THE GO-ANYWHERE LIMO

An 'L405' Range Rover can do it all, but there are some vital ground rules

- ALEX WOLSTENHOLME

How good is the 'L405' generation of the Range Rover (2012-2021)? Put it this way: last year, we were confident enough to declare a used £55,000 L405 a better buy than a new Kia Sorento for the same price (Autocar, 2 October 2024). Which is especially attention-grabbing when you consider an L405 Rangie can now be picked up for just £10,000 (even though we would advise spending a little more, if you can).

And just look at it. It's upright, stately, monolithic, inherently classy - unmistakably and unapologetically a Range Rover, in other words. While it's not quite as regally brutalistic as its 'L322' predecessor, it's a mighty fine piece of design and brought the lineage into the modern world with a 0.30 drag coefficient (down from 0.38), a kerb weight starting at 2160kg (down from 2438kg) and up to 40mpg as a result.