2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Road Test
30 novembre 2006
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Matt St-Pierre
, Auto123.com
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Much praise and a couple of qualms with the RoverMany of you are probably familiar with the Beach Boys and their famous "I get around" hit. There is a line in the song that goes like this: "We always take my car 'cause it's never been beat." In my case, we always take my car 'cause it is new. Very rarely have any of my testers collected such | 2006 Ranger Rover Sport Supercharged (Photo: Philippe Champoux, Auto123.com) |
unanimous praise for styling, comfort, roominess, performance and features. As far as I can remember, only the Honda Odyssey, the Volvo XC90 and Ford Mustang have received the same level of complete admiration. One of the downsides is a seemingly unquenchable thirst for premium black gold. I averaged just under 23L / 100 km over nearly 700 km of driving. This is a new record for me. The only other serious fault I could find with this Sport is the annoyingly large number of rattles coming from the hatch. Although I repeatedly closed and re-closed both the hatch and the glass, the noises remained. Bloody Hell for an SUV that makes no excuses for being what it is. That may be but its "in-your-face" truckness also carries the stigma of what is possibly wrong with this world. The 2006 Range Rover Sport's pricing begins at $77,800 and will climb to about $100,000 with options. The 2007 prices have risen between $500 and $600. Good stuff: | 2006 Ranger Rover Sport Supercharged (Photo: Philippe Champoux, Auto123.com) |
Supercharged power Smashingly good looking Not so good stuff:Fuel consumption Fuel consumption A few too many rattles Competitors:Audi Q7 Cadillac Escalade BMW X5Lexus LX 470 Mercedes ML Lincoln NavigatorPorsche Cayenne Volkswagen TouaregVolvo XC90
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