Range Rover Vogue SE (L322) – TDV8
Range Rover Vogue MY10 – Stornoway Grey
The Range Rover single-handedly laid the foundations for the modern luxury 4×4
sector back in 1970 and has stood astride it like a colossus ever since, which no-one has truly eclipsed the unique blend of class and capability of this vehicle. This is the third generation version, launched in 2002, a model that moved the game on further still by establishing a new super luxury sector for SUV ownership.
For the 2010 model year refresh, the Range Rover received an updated exterior grille, a multicamera vision system, front bumper with newly repositioned fog lights lower in the bumper, LED accented bi-xenon headlights/LED tail/brake lights with front and rear amber LED turn signals with a three bar design, optional blind spot assist and adaptive auto high beam headlights which are now part of the new for 2010 vision assist package.
The interior of the Range Rover was given a minor facelift, consisting mainly of redesigned and repositioned switchgear (which saw many of the originally BMW era designed items updated or replaced), along with new options never before available for Range Rover like the addition of push button engine start/stop. The 2010 Range Rover also gained new visual display units as also seen in the new for 2010 Jaguar XJ (X351). This change consisted of a 12-inch TFT LCD virtual instrument panel, which replaces the conventional cluster design — instead ‘virtual’ gauges are displayed where physical analogue gauges were previously. This allows various sets of information to be displayed as required — for example navigation and map information can be displayed instead of engine readouts, whilst when one of the off-road driving modes is selected on the Terrain Response system the ‘gauges’ are reorganised to provide space to display the schematic of the vehicle’s suspension, steering and transmission systems. The other display unit is fitted to the centre console and uses a bi-directional screen to show different images depending on viewing angle. This allows navigational information to be displayed to the driver, whilst someone in the front passenger seat can use the same screen to use the onboard DVD player at the same time, for example. This system also contains a state-of-the-art multi-camera system from Valeo, which allows the driver to see around the vehicle during manoeuvres and which contains multiple overlays and views.