Some interesting parking by my neighbour who owns a Sport. I reckon the fatty would win in a fight........

The BMW behind it would probably win too..... at least I recon it’s a BM...

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

yours would win every time Andy  ... - .- -.




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To be fair, when the new Sport came out, I saw one in that burnt orange colour with a black roof, and thought it looked well. Not sat in one though, or even an L405 for that matter, but I think the cockpit feels smaller. Think it’s something you’d prob like to have a drive in, but then realise how much you liked your fatty. You can see from my car list I’m a BMW guy too, so if I wanted sporty, it would have to beat a BM....

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

mjdronfield wrote:

The BMW behind it would probably win too..... at least I recon it’s a BM...

mjdronfield wrote:

To be fair, when the new Sport came out, I saw one in that burnt orange colour with a black roof, and thought it looked well.

Like this? When I was buying I looked at both the FFRR and Sport, but couldn't find a petrol FFRR in the right colour at the right price, so settled on the Sport. Quite tempted by an SV Autobiography for the extra load space if the right one comes up, having test-driven one just before lockdown. Not a lot of difference in the front between the 494 and the 405. They're the same width, though the 405 has about 2" more headroom- not that the 494 is lacking in that area. In fact I was surprised at how little difference in comfort there was between the two, expecting the Sv Autobiography to be way ahead.

Mrs S and I were invited to a launch event for the L494 at Gaydon, where they let me loose on the test track in a 5.0 sc in that colour. Martin Donnelly the ex Lotus GP driver was my allocated ‘Stig’ who told me to just plant my right foot. Awesome!

I’ve driven a few Sports and they are quite similar to the L405, but I find the seats in the 405 much better. Switch gear etc is identical and the sport has a gear lever which I much prefer to the rotary dial.

After six full fats I had a brief experience with a Velar, dreadful car, and now have a 2018 Sport AB, very comfortable and tows very well, more stable than any of the full fats.

We had a test drive in a 3L 405 and both felt sick on back roads, dealer suggested we should have put it in Sport mode.

Ian