The auto industry is practically driven by stereotypes formed around brands. You probably wouldn’t be surprised if someone said that your neighbour will have electrical problems with their old BMW, or if someone claimed that your uncle’s corolla will last a lifetime. These stereotypes can often be caricatured and exaggerated, but they denote a latent truth about brand characteristics: the average view of owners.
The Land Rover brand is a wet dream for everyone that aspires to a luxurious and robust automobile, but as with any other brand, these cars have particularities that can imply your owner experience, especially when we talk about your pocket. Your favourite celebrities are all part of the Range Rover raze, but does the car even deserve the popularity it gets?
With an incredible legacy under its belt, the English brand is recognized worldwide for the serial production of off-road cars, starting with the launch of the first Land Rover, in the ’40s, the brand has followed a path of many successes until reaching recent models, but the brand’s soul has always permeated its history and made its cars unique, in a good and bad sense.
In this article, we will discuss some peculiarities that affect Land Rover models.
Mechanical Issues
Let’s talk about the pink elephant in the bedroom, Land Rovers are definitely not maintenance-free cars. Including the newer models, narratives of failures and of owners being left by the side of the road are common. With its refined construction, the brand’s cars deliver a lot, but they charge for reliability.
Some common problems are Faults in the air suspension system, in almost all models equipped with the feature the occurrence is expected. This problem is less recurrent in newer models, however, it is important to prepare for preventive maintenance between six and ten years of use of the suspension system.
Oil Leaks and Gasket Problems are also common. Land Rover models are known for being very puddles, due to the complexity and intense presence of hydraulic systems, in addition to engines that carry a lot of gaskets, Land Rovers are known for leaking, and that is even true for newer models. Expect some problems with leaks between 12,000 and 200,000 miles.
Not The Car For Fuel Economy
As a premium brand, you can expect premium powertrains, and you get them from Land Rover. But the school for powertrains of the brand always lean toward high displacement and that inevitably results in low gas mileage. Recent petrol models of the brand, like the Range Rover Sport MHEV 3.0 top at 21 mpg on a combined course. And that is also a reality for older generations and generally, for most of the brand’s models. So do not expect to get the economy of these cars.
Depreciation Of The Land Rover
Although studies indicate that a car when exits the lot loses on average 20% of its value, for luxury cars this number can get up to 20% a year, escalating to up to 70% in a 5-year window, and you certainly know what this introduction will lead to Land Rovers will depreciate more than the average car, but it’s not as bad as it seems. Considering the brand’s niche, the depreciation of models is lower than most of the luxury segment, being among the luxury cars that depreciate the least over time.
For example, a brand new Range Rover is expected to depreciate at a rate of 35% in a window of 5 years, which is not that aggressive, considering that the world average depreciation for this time window for any type of car stays around 31% in some countries. Thus, contrary to what you thought at the beginning of this paragraph, Land Rovers have reasonable depreciation numbers considering their market niche. Consider it a little help for your pocket.
Everything Else Is Outstanding
And this is where the brand redemption is, in opposition to all the not-so-encouraging points we’ve raised so far, it costs money, but it delivers: The models of the brand are known for delivering outstanding comfort features and gift the driver with classy but sporty driving characteristics.
From the first implementation of an electronic traction control system in a 4×4, on the Range Rover 1, passing the first independent infotainment system between passenger and driver on the same screen using parallax as a trick, introduced in the early 2000s, to the recent All-terrain Progress Control (ATPC), a pioneering crawling assistant in its segment, the brand guarantees the delivery of above-average comfort and features that drive the SUV automotive market.
The moral of the story is that you shouldn’t expect low cost from a Land Rover, but you also shouldn’t expect anything less than the best in comfort and features from its release time, no matter what.
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