Used 2022 Land Rover Range Rover

Note that Land Rover is introducing the new-generation Range Rover as a 2022 model while continuing to sell the outgoing version also as a 2022 model. Both are reviewed here, with the outgoing model reviewed in italics.

Price: The all-new 2022 Land Rover Range Rover ranges from $104,000 to $163,500. The outgoing 2022 Range Rover starts at $92,000.

The Land Rover Range Rover isn’t merely a luxury full-size SUV. It’s the archetypal luxury full-size SUV, the godfather of grand 4x4s, the original opulent off-roader. It’s the flagship of the Land Rover marque, just as much at home in Death Valley as it is on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

The all-new 2022 Range Rover ups its game with a svelte, all-new design, available 3-row seating, new engines, and forthcoming EV versions.

Land Rover is reinforcing the Range Rover’s position as the king of the hill luxury SUV, with wide-ranging improvements that include major engineering changes and new, upscale interior features.

Among the numerous refinements are an executive seating option, mosaic patterned wood console veneers, and even an enhanced air purification system that can keep out viruses, including COVID-19.

Land Rover wants to fend off challenges to its luxury SUV supremacy from a growing band of fresher rivals, including the Bentley Bentayga, Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS 600, and even the much more costly Rolls-Royce Cullinan. A little lower down the premium SUV pecking order, full-size models like the BMW X7, Cadillac Escalade, and Lexus LX are all challenging the Range Rover.

The outgoing 2022 Range Rover is the fourth generation, which debuted for the 2013 model year. However, a new generation has also arrived for 2022. In the meantime, Range Rover is still doing its high-class SUV thing of providing lavish cabins and highly capable hardware, with a whole lot of prestige added to the proceedings.

The all-new 2022 Range Rover is based on a stiff new body platform called MLA-Flex and features an electrically controlled anti-roll system, which reacts faster to manage body motions. During our time with the updated Range Rover, we found the ride to be nicely controlled in all types of driving situations.

This includes serious off-roading, though we understand some luxury car shoppers might balk at the idea of taking an SUV with a 6-digit starting price through muddy bogs and over rocky terrain. That’s too bad because the Range Rover is engineered to be one of the most capable all-terrain vehicles despite its posh 5-star image.

When it comes to good manners on paved surfaces, much credit is due to what Range Rover calls its Dynamic Response Pro system. This helps minimize body roll and comes with the standard fully independent air suspension. Keep in mind, this is a large and heavy SUV, so you’re never going to completely avoid body roll during hard cornering. Yet for a vehicle this tall, wide, and heavy, the Range Rover does a solid job at not feeling unwieldy.

Too bad some of these fine attributes are countered by excessive wind noise. We didn’t expect total silence, of course, but it was more than we imagined in a vehicle engineered to be one of the world’s most luxurious SUVs.

As you’d expect, of the two available engines it’s the twin-turbo V8 that delivers the biggest performance punch. But during our time behind the wheel of both the V8 and standard turbo inline-6, it was the 6-cylinder that felt smoother and delivered more linear responses. With the 8-cylinder, power delivery was more all-or-nothing, which led to some jerky behavior.

To add in maneuverability, the Range Rover now includes an all-wheel steering (AWS) system for the first time. This turns the rear wheels to improve steering response at higher speeds and to provide a tighter turning circle at low speeds. We found this makes the Range Rover feel much smaller than it is, and that inspires greater confidence in the driver when placing this XL-SUV with inch-perfect accuracy.

For 2022, the Range Rover continues to use Land Rover’s proven terrain response system, which lets the driver select one of six driving modes to handle a wide variety of road and trail conditions. In a sense, it is a “set it and forget it” kind of system, which does most of the thinking for the driver when the going gets tough.

The outgoing 2022 Range Rover epitomizes the full-size luxury SUV. Its main mission is to be comfortable. Not even a standard adaptive air suspension could ever transform it into a corner carver. It’s majestic, not frenetic.

This approach has special benefits should a Range Rover driver turn away from the tarmac and head into the wild. There’s plenty of ground clearance and suspension travel, while occupants are cushioned by sumptuous seats and forgiving springs.

