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Other differences that I can remember with the RRS SE.
1. No Bi-Xenon head lights
2. Standard interior only luxury interior not avalible.
Thats all I can remember.
Has anyone had any crash experience in a Range Rover Sport? I think the vehicle is absolutely beautiful, but I'm worried about safety. It looks like there are a lot of safety features, but I'm a little nervous due to the lack of independent testing, so I'm hoping someone will share some personal experiences.
Thanks a lot!
CM
I have a link to the European crash test results of the Full Size Range Rover.
Right here.
http://www.euroncap.com/content/safety_ratings/details.php?id1=9&id2=126
I have also considered a Mercedes ML500, because the crash test results are exceptional, but I think the Range Rover Sport is a much nicer vehicle.
As usual, I'm confused!
Thanks again for your help.
CM
There is some wind noise with the cross bars in place, but no more than in any other SUV I have had. The RRS is so slippery otherwise, however, that you may sense them more since is it so quiet otherwise. I have a set of Yakima kayak carriers fitted to my crossbars, and they do make a little more noise. However, the crossbars are easy to remove when you aren't needing them.
BGreig
Anyway, this makes it look mild:
LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA SHOWS CUSTOMIZED RANGE ROVER SPORT IN VEGAS
Land Rover Partners with Troy Lee Designs for SEMA 2005
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 1, 2005 - Land Rover North America today presents the first Range Rover Sport to appear at the annual Specialty Equipment Manufacturer’s Association (SEMA) show. Celebrating a successful U.S. launch earlier this summer, Land Rover unveils a concept from the custom paint shop of Troy Lee Designs, a major supplier and designer of premium motorcycle, ATV, and bicycle competition apparel.
Inspired by the ‘technicolors’ of Las Vegas, the Range Rover Sport Supercharged is packed with details. Completed in Southern California at Faerber Productions, Land Rover’s long-time product development partner, the 10-stage painting process was conceived and executed by Troy Lee Designs.
Starting with three coats of House of Kolor™ black paint for the base color, the process included over 250 hours – from base coat to hand painted design and finishing. This includes innovative design details throughout the vehicle – most impressively the application of 12 karat white gold leaf for the Range Rover lettering. Using colors ranging from Tru Blu Metallic to Candy Tangerine and Cherry Pearl, the end result delivers a one-of-a-kind creation that immediately states ‘Vegas.’
“At this year’s SEMA show, Land Rover wanted to celebrate the success of the Range Rover Sport launch,” said Land Rover Brand Manager Greg Gilliland. “The driving concept was a Range Rover Sport for Las Vegas .”
The 2006 Range Rover Sport’s interior is complete with hand-painted Candy Apple Red trim, and a customized, ultra-premium 1000-watt harman/kardon® LOGIC7™ audio system.
“Land Rover wanted a vehicle uniquely designed for Las Vegas, so I got out the spray guns and went for it,” said Troy Lee, owner Troy Lee Designs. “The result is a Range Rover Sport with a scheme inspired by the ‘technicolors’ of Vegas.”
http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=21935&make_id=625
Are you flooring it around every corner and from every stop light and doing almost no highway driving.
What were they thinking?!?!??! Besides, "We don't want to ruin the lines of the Sport by installing a more permanent solution. " Has anyone else used this thing and found any solutions to raising it up?
i'm finding myself overly gleeful with each tenth of an MPG I gain.
Has anyone got the info on the Motorola V710 PTI Cradle.
Bought a #3 cradle and went to Cingular so I would have a world phone too and tried phones. They had one, the Nokia 3120b. It works great. So I have a treo and the nokia which stays in the car until I go out of the country. Pretty cool seeing everything phone book, received numbers, missed calls, and voice dialling through the radio and system. Calling restaurants from the nav is ok too. Not perfect but better than having the treo not get anycalls when I pretended to have in paired with the truck.
If you can't disable call waiting on your bluetooh phone then just do not pick up the incoming call it will scramble your phone and possibly do other funny things to the cars systems.
