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By HSE do you mean the full size Traditonal Range Rover?
If so then yes the Range Rover Sport drives a good bit different then the full size Range Rover. They weigh about the same, the sport is a couple of hundred pounds lighter depending on options, but the sport it much lower to the ground.
The roll center on the spot is a bit higher and the center of gravity is a bit lower. The sport drives a bit more like a very heavy sports sedan and the Range Rover well...
I can't really compare the drive of the Range Rover to any other vehicle on earth that I have ever driven. You sit up very high, higher then most trucks, but the ride, steering response and acceleration are more like a large luxury sedan.
Even a shart turn in a full sized range rover at speed does not really feel that dramatic.
Thanks anyway!
If the normal Range Rover can't be touched by other SUVs in terms of performance, there is one truck that is about as good on the inside- the Lexus LX470. The interior materials, quality and design are impeccable, and it feels much more luscious, due to the less-modernized design and softer seats.
However, my wife and I test drove an RR Sport HSE the other day- and I sat in the normal Range Rover in the showroom. Gorgeous! Can't imagine the sticker shock, though...
I am not going to get into a discussion about lexus design but to me they are just boring cars. No soul at all.
For long distance highway driving I think the Sport is a much better vehicle. All that weight does have its advantages. If you are used to the RX330 though I think you might get frustrated with it in stop and go city driving. It has plenty of power and brakes to move well in city traffic but all of that weight gives you a severe gas mileage penalty in stop and go traffic.
Also, I'm the city driver- not her. And the S4 Cabriolet does bad enough in the city, thank you! I average 15mpg on a regular basis!
As for the RX having no soul, I completely agree. The engine can have heart if you push it though, and the car is probably the easiest to live with I've ever owned.
'06 Audi A3 2.0T DSG • '05 Audi S4 Cabriolet • '04 Lexus RX330
New here and getting close to buying a RRS Supercharged.
The MSRP is something like 71,050 - wanted to know if there
is ANY room for negotiation with these guys?
I live in MD.
The edmunds site shows that the "TMV" <-- what others are paying in our area is $68,500 (or something)...is that for real?
Thanks!
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within 2 weeks the car would lean to the right, dealer said it was the self levelling suspension
I changed the cars direction inthe garden and the car still listed to the right.
I drove the car back to dealer and they replaced an air-spring.
within 2 days of me geting car back, the car listed to the right again. This time i asked them to flat bed the car back to the dealer and asked them to fix it properly.
they did it and were very polite about all the interactions.
Very happy with my dealership in North Carolina.
ANyone else get a black RRS-SC- did you get lots of scratches on the car on delivery- my dealer said they could not buff them out- I really was disappointed with the finish.
BUt I love the car. waited 14yrs to get one
Do you mind me asking what you paid? Im about to get one as well and I want to know if they deal at all? Did you pay the MSRP?
Thanks
To answer those with TMV on Supercharged Sport, I don't know of any dealer who is selling them below MSRP - we can't get the cars.
They bought elsewhere but they both asked me to show them how the stuff worked in their cars since the Rover dealer they bought them from just shipped them to them.
They paid me a fair amount of money to basicly do a traditional style deliver for them and go over all of the cars featured.
Neither one of them has brought a car in for service yet but if they did and they needed a loaner car I would ensure that they got one.
Anyone else would be on their own unless they bought out of state and them moved into the area later. We give them loaner cars on a first come first served basis.
The only supercharged Sport we have on the ground came in a couple of weeks ago and we won't get another one till july.
Side note:
LRguy I sent you an email about your last order call a while ago to see how you did. We were pleasently suprised by what LRNA gave us how did you guys do? Shoot me an email if you don't mind.
As to a discount. Yes, very little. But, my car is not a SC. Dealers seem to not want to really negotiate on these cars.
Thanks for all your replys. Much appreciated.
'06 Audi A3 2.0T DSG • '05 Audi S4 Cabriolet • '04 Lexus RX 330
My car:
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AND the dealer gave me a small deal on it (almost $900 below MSRP).
What I really love is when I'm driving down the street and people actually point at the car and awe...haha man what a beauty.
Did you get the standard 20s, or the optional wheels? I think the standard Supercharged rims are gorgeous enough.
How does it drive? I hope you push it! I was looking at the Range Rover Sport to replace my wife's Lexus, but she feels a bit uncomfortable driving it, so we're most likely getting a Mercedes-Benz E-Class (the updated 2007 version)- and we can't decide whether to get the E350 4Matic of the E550 4Matic.
'06 Audi A3 2.0T DSG • '05 Audi S4 Cabriolet • '04 Lexus RX330
The only reasons we wouldn't get the E550:
1. Gets very pricey with options
2. It could be a bit too much for her- she doesn't drive fast, and it would be embarrassing to say she has more horsepower than me!
