After being in German cars for 20 years, I’ve bought a 19MY SDV8 Autobiography in Byron blue. As you’ll all know, there aren’t many options available so it’s fairly standard, just has the 22” wheels, fridge, black burr ash trim and cabin ionisation. I’ve added deplorable side steps, the cost of which made me wince a bit.

My last car was a 2017 750i M Sport with close in £30k of options, the RR is missing a couple of things I’m used to but it’s closer than anything else I looked at. Main reason for the change is the need to transport 2 x (tall) teenage boys and a small baby in a very large car seat. Most cars I looked at weren’t quite wide enough for the latest car seats with extra side protection and didn’t have a comfortable middle seat. Though is end up going to for a Vogue SE because of the larger boot and wider middle seat base, but the angle of the backrest/armrest made it less comfortable, which is great as I wanted the Autobiography.

I appreciate I’m probably in the minority, but I wanted one with silver wheels and ideally without the black pack that look suits the car in my opinion. I didn’t think I’d find one, so was going to compromise and get the wheels changed after purchase, but then I spotted this one which I think looks great.

I think that it looks great too. Any pics of the interior? For awareness, you can fit 3 x large child seats seats across the rear bench in a Citroen Grand Picasso.

Yes, much better with proper alloys. If you are going to paint them black, might as well have steel wheels....

 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

Very nice looking fatty Martin Just got my new one too, so will have fun checking all the new toys  SDV8 AB MY 2019
SDV8 VSE MY 2015 - Gone
5.0 S/C AB MY 2010 - Gone
4.2 S/C VSE MY 2006 - Gone

Chapeau! Velo wrote:

I think that it looks great too. Any pics of the interior? For awareness, you can fit 3 x large child seats seats across the rear bench in a Citroen Grand Picasso.

Oh....too late now

Couple of interior pics, but you can’t see how nice the wood trim is. Had individual piano black trim in the 750, so is nice to have something a bit different.

 MY23 Panamera E-Hybrid
MY19 SDV8 Autobiography - Sold

Andy B wrote:

Very nice looking fatty Martin Just got my new one too, so will have fun checking all the new toys

mjdronfield wrote:

Yes, much better with proper alloys. If you are going to paint them black, might as well have steel wheels....

Agreed  MY23 Panamera E-Hybrid
MY19 SDV8 Autobiography - Sold

I agree with you about the silver trims, I'm not a fan of the Black Pack either. Your's looks great with the silver 22's

Fabulous choice. I too dislike the black pack and your wheels are my favourite  2017 SDV8 Autobiography

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I’ve added deplorable side steps, the cost of which made me wince a bit.

But they are unique

Great looking RR  L322 3.6 TDV8 Vogue. 07MY
ML 320 7 Seat full leather etc. (The Black Pearl)

Chapeau! Velo wrote:

I think that it looks great too. Any pics of the interior? For awareness, you can fit 3 x large child seats seats across the rear bench in a Citroen Grand Picasso.

He had a bmw 750 m sport............he was never gonna look at a citroen

Tom_T wrote:

I agree with you about the silver trims, I'm not a fan of the Black Pack either. Your's looks great with the silver 22's

 19MY SVA-Dynamic Spectral Chromoflair Blue but colour not available in profile
2016 RRS SVR Estoril Blue - Gone
2010 RRS 5.0 Supercharged Navara Bronze - Gone
2008 RRS 4.2 Supercharged Black - Gone
2006 RRS 2.7 Diesel Rimini Red- Gone

Thanks for all the positive comments  MY23 Panamera E-Hybrid
MY19 SDV8 Autobiography - Sold

Got a new record today. I had my first jab and was listing into a call on the way back so was pottering along at 65mph or so, but even so it's pretty impressive given that there were a number of traffic lights and roundabouts coming out of Northampton.

I normally am lucky to get 30mpg and rarely get above 3.5 on the acceleration score. I don't fret about economy, just aware of it because I use the trip screen and app to record mileage.