Friends who are not cold to cars in China, know the Land Rover brand, most likely from the 2009 hit TV series - "Snail House". Although it was not the first time I knew about the Land Rover brand, song Siming, played by Zhang Jiayi, had a conversation about Land Rover with seaweed played by Li Nian in the car, which made me yearn for Land Rover for the first time.
At that time, I was still young, because "Land Rover is a man's leg" such a simple but powerful sentence, remembered the Land Rover brand. When I grew up and looked back at that conversation, I found that Song Siming's description of the Range Rover was a classic in every sentence. Even if Song Siming's third-generation Range Rover has evolved to the fifth generation today, those expressions can still poke at the inner throbbing of the Range Rover.
"This is a Land Rover, the exclusive car of the British Royal Family"
Born in the United Kingdom, the Land Rover brand is known for its strong all-terrain capabilities, and since its debut in 1970, the flagship Range Rover has been more comprehensively exploring luxury and comfort on top of its off-road capabilities. Because of this, generations of Range Rover have been favored by the British royal family and have gradually become a symbol of top power and wealth.
Today, the Range Rover, which has evolved to the fifth generation, has been greatly improved in terms of design, power performance and luxurious texture, and such a flagship SUV with multiple capabilities of Land Rover is now in the Chinese market.
"Land Rover is a man's leg, the wind blowing in the air."
"This man driving, bloody, wants to have a Land Rover. After holding back in the city for a long time, I hope that I can grow up like a wild horse, with a mane, and the wind fluttering on the grassland. Land Rovers are men's legs, the wind blowing in the air. This is Song Siming's most classic description of Land Rover in "Snail Residence". A Range Rover offers not only the simple need to travel, but also a way to release stress, all of which require strong power performance as a support.
The new generation of Range Rover comes from the newly developed MLA FLEX platform architecture, the all-aluminum body structure is still the "signature" of the Range Rover, in addition, the new car has undergone earth-shaking changes in the powertrain, chassis, steering system and so on.
In the powertrain segment, the new generation of Range Rover offers two power versions, the 3.0T Injeli engine with 48V light hybrid system and the 4.4T V8 twin supercharged engine, both matched with the 8AT transmission, the former with a maximum horsepower of 400 horses and a maximum torque of 550 Nm, and the latter with a maximum horsepower of 530 hp and a maximum torque of 750 Nm. In the future, Range Rover will also offer plug-in hybrid versions, pure electric versions and other power forms.
In the chassis part, this new generation of Range Rover has introduced an advanced dynamic response system for the first time, which can use data to predict changes in curves, so that the system can be prepared in advance, taking into account the texture of highway driving and accurate dynamic response. The 48-volt active roll control system can instantly output up to 1400 Nm of torque to the anti-roll bar, ensuring maximum body stability. In addition, the second-generation adaptive dynamic system can analyze the road surface and driver operation behavior and react to it with up to 500 calculations per second, ensuring that the vehicle is always in the best driving condition.
In the steering section, the all-new Range Rover series comes standard with an all-wheel steering system, with the rear wheels providing a 7-degree angle. At high speeds, it rotates in the same direction as the front wheels, and at low speeds, it rotates in the opposite direction with the front wheels. Thanks to this system, the range rover with a long wheelbase version of more than 5.2 meters has a turning diameter of only 11.96 meters, and the standard wheelbase is only 10.95 meters, which is similar to many compact cars.
"Especially when you get to the mountain road, you will know that it is good"
Song Siming poetically expressed to seaweed how good the Land Rover is, but the seaweed still showed the confusion of "not seeing where it is good", so there was the following sentence: "You can't see this car in the city, once you go out of the city, especially on the mountain road, you will know that it is good." ”
At that time, on the third generation of Range Rover, the advantages of design luxury that can be intuitively experienced by consumers are not prominent, and the strong all-terrain capability is only well known to a few enthusiasts, so the real product highlights of this generation of Range Rover are easy to find on the mountain roads with bad road conditions.
However, in the fifth generation of Range Rover, in addition to maintaining a very high level of off-road capabilities, in terms of product design and luxury atmosphere, it has become more impeccable, so now as long as you see this car, you will be able to clearly feel its good.
From a design perspective, the new generation of Range Rover uses a minimalist design style, which is reflected by concise lines outlined, coupled with a more delicate manufacturing process. Whether from the picture or from the real car, the appearance of the new generation of Range Rover is smoother and finer, these feelings are mainly achieved by reducing the excess body lines and seams, and the entire body is kept on the same plane as much as possible, which can reduce the wind resistance and also create a stronger sense of luxury.
The interior design of the car is synchronized with the outside of the car, the same minimalist style, the same sense of luxury. Finer lines outline an interior that is atmospheric, elegant and artistic enough. The 13.1-inch floating curved touch screen replaces the design of the upper and lower dual screens of the previous model, and in addition to the adjustment function of the air conditioner, most of the operations are integrated into the new PIVI PRO system.
In addition to design, the new generation of Range Rover is also practicing the understanding of "new modern luxury" in the selection of materials and materials. From the center console to the door panels, from the seats to the armrests, a large area is wrapped in Windsor, semi-aniline or full aniline luxury leather to give users a great feel.
As the flagship SUV with more emphasis on luxury, the new generation of Range Rover has also made a lot of efforts in terms of space and detail. For example, compared with the previous model, the new generation of Range Rover has increased the wheelbase by 75 mm to provide a better second row of legroom and a comfortable sitting position, and while lengthening the wheelbase, this generation of Range Rover has also launched a 7-seat version for the first time to meet the needs of many families.
In some details, the trunk of the 5-seat long-wheelbase model is also placed with two folding seats that can be folded outwards; and this time the Range Rover has also introduced a more high-end electric door, which only needs to be tapped to close the door after getting off the car, and when there is an object moving around the door, it can also automatically stop the opening action, and the experience and details are very in place.
"The price can top three Audis"
Regarding the price, in fact, Song Siming also has a clear and straightforward statement, he said that a Range Rover "can top three Audis". There is no intention to offend Audi, but the level and price of the Range Rover are indeed very top-notch, and the positioning of the Range Rover does not seem to find a direct competitor, if from the size point of view, BMW X7, Mercedes-Benz GLS, can barely be counted as opponents, but whether from the price, functionality, or the long-term formation of the label impression, the Range Rover is a unique existence. So many people say that people who buy a Range Rover will not look at other models, because their needs, in addition to the Range Rover, there is no second car that can really be competent.
Today, the fifth generation of Range Rover has been officially launched, such a perfect combination of versatility, ride comfort, off-road capabilities and even luxury, will continue to defend the brand tone of Land Rover's flagship SUV, and Song Siming's "Land Rover Theory" will continue to accompany it.