Much of the expertise Land Rover has gained from decades of subjecting its vehicles to the most challenging conditions on the planet is distilled into the Terrain Response system. All the driver has to do is select the appropriate mode from Mud & Ruts, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Rock Crawl, or Sand, and the system adjusts responses from the engine and transmission to suit. We’ve been off-roading in a Range Rover — this stuff works.

All Terrain Progress Control (standard in Autobiography versions) is cruise control for adventurers, applying power or braking for whatever the moment requires. The driver only has to concentrate on steering.

We’re relieved that the all-new 2022 Range Rover corrects one of its predecessor’s flaws, a sub-par infotainment system, with the introduction of a large 13.1-inch curved center touchscreen and a new management system.

Called Pivi Pro, the enhanced system oversees most vehicle functions and gives haptic feedback to users when touching the screen. Land Rover claims that more than 90% of tasks are only two taps away from the home screen.

Given the complexity of the new Range Rover, it is pleasing to have an infotainment system that is better equipped to oversee its many capabilities.

As well as the Pivi Pro main screen, the driver has a separate 13.7-inch display that can be configured with digital or analog-style gauges.

Nor are rear passengers short-changed in the 2022 Range Rover, which offers an optional rear entertainment system consisting of two 11.4-inch touchscreens mounted on the back of the front seats.

Moving to the rear of the new Range Rover brings us to another novel feature. Dubbed the “tailgate event suite,” this option creates a rear-facing seat in the cargo area with leather cushions, lighting, and audio, allowing one-upmanship in the pre-game parking area.

The new Range Rover SE, which has a white ceramic gear shifter and volume controller, is available with three interior designer themes: Signature, Intrepid, and Serenity. In respective order, they are designed to evoke comfort, stealth, and exclusivity.

Although the cabin of the outgoing 2022 Range Rover is undoubtedly upscale, plush, and fashioned from high-quality materials, there’s still an understatement about the design, a tasteful restraint that makes it all the more classy.

A dual-screen arrangement is at the heart of the Range Rover’s infotainment setup. It works well enough, but Land Rover has been installing a newer, faster system into some of its other vehicles.

Two seating rows in a full-size SUV bring plenty of occupant space, as well as 32 cubic feet of luggage space behind them. The long-wheelbase versions provide even more rear legroom, making the Range Rover an all-wheel-drive limousine that doesn’t need roads.

The top SV Autobiography model offers tailgate event seating, where the lower half of the 2-piece tailgate flips down to form the base for a couple of seats.

We are fans of the outgoing Range Rover’s elegant and distinctive appearance, but the all-new generation goes for an even simpler, cleaner, and smoother look. The effect is stunning and unlike the busy lines of some rivals, notably Lexus, the 2022 Range is all about understatement; all the glass surfaces, and even the door handles, are flush to the body.

One benefit of the sleek body design is its low aerodynamic drag, which Land Rover claims is the lowest of any full-size SUV.

If there is a visual element that jars, it is the shark fin antennas on the roof. We are used to seeing one fin on today’s electronics-laden vehicles, but the 2022 Range Rover sports two!

The new Range Rover is available with no less than four different wheel sizes, from 20-inches on the base version, 21-inches on the V8 SE models, to 22-inch or 23-inch rims on the Autobiography trim.

The current-generation 2022 Range Rover is going out on a stylistic high. It manages to look modern and iconic at the same time.

The original Range Rover wasn’t even created by a designer, but an engineer whose impeccable logic led to lines echoed in today’s model. This simple-yet-strong bearing makes the Range Rover come across as arguably more elegant than the Bentley Bentayga and Rolls-Royce Cullinan (which costs upwards of $335k).

It’s a bit of a mouthful to pronounce, but the Land Rover Range Rover SV Autobiography Dynamic Black Edition is more stealthy in person. The grille mesh and surround, side vents, side mirror housings, Range Rover lettering, and alloy wheels are all finished in black.

Many of the exterior paint choices are variations on black, white, grey, or silver, but there are a few more colorful hues as well. The Autobiography models allow the customer to provide their own sample, and Land Rover will create a bespoke finish. And the long-wheelbase SV Autobiography is available with a 2-tone color scheme.

PIVI PRO TOUCHSCREEN
The new-for-2022 Range Rover finally gets the infotainment system it deserves in the new generation. We like the design of the screen, its responsiveness, and the way it manages the many systems in the 2022 model.

