I’m looking at picking up a luxury SUV that can tow and has depreciated a lot. I know most Rovers are not the most reliable, but I’m ok with that. Just hoping to get some feedback from anyone with experience related to these two models. I like the supercharged engine on the RR sports, I prefer the space of the lr4.
They run a 5.0L Jaguar AJ V8, which was designed and built with Ford money but shares nothing with the Ford Coyote. It's direct injected and the RR Sport and full-size RR (abbreviated FFRR... full fat Range Rover) both got supercharged versions. They all have the potential to have timing chain guide issues. You can reduce the risk by performing frequent (5k) oil changes with good oil. Otherwise they are pretty solid trucks that were built with Ford money given ownership at the time. Bosch electronics, ZF automatics, Eaton superchargers. Air suspension can be replaced with Arnott or Suncore stuff if it fails, but it's pretty reliable. In general, they are far more reliable than the Land Rovers of the 1980s and 1990s that people appropriately rag on.
The LR4 is great and called a Discovery in every other part of the world - LR changed the name because the Disco and Disco II didn't hold up and established such negative brand equity with Americans. It and the full-size Range Rover are both wonderful trucks and you should have one.
The RR Sport is... fine, I guess. I had a friend who had one at the same time I had my 2010 Range Rover S/C, and I just didn't get the point in dealing with Land Rover stuff for a vehicle the size of a Ford Escape.
You can pick up a full-size RR Supercharged for $20k or so, 2010+.
If you want all of the perks of the LR4/2010-2012 RR without the timing chain hassles, buy a 2007-2009. They ran slightly older Jag engines and don't have the chain guide issues.
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Fixed that for you.
In reply to grover :
same thing?
In reply to Brake_L8 :
Thanks! That was exactly the type of info I was looking for.
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