--- title: "Which Is the Best (and Worst) Range Rover Generation?" description: "Land Rover is showing off its latest [Range Rover SUV]() with several updates and it's riding on an all-new vehicle architecture. The newest Rover is decked out with a hand-picked selection of wood trims, buttery leather, and metal, and it’s…" date: "2022-05-07" modified: "2022-05-07" authors: - name: "Kristin V. Shaw" job_title: "Contributor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kristin-shaw" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/which-is-the-best-and-worst-range-rover-generation" categories: - "Culture" - "News" - "QOTD" --- # Which Is the Best (and Worst) Range Rover Generation? ![Range Rover SUV in driveway with fall leaves]() *\Kristin Shaw\* Land Rover is showing off its latest [Range Rover SUV]() with several updates and it's riding on an all-new vehicle architecture. The newest Rover is decked out with a hand-picked selection of wood trims, buttery leather, and metal, and it’s predictably gorgeous. Now in its fifth generation, the [Range Rover]() remains a favorite of [British royalty]() and anyone who can afford the six-figure price tag. The newest model is rounder and less angular now than the 2000 P38 in my garage, but it retains the same high-end features inside and it's still the off-road vehicle you can drive into the wild ([or into a lake]()) and not spill your tea. Out of all of the generations, I’m curious to know what you think: which Range Rover was the best one? https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc6lYFdNT7b/ [Introduced in 1970](), the SUV has been through a number of iterations and ownership changes that include BMW and Ford. Tata Motors, its current parent company, bought [Land Rover]() and Jaguar from Ford in 2008 in a $2.3 billion all-cash transaction. The company has a storied history that includes the Range Rover model, including a win at the first Paris-Dakar rally in 1979. The SUV became available in North America in 1987, and in 1994, the second-gen P38a model launched. The third generation (L322) kicked off in 2001, and the fourth (body style L405) in 2012. I own a [2000 Range Rover that my husband purchased in 2003](), not long before we started dating. He was living in Phoenix at the time and I was in Atlanta, and when I visited him we drove that Rover all over Arizona, from Tombstone to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. I had never owned a vehicle that luxurious, and I fell in love with it. Eighteen years and 180,000 miles later, that Range Rover still has a place in our garage. Based on our experience, its reputation as an unreliable vehicle is unfounded, and that's part of what I'm curious to know from you. I want to hear from Range Rover owners and fans here; what do you think is the best generation Range Rover and why, and what you think of them? *Got a tip? Send a note to kristin.shaw@thedrive.com.* ## Author Kristin Shaw is the former Weekend Editor for The Drive and a current freelancer in both the automotive and aviation worlds. She’s a big fan of anything car-related and calls on her technology background on the corporate side to explain engineering and high-tech concepts. Now living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she is thrilled that working from home is now mainstream. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [Instagram]() [Twitter]()