Range Rover Vogue SDV8 - Prices, Specs and Walkaround of my Daily for the next week

This year I am confronting my car prejudices head on. I want to explore cars I have previously dismissed and see what makes them and their owners fall for them.
We are starting with this British icon, the Range Rover. In production for 50 years, it is still a recognisable and popular car, flying in the face of a culture moving towards downsized engines and modest living. So, how does it fare?
Thanks to Jaguar Land Rover UK for their loan of this car.
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[@mikemartin6790]

“Status symbol for small angry women” spot on!

[@zaink7037]

Can agree. I once saw a lady cross the road and open the door to her older style white range rover without looking for any cars coming towards her. Not long after she put her foot down in the right lane to get in front of several cars.

[@MRFUCKOFF202]

always white with black rims and blonde hair and a mobile phone in hand

[@zaink7037]

@@MRFUCKOFF202 haha exactly 😂. The lady I just mentioned was a blonde coming out of the local little supermarket holder her bags like she's rich 🤣

[@lewiscannon8213]

Texting on there phone.

[@ycnexu]

Yeah that's a funny line

[@jangruber1929]

7:34 "There are some nice touches like the two gloveboxes, in case one of them breaks" - Brilliant

[@venom5809]

"Status symbol for small angry women" 😂 I'm stealing this line.

[@MrMaxyield]

Quickly becoming my favorite car channel... Keep the videos coming... much love from the USA...🇺🇸🇬🇧👍

[@rickc2102]

I'm starting to insta-click Jay's vids more than any other auto reviewer. Even when the car isn't up to snuff, Jay truly is.

[@fredtheted2259]

It is amazing that in the U.K. these seem as common as a ford focus

[@francisgaliegue6645]

What is even more amazing to me though, and when I first read about this some 8 years ago I thought this was a fad, is that the best selling vehicle in the US is the Ford F150... It still is the case today. Why, US? Just, why?

[@deanchur]

@@francisgaliegue6645 People there treat them like a family car the same way Aussies treat Lancruisers as family cars. As much as I don't like Falcons and Commodores I'd much rather see them on the road as opposed to Karen in her dopey Landcruiser that blocks all the traffic.

[@devlad]

@@deanchur totally agreed. Usually someone terrified of their own massive Landcruiser with no car control, trying to reverse into a tiny park in inner-city Melbourne and everyone having to wait

[@raph_csg]

to be honest I actually see more Range Rovers than I do Ford Focuses

[@alexairconditioning1581]

I love the bit at the End, brumumum brum, get of my land Haha lmao

[@rickc2102]

Continuing with the 1980s theme, lol.

[@mattdedasc]

£100k and THAT bonnet shutline. FFS

[@mattdedasc]

@James Smith that makes sense

[@pushatsinfrared]

It’s not just my eyes playing games w me then

[@flippychoppy]

The bonnet isn’t shut properly it has two catches one on each side and the drivers side hasn’t been clicked down fully it’s a common mistake new owners make 🤪

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

I have been seriously tempted by a full fat Range Rover recently...but I can't get my head around the fact that most seem to be driven by 'trophy women'. Usually blonde with sunglasses on the top of their head, married to a wealthy (ish) guy thirty years their senior. They are easily spotted, just look to see the Rangey parked illegally in the blue badge space, or the Rangey being driven in lane 2 of the motorway at 60mph..never deviating. Add in their famous unreliability and I'm only surprised they sell any. Like most Bentley's, these are what I call 'three year cars'. Any older than that and you're on your own with the never ending repair bills....

[@BibtheBoulder]

Best description I've ever seen of the typical Range Rover driver. Spot on.

[@th3chrisstott]

been waiting for your thoughts on this car for ages. I also love the retro outtro so keep it!

[@jamesjames9066]

would love to see you do a review on the m760li, was just looking at them on autotrader they have depreciated so much

[@kausarde4974]

Lmao grille as big as owner ego. I am pretty sure x7, 7 series and i3 are mingers on purpose

[@leenevin8451]

£50k and still under warranty I assume. Clarkson said it handled like a 3 series as well

[@owenh1713]

Spot on review JM - you nailed it. - I live on the West Coast of South Africa just North of Cape Town where the Range Rovers are also almost a plague (along with Q7s, Q5s a smattering of Cayennes and the odd Macan) Here, in my countryside, the fan base is a tad less "school-run" and a bit more "weekend beach cottage or mountain-wine-farm-run". There's no doubt they are capable, but are probably still underutilised as even my 2017 Audi A4 can do the mountain wine farm run on a weekend. The Range Rover is seen here as the "LR Defender for the missus" which comes complete with its can of "Aerosol Spray on mud" which, if judiciously applied after dark on a Sunday, can have your work colleagues believing that you live a truly outdoors lifestyle. Your review nailed the mentality brilliantly. SS for the SAW? - That was inspired! Thanks again..