Again, any RR Sport is gorgeous... I stop and admire every time I see one- and I can't wait to see the new Audi Q7 on the road; it's supposed to be striking.
'06 Audi A3 2.0T DSG • '05 Audi S4 Cabriolet • '04 Lexus RX330
Yeap, great car indeed - still elated every time I step into it. To be honest, I don't think it's hit me yet that it's MINE
I got the standard 20s that come with the Supercharged, I wasn't even aware that there were upgrade rims for that. Those same rims are $4k for the HSE from what I understand.
As for pushing it, not yet, I was specifically told to lay off until I hit 1,500 miles to give the car a chance to "break-in." I'm at 204 miles and counting
Other people, who have gone to Audi's "Streets of Tomorrow" event (pretty sure it's only in America), have said that the Q7 (parked next to an X5 and an XC90 that Audi brought in for comparison) said that it is the best-looking SUV yet- and white isn't a very flattering color for most SUVs.
It's supposed to look quite good in black, especially with the 19" wheels and the Sport Package.
I'm still thinking about talking my wife into getting the Range Rover Sport... I love it, my son loves it, and my daughter loves it; my wife just feels uncomfortable. She will be, however, taking it for a 24-hour test drive later in the year to see if she will like it.
Just to let you guys know: the 2007 E, at least to me, is a significant improvement in terms of looks. The old one was getting tired and mundane, but the new bodykit/lights/rims really freshen it up- and the Sport Package on the new one looks absolutely fantastic!!! (polished 10-spoke rims, AMG-style rear bumper and large chrome exhausts, classier front end)
I think the Range Rover Sport looks best at both ends of the spectrum- in lighter colors, such as Giverny Green and Arctic Frost, and darker colors like that gorgeous gray, and of course, black.
I will tell you that this color combo is perhaps the most elegant, richest, custom looking of the line. It looks as though it was designed to get oooo's and aahh's. Nothing pops more than the green dash and bottom door panels and white interior, roof and door sides which are tastefully done but extremly hard to keep clean.
I did have a few things wrong with the car however at the day of delivery. One of the rear seat TVs had a pixel out and required replacement, the alignment was way off, and the car vibrated at 50mph. They aligned the wheels, fixed that problem. The TV was replaced at the local dealer once I got back to Atlanta but the vibration still exists...Reeves balanced all four wheels and Henessey has done the same but to no avail...I called up Continental and they referred me to the nearest dealer. They said although nothing is physically wrong with the tire itself, they are crummy tires and you will always have this problem (he said he gets alot of Land Rovers as most dont notice until after many miles and then Land Rover takes no fault). But i have had this problem since delivery so I am requesting new brand of tires as I just paid $65k, my car shouldnt vibrate. Do others have this problem???? Not getting a loaner is true unless you buy the car from that dealer. Once this is fixed and resolved I have no issues as the car is a joy to drive otherwise but I warn you a guy named Darryl at Land Rover CS was saying I would be repsonsible for milage on the tires and I argued not if its been like this since delivery and I am not. Avoid him, he is pompass. Hopefully Land Rover will move to Michelins and ditch Continental, they are cheap.
I've done European Delivery thru BMW and its what keeps me going back for more. Euro Delv programs were basically pioneered to introduce brands to the US market and then I believe, evolved into a loyalty program which certainly has me hooked.
They have a lot of wheels for the RRS. I'm gonna be getting some 22's in a few weeks from them. Talk to John Iskarous, he is my contact thier always gives me good deals when I purchase wheels from him.
Also check out www.projectkahn.com I'm not sure where there shops are located I think in the U.K. somewhere but there RRS looks amazing,
Thanks. :confuse:
But, we are also seriously considering that mystical burnt red color, over a normal beige interior. That is also a looker.
What I love about this car is that it even looks amazing in black and silver- and always catches my eye.
The only option you have that we wouldn't get would be the rear DVD Player. We already have a portable one, so I don't see the point.
Also, for anyone here who has a Lexus, or had a Lexus- is the reliability on the Range Rover Sport HSE much worse than on an avg Lexus? This is the big worry for me right now. I love the way the SUV looks- even nicer looking than the timeless X5. But, if it breaks down or a large malfunction appears in the first few months, I'm buying a Cayenne S.
BTW- We're not getting a new car until January, so I'm still thinking about colors on all the cars we're looking at. Don't need advice now.
JT
Pa
I finally got my replacement Sport HSE after the collapse of the suspension in my first car. So far (3k miles) and no problems except an occasional slipping in first gear with the auto box.
Keeping my fingers crossed!
We got a bulletion on that a few months ago.