2007 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged
Rover, come over: If you have the bucks, we have the car
Sat, Jun 2nd 2007
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| VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS | |
|---|---|
| type | 5 door, suv - full, 4wd |
| msrp | $72,000 |
| trans | automatic |
| gas mi. | 13mpg/19mpg |
| rating |  |
Riding the range in style and comfort
If you are seeking a vehicle to move your dogs, family and even your cantankerous father in style and comfort, you will want to consider the Land Rover Range Rover Sport. But be sure to bring along your broker, because the price of luxury is not cheap.
What a hard vehicle to review, since I’m aware that relatively few people are going to fork out more than $70K for a DogCar (models start at $58,000, but the one I drove was $72,000), even one as sublimely dog-errific at this one. To put it mildly: The Range Rover was so nice I wanted to move into it with the dogs because it’s nicer than my house.
The Range Rover is a lot like the Land Rover L3, just … more of it. Bigger, more powerful, more luxurious. This was proven when my father, who can be quite grumpy, declared the Range Rover to be the most comfortable car he’d ever been in.
So how was it as a dogmobile? Top rate. Room for crates and more inside, roof rack for gear outside. It is supremely comfortable on the highway and no doubt more than capable in the fields. Although honestly, how rich would you have to be to willing to sacrifice such a gorgeous vehicle to the off-road driving? In my own car, I’ve creped along the gravel road on our field-training grounds listening to blackberry vines gouging stripes in the sides of my aging Plymouth Voyager. Would I ever put a true luxury car in such a position? Unlikely, but then, maybe someone else would. And they will truly enjoy the lush leather seats and seat warmers as they bounce across the dusty outback.
Bottom line: If you want to move yourself and your dogs (and maybe your crabby father) in the most gorgeous of off-road capable vehicles and money/fuel economy is no issue, here you go: Get a Range Rover.
-- Gina Spadafori
Carguy Comments: The Range Rover Sport Supercharged is equipped with a powerful 4.2-liter V8, delivering 390 horsepower. With a cargo area of 71 cubic feet, the Sport Supercharged edition also has an impressive towing capacity of 7,716 pounds. You can even program the remote key fob to raise and lower the vehicle to make trailer connections easy.
For freeway driving, the Range Rover Sport also offers adaptive cruise control that automatically slows down the vehicle to maintain a safe distance with the vehicle ahead.
-- Keith Turner, The Family Car
Comments
I have a sport supercharged having had 30 or so different vehicles over 27 years. This is the best vehicle i have ever had a fantastic car to own and drive.
2009-01-01 11:40:39
While I would love to afford a Range Rover, I am afraid that is not going to happen anytime soon. Check out this dog-friendly car…
http://www.webvet.com/main/article?id=2107
2008-12-18 13:44:04
I just found out that Land Rover has a cargo/dog barrier and a cargo/dog divider with gate to seperate your dog from cargo or another dog. It is compatible with LR3 and Range Rover Sport. Also they have a sliding loadspace floor but it doesn’t work with the cargo/dog divider. You can look at them on Land Rovers website. Thanks Dogcars for the review!!!
2008-12-15 14:47:56
Please, one can be very earth friendly and still drive an SUV! We recycle, have a green house, only buy biodegrable productS, reuse everything and haul kids, dogs and stuff in our RR Sport. Get over yourslelf…if you want to help global warming get a battery car…we did!!!
2008-11-22 12:21:24
oh come on! Sounds like you are just jealous cos you can’t afford either. I got an education and now I work for my money and I choose to spend it to live comfortably in a huge house with an awesome performance vehicle in my driveway. Go ahead and drive your little electric tin car of a car, nobody’s stopping you, but don’t cry when a big truck hits you broadside and you die because your car didn’t do anything to protect you.
2008-11-01 21:51:53
Just bought my Range Rover Sport Supercharged and LOVE it. I actually look forward to long car rides and my 2 pups get a luxurious, smooth ride to the park. Can’t wait to run errands today!
2008-08-28 07:23:25
I own a 2007 supercharged range rover sport and absolutely love it. It is hands down the most comfortable, stylish, and powerful SUV on the road. period.
Just be sure to get some protective cover for the seats and/or a guard for the cargo area so the dog does not tear the vehicle up.
A beautiful beast to haul around your beautiful beast…
2008-08-27 19:23:08
the best car the i never drive , i have the 4.4 range rover HSE
2008-07-10 21:06:02
People always complain about SUVs being bad for the environment. They can haul an entire family of five or more with a pet or two in one vehichle. What about the gas guzzling two seater sports cars that seam to make up a large percentage of highway traffic daily? Corvettes,BMWs,Mercedes Benzs,etc. have the same or worse mpg than my Range Rover Sport that can haul five!
2008-07-04 08:48:25
good job
2008-06-30 09:52:55
Mister/Miss global warming comment person? This is my first time checking this website and so far it is great. I think that dogcars.com is just trying to give everyone options by havig a luxury SUV category. You implied that people can use public transportation but I do not know of any that let you have pets other than service dogs. Plus, most Luxury SUVs do not get very good mpg and some people may perfer a large SUV vs a van. I saw this website looking at Honda’s Element online and am glad I found it :-)
2008-06-26 18:04:20
my mom just got a RR sport…they rock :D
2008-02-08 17:23:46
its great
2007-12-20 11:19:54
Those who dog the Range Rover obviously have either never driven one or can’t afford on. Stop hating,it’s beautiful,it’s luxurious and great for the dogs.
2007-09-27 10:47:27
Have you never heard of GLOBAL WARMING??? Why would you suggest such a over-priced polluter?
McMansions, Range Rovers … and nothing but fat. Take a walk, use public transportation and get a more earthfriendly car. (Used only when needed.)
Show some responsibility, dogcars.
2007-09-13 08:08:22
I agree with the big car people. I try to be as green as possible but the big SUV complaints are not justified, and what does the price of the vehicle have to do with it, unless you are jealous. I use a push mower, hand shears on a pole for weedwacking and a rake and broom. My property is completely organic, no pesticides, herbicides or fertilizer. I pull weeds the old fashion way. When I got the burb a neighbor made a comment and walked away with a cloud of smoke coming from his 2-stroke weedwacker. I can’t afford a Range either but would think about one if I could. I used to drive my old bosses and wow is all I can say. I am really not into the extreme luxury in a car, or anywhere, but that is just me. Before having a full-size we took two vehicles to go away with the family and dogs. We fill our full-size more then once a week. Plus we take our kids friends in the same car, family and more. Also when working I would have to drop off clients dogs just to go and pick up my children from school, adding as much as 20 miles each way. Now I fit them all. Best part is if I drive easy I get 17-18 mpg average and can get 21-23 hwy in my suburban.My six cylinder Pathfinder did not get as much mileage. It is the ultimate dog friendly family vehicle. Oh, by the way I like to say I drive a hybrid, when it is just me I take my bike, 60 mpg compensates for the SUV.
Woofman
2009-05-22 21:41:11