[@hex_7187]

I’m looking forward to the rest of the review, thank you. It would be great if JLR could get you a RR Sport. Being slightly less wafty it feels like a better comparator to the SQ7 and V90.

[@kevinbarry71]

Wonderful vehicles, except for the fact that they fall apart immediately and consistently. Five years out they retain about 15% of their original value. Continually amazes me how they manage to stay in business. Of course, JLR is having financial problems lately so who knows

[@domtdoodar99]

Because people will willingly and consistently swipe them up.

[@paulwright9656]

Please post a link of where you can buy a 2015 RR for £15k as I'd be interested! I didn't know they had become such value, I thought low £20's with sensible miles was about it?

[@aidanwilson6035]

Well the cheapest 5 year old Range Rover SDV8 i could find with under 80k miles was a top spec Autobiography at £32,000 , new in 2015 around £92,000 , so that makes it over 30% of the original cost & JLR won't be going bankrupt anytime soon as they have made around £20 billion under Tata ownership , most of the 3 billion loss last year was due to job losses & marking down the value of factories & machinery , in the last 3 months of 2019 they made £318 million in profit , here's 2 dependability surveys to show that JLR are not the worst for reliability ! europe.jdpower.com/press-releases/2018-uk-vehicle-dependability-study europe.jdpower.com/press-releases/2019-uk-vehicle-dependability-study

[@kevinbarry71]

Steven Shawa always some idiot who responds the way you do. If you only knew the truth. I buy cars that are built by people who actually care. As for you. Maybe someday you can move out of your mothers basement

[@paulwright9656]

@@kevinbarry71 And some idiot always replies like you, as both your responses are testament too. Too little internet "knowledge" for your own good?

[@JamalPennant]

Like this new format. Informative 👍

[@jameslatimer1432]

I drove a XC60 Volvo top of the range model on hire car 7-days and that was an amazing car fully loaded maybe you could do a video about the XC60 great car

[@Dan23_7]

James Latimer I think he already has done the XC90

[@gepwxaqdfsidsesg1548]

My Jag XJ diesel weighs only 1660kg which I think is amazing for such a huge car. Aluminium can work if you do it right.

[@SvenTheSveed]

Had a go in a TDv8 at Eastnor, great fun.

[@Official_bigtango]

Great Video as always 👍 very interesting to see a Range Rover on here 👍

[@jez5182]

In my experience small angry women and soft close doors don't mix.

[@rickc2102]

🤭

[@scotiajinker8392]

If I had the cash I would buy the Range Rover, but since I can’t I bought the Volvo XC90 B5.

[@Elliottcam]

Such great reviews on this channel. Agree about the SE entirely….

[@pauledwards5947]

Doing a fine job very interesting

[@rodcarr3119]

I like the Range Rover, primarily because it *really* annoys people who hate on SUVs (normally because they can't afford them) and it's distinctly less "2nd division footballer" than an X7, SQ7 or GLS. Not only less brassy, but more useful in mud, snow and wet grass, all of which cause the Germans to have a fit, or break, or just get stuck (and all of which we have in copious quantities round here)....It's also very practical - after the dogs have manked it up, you can hose it out just like a Defender......just make sure the carpet has time to dry before locking it though :D but.......10/10 to you for at least stepping up and testing your disinclination - nice one.

[@nickmatthews4939]

'Get off moy land, we don't want no shiny shoes round ere' It's not really my cup of tea....however looking forward to Pt.2 Another 👍🏻s up from me.

[@tnetroP]

Nice video. I've never been interested in Range Rovers (Land Rover yes, but Range Rover not so much). But... I recently got a fantastic deal on a leased Evoque. It may be the baby Range Rover but I'm incredibly impressed and can see myself leasing or perhaps buying another Range Rover of some kind at the end of the term.

[@TheStwat]

"It's nearly as wide as an Alfa Romeo 4C" LMFAO.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

6:28 Vogue SE does seem the best option...!!! 👍

[@benmoorhouse88]

Can we talk about the bonnet alignment at the beginning? 🤷‍♂️

[@prits5976]

Always loved ranges. Been flirting with the idea of getting a p38 or an early 322

[@lewiscannon8213]

P38 😲 Good luck to you .

