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adara Member Since: 09 Dec 2008 Location: Eastern Europe Posts: 771 |
Happy holidays to all! During this period, I was occasionally driven around in my car, so I got to enjoy the rear seats. First impressions are not favorable, as they are too low and flat for me (1.90m) so I kept sliding forward… Also, the famous theater seating is gone, I have to look between the front seats to see anything, in the L322 it was possible to see forward over the front headrests, not anymore… I understand why they did this, but it’s a step back from the previous model, at least regarding the rear seats comfort… And don’t try to seat 3 persons, a longer journey is very unpleasant…
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28th Dec 2020 11:07am |
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Martin2 Member Since: 15 Jun 2020 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 766 |
I need to be able to carry a large baby seat and 2 x 6 foot teenagers in the car. I was expecting to find the Vogue SE much better for rear comfort as the centre seat is wider, but the seat back / armrest is very uncomfortable and I was delighted to find that the AB Exec rear seating is better. It's not super comfortable but it's OK for a couple of hours apparently and is helped by there being a decent amount of head and foot room.
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29th Dec 2020 1:12pm |
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adara Member Since: 09 Dec 2008 Location: Eastern Europe Posts: 771 |
Head and foot space are not a problem in the rear, the flat seating is. I believe they made the seat base so flat as to have a more or less continuous surface when the backrests are lowered.
The space between the left boot trim and the rear wing is completely empty, at least it is in my car. It’s easy to pop out the trim, there are 3-4 round clips holding it. Inside there is some thin padding and there's also a grill all along the trim, so, basically, between the road and the interior there is not much insulation really… I’m thinking about putting some thick foam in this empty space… Last edited by adara on 29th Dec 2020 9:51pm. Edited 3 times in total |
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29th Dec 2020 2:37pm |
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adara Member Since: 09 Dec 2008 Location: Eastern Europe Posts: 771 |
OK, I’ve stuffed a 5 cm thick piece of acoustic foam in the left space, I’ll see tomorrow if it makes any difference... |
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29th Dec 2020 2:38pm |
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adara Member Since: 09 Dec 2008 Location: Eastern Europe Posts: 771 |
So, stayed in the middle in the back, noise still there, more present on the left side. The rear trunk windows are basic (not laminated) but also there are vents all along the side windows so I don't think there's much to be done, maybe sound dampening the aluminum panel could help? |
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31st Dec 2020 6:37pm |
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adara Member Since: 09 Dec 2008 Location: Eastern Europe Posts: 771 |
Today I stayed in the back of my wife's car (Jaguar i-pace) for a 10 miles drive and to my surprise it's much quieter there, no road noise at all, just the noise of the rear electric engine when accelerating hard... I'm very disappointed with the sound insulation of the rear part of the Range Rover... |
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2nd Jan 2021 8:01pm |
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