http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/ Autoblog Comments for Small changes for big Range Rover in 2008 http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/Jul 24th 2007 7:15PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/
(Here's a pic of the old one)

http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/02/Driver-dash-resized.JPG

]]>Jul 24th 2007 8:02PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/Jul 24th 2007 8:04PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/Global Warming and these idiots building 400 hp engines. ]]>Jul 24th 2007 8:03PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/
The article is named: Small changes for big Range Rover in 2008

But they give last years press release for the 2007 model, all the stuff they talk about was released last summer for the 2007 model.

There are some 2008 changes, but these aren't them.]]>Jul 24th 2007 8:22PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/
http://www.ovalnews.com/2007/06/2008-range-rover-updates.html]]>Jul 24th 2007 8:29PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/Jul 24th 2007 8:58PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/
Sorry, Ford, none of your higher end products appeal to me today. And, considering your falling sales, there are others who are as loyal to your name as I am who seem to feel the same way. Best wishes and I hope you do well - if you do bring in more contemporary, relavant stuff, you will continue to have my business. And, I am certain, that of others like me.]]>Jul 24th 2007 9:30PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/
LR has kept this vehicle very competitive. I had a 2003 and it was the best vehicle I have ever owned. Period.

I also like the new Mercedes GL. It has similar content, but is not quite as luxurious and doesn't have 1/10 the cache of the Range Rover. Still the GL has terrific power and I love the 3rd row seats.

I would get the GL full loaded and you'd probably be very happy, especially with the new GL550 coming out this fall.]]>Jul 25th 2007 1:56AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/
- Get that all aluminum chassis ASAP.

- Give us a high torque oil burner engine.

- Fix the reliability issues. No car is very cool when it is broken.]]>Jul 24th 2007 10:31PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/
So you get the highlights.

The Range Rover is only 6 model years old in its current for and has had two refreshes since the 2003 MY. The first refresh was for 2006 with a new drive line and some exterior changes. The second refresh was the interior redesign for 2007 that this confused article seems to think is happening for 2008.

This post is old news as it is over a year old.

http://rangerovers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8661&highlight=range+rover+2007

The Range Rover does not get 10 mpg. Even the old body style P38 Range Rover didn't get 10 mpg.

The Current range Rover is rated at 12/18 mpg using the new 2008 Ratings. The diesel TDV8 for Europe gets 26 mpg on the highway in US gallons and will be here within 2 years or so.



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I got 12.6 AVG MPG in city/combined driving (mostly in a large metro area) and as much as 19 on the freeway in extended HWY driving.]]>Jul 25th 2007 2:01AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/Jul 25th 2007 2:30AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/small-changes-for-big-range-rover/
My first reaction to an eight speed transmission is ughh why bother... But then I think about the new diesel engines and direct injected and/or supercharged gas engines with tons of torque available down low in the rev range. If you used a 8 speed transmission with the same gear ratios as the current 6 speed box plus a super low first gear and a highly overdriven eighth gear you could really take advantage of the low down torque.

With the low range transfer box of the Range Rover you could get crawl ratios that approach 100:1. As long as the engine has enough torque a highly over driven final gear, much like the 50 percent overdrive in the six speed manual transmission corvettes, would work for better fuel economy. The TDV8 diesel makes enough torque at 1,200 rpms to keep a Range Rover moving at 70 mph or so.]]>Jul 25th 2007 10:27AM