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sovinly · 6 years ago

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Nirvana in Fire, space AU!

Thank you, darling! So predictably I came up with so much worldbuilding and then got sidetracked into feelings about cyborg Xuanjing Bureau agents and DNA-rewriting magical plot devices and people having feelings about being human and loving other people, so now it’s just A Lot of Feelings about Xia Dong and Nie Feng, who deserve the HAPPIEST ENDING. It is also very full of spoilers.

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Xia Dong is very young when they install the augmentingimplants in her, but old enough to remember it.

She is very proud, of course, to be doing her duty, but shetries not to recall those first few hazy-not-hazy weeks. To see and hear somuch more, to be aware of so much more, for her brain to be able to process somany things that it hadn’t before. Her bones and flesh are made more durable,her tongue now heavy with a hundred dialects, her fingertips conceal imperialseals that spill the secrets of any electronic device in the vast empire of DaLiang.

Xia Dong, faster, smarter, sharper, inhuman, is an instrument of the Xuanjing Bureau, and herheart is very still behind the blankness of her face. She is loyal down tonerves and neurons, and her teacher is everything. Da Liang is everything.

When she reaches her majority,she is given weightier assignments, trusted with the secret things needed torun a kingdom of a hundred planets. She is given, one turn of Jinling’s manymoons, responsibilities with the young members of the Imperial Family, adjacentto the Chiyan Fleet.

Nie Feng is handsome – long dark hair tied up with anexacting proper neatness, dark brown eyes brimming with conviction, veryelegant hands lined with combat scars – and very kind. He is sharp, too, awhirlwind of strategy and sword, but very easy with his commander’s son andassorted young relatives.

He smiles like a thousand stars whenever he sees Xia Dong,and speaks to her about weather and security features with the same confidentease.

Xia Dong loves him. She loves him as the river cutting pastthe Imperial City, as Mount Gu in its illustrious heights, as the cut of herhidden blades and precise lines of code.

There is room in her heart for him, beside the encyclopediaof poisons, the endless lines of regulations, the whip-quick dire decisions shemust make every day.

Xia Dong wants a home lined with tapestries, with a shrine.She wants a kitchen, where they can fumble their way through food that isn’tmilitary rationing. She wants breezy curtains by open windows, and to liebeside Nie Feng at night, his hands unflinching on her strange skin.

She tells him, breathless, that she loves him. That she wouldbe loyal to him.

He would never ask her to be less unnerving for him, thoughshe would, and she loves him for that even more.

She loves him, and he loves her.

They marry on an auspicious dayin the summer, and Xia Dong is full of joy.

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Nie Feng is dead.

His grave on the tall sides of Mount Gu holds half hisremains.

The other half are lost half a system away, on the lonelyghost moon of Meiling, a cold burned out husk of betrayal.

It is winter, winter, winter,and Xia Dong is cold through.

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Grief doesn’t fade, has burned itself permanently into hercircuits and synapses.

It’s a storm that rages for over a decade, though she hasnever let it twist her face.

Xia Dong falls back on her work like subroutines. She triesto make herself harsher, sharper, more unnaturally ruthless, something evenmore inexplicable to the members of the court.

She loves Nihuang who is sad at her own losses rather thandisloyalty, and she burns at Jingyan who is contemptuous of Xia Dong’s loss,and wishes that she didn’t care for either of them. She loves Xiao Jingrui andYan Yujin, and resents them for caring for one another so freely.

Xia Qiu watches her with steady eyes, and never says thatperhaps this is better, that perhaps she is lucky that her husband is deadrather than a traitor, that perhaps she needs have no feelings for anything atall. But he thinks it, she is uncharitably sure.

Xia Dong is a weapon, must be a weapon, a blade sharp enoughto dismember any who would misuse her. All that is left to her is loyalty andgrief.

Perhaps if she could bring up that wall between herself andher work enough times, she could cut herself off from grief. But losing griefwould be losing Nie Feng a final time, and Xia Dong cannot bear to lose himagain.

There are whispers, on Jinling and across all of Da Liang,that the Xuanjing Bureau agents are fully artificial, computers given form,without remorse or mercy or kindness.

Some days, Xia Dong wishes she were not a person, had neverbeen a person, were only electricity and anger.

But the augmented implants in her mean that each memory ofNie Feng’s smile is as bright as the day he gave them. The weight of his eyes.The touch of his hand, holding hers as something sturdy and precious both. Thefall of his hair let down to be brushed, dark as ink, as the void between thestars.

Xia Dong drinks them, bitter andsweet as they are, and pours out wine at his grave when Jinling turns to facethe sun again.

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Nie Feng is not dead.

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He is covered in fur white as star-centers, shouldershunched in with years of loneliness, and his tongue chokes helplessly on hername. His DNA is as rewritten and altered into something unfamiliar. It shouldbe no wonder that others thought him alien.

And yet, his eyes are the same – Xia Dong remembers themvery clearly. Her blank wall mask cracks, and tears well in her eyes likeblood.

Xia Dong has spent this much time making herself strange andapart, that it startles her to see his eyes as full of grief and longing andwater as her own.

And his mask breaks too, and her beloved husband curls intohimself, away from her. His hands cover his face, overcome.

It takes her steady, careful strength to pull them away, ascareful and insistently as she has ever done anything. He is alive, and yethides from her the way she had once thought to hide from him, shy andunfamiliar with being wanted.

A hundred dialects in her mind, and the hardest and easiestthing in the world to speak to him.

“You finally came home,” Xia Dong says, cracked-voiced, andif the feel and color of his hair is not the same, the way he leans into hertouch is familiar as the day he left her. She loves him, still, as she hasnever loved anything.

“I am not a person,” Nie Feng says with faltering hands,looking at her and away, sunblind. “Not now.”

He loves her, still, she knows, has not forgotten the lookof it in his face and his hands and the line of his body.

“You came back to me,” Xia Dong says, fierce and sure, herheart blooming with the empty home she had given up years ago, with all thethousand pains of the last two years, with desires that have been buried solong she half-convinced herself they were disabled. She loves him. “My husband.”