[@global_nomad.]

i wonder how many people would notice if the 4wd stuff was removed.....its permanent because of history, usp's and marketing but i bet there are many who see it as unnecessary, would help the consumption/emissions to have a 2wd model or at least an on-demand system.

[@garymurraya]

Ive watched your channel for a long time, early lotus days. Its good, interesting and you spend a lot of time and effort. I don't intend to be insulting, but who ever did the into work and exit work, really isn't doing you any favours, the graphics, music, everything is very 80's style and I hope you can get another company with a bit more class and panache to redo this for you. Other than that, great work.... and good luck!

[@alexthyer1681]

Nice!

[@richardmelchers2938]

The hybrid version is the car to have, less filling up, more comfortable and it can still enter London easily. And it's just beautiful. X7 and GLS are just maybe 80% of this.

[@jamesjames9066]

not if you do a lot of motorway it isnt

[@crooky1811]

My friends have one and its always broken, Hybrid charging system keeps blowing up

[@gepwxaqdfsidsesg1548]

No problem with this diesel in London as it's Euro 6 compliant. It's diesels that are more than about 6 years old that are a problem. You will have to give it a motorway drive once a month to clean out the DPF though.

[@christophercode3316]

Only options I would ever want is touchscreens that don’t show smudges and Matt finish on piano black surfaces

[@willotoole4118]

Great looking daily for the season. Keep up the great content and videos.

[@MotorsportbyMario]

I absolutely hate SUVs and heavy cars in general yet somehow still love Range Rovers... I would love one!

[@markwright3161]

I'm the same. For me it's the fact that Land Rover ensure all their vehicles are still very capable offroad making them still suitable for the offroader title, unlike so many of their competitors and their softroaders, in other words SUVs. To me the Ranger Rover isn't an SUV, I'd call it a 4X4 or offroader. An SUV is the often only 2WD tubs that don't offer anything to society, they take the worst of an offroader, big, bulky, rubbish on road performance, and the worst of a car, no 'go anywhere' ability. I hate them too, along with crossovers, which are basically the same rubbish. If you're transporting a lot on road, use an estate, if you have a bigger family, use an MPV/seven seater/converted van. No need for SUVs or crossovers. 4X4/offroaders should only be chosen if you need to drive out in the country where there's regular flooding, dirt tracks/lanes and the like. Apologies for the rant. :)

[@jamesf8864]

The three vehicles that demonstrate the worst driving on the roads for me at the moment: Ranger Rovers, Minis and VW Transporter vans. P.S. I'm glad life is so good for you now, Jay!

[@ibramguirguis]

I was just about to buy a GEN III but after I read reviews all over the internet I'm sadly not buying it due to the fear of over priced maintenance costs and regular failures. I never owned one and i just feel for it's character but I'm afraid to be stuck with it.

[@mael3046]

Hi Ibram. Id suggest watching a channel called High Peak Autos and the KZbinr called Matt. He explains a lot more on the range rover

[@Sawubona2007]

300CE Hughes of Beaconsfield pls

[@krifferb1980]

Greatly enjoy your content but I really wish someone would explain to me the black wheel obsession. Big donut spares? Lost your hubcaps? Bought the cheapest model? Machine finish to give some contrast can be beautiful but solid black ruins a car whatever the color. Anyway keep up the great work, best wishes for future success and thanks for not being obnoxious.

[@satsahota1765]

krifferb1980 yeah and why do people wear brown shoes! Black shoes are so much more flattering

[@giordanobaseggio]

My Kia Sorento has heated and cooled front seats, opening pan roof, 360 reversing camera black and white leather, heated rear seats and an auto tailgate... 25k...

[@Taylor40667]

These are a great buy used 4 year old Is £30000

[@djones1304]

Podcast weekly chat topic idea. Future of petrol and diesel cars in light of govt announcement last week.

[@georgeapplegate2091]

Surreal but apt ending credits.

[@paintgangltd5805]

HI, you should've done a Mercedes Gls and Bmw X7 for comparison as these are better suited rivals

[@ArmaganDemiral]

Anyone else realise the bonnet is slightly open on the left hand side compared to the right 2:19

[@julian987r4]

They are the reverse of a Tardis. Outside: Enormous Inside: more cramped than a tin of sardines.

[@sheilamorrison1954]

Honestly cant understand why you'd buy one. An L322, kitted with every option, 40k miles is 1/4 the price and far more capable if you use it for anything which isnt driving around London to lunch with the girls.

