The terrain at the Land Rover Driving Experience allows you to experience steep assents, descents, a moonscape of craters, rocks, and a lot more. And it’s only after you’ve conquered these varied obstacles that you realize the true capabilities of these tremendous machines. You develop a real sense of respect for the car and the technology that allows it to perform the way it does – both on road and off it. And the one thing that strikes you is the ease with which the Range Rovers traverses said terrain without alarming its passengers in the least. The only quality required of the driver is that he or she should be capable of providing smooth and measured inputs, so as to not upset the balance of the car. Do that, and the Range Rover will get you out of almost any situation with consummate ease (see our review of the Range Rover Sport to get a better understanding of the on-board systems that allow the car to perform the way if does). |
The flip side of this ability, of course, is that the vehicle is so capable and it’s laden with such advanced technology that, as is quite often the case in such situations, the driver is largely eliminated from the equation – it’s almost as if the vehicle does what it’s capable of in spite of the driver. Consequently, the level of involvement is reduced, while the level of amazement is heightened. Nevertheless, you do remain in awe of the capabilities of the Range Rover – whether it’s during excessive side-angle tilts, descending or ascending impossibly steep slopes, the level of wheel articulation or range of travel, and the inherent stability of the vehicle. And all this in a car that can be taken straight off the showroom floor. The great shame, however, is that most owners will never actually experience what their vehicle is capable of. At any rate, they can be safe in the knowledge that their Land Rover can get them out of near any situation if need be.
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