Nie Feng wavers, but if his memory is not hers, it is goodenough to recall the early days of their marriage, those days when she cameback from bureau work. He must recall murmuring into the ear of the empire’sblunt instrument, “my wife,” as though eight times repetition made her boththings.

“My husband,” Xia Dong repeats, and wipes the tears from hisface. Her own spill heedless over her cheeks, and she will not check them, doesnot know how to give voice to her happiness otherwise.

“You,” his hands say, like the gesture is precious, and NieFeng raises trembling hands to her face, and his eyes hold a thousand stars.

#nirvana in fire #xia dong/nie feng #space au #i may have to write another heightened space opera au snippet sometime #but lbr sometimes you just need #complex feelings about what it means to be a person #and emotions being hard #nif #sovin writes things #samyazaz

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xyliane · 7 years ago

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sunburnt, sunblind

summary: the problem isn’t necessarily the sun or the heat, killua will later realize, it’s that he never learned how to deal with the sunburn.

notes: you know what the most unrealistic thing about hxh is? killua goes to middle-of-summer whale island and does not turn into a burnt tomato boy. G, killua zoldyck character study, including zoldyck family (so mentions of child abuse, misgendering, illumi), killugon but also killua & alluka & nanika, and killua & mito because family dammit. 2800 words

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Killua first saw an eclipse when he was almost too small to recognize what it was—before his first individual kill, but after he’d learned his little sister could make cakes appear out of nowhere if he asked the right way. Illumi had taken him outside, hand long and wrapped entirely around Killua’s much smaller one.

“You must be careful in the sun,” he’d said, fastening a pair of weirdly-shaped glasses to Killua’s face so that the world became dark and dim, little pinpricks of light left to orient himself to his surroundings.

“But I can’t see the sun,” Killua protested, head tilted upwards towards the eclipse. “The sun isn’t even there.”

Illumi hadn’t smiled, not that Killua could see, but it felt like he did, and Killua liked that. Those days, Illumi was only happy when Killua did something correctly, different from how he used to be happy simply at Killua’s happiness, but sometimes he’d be happy simply that Killua tried to do it right. “That is the point, little brother.”

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When he is young, Killua learns that standing out in the sun, whether in the heat of midsummer or the clear blue skies of winter, makes his pale skin redden and peel and burn. It itches horribly, and he tries to scratch even when his parents and oldest brother smack his hands away—another form of training, he guesses, if less painful and more annoying than the others. He bears it, like he bears the electric shocks and the days with a blindfold wrapped around his eyes, and listens when he’s told never to spend so much time in the sun again.

When he is a little older, Killua learns that staring into the sun for too long causes blindness—not the fake sort that Milluki makes, or the sensory deprivation of being in a windowless room for too long, but permanent and lasting. Like the scars Father and Mother both have, like the scars Killua is slowly collecting to match. Perhaps Alluka could wish it away if Killua asked, but he doesn’t want to bother his sister about eyesight when he could be getting cake. And Killua, who is to avoid the sunlight anyways, doesn’t find it terribly difficult to avoid looking directly at the sun overhead.

It’s not as though Killua doesn’t spend time outside. Training means obstacle courses and visiting Mike at the Testing Gates and clamoring up and down Kukuroo Mountain with nothing but his hands and sneakers, learning to survive for a week on the grounds with no help from the butlers that trail him carefully and unseen. But he sticks to shadows, hides under broad leaves or at the edges of caves, staying out of sight of the warm light passing overhead. The sun isn’t something an assassin should seek out. Assassins are made for the darkness, for the places the light doesn’t touch.

Killua’s eyes get used to shadows, but some part of his skin misses the warmth of spending a whole day outside. He chalks it up to sunburn and does his best to ignore it.

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It’s only reasonable, Killua will later rationalize, that he thought of Gon as light. After so long in the dark, in shadows, his best friend was someone who burst into his life more like an ongoing explosion than a person, someone who was always there, would always be there if Killua needed to turn. Dangerous to look at for too long, dangerous to stay close to, but warm and bright and life-giving just as much as he is scalding and blinding and destructive. Who else could burn scorch marks into his retinas, into his skin, into his heart, if not a person made of sunlight?

And Killua was burned, and blinded, and then the sun went out entirely. Because at thirteen it’s easy to forget you can’t have only one source of light, that sometimes you need to provide your own. If the sun was the only star in the sky, nights would be terribly dark and lonely.

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Alluka isn’t meant to live in the darkness. Even her room, far away from the light of the sun, is brightly illuminated from the first time she’s sent there. The lamps, yellow and white by turn, glow warmly from cartoon drawings of the sun and moon, and they brighten and dim as though they’re outside.

“But we want to be outside,” she insists, yellow crayon breaking in her tiny four-year-old fists. She glares at Killua with eyes identical to his, her hair cropped in short waves. Alluka herself is bright and glowing, and when she grants wishes the black-eyed person inside of her glimmers with the same happiness.

At six, Killua can do a lot of things. He can make his nails turn into claws (it hurts a little), he can rip someone’s heart out (it bleeds too much), he can recite every prime minister in the world (even ones that don’t count like the man from East Gorteau). But he’d trade all of that (especially the prime minister one) for his sister’s bright smile. “What if we go now?” he asks.

“Mama won’t let me until the next wish,” she says. “I told her I’m a girl and she said to wait.”

Killua turns this over. There’s no telling when the next wish will be, and Father and Mother have been slow to offer new wishes. Killua doesn’t know why—Alluka’s always happy to grant his wish. Which gives him an idea. “What if you grant my wish, and then we can go outside?”

His sister smiles, wide and blinding. She’s missing one of her front teeth, like a sunspot in the middle of the sun. “More cake?”

Whenever he can, Killua asks for cake. So he asks, and she gives. This time, it’s a cake in the shape of the same cartoon suns hanging around her room and scrawled all over the floor, and it tastes like honeycrisp and vanilla. He tucks his sister onto his back, her fingers still sticky with frosting and an extra piece tucked away somewhere for later, and he does his best impression of Grandpa’s best sneaking, darting around butlers and bolting through blind spots in the video cameras.

