26th and it is the Rangie Sport

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Website now says Rangie Sport when you click on the eye!


 

Martin wrote in reply to...
> "Tim Guy" who wrote
>> Website now says Rangie Sport when you click on the eye!
>>
>
> Official photos at www.web-rover.co.uk :eek:)

Well bugger me, that site also has exactly what I've been looking for, a
list of models and engines from 1948.
http://www.web-rover.co.uk/nav.php?p=models

Excellent, thanks.

--
Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London


 

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> oooh, shiny!
>
> it do look pretty on that orange colour, I have to say.

Looks better than the new Disco, which i have to say is growing on
me....slowly!. Still looks like a Transit van from some angles though!.
Have seen some of the Range Rover sport prototypes being thrashed round
where I live and have to say they go well!.

Dom J



 
So Dom J was, like

> " Looks better than the new Disco, which i have to say is growing on
> me....slowly!. Still looks like a Transit van from some angles
> though!. Have seen some of the Range Rover sport prototypes being
> thrashed round where I live and have to say they go well!.

Does anyone else think it looks a bit like a P38a as modified by Max Power -
lowered, with lots of shiny extras? I think it looks OK (for what it is) -
better than the current RR or the new Disco, at least.

--

Rich

Nullum Gratuitum Prandium


 

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> So Dom J was, like
>
>> " Looks better than the new Disco, which i have to say is growing on
>> me....slowly!. Still looks like a Transit van from some angles
>> though!. Have seen some of the Range Rover sport prototypes being
>> thrashed round where I live and have to say they go well!.
>
> Does anyone else think it looks a bit like a P38a as modified by Max
> Power - lowered, with lots of shiny extras? I think it looks OK (for what
> it is) - better than the current RR or the new Disco, at least.
>

I think it looks great. The dash is slightly modified from the Disco3 and
the floorpan and mechanicals are also Ford/Disco. The engines for the
initial batch appear to be limited to Jaguar supercharged petrol AFAICS.
Should be fun.

Huw


 
Its defo got P38a styling in it. Id agree with that.

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> So Dom J was, like

> Does anyone else think it looks a bit like a P38a as modified by Max
Power -
> lowered, with lots of shiny extras? I think it looks OK (for what it
is) -
> better than the current RR or the new Disco, at least.
>



 

"Dom J" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Have seen some of the Range Rover sport prototypes being thrashed round
> where I live and have to say they go well!.
>

I think I saw a silver one heading south on the M5 this morning, closely
followed by a Porsche Cayenne. Looked very nice

Seems a bit early for magazines to be reviewing/comparing though, so I've no
idea where it could have been heading


 
I might get a peek on Anglesey as fifth gear seen to like thrashing things
round the Anglesey racetrack. Tiff Nedell is almost a local now!!


"Michael Gwyer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Dom J" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>> Have seen some of the Range Rover sport prototypes being thrashed
>> round where I live and have to say they go well!.
>>
>
> I think I saw a silver one heading south on the M5 this morning, closely
> followed by a Porsche Cayenne. Looked very nice
>
> Seems a bit early for magazines to be reviewing/comparing though, so I've
> no idea where it could have been heading
>


 
On or around Wed, 1 Dec 2004 00:23:09 -0000, "StaffBull"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>I might get a peek on Anglesey as fifth gear seen to like thrashing things
>round the Anglesey racetrack. Tiff Nedell is almost a local now!!

bad luck... :)

 
On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:52:49 +0000 (UTC), "Michael Gwyer"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Dom J" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>
>> Have seen some of the Range Rover sport prototypes being thrashed round
>> where I live and have to say they go well!.
>>
>
>I think I saw a silver one heading south on the M5 this morning, closely
>followed by a Porsche Cayenne. Looked very nice

Are they available now then?