THIRD-ROW SEAT
The long-wheelbase version of the all-new 2022 Range Rover makes room for a proper 3rd-row seat for the first time. Unlike some rivals, the rearmost seat is not just fit for children. A 6-foot adult can climb back there with relative ease and be reasonably comfortable.

ENGINES
Every luxury vehicle should have authority to its acceleration. The 2022 Range Rover certainly does. Even the 355-horsepower 6-cylinder engine develops a useful amount of torque at low revs and gets this SUV from standstill to 60 mph in 6.6 seconds. The supercharged V8 engines do the job in a whisker over five seconds. That’s really impressive for something weighing about 2.5 tons.

EXECUTIVE REAR SEATING
In the long-wheelbase SV Autobiography, the small center-rear seat folds down to become an expansive armrest between two aircraft-style executive seats. The longer wheelbase creates another 7.6 inches of rear legroom, allowing those seats to recline by 40 degrees as footrests rise up to provide even more comfort.

Naturally, even the base version of the new 2022 Range Rover — the SE — is remarkably well-equipped.

Standard features include the 6-cylinder engine, an 8-speed automatic transmission, electronic air suspension, 21-inch wheels, and a highly capable 2-range 4-wheel drive system that includes several drive modes and an active rear differential with torque vectoring. Other standard hardware includes LED headlights, a Meridian sound system, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, a gesture-controlled power tailgate, and adaptive cruise control with steering assist. The base Range Rover also comes with a 13.1-inch touchscreen, a wood-trimmed leather interior, and a sliding panoramic roof.

The Autobiography model uses the twin-turbo V8 and adds heated and cooled 24-way seats covered in a finer grade of leather. This opulent English SUV also has illuminated seatbelt buckles, a heated steering wheel, 4-zone climate control, a head-up display, and satellite radio.

A long-wheelbase 7-seat version of the new Range Rover is available as an Autobiography or a First Edition. In addition to the Autobiography exterior package (and badges), this Range Rover gets the V8 engine, 22-inch wheels, heated and cooled 24-way seats (with hot stone massage), black brake calipers, heated and power-folding mirrors, soft-close doors, the 11.4-inch rear-seat entertainment, electric rear sunblinds, and what Land Rover calls Executive Class Comfort rear seats.

The First Edition builds on the Autobiography with 23-inch wheels, a higher grade of interior leather and walnut trim, plus Executive Class Comfort Plus rear seats.

You can also order a long-wheelbase 5-seater as an Autobiography or a First Edition.

Inside, there’s tri-zone automatic climate control, keyless entry/ignition, leather upholstery, 10-way power-adjustable front seats, power-adjustable steering column, 12.3-inch digital driver information display, reclining rear seats, and ambient LED lighting.

The infotainment setup has Apple CarPlay/Android Auto smartphone integration, navigation, satellite radio, Wi-Fi, two touchscreens, and a 13-speaker/380-watt Meridian sound system. Safety features include automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, and parking sensors at both ends.

The Westminster versions (standard and long-wheelbase) offer many items that were popular options into a relatively value-packed standard bundle. These include 21-inch alloy wheels, soft-closing doors, heated steering wheel, heated/ventilated/20-way power-adjustable front seats, heated/power-reclining rear seats, quad-zone climate control, chiller compartment, cabin air ionization, blind-spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, high-speed emergency braking, 360-degree camera system, head-up display, and a 19-speaker/825-watt Meridian surround-sound system.

Many of the option choices on the new 2022 Range Rover are paints. Premium metallic paint, in four hues, adds $1,950 to the price of a base 2023 Range Rover.

At $4,550, the 12 available gloss-finish colors of SV Bespoke Ultra Metallic paint (British Racing Green, Ligurian Black, Flux Silver, Ethereal Frost, Velocity Blue, Constellation Blue, Ionian Silver, Sunset Gold, or Amethyst Grey gloss finish) are considerably more expensive but much brighter. Additionally, there are seven satin-finish versions of this SV Bespoke Ultra Metallic paint, which start at $7,450. The priciest paint of all is a special-effect satin-finish Icy White, which costs $12,050.