Illumi still catches them on the last flight of stairs, an immense shadow darkening the sunlight just beyond. Alluka lets out a little sniffle, and Killua scowls at his big brother. “She wanted to go outside!”

“He doesn’t get to,” Illumi says and plucks Alluka off of Killua’s back like she weighs less than the piece of cake she scrambles to recover from his hood. Crumbs tumble into Killua’s hair, little flecks of yellow against his white curls. There’s something like disappointment in his black eyes, the flat line of his mouth. He’s never pleased anymore, not even when Killua is correct and right and good. “Father wants to see you.”

“But Alluka, she’s a little girl, she just—”

“Go, Kil.”

Killua goes, following the shadow his brother casts back down the stairs and promising to himself that, even if he shouldn’t be in the sun, he’ll tear it out of the sky and burn himself to bits if he can give it to his sister.

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Back when Killua had first visited Whale Island, it had seemed it was the only place in the world untouched by darkness, when Gon tugged him off the ship and loudly informed the portmaster this is my best friend Killua and he’s going to stay here for a month and it was his birthday recently so be nice! (Like no one would be nice to Gon, a twelve year old with a smile made of sunshine and promises that stuck like bubble gum in Killua’s white hair). At twelve, Whale Island was everything Killua had never thought possible, a place he could stop and breathe and be a kid, even if he was a kid lectured by a scowling Mito Freecss about the importance of sunblock and utterly ignore the lecture until his skin ached to the touch and even lying down for bed felt uncomfortable.

(“I can handle it,” Killua protested as Gon snuck, zetsu-quiet, back into the room with a bottle of aloe salve. “It doesn’t hurt that much.”

“If you don’t take care of a sunburn now, it’ll hurt more later,” Gon promised and slathered the cream everywhere the sun had touched, his own skin not burnt but browned even darker than normal. It hadn’t hurt, but Killua’s skin had blistered and peeled and ached nonetheless and Miss Mito wouldn’t let him out of the house again without a hat. He’d still burned, leaving Whale Island with little freckles spread across his shoulders that would vanish as soon as they arrive in Yorknew, but Killua wouldn’t change any second of it.)

Now, trudging up a path he’d raced through a lifetime ago (raced with someone, raced because it was someone else’s race but he couldn’t lose), Killua knows that darkness comes in different shapes and sizes. There’s no bloody-minded political assassinations here, no risk of murderous thieves or back-alley muggings. But darkness here is in the corners, like everywhere else, in the risk of natural disaster or loss of businesses as ships creep in and out of season. In heartbreaking loneliness and the listless nights, in the risk of illness from the jungle or the sea that can’t be cured without the long ride to the mainland. In children who grow up and move away and maybe never come back.

Maybe darkness isn’t the right word. Maybe it’s just life, light and dark and everywhere in between.

Mito Freecss greets him at the top of the path, smile the same as it was when Killua had been twelve. “Alluka said you were coming,” she says in a tone that wishes her boys would call once in a while.

Killua flushes a little and shifts his bag from one shoulder to the other. “She’s sorry she can’t make it this time. Her quals are next week.”

Gon’s mom nods. “That’s alright, Killua. Are you staying long?”

Afternoon sunlight warms his back, briny breeze tangling his hair where it’s not already a mess of salt and sailing. Whale Island might not be perfect, but it feels alive. “A little while,” he says.

He gets a brilliant smile, understanding what he doesn’t say, and Killua’s face warms. Mito turns, shoulders and back straight and strong with a lifetime of work that turns her brown skin freckled and her hands calloused. Like her son’s, in so many ways. “Then help me bring in the vegetables. And be sure to stack your laundry next to the right tubs this time, the line’s only half-full so we can take care of that before settling in for the night.”

Killua’s bag is in its usual place, his clothes dumped next to what must be Gon’s, before he realizes, even without his sisters, even without his best friend, this place feels like sunlight and shadow and warmth. It feels like home.

—-

When Killua is sixteen, he discovers the cakes he’d wished for as a child all come from a trio of bakeries in a tiny village most of a week’s journey up the coast from Zaban City. Nanika, in her impossible childlike wisdom, had found bakeries that only together could afford the mysterious losses of random cakes, bakeries with as many types of cakes as there are needles on a pine tree. Alluka allows herself to be dragged to the shops, and only protests a little when Killua spends nearly every cent he’d earned on his most recent job buying all three of the shops with more money than the bakers likely see in a year.

It’s the least he can do, after all. And the cakes are still as delicious as he remembers.

The day is impossibly sunny and the cake is just as good as he remembers it, and all the better because this time, his sisters get to share—all three of them, he insists, as they sit on a bench outside of the middle bakery with a dozen cakes between them and promises for a dozen more before they leave. It’s not the first time they’ve done this, sitting together and enjoying the day, and it will not be the last, another day of traveling out in the sun, buttercream melting on his fingers and scraped off of his sisters’ skirts.

Nanika doesn’t sunburn, not like her other self or her big brother, not even with her black eyes and flaky white skin. But her smile is warm enough to make up for that.

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It’s a long time before he sees Gon again. It’s not intentional (not entirely, they just needed space and time), and it doesn’t hurt too much (he’s used to pain, after all, and a broken heart merely aches once it’s done bleeding out). The hug Gon nearly buries him with isn’t even painful, no matter how their ribs ache with how tightly they hold on (because if Gon hadn’t tackled him first, Killua would have done the same exactly thing, too-smart little sisters and public bus station be damned).

What does hurt, worse than tearing open sutures on a messily-closed gash, is the flood of emotions that glimmers in Gon’s eyes as they separate, turning brown into glimmering floods of amber. But it’s not blinding anymore, Killua can still see clearly, or as clearly as is possible with tears blurring his own vision.

So he can see Gon reach towards him, tracing damp cheeks oh-so-gently with fingers made unfamiliar by training they didn’t do together and the months of homework Aunt Mito made him do alone, and doesn’t stop him. Instead, he leans into the touch, and Killua feels warm. Too warm, really—Gon’s hands press firmly now, and Killua’s skin aches with a too familiar warning.

