Thanks for signposting these reviews. Very positive so far- hopefully some will turn up on YouTube soon too.

Spoke to the dealers last week on the two PHEV's i have on order. The 510e Autobiography i have ordered for my parents (with gloss black wheels) now has a build date of 9/12/22, so that's exciting.

The 440e HSE i have ordered for myself is still sitting in the holding pool apparently due to the lack of gloss black wheels!

They were ordered through different dealers and the HSE first. Not sure if that makes any difference or its pot luck!!

Interesting PW1, I'm in a similar position - P440e ordered in March, P510e ordered in mid-July, same as yourself, each car ordered with different dealers. Mine however are both still in holding pools.

When did you order both of yours?

I think it’s total pot luck depending on what parts are available when to meet your spec. I wanted to change to black wheels but was warned off by my dealer. Sticking with the standard ones if I can’t live with them I’ll change them at a later date and use them for winters. MY23 PHEV HSE
MY19 Disco 5 HSE - gone
My16 Disco 4 HSE LUXURY - gone
My12 Disco 4 HSE - gone
MY05 Disco 3 S - gone but not forgotten

I ordered my 440e hse a few days after the ordering went live for PHEV and the 510e autobiography was around a week after that. The autobiography was however an altered build of a D350 placed last year. Was told at ordering we would likely be put to the back of the build list but perhaps that’s not the case.

RDR wrote:

I think it’s total pot luck depending on what parts are available when to meet your spec. I wanted to change to black wheels but was warned off by my dealer. Sticking with the standard ones if I can’t live with them I’ll change them at a later date and use them for winters.

You've done well to get 09/12 PW1 - I've been told Q1 2023 for the P440e March order I placed. That said, I don't think the dealers really know.

I think it is as RDR says, largely pot luck, which is why I've ordered two different models with different specs. I'll only keep one, but it'll be interesting to see which turns up first.

Two P440e's (must be some of the first off the line) are already on autotrader at 30-40k mark ups:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2...posit=true

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2...amp;page=1

I ordered my P440e HSE (without any extras/spec that seem to be on the naughty list) a day after the ordering went live, was invited to the pre-launch reveal and put a deposit down over a year ago and am still firmly in the holding pool.

Received an email from my dealer today. I have an early Dec build slot with delivery expected early Jan. That’s my Xmas presented sorted  MY23 D350 HSE
On my 7th RR plus various other JLR vehicles

At the dealers today I was told that if I ordered now the car (P530 or D350 AB) would likely be delivered "late 2024".  Only Range Rovers since 1988

LR are quoting 68 weeks on the configurator for a D350 AB, but you still can't order a P530.

So, just into 2024 if you believe them. MY23 Panamera E-Hybrid
MY19 SDV8 Autobiography - Sold

I asked at the weekend about ordering another and was told expect 18 months, dealer seemed to think they had at least a years worth to build on the backlog as is. Seems little confidence in speeding production up anytime soon. MY23 PHEV HSE
MY19 Disco 5 HSE - gone
My16 Disco 4 HSE LUXURY - gone
My12 Disco 4 HSE - gone
MY05 Disco 3 S - gone but not forgotten

When they don’t even know what they are doing two months forward, all these dates which are bandied about are just arbitrary.

There was a suggestion that the factory had an order book of about 45,000 cars. Whatever happens to supply lines that will take quite a while to clear. Only Range Rovers since 1988

The men in grey suits who have pontificated about just in time management should be taken out and shot at dawn. letters not necessarily in the right order