Autobiography for Range Rover

Crowd pleaser or motoring teaser?

If you're one of the many people coming to the show to look at the alternative energy and green vehicles that are on offer then you might want to bypass the Land Rover stand. Sure, the British firm makes a lot of noise on its stand about its CO₂ offset programme, but that's unlikely to convince many short-sighted environmentalists. Ignore them, and instead enjoy the luxury afforded by the new Autobiography Range Rover: a leather-lined, diamond-turned wheeled automotive legend.

Stand out features?

Aside from its legendary off-road ability the Autobiography improvements to the Range Rover add some seriously sumptuous materials to the inside of the car. The leather is from the finest hides around, it left relatively unprocessed so it will age in time. Think of the Autobiography as a favourite leather chair on wheels that just happens to have a V8 petrol or diesel engine powering it. The TDV8 Autobiography is offered with the same exterior styling as its V8 Supercharged petrol relative, the Autobiography models commanding a fairly healthy premium over their already opulent Vogue alternatives.

Showroom soon or never to be seen?

The Autobiography will be in showrooms soon. Actually it won't; you'll be able to order it to your specific request from your local Land Rover dealer soon, the Autobiography - as its name suggests - being a model that you tailor specifically to your requirements through Land Rover's official order guide.

Kyle Fortune