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NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: This Land Rover Range Rover Sport is outfitted in elegant Autobiography trim, and if this car fits your life story, you've clearly arrived.

The cabin is well-appointed and comfortable for an average-size guy like me. The caramel-color leather and stitching are gorgeous, and the dashboard looks like someone slathered scotch all over it.

Range rover sport autobiography 2011 wikipedia Autobiography (–): Serving as the top trim, the Autobiography included adaptive automatic headlights, new wheels, a degree camera system and more luxurious upholstery for the ultimate Range Rover Sport.

I mean that in a nice way; this color looks as if it should be poured over ice and lightly stirred. Even during a rainy commute, the interior was isolated and serene. The elevated road view was useful in seeing taillights far ahead on rain-slicked roads, which was critical in minimizing panic braking on what could have been a treacherous commute.

But the real star of the Range Rover Sport is this blown V8, which serves up the torque in gobs low in the band.

Bury your foot from a standstill and hold on: This thing shoots to 50 mph and revs to 5, without breaking a sweat. The exterior has strong military bearing and looks imposing, like the proverbial rolling fortress.

Range rover autobiography Land Rover Range Rover Sport Autobiography. Base Price: $75, As-Tested Price: $86, Drivetrain: liter supercharged V8; 4WD, six-speed automatic.

If I had kids and a Labrador, this would be one of my SUVs of choice.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: As someone who has kids and a retriever (albeit Chesapeake Bay rather than Labrador), the Range Rover Sport is not my SUV of choice because none of that stuff fits in one comfortably. Gorgeous though the inside is, despite the notable absence of an Alcantara headliner, this is not a big interior, nor is the space well-utilized.

My brother-in-law is a big guy and I'm lanky; with the two of us in the front seats, we had to be careful not to squish the knees of our toddler passengers in the back. As for the dog, to be honest, he'd probably fit but not with any room for luggage. And if he drooled on that fine mocha leather, it'd be off to the great foxhunt in the sky.

No, the Range Rover Sport actually excels at transporting driver and passenger, plus luggage, in superb comfort with the sense of invincibility that's difficult to get from a low-riding sedan.

Inside, it's probably not any bigger than a BMW 5-series GT but it has that SUV aura and an impeccable look of class.

Handling and road manners were far better than I expected in both dry and exceptionally wet conditions, and I really began to get a taste for the Range Rover Sport while puttering along in a torrential downpour.

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Autobiography (–): Serving as the top trim, the Autobiography included adaptive automatic headlights, new wheels, a degree camera system and more luxurious upholstery for the ultimate Range Rover Sport.

There was a definite sense of sanctuary imparted by the color scheme, the wraparound cockpit and the sheer vehicle girth.

The supercharged V8 is a gem, whether it's in a hulking three-ton SUV or a lithe Jaguar coupe, but it would be tough to swallow the mpg city/mpg highway numbers, especially since it prefers premium regardless of whether its shaken or stirred.

Sure, the blown Range Rover Sport is an expensive, impractical environmental anachronism.

But it's one of the best.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: If I were ever to own a Range Rover, this is the one I'd want. The supercharged V8 is a hammer with linear power delivery and addicting induction noise. I love the low step-in height, which might mean that you couldn't traverse major boulders on your way home from the symphony, but it's surely a lot better to do triple digits on the freeway.

Speed is nearly effortless in this thing, and that's saying a lot considering that V8 is motivating nearly three tons of metal and finely tanned British leather.

Speaking of which, just how many cows went to the great pasture beyond to deck this thing out in the supple, luxurious two-tone hides?

Range rover sport autobiography 2011 In , Land Rover debuted the Range Rover Sport, based on the Land Rover Discovery platform. Later models received the latest Range Rover platform. In came the Range Rover Evoque, and in the Range Rover Velar (re-using the name of the very first, pre-production Range Rovers).

Not that I care about the cows; the treatment is wonderful. Maybe it's my love of baseball and baseball gloves, but I loved the leather--especially the tan. It looked terrific with the contrasting black.

I'm still not a fan of the touch screen via which you tune the radio and handle other entertainment/heating/cooling options.

There are way too many screens to page through to get to where to you want to be.

Should I buy a RR Autobiography, 2011?

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There are simpler, more elegant solutions, and a nearly $90, vehicle should have elegant solutions.

This thing handles more like big GT car than an SUV, which is exactly the way it should be. I'm a fan. Sign me up.

Land Rover Range Rover Sport Autobiography

Base Price: $75,

As-Tested Price: $86,

Drivetrain: liter supercharged V8; 4WD, six-speed automatic

Output: hp 6,, rpm, lb-ft 2,, rpm

Curb Weight: 5, lb

Fuel Economy (EPA/AW): 14/ mpg

Options: Autobiography package including flush-fitting front and rear bumpers, rear roof spoiler, vision assist pack, body-colored lower side panels, inch Autobiography alloy wheels, duo-tone leather with contrast stitch, Autobiography sport embossed front and rear headrest and wood inlays, premium audio with HD radio, unique premium Autobiography badge, quadrangle exhaust ($11,)