[@WhiteMouse77]

Let's say a 4 members family with all their gears stuffed in trunk (= approx. 400kg altogether) go for vacation towing 3,5 ton caravan over Europe.....how many miles they travel before something breaks?

[@robertl2856]

100K....and there are so many about !

[@raph_csg]

10k + a year on depreciation on the used market and finance for new cars really is quite out of control

[@ycnexu]

I've heard they have become quite reliable in the last decade.

[@NowZoomer]

Thumbs up for the 'get orf moi laaand!'

[@WilliamStevens007]

It's a Range Rover...Enough said really. It will go wherever the hell you point its nose. That's good enough in my eyes.

[@Dan23_7]

Billy Stephens They won't unless the correct tyres are fit 😂 All these 4x4 drivers think they're invincible not realising tyres are the main part in gripping

[@kennyg4744]

All the spec omissions are because JLR know their demographic. Whilst we all know that you can buy an SUV at half the price that is fully loaded with all the goodies, JLR know that their target customer would never look at those other brands, and therefore they can flog the customer many many expensive options that other manufacturers give as standard. Saying that though, I still regret selling my RR Sport and getting a fully loaded A8

[@subarnosinha8042]

Love the L405 Range Rover. Will you review the L322 someday? Top stuff James!

[@jass1352]

Mastrpiece Amzing 👌👌 Waheguru G i Can't wait new model 2022 #DreamLandRover 💰💴💰💴 #RangeRoverSvCoupe💖💪 #RangeRoverSvAutobiography #RangeRoverAutobiography #RangeRoverVogueFacelift #RangeRoverSvrSport #RangeRoverDiscoveryFacelift #RangeRoverValerFacelift❤ #RangeRoverEvoque #LandRoverDefender🚜

[@tombell7670]

Need a review on a car that will keep us safe from coronavirus please

[@pitbox6497]

You're watching it.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Would be the best car ever if they could learn how to build them properly.

[@adamhaines7682]

Where was the driving??

[@klausnielsen7102]

Due to quality issues I sold my RR AB and went for the XC90 T8 Excellence. Never looked back...

[@delboy2596]

Come on Jay. Don't keep us wanting. Where part two?

[@1970boggy]

Really not a car I’m interested in at any level however understand why you’re reviewing. I’ll give it a watch.

[@MePeterNicholls]

And now 19 plate vogue se is £25,000

[@interestedparty7428]

They can use as much aluminium as they like but they’re not saving any weight when this fella’s driving it.

[@edr.cars1]

The bonnet isn’t straight

[@jameslatimer1432]

20 miles per gallon is it really worth making a diesel Range Rover give it a boot and that will go down to 11 to 12 miles to the gallon if your lucky,, don't you think it's pretty pointless they keep on telling us don't drive diesels but then they go ahead and make pointless cars like this which gives diesel cars a bad name,12 to 24 mpg pointless

[@G2020-]

Don't discount the Mercedes GLE, James.

[@G2020-]

@Stijn 3 why

[@woody555kl]

Looks like a nice daily, i would daily it if i could afford it 👍

[@leenevin8451]

Where’s everyone getting their money from??

[@miketheman4341]

Nothing is in this league regarding status! Sorry but the Audi is a Audi not a RR. It’s a nice luxury SUV but its not a RR which is reflected in the price. It’s a more reliable car than the RR but no one cross shops a Audi with the RR. RR customers are looking to make a statement whereas Audi is as conservative as it gets for a German SUV. The SQ8 is a bit more daring but its too is not a RR. Lastly a well equipped RR has an interior that is unbelievable. The technology is not top tier but you don’t buy a RR for cutting edge technology. It’s just a statue symbol as this is not something you buy if you have to ask about the price. The people who buy these new don’t keep them. The second owner is the one who pays!

[@mclare9817]

If you are willing to pay £188,00 0 for a 'Daddy Of Defenders' - You are insane!..Put 'Rampton into the Satnav ....😅😅'

[@leviathan5207]

340hp seems a little low, for a car of that proportion. vws tourage v8tdi has 421hp and 900nm.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

I’d have one of these just to troll the SUV haters, they are strange people.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

That’s highly debatable, Mercedes aren’t exactly the most reliable cars anymore. The Range Rover is pretty much the do everything car. They’re just not built very well. There’s many reasons people buy Luxury SUVs now rather than luxury cars, the raised driving position is one of the main ones, it makes long distances more relaxing as you can see further down the road, obviously status is another, there’s a perception they are more prestigious. And some people genuinely need 4x4 and ground clearance. The RR used to be a slightly more luxurious workhorse for farmers but it’s now bought by people who used to buy an S class, 7 series etc.