If so then i might have seen one. I thought to myself 'that rangerover
looks funny and small' as it went past the other way. I wasnt really
paying attention though, and didnt think about it till after it was
out of sight

 
On or around Wed, 01 Dec 2004 19:39:32 +0000, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:52:49 +0000 (UTC), "Michael Gwyer"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Dom J" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>> Have seen some of the Range Rover sport prototypes being thrashed round
>>> where I live and have to say they go well!.
>>>
>>
>>I think I saw a silver one heading south on the M5 this morning, closely
>>followed by a Porsche Cayenne. Looked very nice
>
>Are they available now then?
>
>If so then i might have seen one. I thought to myself 'that rangerover
>looks funny and small' as it went past the other way. I wasnt really
>paying attention though, and didnt think about it till after it was
>out of sight

Prototypes are out and about. Actually, it looks bloody good - better
looking IMHO than the X5, Cayenne etc. Whether it can truly compete with
the Cayenne, in particular, I dunno - the clever people at Porsche are
*really* clever - they've had years of experience of making VW beetles
driveable with 300 BHP and 150+ mph,

 


"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Are they available now then?
>
> If so then i might have seen one. I thought to myself 'that rangerover
> looks funny and small' as it went past the other way. I wasnt really
> paying attention though,
> and didnt think about it till after it was out of sight

I believe they'll be launched at the Detroit motor show in Jan and on sale
in May. Lots of press coverage this week - articles in latest AutoExpress,
Autocar, What Car and Test Drive

Starting at £35k for the diesel though if it weighs anything like the Disco3
I don't see how that can provide the "Grand Tourer" experience they're
talking about - fully intend to find out though



 
So Richard Brookman was, like

> So Dom J was, like
>
>> " Looks better than the new Disco, which i have to say is growing
>> on me....slowly!. Still looks like a Transit van from some angles
>> though!. Have seen some of the Range Rover sport prototypes being
>> thrashed round where I live and have to say they go well!.
>
> Does anyone else think it looks a bit like a P38a as modified by Max
> Power - lowered, with lots of shiny extras? I think it looks OK (for
> what it is) - better than the current RR or the new Disco, at least.

Scanning the magazines in a motorway service area yesterday, there was an
edition of a magazine called "4x4 and MPV Driver" (WTF is that?),
half-hidden behind another mag so only the top half was visible. On the
front cover was an orange P38 Rangie, or so I thought. I wondered why they
would put an out-of-production car on the cover and had a closer look. Of
course it was the new RR Sport. Looking closely, the roofline, roof pillars
and bodywork down to the door handles are almost identical to the P38 - even
the clamshell bonnet looks similar, although without the castellations, and
the mirrors look strangely familiar.

I really do think if you took a P38, lowered it, fitted wide(r) wheels and
added a few Halfords shiny styling gizmos, this is what it would look like.
So what's the point of taking an vehicle with great off-road ability,
removing the ground clearance and giving it 150mph performance? It becomes
a 100% road car, never mind the Terrain Response, HDC etc, which I am sure
are only there because buyers will expect to have them. The concept reminds
me of those ghastly drag racers based on a Ford Model T - looks like one
thing, but is another.

Having said all that, I think it looks OK. But it ain't a Land Rover, and I
won't be putting my name down for one, even on a fantasy wish-list.

--

Rich

Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous


 

>So what's the point of taking an vehicle with great off-road ability,
>removing the ground clearance and giving it 150mph performance? It becomes
>a 100% road car, never mind the Terrain Response, HDC etc, which I am sure
>are only there because buyers will expect to have them. The concept reminds
>me of those ghastly drag racers based on a Ford Model T - looks like one
>thing, but is another.
>

Folks say the same about the Cayenne, but I'm told by a man who knows
that they are pretty impressive offroad.

There is a market for high-speed, touring family vehicles that can
also cut it when towing a horsebox over a wet field, driving snowy or
icy roads or so on. Not all off-roading requires big clearance or
axle travel.

I'd say that most people who are in the market for one of these will
only cover slippy ground occasionally (say twice per year). But only
getting stuck twice a year is not a great prospect, so it could well
take market share from people who would otherwise look at a big
executive and don't like the Range Rover because it's a bit slow and
woolly in the corners.

Same logic as the Freelander I suppose, just with bigger numbers....



