When is an icon no longer an icon? This is a question I asked myself multiple times while driving the Range Rover SE plug-in hybrid, a car that succeeds in many of the things Range Rovers always have, namely, speaking softly and carrying a big stick. It fits the tradition established by its forebears, compromising nothing in its capability and adaptability, and achieving this without being obnoxious about it. I know this will sound hard to believe in the context of a $135,000 SUV, but I really don’t get the sense that anyone who buys one of these is terribly concerned if you know what they have. That’s more of a Defender thing.
I can admire that, especially in an age when many cars are design …
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Author: Adam Ismail
