Land Rover

The Range Rover Sport is one of those cars you don’t buy because it’s the most rational choice. With the Range Rover Sport P460e Dynamic SE, Land Rover adds another layer to that formula: a plug-in hybrid powertrain delivering 460 horsepower, designed to combine classic Range Rover luxury with modern electrified efficiency.

Some cars you should not test for two days, you should live with them, and that is exactly what we did with this 50,000 km Range Rover P510e. A 510 hp plug-in hybrid with V12-like refinement, superhuman comfort and quality that shrugs off big mileage, it feels box-fresh long after most cars would show their age. Regal mobility at its finest.

The Range Rover is available with seven seats for the first time, and the king loses none of its magic. The P530's new 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 is far cleaner than the old supercharged unit (11.5 l/100km on our run), the third row is genuinely usable, and the ride wafts like an S-Class. For a small premium over the standard car, it is close to faultless, if only it offered a hybrid.

We test the three-door Defender 90 with the 400 hp petrol straight-six and ask whether it makes sense. Practically it does not, the boot is tiny and it drinks 13 l/100km, but the short wheelbase brings the chassis alive, the six sounds sweet and it charms you completely. This is the Defender you buy with your heart.