“You got sunburned,” Gon says, quiet and hesitant, and pulls away. The chill as his fingers leave Killua’s cheeks is almost a relief.

Killua shrugs. “I’m used to it.”

Gon shakes his head and shrugs his bag to the ground, rummaging through the brown and green canvas to find something. “Killua, if you don’t take care of it now—”

“It’ll hurt more later.” Killua crouches down, grabbing his best friend’s hand to press it back against his sunburnt cheeks. It still hurts, and it’s still too warm, and Gon looks at him with wide eyes and breath caught in his throat. “It’s just a sunburn. I’ll be okay in a few days.”

For a long moment, Gon doesn’t move, gaze locked on Killua’s and fingers firm against the redness across Killua’s cheeks. But then he relaxes, thumb flicking from the burn down to the pale skin across Killua’s chin that only became a little pink. His smile is brighter than stars, but it doesn’t burn in a flashfire anymore, turning everything in its path into ash and coal. It’s just…warm. Warm and bright and steady like the sun on a cloudless day and more than ever before, Killua wants to bask in it.

“You’re okay now,” Gon says. And when Killua can’t help but smile back, Gon’s smile blossoms like a sunflower following the sun.

—-

Gon doesn’t come back to Whale Island, not this time. He’d left Killua a message a few weeks back, the sort of message he always leaves before vanishing—on a hunt, on a training trip, on a search for the perfect flower to match Aunt Mito’s garden. When Killua vanishes, he does the same. That’s the deal: they tell each other, at least a little bit, what they want to do even if they don’t say where they’re going or for how long. Those questions aren’t what they’re interested in, anyways.

Did you get what you wanted? they ask each other. And if the answer is anything other than yes, then it had better be a damn good story.

Killua wanders off to the cliffs, the ones he’d first realized as much as he didn’t want to be his family, he didn’t know what else he could want. At night, the stars will stretch impossibly bright, impossibly far, full of impossible dreams Killua’s not sure he or Gon ever really fulfilled as well as they wanted to. But during the day, it’s just a grassy cliffside, old firepit long unused and ocean a distant echo of waves.

Gon’s not there, but Killua feels him in every sea-cracked stone, in the blades of grass under his feet, in a breeze that smells of salt and sounds like someone calling his name. He doesn’t need to smile for Killua to feel sunlight warm and familiar on his face, to feel life growing all around him.

But before Gon, Killua hadn’t much considered what it would be like to stand in the sun until his cheeks ache and his nose is red, for no other reason than to bask in the warmth.

It hurts, but that’s okay. Getting what he wants means being sunburnt a little now and again.

#hunter x hunter #hxh #hxh fic #killugon #killua zoldyck #alluka zoldyck #illumi zoldyck #gon freecss #mito freecss #look a killugon fic where gon almost entirely doesn't show up #in MY WRITING #how odd #abuse mention #misgendering #my writing

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justbritishmotoring · 7 years ago

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The Range Rover 2.0-litre Ingenium petrol engine is longitudinally mounted, with the 85kW electric motor housed in the ZF automatic eight-speed transmission at the center of the vehicle alongside the 7kW onboard charger. The access point for the cable is at the front of the vehicle, while the prismatic cell lithium-ion battery is mounted at the rear beneath the boot floor. The P400e is available in both standard and long-wheelbase body styles.

The new Range Rover has been enhanced with further technologies for greater comfort and convenience:

Gesture sunblind: opened and closed by an advanced gesture control system that senses an occupant’s hand movement. All it takes to open the blind is a rearward swipe in front of the rearview mirror, and forwards to close

Cabin Air Ionisation: uses nano-sized charged water particles to cleanse and purify the air for enhanced passenger wellbeing

Pixel-laser LED headlights: advanced technology is brighter and yet intelligently blanks sections of LEDs to avoid dazzling oncoming drivers

Activity key: customers can securely lock and unlock their vehicle without the need to carry a conventional key fob

To experience tailored Range Rover luxury and performance in its most dynamic form, customers can now savor the enhanced SVAutobiography Dynamic – the most powerful production Range Rover to date. The output from its V8 supercharged petrol engine is up to 565hp (a 15hp increase), which delivers 0-60mph in only 5.1 seconds. Striking design revisions include an exclusive Graphite Atlas mesh grille design with chrome inserts and a revised rear bumper with integrated metal tailpipe finishers.

Designed and engineered by Jaguar Land Rover in the UK, the new Range Rover will be produced at the company’s Solihull production facility and is available to order now, with first deliveries from early 2018.

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Range Rover UK Pricing

Powertrain Fuel Type On The Road Price (from) STANDARD WHEELBASE 3.0L TDV6 258HP TDV6 Vogue Diesel £79,595.00 TDV6 Vogue SE Diesel £86,195.00 TDV6 Autobiography Diesel £98,595.00 4.4L SDV8 339HP SDV8 Vogue Diesel £86,700.00 SDV8 Vogue SE Diesel £93,300.00 SDV8 Autobiography Diesel £105,700.00 2.0L P400e PHEV 404HP P400e Vogue Petrol PHEV £86,965.00 P400e Vogue SE Petrol PHEV £93,465.00 P400e Autobiography Petrol PHEV £105,865.00 3.0L V6 S/C 340HP V6 S/C Vogue SE Petrol £86,565.00 5.0L V8 S/C 525HP V8 S/C Autobiography Petrol £109,530.00 5.0L V8 S/C 565HP V8 S/C SVAutobiography Dynamic Petrol £141,580.00 LONG WHEELBASE 4.4L SDV8 339HP SDV8 Autobiography LWB Diesel £112,900.00 SDV8 SVAutobiography LWB Diesel £167,850.00 2.0L P400e PHEV 404HP P400e Autobiography LWB Petrol PHEV £113,065.00 P400e SVAutobiography LWB Petrol PHEV £168,015.00 5.0L V8 S/C 525HP V8 S/C Autobiography LWB Petrol £116,730.00 5.0L V8 S/C 565HP V8 S/C SVAutobiography LWB Petrol £177,030.00

Note: Press release courtesy of Land Rover.

