What SUV beat out the X5, RX330 and others for best luxury 4x4?

As we predicted months ago...get ready for the awards to start piling in...

4X4 MAGAZINE'S '4X4 OF THE YEAR 2006' ACCOLADE GOES TO LAND ROVER'S RANGE ROVER SPORT

LAND ROVER'S RANGE ROVER SPORT

Land Rover has won three awards from influential specialist title 4x4 Magazine in its '4x4 of the Year 2006' competition, with the Range Rover Sport beating 42 other 4x4s to the top accolade.
The Range Rover Sport Supercharged won the 'Luxury' category, beating the BMW X5, Lexus RX3#0, Volvo XC90 and VW Touareg before also being crowned 4x4 Magazine's '4x4 of the Year 2006'. Land Rover's latest addition to the range convinced the judges with its unique breadth of capability, dynamic exterior looks, luxurious interior package and pioneering technologies such as the patented Terrain Response™ system.

Commenting on the Range Rover Sport, 4x4 Magazine's judges said: "There could only be one winner, because there was only one car that filled our enthusiast senses with its unbelievable blend of charismatic off-road ability and breathtaking on-road performance. A superb technically advanced machine, packing enough practicality to serve as a genuine family sports-tourer, but one that the true high-performance driving enthusiast will enjoy beyond measure."

The 'Extreme' category was won by the Defender 90 County XS that defeated the Jeep Wrangler, Ricardo Ibex and Santana PS10, thanks to standard equipment such as the coveted TD5 engine with two-speed transfer box and permanent four-wheel-drive through a lockable centre differential.

Land Rover UK managing director, Phil Popham, added: "This is another prestigious title for the Range Rover Sport and a well-deserved victory for the Defender, which proves it is still a peerless off-road icon. We know only too well the rigours our products are put through by the judges at 4x4 Magazine, so to come away with three awards is truly a remarkable achievement."

Both the Defender and Range Rover Sport ranges are available now from Land Rover dealerships across the UK, from £17,995 and £35,000 respectively.

JUGNU - 9/10/2005 2:44:29 PM

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ESF, i am not getting u.In 1 side u said that u like RR Sport and on other side u mentioned your tasteless freind's story to us.
What r u trying to convince us,your post don't make sense.

Anyway RR Sport is an ultimate car as i said it before also in my posts (and nearly all of u opposed me).

Well that this is the best SUV u can ever dare for,ask for,expect for,hope for... £35,000.

No american or german can make this much better car for £35,000 excepttttt some tight competitors from Lexus,Infiniti....(Japan).

And u people will know and realize it later when u will see the facts that this car is going to be a hit,performer,best seller,best ever british sports suv..etc

So stop opposing guys go for it as i did.

It is simply awesome.

JUGNU - 9/10/2005 2:44:29 PM

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ESF, i am not getting u.In 1 side u said that u like RR Sport and on other side u mentioned your tasteless freind's story to us.
What r u trying to convince us,your post don't make sense.

Anyway RR Sport is an ultimate car as i said it before also in my posts (and nearly all of u opposed me).

Well that this is the best SUV u can ever dare for,ask for,expect for,hope for... £35,000.

No american or german can make this much better car for £35,000 excepttttt some tight competitors from Lexus,Infiniti....(Japan).

And u people will know and realize it later when u will see the facts that this car is going to be a hit,performer,best seller,best ever british sports suv..etc

So stop opposing guys go for it as i did.

It is simply awesome.

olim - 9/11/2005 3:36:43 AM

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defender-pity the top Ford management decided against importation,despite U.S. L.R. middle managers and our efforts & feasibility to federalize it. Although TD5 engine is nothing to write home about-tested one in Iceland=mediocre 120Hp/221Lbft, but 22mpg (10mpg on gas engine here); still got stuck on a glacier (not an engine fault) -believe the U.K. comparo might have been done w. new turbo diesel V6, 2.7L (200Hp/325Lbft)engine which is also subject to EPA "clean diesel" programm. Tested here Def.w. Brazilian (oops now U.S. International) older turbo diesel = satisfying performance and 25mpg, incl. off-roading = ideal large SUV. Prepared Def. proposal for Ford Premium (L.R.) with another modern smaller Euro turbo-diesel (over 400Lbft. torgue), but no interest from them.

mstangpny07 - 9/12/2005 1:29:35 PM

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I totally agree with you E-S-F. That is a Land Rover problem. I knew somebody who had a Discovery and it had severe brake dive.