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'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

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I suppose the point of it is to compete with Porsche, VW etc. Some people
will want the same type of vehicle but with a LandRover badge instead. Just
read it in LRO, quite like it.
Richard

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> So Richard Brookman was, like
>
>> So Dom J was, like
>>
>>> " Looks better than the new Disco, which i have to say is growing
>>> on me....slowly!. Still looks like a Transit van from some angles
>>> though!. Have seen some of the Range Rover sport prototypes being
>>> thrashed round where I live and have to say they go well!.
>>
>> Does anyone else think it looks a bit like a P38a as modified by Max
>> Power - lowered, with lots of shiny extras? I think it looks OK (for
>> what it is) - better than the current RR or the new Disco, at least.
>
> Scanning the magazines in a motorway service area yesterday, there was an
> edition of a magazine called "4x4 and MPV Driver" (WTF is that?),
> half-hidden behind another mag so only the top half was visible. On the
> front cover was an orange P38 Rangie, or so I thought. I wondered why
> they would put an out-of-production car on the cover and had a closer
> look. Of course it was the new RR Sport. Looking closely, the roofline,
> roof pillars and bodywork down to the door handles are almost identical to
> the P38 - even the clamshell bonnet looks similar, although without the
> castellations, and the mirrors look strangely familiar.
>
> I really do think if you took a P38, lowered it, fitted wide(r) wheels and
> added a few Halfords shiny styling gizmos, this is what it would look
> like. So what's the point of taking an vehicle with great off-road
> ability, removing the ground clearance and giving it 150mph performance?
> It becomes a 100% road car, never mind the Terrain Response, HDC etc,
> which I am sure are only there because buyers will expect to have them.
> The concept reminds me of those ghastly drag racers based on a Ford Model
> T - looks like one thing, but is another.
>
> Having said all that, I think it looks OK. But it ain't a Land Rover, and
> I won't be putting my name down for one, even on a fantasy wish-list.
>
> --
>
> Rich
>
> Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous
>


 
On Friday, in article <[email protected]>
[email protected] "Richard Brookman" wrote:

> Scanning the magazines in a motorway service area yesterday, there was an
> edition of a magazine called "4x4 and MPV Driver" (WTF is that?),
> half-hidden behind another mag so only the top half was visible. On the
> front cover was an orange P38 Rangie, or so I thought. I wondered why they
> would put an out-of-production car on the cover and had a closer look. Of
> course it was the new RR Sport. Looking closely, the roofline, roof pillars
> and bodywork down to the door handles are almost identical to the P38 - even
> the clamshell bonnet looks similar, although without the castellations, and
> the mirrors look strangely familiar.
>
> I really do think if you took a P38, lowered it, fitted wide(r) wheels and
> added a few Halfords shiny styling gizmos, this is what it would look like.
> So what's the point of taking an vehicle with great off-road ability,
> removing the ground clearance and giving it 150mph performance? It becomes
> a 100% road car, never mind the Terrain Response, HDC etc, which I am sure
> are only there because buyers will expect to have them. The concept reminds
> me of those ghastly drag racers based on a Ford Model T - looks like one
> thing, but is another.
>
> Having said all that, I think it looks OK. But it ain't a Land Rover, and I
> won't be putting my name down for one, even on a fantasy wish-list.

I had much the same reaction when I discovered a modern Jeep Wrangler
huddled next to my Lightweight in the Tesco carpark. It had something
called the Sahara package. Now, trying to be fair, it looked like it
would be OK off-road, but a bit low slung. Next to the Lightweight it
looked like one of those toddlers whose mummy is into fashion, holding
grandad's hand, and asking "Am I going to get muddy?"

--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

Wrought under license granted by Her Majesty's Apostropher Royal AD MMIV
 
On or around Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:24:39 +0000, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Folks say the same about the Cayenne, but I'm told by a man who knows
>that they are pretty impressive offroad.

There's a thing where you can go on holiday to the desert (in Saudi, ISTR)
and play in the sand with Cayennes. sounds fun. One of the magazines did
this, and reckoned that it was fun, also that the Cayenne was amazingly
competent for what it is.

 
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