New Silent PHEV Full-Size Range Rover More than ever, Range Rover represents the pinnacle of luxury travel, making every journey a treasured experience whether driving or being driven.

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Land Rover’s Flagship SUV Gets a Refresh

[See image gallery at www.autoguide.com] The 2018 Range Rover has been introduced with an updated exterior design and new comfort enhancing features. Looking to further transform the travelling experience, Land Rover has added an optional 24-way movement to the front seats, thanks to new seat frames with wider and deeper foams as well as heated arm rests. The 2018 Range Rover also boasts a completely redesigned cabin and seating layout in the rear that includes 17 connection points with domestic plug sockets, USB, HDMI, and 12-volt. And in today’s connected world, the Range Rover offers a 4G Wi-Fi hotspot for up to eight devices. Enhancing relaxation, the luxurious seats offer up to 25 massage programs with Hot Stone massage technology within the seat backs. The new Range Rover has been further enhanced with gesture sunblind, allowing the blind to be opened with a rearward swipe in front of the rearview mirror, or a forward swipe to close. There is also an activity key now, that allows owners to securely lock and unlock their vehicle without the need to carry a conventional key fob. Priced from $88,345 including destination is the standard 2018 Range Rover SE model, powered by a 3.0-liter supercharged V6 gasoline engine, providing 340 horsepower. The HSE trim features a more powerful version of the 3.0-liter supercharged V6 engine with 380 hp and a starting price of $95,045. Diesel shoppers have two options to choose from, the SE Td6 and the HSE Td6. Both models come with a 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V6 engine delivering 254 hp, with the SE Td6 starting from $90,345 and the HSE model priced at $97,045. SEE ALSO: 2018 Range Rover Sport Adds Plug-in Hybrid Variant Then there’s the more powerful Supercharged model, featuring a 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine with 518 hp starting from $105,845. There’s also a long-wheelbase variant that costs $109,890. For added luxury, there’s the Autobiography model, also featuring the 518-hp engine and a $142,990 price tag. The long-wheelbase version costs $6,300 additional. At the top of the range is the 2018 Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic, powered by a 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine with 557 hp. It doesn’t come cheap, with a starting price of $178,195. Like the 2018 Range Rover Sport, Land Rover has added a plug-in hybrid variant to the Range Rover lineup, called the Range Rover P400e. It will however, be introduced as a 2019 model sporting 398 hp and 472 pound-feet of torque. It will have an all-electric range of 31 miles (51 kilometers) and a top speed of 137 mph (220 km/h). The plug-in hybrid powertrain combines a 2.0-liter Ingenium four-cylinder engine with 296 hp paired with a 114-hp electric motor. Zero-to-60 mph performance comes in at 6.4 seconds. Expect pricing for the 2019 Range Rover PHEV to be announced closer to its launch. Discuss this story on our Range Rover Forum The post Land Rover’s Flagship SUV Gets a Refresh appeared first on AutoGuide.com News.

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An amazing VIP collection experience for our personal leasing customer courtesy of @landrover - a nice way to start your Christmas! Is the full-size Range Rover the best in class? Or would you choose the Mercedes GLS, BMW X7 or Audi Q7? In terms of the car shown, the Land Rover RANGE ROVER ESTATE 5.0 V8 S/C 565 SVAutobiography Dynamic 4door (Auto/Petrol), this is based on the following configuration: Manufacturer Options: Metallic Paint - Indus silver Colourway - Ebony/Pimento Perforated leather Ebony Headlining Quilted Perforated Semi-aniline leather - Ebony/pimento 22" 5 Split spoke diamond turned finish and gloss dark grey contrast alloy wheel - Style 5087 Contrast Roof - Narvik Black 10" Rear seat entertainment system Activity key Domestic plug socket Advanced tow assist Signature entertainment pack - Range Rover Autobiography Dynamic 22" full size alloy spare wheel Towing pack - Range Rover Vogue/Vogue SE/Autobiography Thatcham Cat 5 secure tracker pro Black brake calipers Electrically deployable towbar Wood leather steering wheel Grand black veneer First aid kit First and second row smoker's pack - Range Rover CD/DVD player Sliding Panoramic roof includes gesture sunblind and auto sunblind Meridian 1700W signature sound system Head up Display Front centre console refrigerator compartment Homelink (programmable garage door opener) Cabin air ionisation Privacy glass Dealer Fit Target Tracking Sticker Rear Mudflaps Loadspace Mat – Rubber Deployable Side Steps Tracker (with subscription) Front Mudflaps - Deployable Steps Luxury Carpet Mats – Ebony Want to know more? Just speak to our our sales team or message @mattcarlease Or @adammcintoshleasing On Instagram. Please note that contract hire is a credit based application. (at Solihull) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6-VtpknX6d/?igshid=1nsjlgp13p23d

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BMW 620d Gran Turismo Launched in India

The first-ever BMW 620d Gran Turismo was launched in India. The BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo impresses with its unique aesthetics and generously proportioned, luxurious interior and ground-breaking technologies. Locally-produced at BMW Group Plant Chennai and now available at BMW dealerships across India, the first-ever BMW 620d Gran Turismo further diversifies the model’s diesel portfolio.

