New Land Rover LR2 or LR4?

We had a 2003 Discovery and it was a piece of crap! Years later, I got a new 2009 Range Rover Sport Supercharged which I traded for a new 2012 of the same. Loved both. Very powerful and look gorgeous. Also, fabulous in all the snow we had last winter. No real problems with either. However, out of warranty, any big problem would be expensive. I'd get another. The new LR2 and LR4 are supposed to be good, but I have no direct experience. I'd suggest going on one of the Land Rover forums and see what those folks say. Good luck.

 

I get one of them as loaners when I drop off my wife's LWB Autobiography for detailing.
I hate LR2, nothing appealing about this car, like the LR4 a lot, closer to full size Range Rover then anything else.
Evoque drives also great and feels like it is much more expensive then it is (if you can accept the styling).

 

Not even close, LR4. Drive them both and there won't be any question.

 

My best toy (my wife of 24 years).

 

I had the previous gen Range Rover for 6 years almost problem free. Then I picked up a Infiniti QX56 which I hated (kept it 3 months) and went SUV shopping (drove everything out there) again and ended up with a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit V8. I have the say it drives as well (and has just as much luxury thing even speaks your text messages) as anything on the market other than a Cayenne GTS at half the price. I would have never thought to look at Jeeps but unless you need a third row or are hung up on brands I'd take a look at one before you buy.

 

My assistant at work had an LR2...nightmare. Problem after problem. The LR4 is nice except when you need to load a long object like a small table etc since the door opens sideways. Can't hang anything out. My beater is a '96 RR..great machine.

 

Agreed, the QX56 is a POS when you compare it to the RR.

I've had a few RR sports, most recently the 2014 and while the jeep is nice, it still doesn't come close to the level luxury and feel the new RR's have, at least from my test/drives experience.

Have you driven the 2014 RR full size or sport? Of course, in particular the full size RR is far more than the jeep, so not really a far comparison but the sports are in the 70 and up range, which would be closer to the jeep, I suppose.

 

Yes I did and I really did not think it was that much better and I found the Jeep more comfortable and the Summit model I bought has real wood nice leather (even on the dash) heated and cooled seats and everything that the Range Rover has and it actually all works. It had a 56K sticker I paid 49 for it. Also I only drive the SUV about 6K miles a year. Once winter is over the car sits. I no longer care about badges and I agree the new RR is nice but for twice what I paid for the Jeep just makes no sense to me.

 

I have an LR3, 3 Supercharged RR's and a 1983 Defender 110. I love Landy's.

My 2006 LR3 runs like a champ. They're built like tanks. Only downside (which is also an upside) is the airbag suspension (computers). It's works wonderfully on and off road but does require keeping up with it. It's cheap to fix and work on though in the grand scheme of things.

LR4's are really nice and the last of a great era. I won't buy anything from LR built after 2012. They're all computers and aluminum now. But a pre 2013 LR4 would be very nice for a wife that isn't going to take it off road and mess up the leather interior.

 

I have no experience with the LR2, but I presume a major difference with the LR4 would be cargo space in general.
We have a 2012 LR4 and absolutely love it! We have 3 1/2 kids and being a 7 seater, the LR4 works great for lugging people around. I used it as my tow vehicle for my Lotus and it towed great as well. I'd like to keep it, but the 1/2 kid is on the way, so wife/boss wants a 2015 Escalade

 

I was given an lr2 as a loaner the other day. IMO, it doesn't belong in the RR line, it's so much cheaper/lower quality in every way. It just doesn't fit within the brand. It's a huge step down from any of the other models. Having said that, if one was to compare it other similar size/quality vehicles out side the brand, it's solid.

I have the third row seat in my sport but we would be lucky if even a small teenager could fit. The LR4 third row is solid, with all that nice head room. In general, I love the LR4, wish it would come in diesel.

That escalade is going to feel like a BOAT compared to the LR4

 

IMO, being a long time RR owner (had 9 total, since 1995) I can say that LR4 is 90% of Range Rover at 60% of the price (30% when compared to my wife's Autobiography LWB).

 

Agree the 3rd row in the LR4 can fit a 6'3" person no problem. I want to keep it but Escalade is one of the few that has an open 2nd row. I'm hoping the 2015 Escalade suspension isn't too rocky.


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Couldn't agree more. Very overlooked IMO. I almost went with it over my latest 2014 sport but I really wanted to try the new v6 with the much better gas millage than my previous v8 gas gusler rrs.

Is the autobiography a 2014? And how are you guys liking it?

 

I traded '14 Autobiography for LWB, love it.
It has Executive back seat (2 with large console) and is the ultimate family car for me in Chicago climate, both weather and social.
My younger son who is still at home (junior HS) is 6'5" and finally has the room in the back to spare.
I was close to pull the trigger on Ghost but this is almost matching it in opulence while the latter is not even comparable when the temps drop and snow starts to fall.
Btw, you can really feel the difference in ride between LWB and regular one.

 

We have had a LR4 for 2.5 years now with no problems. It is a great vehicle, and the build quality is much higher than earlier Land Rover products.