2006 Land Rover Range Rover

Whenever one thinks of a luxury SUV, the first name that comes to mind is the Land Rover. The Land Rovers are known to the, for a long period, the best SUV maker. This British company always had and still has its firm grounds in the big SUV league. It could even be said to have started the whole SUVs trend. The remarkable deluxe SUV model of this company is the Range Rover. Although every single model of this SUV was one of its kind, the 2006 Land Rover Range Rover has its new perks that people even till now really want to enjoy.

What’s new?

The 2006 Land Rover Range Rover tends to for sure stand out amongst many of its models. What makes this model so different and exceptional are its new notable features that surely placed a big difference in the whole market and its trend. The first notable feature is the 6-speed automatic. Such an automatic system provides the driver relief from the hassle of changing gears often and providing a smooth ride. The interior of this model is exquisite. With features such as mirror heating, seat heating, all these give some exemplary kind of comfort. Not to forget the powerful supercharged V8 engine that provides massive power such that it can easily tough and without any difficulty carry high weights.

The newly added Range Rover Sports surely skyrocket this SUV. It can easily speed up to high kilometers with safety and precautionary measures, literally a cheetah when it comes to highways or motorways. Range Rover also has a precise park assist feature that ensures and safely protects you from any point of impact and easily makes you park in confined small places. It also includes a voice navigational feature that has multiple languages and helps one easily navigate anywhere.

Specifications:

Engine	DOHC 32-valve 4.4-liter V-8
Power	305 hp @5750 rpm
Fuel	18 MPG
Transmission	6-speed automatic with manumatic shifting
Torque	325 @ 4,000 rpm
Seating	5 people
Drive	4 wheels

Value:

The value this luxury vehicle provides is like no other. With a spacious, appealing, and comfortable European luxury interior, it offers you a class. The aura this interior provides, makes one easily concede the worth it has of its price. The drive of this car is super smooth, making you doubt if its engine is on or not. Not just this, its powerful engine makes this car a perfect one for speeding or even going off-road, with its durable and outclass exterior, the Land Rover Range Rover never loses its value and is often deemed as a conifer car.

Price:

Land Rovers are generally known to be a competing, luxurious and upscale brand right in the range of other world-class expensive car brands such as Mercedes Benz, BMW, etc. The price of this SUV might be shockingly high, but what it offers is far better than its price factor. The starting range of the 2006 Range Rover is almost $75,000 and goes up till almost $90,000. These prices are although comparatively higher than that of its competitors or other SUVs, but it sure is worth every penny charged.

Models:

There are 2 basic trim levels of the 2006 Land Rover Range Rover, the HSE and Supercharged. The prices comparison for both is:

Models	Prices
HSE	$75,035
Supercharged	$90,035.

The two models of Range Rover have quite less indifferent in each other, but surely do have a fifteen thousand dollars price difference which is a lot. The supercharged, as the name suggests tends to be a higher-powered SUV than its basic model that is the HSE. It has a 4.2L V-8 Engine with 400 @ 5,750 rpm Horsepower and 420 @ 3,500 rpm Torque. Which when compared to HSE is almost 100 HP more. Furthermore, it has bigger dimensions, 20″ silver aluminum Wheels right according to the higher power. Another spree feature that adds in is the Driver and front passenger heated-cushion, heated-seatback Heated front seat. This is an excellent addition especially when it gets cold, giving bigtime relief and comfort.

Owner’s Manual

The 2006 Range Rover Owners Manual covers the specs, operation, and routine maintenance of the vehicle. The book is typically included with the vehicle, and should be referred to frequently to ensure proper routines are followed. This will help ensure longevity for the vehicle. Similarly, these steps help maintain the value of the investment as well as it’s basic operations.

Many other years of the Land Rover Repair Manual are also available, should the vehicle need repair.

Good or Bad?                                   

Every car has its pros and cons, what needs to be assessed is whether the pros outrun the cons or not. Considering the good options first, the best point would be for sure its Off-roading capabilities. With such a high-powered engine and a tough-built body, this is perfect for off-roading anywhere. Not to forget the Land Rover’s world-renowned reputation and long heritage which it continues to keep, to date. The performance reports too for this model surely tend to be better than the previous ones and the newly available comfortable features such as the heated environment, the excellent touch entertainment systems, sports mode, etc. are all praiseworthy.

But what cuts the model a bit low is its extremely high price. As it is close to almost $90,000. Further because of its high power, its low mileage. Another factor brought up is the less trims levels. You either pay $75k or $90k with different engines and excellent new features, no in-between thus less variety for customers to choose from. But surely could be said that its good features surpass its bad.

To buy or not?

According to the surveys done by cars.com, this car has been recommended by almost 90% of the users which tends to be a high percentage of recommendations. This shows that almost every user of this car is extremely satisfied with it and has rarely found any problem or backlash in it.  according to 40 reviews, this SUV has been rated a total of 4.5 out of 5 which when broken down are classified as follows:

Comfort:	4.6
Interior design:	4.4
Performance:	4.6
Value for the money:	4.2
Exterior styling:	4.6
Reliability:	4.4

A user of this car also guaranteed how even after grim usage of this car; it seems to be working pretty fine. According to them, their 2006 Land Rover Range Rover has traveled over 200,000 miles and is still as unspoiled as new!