Dr. Hans-Christian Baertels, President (act.), BMW Group India, said, “With the launch of the first-ever BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo, we created a new segment in the Indian luxury car market. Its distinctive vehicle concept, which fuses the long distance comfort of a luxury sedan and modern functionality in an alluring coupé style, has proven to be an instant hit in this class and has become a trend-setter. The BMW 620d Gran Turismo featuring an exceptionally efficient entry-level diesel engine further strengthens the portfolio of the first-ever BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo.” The first-ever BMW 620d Gran Turismo is available in Luxury Line design scheme at the following ex-showroom price: BMW 620d Gran Turismo Luxury Line : INR 63, 90,000 *Price prevailing at the time of invoicing will be applicable. Delivery will be made on ex-showroom. Ex-showroom price (inclusive of GST) (incl compensation cess) as applicable but excludes Road Tax, Tax collected at Source (TCS), GST on Tax collected at source, RTO statutory taxes/fees, other local tax/cess levies and insurance. Prices and options are subject to change without prior notice. For further information, please contact your local Authorized BMW Dealer. The first-ever BMW 620d Gran Turismo is available in the following metallic paintworks: Mineral White, Glacier Silver, Mediterranean Blue and Royal Burgundy Red brilliant effect. The range of fine upholstery combinations in the first-ever BMW 620d Gran Turismo Luxury Line has Leather 'Dakota' Canberra Beige exclusive stitching/piping in contrast | Canberra Beige, Leather 'Dakota' Cognac exclusive stitching/piping in contrast | Black and Leather 'Dakota' Ivory White exclusive stitching/piping in contrast | Black/Dark Coffee. The first-ever BMW 620d Gran Turismo features an accomplished balance of dynamic driver-orientation and luxurious comfort. Together with an elevated seat position and generously proportioned interior, it ensures first-class comfort. Thanks to clever use of space, the rear compartment provides three comfortable, full-sized seats with generous legroom and headroom. A relaxed and harmonious lounge atmosphere is created thanks to a two-part panorama glass roof, electrically operated adjustable rear seats along with electrically operated sunblinds for rear side. The Rear-Seat Entertainment Professional system guarantees great entertainment for the passengers with two 10.2'' colour screens behind the front-seat backrests, a BluRay player, HDMI connection for mobiles, as well as various connections for MP3 players and game consoles. The modern design of the first-ever BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo is a true eye-catcher. The generously sized long bonnet gives a distinctive and powerful appearance to the car. The frameless windows, the coupé-style low roofline and large automatic tailgate convey elegance and sporting flair. The rear design makes the first-ever BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo appear even more attractive. The active rear spoiler provides visual lightness and reduces lift at touring speeds. The Adaptive LED headlights, including BMW Selective Beam and cornering lights, provides an ideal illumination of the road. The iconic light design with four light elements makes the vehicle recognisable as a BMW even at night. Luxury Line impresses with its classic and elegant design. Discreet and refined design elements made of high-gloss chrome unit bring exclusivity to the exterior and are characteristic of the individual features of the line. The boldly designed kidney grille slats, front bumper, rear apron and tailpipe in Chrome high-gloss endows elegance. The mirror base, window guide rail and B-pillar has Black high-gloss. Inside the Luxury Line, the aluminium door sill plates, sports leather steering wheel, exclusive colours for the ambient lighting and chrome edging for the air vents all catch the eye. Exclusive fine wood interior trim with highlight trim finisher Pearl Chrome further accentuates exclusivity. The innovative diesel engine from the BMW EfficientDynamics family offer considerably more spirited power delivery as well as spontaneous responsiveness even at low engine speeds. Thanks to the unrivalled BMW TwinPower Turbo technology, it blends maximum power with exemplary efficiency. The two-litre four-cylinder diesel engine of BMW 620d produces an output of 140 kW / 190 hp and a maximum torque of 400 Nm at 1,750 – 2,500 rpm. The car accelerates from 0-100 km / hr in just 7.9 seconds. The eight-speed Steptronic automatic transmission with Cruise Control performs smooth, almost imperceptible gear shifts. At any time, in any gear, the transmission collaborates perfectly with the engine, enabling it to develop its full power and efficiency. Overwhelming driving comfort of the first-ever BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo is a result of the BMW Driving Experience Control. It enables the driver to choose between different driving modes to suit diverse driving conditions - Sport, Comfort, Comfort +, Eco Pro and Adaptive. The adaptive 2-axle air suspension with automatic self-levelling not only provides supreme ride comfort but also sharpens the car’s dynamics. The first-ever BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo provides unparalleled performance with cutting-edge safety. BMW’s exemplary safety provides optimal support in any situation with six air bags, Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) with brake assist, Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) including Dynamic Traction Control (DTC), Cornering Brake Control (CBC), Hill Descent Control (HDC), Side-impact Protection, Runflat tyres (RFT) with reinforced sidewalls, electronic vehicle immobiliser, crash sensor and emergency spare wheel. With BMW EfficientDynamics, the first-ever BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo is equipped with the most comprehensive technology package to reduce fuel consumption and enhance performance. Aerodynamic excellence and accompanying reduction in fuel consumption is enhanced by host of measures such as active air flap control for BMW kidney grille, air curtains, air breathers and an automatically extending rear spoiler. Additional features such as 50:50 weight distribution, low centre of gravity, intelligent lightweight construction, automatic start/stop function, ECO PRO mode, brake energy regeneration, electric power steering and more, aid these measures. Every BMW pushes the frontiers of technology and innovation. The first-ever BMW 620d Gran Turismo impresses with game-changing technologies such as BMW Gesture Control, BMW Display Key and Welcome Light Carpet. The first-ever BMW 620d Gran Turismo is equipped with an extensive range of BMW ConnectedDrive systems like 8.8” digital instrument display with individual character design for Drive modes, BMW iDrive including touch controller, BMW Navigation Professional (with 10.25-inch touch screen), Apple CarPlay with wireless functionality, Rear View Camera with Park Distance Control, BMW Apps and Connectivity through Bluetooth and USB. Read the full article

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Toyota Vellfire luxury MPV India review

18th Dec 2019 6:00 am

You are acquainted with the Innova Crysta. Now meet the massive daddy of Toyota MPVs, the Vellfire.

I’m simply going to gloss over the Toyota Vellfire’s exterior design and styling as a result of, like all different MPVs, it’s what the Vellfire’s like on the within that basically counts. All I’ll let you know is that it’s massive on bling and is a mountain of an MPV; practically 5m lengthy, 1.85m large and 1.9m tall, it makes an Innova Crysta look positively midsized. Now over to the primary occasion.

5m lengthy and 1.9m tall Vellfire stands out for its measurement.

