Raves about the Range Rover HSE as probably the top of the range FF's , i take it they do not badge them as Vogue .........

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"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

To keep he price down and attract people in to the show rooms they only "sell " HSE's and all the goodies we take for granted on Vogue an Vogue SE models are add on option packs . They used to have the Autobiography service but not sure what they do over there now it's just a model . 2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis

Just reading through their American Website the versions they do are

HSE
HSE LUX
SUPERCHARGED
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Autobiography Black Limited Edition ====================================

"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

They have a lot of nice colours available on the Autobiography, then some pretty damn horrible - http://www.landrover.com/us/en/rr/range-ro..._price_top

All RR's used to be shipped to the US as HSE's. They were pre-wired for certain extras. They are still missing some of the toys we get though. Any options were then fitted by the dealer.

Not sure how they do it at the mo, but would have thought it was similar as it was the same in the Classic and P38... 

A lot of markets don't get many of the things we get as standard.
A friend of mine lives in Belgium and wanted to buy an RRS TDv8 HSE, satnav was extra, PTi was extra, all sorts of kit we get were extras (it's all to do with their tax system) so he ordered a LHD UK spec HSE from the Elgin dealership, no problems, not considered weird, no extra deposit required. It was delivered registered in the UK (to avoid Belgium taxes) and it's a UK car to all intents and purposes, just with the steering wheel on the wrong side. Brings it back to the UK for MOT. 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

Tim in Scotland wrote:

...just with the steering wheel on the correct side...

Fixed it for you.
 
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s
(wife thinks I'm nuts - prob right, too)

HSEs on the Continent have a more basic front seat design too.

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

All RR's used to be shipped to the US as HSE's. They were pre-wired for certain extras. They are still missing some of the toys we get though. Any options were then fitted by the dealer.

Not sure how they do it at the mo, but would have thought it was similar as it was the same in the Classic and P38...

What toys are you reffering to Dan? The only thing missing as far as I know are the pre heaters. I would venture to say most N.A. RR owners have double or triple garages HSE comes nicely equipped with whatever tickles your fancy.

Reminds me of all the Benzes I saw in Germany with cloth seats. You'd never find a benz over here with cloth.

mike.

RRCanuck wrote:

What toys are you referring to Dan? The only thing missing as far as I know are the pre heaters. I would venture to say most N.A. RR owners have double or triple garages

Not sure about the reference to the width of ones garage?

As I said - "Used to be" so may be somewhat out of date for the 2006+ but lacking unless spec'd where as standard on ours are:
Heated seats front & rear + Ski Bag
13 way adjustable seats
Bi-Xenon headlights
& some different wood
(These are the main missing features between an HSE and a Vogue)

Unavailable options:
First of all you didn't have the car for a whole year after launch.
Pre-Heater
Any ICE upgrade path - ie logic7

As for your mercs all being leather - It's cheaper for the company to import them with leather seats than order them all with cloth and then upgrade them later.

When one buys a new Range Rover in the UK your model is built for you with the options/interior scheme you want.
When one buys a new Range Rover in any other part of the world your buying a pre-built one and then the dealer can do limited personalisation.

There is a benefit for you guys - upgrades are simple, being pre-wired for most options like phones etc. 

try spec'ing the car on the american LR website
it's frightening how much cheaper the RR is there

basically £1 =$1 for exports and we foot LR's difference in our prices here. They claim that if they didn't price with the market in the US they would sell nothing! 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

My 08 HSE with LUX Pack was the same as my Vogue SE plus it had the following that was not standard on my VSE:

Tow bar bracket
Ski Bag
Dog guard
Adaptive headlights
Privacy glass

I think Mike's comment about the garage is in reference to the lack of need for the pre heater. 2021 P400 Silicon Silver AB
Gone 2011 Bournville TDV8 VSE
Gone 2008 Black Canadian HSE LUX

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Tim
perhaps if we made the same stance as the US on pricing and LR didn't sell any FFRR in the uk we would all get better prices

jez000 wrote:

I think Mike's comment about the garage is in reference to the lack need for the pre heater.

Bingo Jez