

[@ryan.lisson]

I once heard of a guy who bought a Chrysler Le Baron for the sole reason that Jon Voight was the former owner.

[@lqr824]

I nearly bought George Best's E-type from Eagle in 2003. Series 2 coupe, green on green, but not BRG, instead a kind of sick-grass-metallic green.

[@ruk2023--]

My dear James, you are looking at the digital dash from the wrong perspective. What you see as a weakness for owners is a big win for JLR. Instead of having to manufacture analogue dials in dfferent calibrations it makes more commercial sense to manufacture a single LCD screen that can do anything that a software update tells it to do.

[@JohnBaxendale]

Though, tbh, the way they actually made the digital dash there's very limited capability for modifying what's on screen. People have tried, but the actual dash pod is very limited. The middle screen can be hacked and there's 3rd party CarPlay/Android Auto options that can be added, but none will update that main screen unfortunately!

[@ruk2023--]

I'm not thinking of hacking it like this but I'm sure the manufacturer can do anything they want.@@JohnBaxendale Better examples of what I mean are. 1. Instead of making two different physical products with KPH or MPH as the main unit they simply make one screen and tell it what is the primary unit. 2. Instead of making lots of different dials with different top speeds and rev limits for different JLR products they simply have to make one screen. 3. There's no process needed to build the analogue dials from needles and plastics and surrounds and controllers they just make one screen. 4. The logistics of shipping the right dials to the right factories and countries are simplified. They just send everyone a lot of screens to install. Overall the manufacturing process is greatly simplified which in turn will be cost less per unit to make. The benefits of going digital were for JLR not the customers who buy their products.

[@JohnBaxendale]

@@ruk2023--Yes, definitely, that's why most manufacturers have moved to digital displays and why manufacturers like Tesla have very "clean" interiors, it's not so much a design feature as a cost saving exercise. Arguably, touchscreens are less safe than gauges/buttons/switches - personally I dislike them and hope the trend ends soon.

[@derekhastings8481]

Really good review. Pleasure to watch. I agree, in this instance, the prior ownership makes it very interesting. Also interesting to reflect on the changes of ownership the company was going through at that time. I think the company almost had a clearer vision of what they wanted the Range Rover to do - the big buttons were to aid functionality. It would be interesting to do a video where you track the changes through the generations.

[@earlofsmeg]

Well of course it's cool. It belonged to the Queen. Not some stupid celebrity.

[@conto765]

My father is a mechanical engineer and has therefore restored or repaired several Celebreris cars. like a Formular 1 car from michael schuhmacher or the Bergmann Ferrari, a car from Ferrari for the actress Ingrid Bergmann

[@jjjackson3742]

Although not a Royal specific spec, not many L322s which don't have heavily tinted or fully blacked out windows; even government ones tend to be.

[@bordersw1239]

Met her a few times when she used to bring it in for it’s yearly service - she used to like the free coffee and biscuits 😉

[@BenRelle]

I like the chunky dials. It's weird how people who review cars go on about stuff that in the real world you just get used to as a matter of driving the car over a period of time. I do agree about the screen/dash thing though - if it doesn't really do much over what dials do, then just give me some nice dials....

[@WesD85]

The reason why the buttons are a bit clunky is because the car was designed so drivers could function the controls while wearing gloves.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

I think it's an insurance thing. Four door cars are cheaper. Hence the RX8 having the same layout

[@carlosdad2204]

I don't understand all the negativity surrounding the P38. I bought one in 1998 in the US and never had a problem.

[@freethinker1492]

What would make that car more valuable is.. not because it was owned my the queen but also the fact it would of been maintained properly.. I never went to Dell Boy's garage for a oil change or any repairs.. IF that car had 500.000 miles on it. It would still be a good car.. NOTHING would of been overlooked at each service and I don't think the queen would of turned down a repair because it was to much or her friend Bob can do it cheaper..

[@farmerdave33]

I very seriously considered buying the 300 Mercedes Wagon owned by John Candy when he passed away, as verified by insurance cards and other documents. Main reason I passed was that I had no more spaces for cars in my driveway or street parking without selling something I didn't want to sell.

[@280SE]

I can’t believe how many people have the queens green RR. It’s like every car youtuber has it 🤨

[@ThatsClassiccars]

I once owned Mungo Jerry’s Mazda MX5 BBR turbo… what a claim to fame that is 😂

[@anstroth]

Nice story James. My first car was a British racing green MGA which I sold in order to buy an MGBGT which was owned by the Duke of Westminster. It was painted in Ford blue mink matching the Rolls Royce I am told. Interestingly the chap I sold the MGA to was the Bishop of Chester’s son who was a leftenant in the Royal Navy and he knew of the MGBGT which was apparently driven by Sally Grosvenor. I’ve tried searching for the MG but can’t locate it except that some heathen had repainted it black🙁 Well that’s my “Celebrity”? Story thanks again James.

[@jaysmartin]

The horn is because one doesn't smash the airbag in anger .. one presses the horn in disgust!

[@k7y]

I though it was the one queen drove herself. One queen drove is CK58NPJ. 15 years old with only 88k miles on the clock.

[@GT380man]

While politicians deserve to need armoured glass in their vehicles, if more people knew what “Elizabeth Windsor” was doing on the Committee of 300, they might revise their opinion.

[@paulreilly5987]

Should be a piece of red carpet in the boot, ready to roll out for the passengers.

[@SPC22]

Her Maj. sure looks happy about her trip! 🤣

[@Dj.Ray.Von.]

I bought Gordon Ramsay's Ferrari Monza SP2... I lie... I probably couldn't afford a starter in one of his restaurants 😅

[@andrewjones-productions]

I agree fully about the fact that the previous owner being totally irrelevant. Once an ordinary person gets into it and drives it around, then it is nothing more than just one more second-hand Range Rover with a rusty tow ball. Unless of course, it has some unusual feature that is not normally fitted. This particular vehicle also demonstrates that the Royal Household largely buy stock vehicles and do very little to them, if anything. I am sort of surprised that it doesn't have at least somewhere where the Royal Crest or flag would have been set when the late Queen was conducting engagements. Either that or they used some sort of magnet or other quick attachment device that could easily be swapped from vehicle to vehicle without any sort of permanent modification.

[@knightonwarbeck1969]

A real highlight of owning an L322 IS the chunky buttons, dials, knobs, and switches, all features coveted when you live in a winter environment of -20C to -50C, obviously an environment you do not live in, but I do. To inform you a little more, try touching a touch screen in -30C weather, with or without your glove on. Let me help you with this one: FAIL. Pressing a heated seat push/press button really makes sense now... yes? Ditto for climate controls, heated steering wheel, etc... Oh wait a second, your audience is UK-only based, yay? Nay?

[@williamlilly3100]

I agree with this one - I believe Harry Metcalfe in a review of his L322 observed that the designers specifically made the buttons large enough so that they could be operated with gloves on. It is that sort of detail which I think underlies that the L322 was still somewhat linked to the original purpose of the Range Rover in being a luxurious workhorse. Later models are far more luxury limousine alternative to any form of workhorse - hence the fancier buttons in the L405!

[@serenityinside1]

If it was was good enough enough for her late majesty then its more than good enough for us mere mortals! God bless the queen 😞🇬🇧

[@ggj666]

I almost bought a Red Volvo 240 estate back in the 80's That I was told the previous owned was Melvyn Bragg. Not quite an ex car of the Queen.