The second the powered sliding rear doorways open to provide me my first good have a look at the Vellfire’s cabin, I’m a bit bowled over. There’s hall ranges of house between the entrance and center row seats – and that’s with the seats of their common settings. If the Innova is a front room on wheels, this one’s a mansion! It’s a little bit of a step up into the Vellfire, so it’s helpful that there’s a sturdy seize deal with every on the B-pillar and behind the entrance seats for added help. The journey in is nicely price it, as I rapidly discover out. The center row is made up of two massive seats which are nearer to La-Z-Boy recliners than your common captain’s chair. Finished in soft, high-grade leather-based, the XXL-sized seats provide glorious shoulder, again and thigh help, and even the headrest bolsters may be adjusted. The seats wouldn’t really feel misplaced in a Lexus; they’re that good.

Plush center row is the spotlight on the Vellfire. Individual seats provide business-class consolation.

You can personalise the expertise too. A bit of the armrest flips open to disclose a management panel for all manners of seat settings. You can modify the backrest angle, in addition to the angle and size of the powered leg rests. There’s seat heating and cooling too. But for the total impact, you’ll want to be on the ‘boss’ seat. Reach out to maneuver the co-driver seat ahead (through buttons on mentioned seat), or higher nonetheless, have your chauffeur do that for you, then modify your seat for full extension. The seat motors whirr into motion and what you get a number of seconds later is a near-flat mattress. This is enterprise class on 4 wheels. It’s an ideal place for captains of business to unwind after a protracted day on the workplace.

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My preliminary findings of the all-important center row are immensely constructive however, as an MPV, it’s vital that the Vellfire be inviting for the opposite passengers as nicely. And it’s. For one, these seated within the third row received’t really feel like undesirable friends. The seating place is comfortable and given the abundance of cabin room, it’s immensely straightforward to succeed in a contented knee-room compromise with the middle-row passengers. There’s no scarcity of head and shoulder room on the very again both. The rearmost seats are large sufficient for 3, however the centre break up may be bothersome to a center occupant. They work rather well for 2. Reclining backrests, fold-down armrests, devoted AC vents and even sunblinds for the rear home windows are all a part of the package deal. Yes, for an MPV of the Vellfire’s measurement and one with sliding doorways and sliding center row seats, you’d anticipate simpler entry to the final row (the aperture isn’t all that enormous), besides, the Toyota’s third-row expertise is among the many finest within the enterprise.

You received’t thoughts spending time within the again. Space and luxury are tremendous.

The cabin is immensely versatile too. The third-row seats slide ahead to make extra baggage house, break up 50:50 and will also be moved out of the best way altogether by flipping them to the perimeters, Innova type. A low loading lip and powered tailgate make it straightforward to load baggage. The boss’ car certain may be put to good use when it’s time to shift workplaces.

Access to 3rd row might be higher.

Those seated up entrance have it slightly good too. The seats are massive on consolation, get heating and cooling, and as an added plus, the entrance passenger seat comes with a powered leg relaxation. Seat reminiscence, an quick access system (it mechanically strikes the seat backwards for ease of entry) and a heated steering are issues to make the driving force’s life simpler. There’s additionally a lot of house for small gadgets, together with an enormous centre field between the seats. But for all its gizmos and practicality, the Vellfire’s inside nonetheless seems like a Toyota inside. The dashboard is simple to navigate and there may be beneficiant use of soft-touch supplies on the bigger surfaces, however most of the buttons really feel plasticky and a few even look dated. The Vellfire’ saftermarket touchscreen infotainment system doesn’t do it any favours both. The Mercedes V-class that the Vellfire will inevitably be judged towards presents a extra premium-looking cabin.

Middle-row seats get all method of changes.

Hybrid principle

The Vellfire’s measurement – coupled with a dashboard that extends far out to satisfy the bottom of the windscreen – would usually make this a barely intimidating car to drive. The excellent news is you don’t want a lot time behind the steering to get comfortable with the Vellfire. The excessive seating and huge glass space give an ideal view out, and what additionally helps break the ice is the surprisingly gentle steering. It’s straightforward to position the Vellfire and even U-turns don’t require any particular effort. Our take a look at car solely featured a reverse digicam, although variations bought overseas get a 360-degree digicam that may undoubtedly make life simpler nonetheless. On the transfer, the steering presents sufficient really feel to allow you to drive the massive Toyota with confidence. The seemingly insufficient floor clearance doesn’t pose a difficulty both.

Table folds out airplane-style however is just too small.

The Vellfire for India comes powered by a hybrid powertrain that contains a 150hp, 2.5-litre petrol engine that runs the Atkinson cycle, and a pair of electrical motors, one for every axle. The 105kW (143hp) entrance motor works along with the engine (mixed energy is rated at 197hp) to drive the entrance wheels through an e-CVT. The 50kW (67hp) rear motor, then again, solely powers the rear wheels when wanted (at full throttle, as an example, or when slip is detected) to type an electrical four-wheel-drive system.

Luxury MPV or cargo van, take your choose.

The powertrain offers the Vellfire with greater than sufficient go. The massive Toyota builds velocity with grace and manages to masks its two-tonne-plus bulk fairly nicely. It’s fairly comfy with a full home too, and there’s not a lot noise from the engine bay both – at the least at typical driving speeds. The prepared energy means you don’t have to wind the engine all that usually both. It’s additionally doable to drive the Vellfire in pure EV mode for brief distances; this, nonetheless, requires completely light inputs on the accelerator.

Even entrance passenger seat will get a powered leg relaxation.

Luxury quotient

Driving impressions carried out with, it’s again to the center row. The massive home windows get my vote, and what’s good is that they are often rolled down, and in addition include full-length solar blinds. Other options of observe embrace a second-row sunroof, 16-colour temper lighting and devoted local weather management for the rear part of the cabin. However, there are some curious omissions too. While a seat therapeutic massage perform would have been a pleasant function to have, a rear-seat leisure unit is one thing you’d simply anticipate. Also, our take a look at car didn’t have any charging factors on the again; this may be irritating if you’ll want to work in your laptop computer on the best way to workplace. And to not be choosy, however the retractable trays for the middle-row seats are additionally too small, although the fold-out cupholders will maintain your drinks firmly in place.

The Vellfire can run as a pure EV over quick distances.