If you do happen to pick up a call by accident and things get scrambled you can probably correct the problem without bringing it to the dealer. Simply shut off the car and then disconnect the bluetooth phone from the car. On your phone somewhere there is an option to drop bluetooh connection. Once you do that it should descramble the connection and you should be able to reconnect the phone. This should also shutdown the navigation screen if it was staying on with the car off. I have seen that happen a couple of times and seems to be a side effect of trying to use call waiting with bluetooh connection.
I am reposting this on all Land Rover boards.
Call waiting is a good example (and I have learned on my own that trying to answer a Call Waiting always wreaks havoc with the PTI, so I just don't do that anymore). Disconnectng and reconnecting always fixed it for me.
Another hiccup that has occurred a couple of times is that while the "Phone Attached" message appears on the radio's LCD when I start the car, when the phone does ring PTI does not pick it up, or I get the "Phone not fitted, Command Cancelled" response when I try to voice dial. In those instances too, unlinking and relinking the Land Rover Bluetooth connection from the handset seems to fix things.
nokia model 6256i? nokia 6236i? or other phones?
1. there is a jack in the phone compartment (I have a RRSC) does the phone plug into that directly, or do I need to get an additional interface?
2. If I get a regular Bluetooth phone: can I use the touchscreen to dial (and....I know I cannot access the phone book, but can I create a phonebook on the touch screen?)
3. With Bluetooth, I understand that the callers number may appear on the touch screen. Is that everyones experience?
I tried working with two different dealers (Newport Beach and Anaheim - both in Southern California), and they just won't even try. They are selling the RRS's before they even get off the truck, so there is no need for them to work with me. Their advice was to wait a year when they are less popular. They actually stated that that have no incentive to work with me currently.
I'm really frustrated!
I've been told by many people that the LR3 is a more appropriate vehicle for me and the way I would use the RRS (yes, I do go off road frequently, but not aggressively). But the LR3 has two problems with it for me:
1. It's a bit short on legroom for me
2. I just can't get past the look of the thing. I really just don't care for it.
Regards,
Tallwoods
1) In RRS with factory PTI there is a receptacle under the center armrest to connect an optional cradle, not the phone directly. If your phone is on the short list, you can buy the matching cradle from your Land Rover dealer and snap it on the receptacle first, then you snap the phone in and out of the cradle as you enter / leave the car.
2) There is no PTI touchscreen interface on the Sport, but the keypad next to the radio's LCD will allow you to dial phone numbers whether you are using a cradled or a Bluetooth connected phone. For this reason, in the Sport the number(s) you dial will also appear on the radio's LCD, not the touchscreen. The only phonebook you can create in the car with a Bluetooth connected phone is the one you enter and retrieve via voice recognition (up to about 50 names and numbers). With an approved cradled phone, the handset's own phonebook is downloaded into the PTI system every time you snap the phone into the cradle, so that you may scroll through and dial those entries (using the knob and hard buttons on the radio of the RRS, or the touchscreen interface in the big RR.)
3) Yes, in the Sport the incoming caller number is displayed (number only, no name), again on the radio's LCD rather than the touchscreen, using my Motorola V710 Bluetooth phone.
Thoughts? Can the dealer easily replace the rear entertainment system if it's faulty or is this going to be a nightmare where it's really difficult to get it serviced? I haven't called anyone at the dealership yet (it's Thanksgiving).
The Sirius enabled radio in your RRS is only a ‘receiver’ and does not interact with the Sirius satellites or urban area signal repeaters. It only ‘receives’ signals and so is completely dependent on what is sent to it. In order to activate your radio, you have to subscribe to the service for a monthly fee. At the same time the ‘activation’ signal is sent to your radio, the RRS must be parked outside with the radio on and with a clear view of the open sky. The activation signal is your ESN that you give the Sirius associate to which they add a code that ‘unlocks’ the radio to be able to receive all of the programming you subscribed to.
Go to www.sirius.com and click on 'Activate' in the upper right corner for details and steps.
If Sirius said your ESN was not ‘showing up,’ they were probably indicating that you had not yet subscribed to their service and thus the ESN was not activated.
Sans sunroof, I get another 1.5" of headroom, and that makes all the difference in the world.
I am 6'-7" and nearing 300 lbs