2023 Range Rover Sport Deer Valley Edition Is A $166k SUV For Skiers

[Matt Merritt]

Shouldn't it be green color?

 

[givethepigeye]

Meh…..There is a reason the dudes whose lives depend on reliable transportation in hostile territory/environments are driving Hilux’s or Landcruisers.

 

[Tom K.]

Here's the easy fix for your friend's Range Rover: https://www.lexus.com/models/LX

Does that come with a rattle can of matte black paint, so that the grille can be at least somewhat diminished?!

Also, less than

 

[givethepigeye]

Does that come with a rattle can of matte black paint, so that the grille can be at least somewhat diminished?!

Also, less than

^ totally agree with the grill. its a bit "transformer'esque"

But it it less $ and better.

I do have a story about a friend (guy who dealt my 911 to me) - he bought a Prado (460). Second hand, from a Toyota dealer in TX drove it back here to NC. Somehow in a seal replacement or something they scared the crankshaft before he bought it. So, when diagnosing the issue (believe oil leak at seal) - it was determined the only way to fix was a new crankshaft. Ok, no problem, lets get one. Well, there was not one in the entire US. Toyota flew one from Japan, installed it and didn't charge him a penny, when apparently they could have (out of warranty and difficult to prove that it was damaged by service) <- that's good pretty good.

 

[Tom K.]

^ totally agree with the grill. its a bit "transformer'esque"

We're all in luck!

For a mere $14k upcharge, you can purchase the Sport Handling version, complete with blacked out grill!

 

[AlpsSkidad]

People like to share tales of the notorious Rover unreliability. But we’re on our third and haven’t had a single issue (two Sports and now a Defender). Granted, we lease so we’re only holding them for three years at a time, maybe not long enough for issues to arise.

We tend to ignore all of those stories and continue with the brand. We are on our 5th Rover… 2 RR sports, a LR4, a RR Velar and a full sized RangeRover. the longest we’ve had one is 10 years, and the shortest was a 3 yr lease. All have been flawless. We still own 2. I’d like to add a Defender someday…

 

[tball]

We're all in luck!

For a mere $14k upcharge, you can purchase the Sport Handling version, complete with blacked out grill!

It looks much better with the blacked out grill! Did somebody say green?

 

[Tom K.]

It looks much better with the blacked out grill! Did somebody say green?

Digging a little more deeply into this vehicle, it uses a 10-speed auto trans, which is a bit off-putting to me.

We've got one in our full-sized Transit, and it is wonderful for towing, since the rpm steps between gears are small. Very nice in that application.

But in something smaller (ha!) like the LX, I know I'd tend to revert to shifting manually, and 10 gears is a LOT of rowing!

Question: Is Toyota going to offer something like this, or is that the new Sequoia, which seems to get very lukewarm reviews so far.

 

[givethepigeye]

I have seen that green in person, it’s stunningly pretty. Sadly only 2 real color choices for my LC, white or black

 

[snwbrdr]

Imagine if a snowboarder purchased a Deer Valley edition.