Sprawled out on the again, I can inform the trip is a tad agency and there’s extra highway noise than you’d get in, say a German luxury car. The query is would you contemplate a Vellfire over a like-priced luxury SUV or sedan? You see, the Vellfire will come to India as a full import in early 2020, which implies costs shall be within the area of Rs 85-90 lakh (estimated, ex-showroom).

E-Four badging signifies electrical four-wheel drive.

Image-conscious consumers will scoff on the thought of spending massive on an MPV (not to mention one from Toyota) and broadly talking, the Vellfire isn’t the form of car that matches the standard description of a luxury car. However, those that need house and luxury above all else, and in addition worth the peace of thoughts that comes with shopping for a Toyota, will truly discover an ideal match within the Vellfire. If something, it’s at the least price a superb look. For all you recognize, it might simply be the luxury car you didn’t know you wished.

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Electrified Range Rovers plug into the South African model line-up

The new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport have taken major steps toward the future of motoring with the addition of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drivetrain options, and both variants are now available in South Africa.

Both models are badged P400e in reference to their respective power outputs of 404PS (297kW), and both combine a 221kW 2.0-litre four-cylinder Ingenium petrol engine with an 85kW electric motor. With impressive 640Nm torque figures, the new drivetrains mix dynamic and sustainable performance with traditional Land Rover capability, comfort and refinement.

Each model’s 2.0-litre petrol engine is longitudinally mounted, with an 85kW electric motor housed within the ZF automatic eight-speed transmission at the centre of the vehicle, alongside a 7kW on-board charger. The access point for the charging cable is hidden at the front behind the grille badge of each vehicle. The prismatic cell lithium-ion batteries are mounted at the rear beneath the boot floor.

The powertrain’s precision and control make for serene progress in all conditions and across all terrains. Land Rover’s Terrain Response 2 technology has a unique calibration to intelligently and precisely distribute torque from the electric motor, which has no creep speed and is able to deliver maximum torque from zero rpm, to all four wheels. This gives greater control during low-speed off-road manoeuvres, confirming both Range Rover’s outstanding breadth of effortless capability.

Drivers can select from two driving modes to best suit their needs:

Parallel Hybrid mode (the default driving mode) – combines petrol and electric drive. The driver can optimise battery charge or fuel economy by utilising one of two charge management functions:

SAVE function – prevents the battery charge dropping below a pre-selected level.

Predictive Energy Optimisation (PEO) function – entering a destination in the navigation system enables the feature, which utilises built-in GPS altitude data for the selected route, to intelligently combine the electric motor and petrol engine to maximise fuel economy.

EV mode (Electric Vehicle) – enables the vehicle to run solely on the electric motor for up to 51km using the energy stored in the battery, the ideal solution for quiet, zero emission journeys.

When rapid charging the 13.1kWh high-voltage lithium-ion batteries, full charges can be achieved in as little as 2 hours 45 minutes at home using an optional 32 amp wall box. The batteries can be fully charged in 7 hours 30 minutes using the 10 amp home charging cable supplied as standard. The Range Rover and Range Rover Sport PHEVs’ batteries are covered by eight-year, 160,000km, 70 per cent state of health warranties.

Range Rover PHEV

Thanks to its electrified powertrain, the Range Rover P400e emits only 64g/km on the NEDC combined cycle and can accelerate from 0-100km/h in 6.8 seconds and on to a maximum speed of 220km/h.

The Range Rover P400e is available in both standard and long wheelbase body styles and has been enhanced with further technologies for greater comfort and convenience:

Air Cabin Ionisation: uses nano-sized charged water particles to cleanse and purify the air for enhanced passenger wellbeing

Pixel-laser LED headlights: advanced technology is brighter and yet intelligently blanks sections of LEDs to avoid dazzling oncoming drivers

Activity key: customers can securely lock and unlock their vehicle without the need to carry a conventional key fob

Comfort-enhancing functions transform the travelling experience for the driver and passengers. The front seats feature either 20 or 24-way movement thanks to the new seat frames, with wider and deeper foams as well as heated arm rests. In the rear a completely redesigned cabin and seating layout create a tranquil sanctuary with no compromise to the rear load space. For additional convenience and personalisation, all seat functionality can be controlled via a smartphone app, whether inside or outside the vehicle.

If you’re working while being driven, up to 17 connection points including domestic plug sockets, USB, and 12-volt are all available; 4G Wi-Fi hotspots for up to eight devices and convenient storage are all designed for the business traveller. The cabin is tailored for relaxation with luxurious seats offering 25 massage programmes thanks to Hot Stone massage technology within the seat backs.

The elegance of the interior has been elevated by the seamless integration of the most advanced infotainment system yet created by Jaguar Land Rover. Touch Pro Duo, codenamed ‘Blade’, combines two high-definition 10-inch touchscreens on the centre console working in perfect harmony. Information can be swiped from one screen to the other, making the layout highly intuitive and engaging to operate, with unrivalled functionality.

Range Rover Sport PHEV

The Range Rover Sport PHEV also emits only 64g/km on the NEDC combined cycle and achieves a top speed of 220km/h, but accelerates from 0-100km/h in a slightly quicker 6.7 seconds.

With significant changes under the skin, the exterior has evolved to harmonise and modernise the design, making the Range Rover Sport look more dynamic without changing its character. At the front, the striking new design is enabled by all-new LED headlights, sitting alongside a redesigned grille. This is complemented by a new bumper with a more aggressive profile.

In-car connectivity is enhanced with up to 14 power points, including a domestic plug socket to keep laptops and other devices topped up. The introduction of the Jaguar Land Rover Activity Key also brings new levels of convenience to the Range Rover Sport, allowing customers to lock and unlock their vehicle without the need to carry a key fob – ideal for outdoor pursuits.

Similarly to the flagship Range Rover, the Range Rover Sport also features the latest Touch Pro Duo infotainment system, Gesture sunblind and Pixel-laser LED headlights, but adds a new Advanced Tow Assist function to take care of the difficult counter-steering required to position trailers accurately when reversing. The driver can simply guide the trailer into the desired space using the rotary controller for the Terrain Response 2 system.

The Range Rover and Range Rover Sport PHEVs are available in South Africa priced from R2,207,300 and R1,639,300 respectively.

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