[@jonathonmanxrusby7762]

I was hoping for an L494 review, the prices of those are more interesting. Thanks anyway. Later - Jeez, I hope chopping up your reviews into sections isn't going to be a regular thing, if so I'm out of here.

[@elisaverdina2231]

Uncle Buck.

[@Dan23_7]

Where I deliver 📦 RR's are 10 a penny. And yes it's true, most of the owners can't drive them. They also seem to have God syndrome were they think they own all the rural roads I go

[@samadrid6321]

Land/Range Rovers are cars that are only good for about ten years of use. After that they are ready for the scrapyard or start paying thousands in upkeep and repairs. Ten years, then buy Toyota.

[@camberwellcarrot420]

The front glass and lights are an eyesore. Please black them out; I can barely look at it.

[@edwardpurkis1084]

CamberwellCarrot you cannot legaly tint front glass or lights in the uk.

[@uk51kh63]

Range Rovers are so common that it makes them look cheap lmao

[@LiamE69]

Is that the drug dealer spec or the Russian spy spec?

[@TimSmith-ng1ym]

A range rover is hardly a that will do pig car.

[@julianevans9548]

With cars like these taking so much room on our narrow roads, is it time for a size limit on cars? Or should we all just suffer the onslaught of SUVs on our side of the road?

[@julianevans9548]

And before someone says it, yes, some sports cars are as wide - but they're not *everywhere*.

[@philipbrit13]

Don’t speak too soon. Good job we are out of the EU I reckon the politburo in Brussels will get around to mandating this after they have finished putting the finishing touches on how bendy bananas should be that are imported from outside the bloc

[@julianevans9548]

@@philipbrit13 You realise the bendy bananas story was completely made up? Odd use of 'politburo' as well, as there is perhaps no organisation that is more capitalist than the EU - it's even in the constitution. (I'm not a fan of the EU, but I am a fan of facts.)

[@philipbrit13]

Julian Evans Wether how bendy or not the fact that money is spent of this sort of legislation with so many other pressing matters such as fiscal restraint and budget auditing is a waste of resources. Regulation (EC) No. 2257/94 “””””This regulation requires that bananas as a minimum standard must not have "abnormal curvature",[5] although no definition or guidance was given about the degree of curvature that would be regarded as "abnormal". This led to various stories about an EU ban on curved bananas.[6] This has been frequently repeated by pro-Europeans and Euro-sceptics alike; the former tending to regard it as an apocryphal or misleading Euromyth[6] and the latter regarding it as an example of needless European bureaucracy.[7] On 29 July 2008, the European Commission held a preliminary vote concerning the repeal of certain regulations related to the quality of specific fruit and vegetables that included provisions related to size and shape. “””””

[@julianevans9548]

@@philipbrit13 But it's all going to be brilliant now - we're out. Job done.

[@gavincollins9376]

Won't be a proper review until you test drive and run a few peasants off the road

[@tomcardale5596]

What is the point of this vehicle? Is it a better luxury vehicle than an A8, S Class, etc? Not really. Is there any point in all the fancy off road tech? Not really. Do the off road bits make the luxury bits worse? Yes. Do the luxury bits make the off road bits less good? Massively, yes. What's the difference between a Range Rover and a Discovery? They've both got silly wheels. I don't understand modern vehicles, much as I don't understand most things designed in the last thirty years :D

[@robbyprior5437]

As the son of a DS7🤢 owner. It is nice to see JLR catching up with PSA. Only £40 grand more too!!! All for a badge that says “Range Rover”🤢. SUVs make me sick.

[@backseatcovers]

I'm dreaming of this big, senseless, useless, unreliable and overpriced barge (more precisely the Sport but still)...seeing a few on the street and they. just. look. so. cool. With a supercharged V8 and some nice colors. (Guess subconciously I'm a small angry woman even though I'm not a woman 😂😂😂)

[@lospigu]

Shirt not ostentatious enough. Dislike!

[@r-rtz]

What on earth is going on with that frozen sprm hair... dude, go join the gym and stop s'perming your hair

[@fasthracing]

Kind of car that needs to be removed from our roads. Horrible thing.

[@tombell7670]

I enjoyed the ads more than the review of this hidious monster. Unsubcribing