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stoutgoose

Member Since: 08 Jan 2015
Location: London
Posts: 188

2012 Range Rover Westminster 4.4 V8 Zermatt Silver

Land Rover Experience Days.

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So, only nine months after buying the car, we finally managed to book and attend the complimentary off-road experience day that came with it.

We were in a 4.4 TDV8 L405, and although ours is the last of the previous model, the engine and most of the off-road equipment is the same so it was a good demonstration of what we can expect should we ever choose to properly abuse ours!

I know the cars are good and I have a reasonable amount of off-roading experience in Land Rovers and Foden recovery trucks courtesy of the British Army, however I really was very impressed with the capability of this car.

The three hours spent driving were firstly spent in an obstacle course, as per the photo, followed by field, track and mud bath driving. The obstacle course was mighty fun, tackling things such as a 1:1 hill both down and in reverse back up, balancing the car on opposite wheels on diagonal humps, running around the rim of a pond in order to lift wheels (I'm not sure what the maximum tilt angle on the car is but we felt pretty close to it when looking out of a side window and seeing nothing but ground!), plus lots of other challenges.

The thing that really surprised me was that all of this was done on Pirelli Scorpions which are pretty much road tyres with a little bit extra. The only time these let the car down were when attempting to turn the car out of very deep mud and water filled ruts, due to the lack of side wall/edge grip. Everything else was dispatched with distain and under total control.

Dave, our instructor inspired total confidence both when demonstrating the car's performance, and also when instructing us.

We live near Brooklands and regularly pass the Mercedes Benz world off-road track on which you see ML's and the like being tested. In comparison, the MB track looks like a kid's playground!

In conclusion, a great day out, but I won't be buying a used white L405.....ever!

6th Sep 2015 7:50am

The Moose

Member Since: 28 May 2013
Location: Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Posts: 32

Is that the one at Luton Hoo?

17th Nov 2015 11:04pm

stoutgoose

Member Since: 08 Jan 2015
Location: London
Posts: 188

Yes. Forgot to mention that fact!

17th Nov 2015 11:15pm

The Moose

Member Since: 28 May 2013
Location: Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Posts: 32

Great fun day out there - I had a day there in the Evoque when it had just been released.

Good little car

17th Nov 2015 11:17pm

wilwak

Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 27

2016 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV6 Corris Grey

We've just had the same invite. None of the sites are that close for us so we'll most likely do the West Country one.

I'm always wary of buying JLR vehicles with reg plates starting O !

I've thrashed quite a few different Jags around circuits and courses over the years (edit: ...on Jaguar Experience Days). They are all Jag owned vehicles and have plates starting O.

Having said that many Jag vehicles are simply management cars and even get lent to celebrities and royals so they should be ok!

Last edited by wilwak on 19th Nov 2015 8:28am. Edited 1 time in total

18th Nov 2015 11:04pm

DrF

Member Since: 30 Jun 2014
Location: South East
Posts: 1526

2013 Range Rover SVAutobiography 5.0 SC V8 Orkney Grey

19th Nov 2015 12:33am

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