Notable option packages on the base 2022 Range Rover include the $2,000 Technology Pack, which includes a video rearview mirror and a head-up display, and the $2,000 Premium Upgrade Interior Pack, which features laminated front and rear side glass, illuminated tread plates, and the SV Bespoke Full Extended Leather Upgrade.

Also significant: The long-wheelbase 7-seat Range Rover Autobiography is available with deployable side steps ($4,600) and the Tailgate Event Suite with leather cushions. This $1,200 option lets you use the Range Rover’s rear cargo space floor as an outward-facing seat for two, complemented by leather cushions, tailgate speakers, and lights.

For $10,000, you can order the Westminster version of the outgoing Range Rover with the 518-horsepower V8. Next in the pecking order are the Autobiography models that build on the Westminster inventory with a more sophisticated version of the Terrain Response system, complemented by All Terrain Progress Control.

The SV Autobiography models all have the 557-horsepower V8 — that’s the SV Autobiography Dynamic variants and the long-wheelbase SV Autobiography that tops the range. This ultimate Range Rover comes standard with 24-way power-adjustable front seats that are heated and ventilated, and have a “hot stone” massage function. A 1,700-watt Meridian audio system is also included, along with a couple of Executive Comfort Plus seats in the back.

Even at this heady level, there are more ways to plump up an SV Autobiography LWB. Such as with the fine Poltrona Frau quilted leather upholstery, 2-tone paint job ($14,300), power-retractable side steps, and the tailgate event seating.

Among the many other extra features that apply to several 2022 Range Rover models are things like perforated leather upholstery, different types of wood veneer, Activity Key, automatic high beams, fog lights, 22-inch alloy wheels, and a self-parking system.

For 2022, the all-new Range Rover engine lineup starts with a 395-horsepower turbocharged mild-hybrid inline-6 engine carried over from the current SUV. This combines a 3.0-liter 6-cylinder gasoline engine and an electric motor, which reclaims braking energy. The transmission is an 8-speed automatic.

Next up is a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 engine, also paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission. Supplied by BMW, the V8 kicks out 523 horsepower, sufficient for a spritely 0-60 mph time of 4.4 seconds. It is the standard engine in the new Range Rover SE.

3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 mild-hybrid
395 horsepower @ 5,500-6,500 rpm
406 lb-ft of torque @ 2,000-5,000 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 18/26 mpg

4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8
523 horsepower @ 5,500 rpm
553 lb-ft of torque @ 1,800 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 16/21 mpg

There are essentially two drivetrains for the outgoing 2022 Range Rover. But each one splits into a couple of variations.

In the base version, a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 is augmented by a mild-hybrid system (MHEV). That extra hardware energizes the engine’s fuel-conserving stop/restart function. In this form, it makes 355 horsepower.

The next-up Westminster has the same setup, but boosted to 395 horsepower. However, this trim is also offered with a 518-horsepower supercharged V8, which is standard in the Autobiography versions — both standard and long-wheelbase.

A supercharged V8 is amplified to 557 horsepower for the SV Autobiography Dynamic and long-wheelbase (LWB) models.

In every instance, an 8-speed automatic handles the transmission duties. All-wheel drive is standard, premium gasoline is recommended, and maximum towing capacity is 7,716 pounds.

Land Rover has discontinued the diesel and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) options this year. So the diesel is probably consigned to history. But the reason for the PHEV’s non-appearance is apparently because of a shortage of components caused by the pandemic. So there’s a chance it might become available again at some point.

3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 MHEV (base)
355 horsepower @ 5,500-6,500 rpm
365 lb-ft of torque @ 2,00-5,000 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 18/23 mpg

3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 MHEV (Westminster)
395 horsepower @ 5,500-6,500 rpm
406 lb-ft of torque @ 2,000-5,000 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 18/23 mpg

5.0-liter supercharged V8 (Autobiography & Westminster LWB)
518 horsepower @ 6,000 rpm
461 lb-ft of torque @ 2,500-5,500 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 16/21 mpg

5.0-liter supercharged V8 (Autobiography Dynamic & SV Autobiography LWB)
557 horsepower @ 6,000 rpm
516 lb-ft of torque @ 3,500-5,000 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 14/19 mpg (SWB), 13/19 mpg (LWB)