New Range Rover Electric revealed: 372 miles of range, 550hp and £154,000

This is the first ever all-electric Range Rover, and it’s been a long time in the making. We first drove a pre-production prototype in July last year with very limited information on specs, but now it’s here in full, and these are the headline figures:

• 550hp and 0-60mph in 4.3 seconds
• 372 miles of range from a 119 kWh battery
• 350kW DC fast charging
• 10-80% charge in 22 minutes
• Prices start from £154,070

Those are some big numbers, but how do they compare to this car’s competitors?

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Well if you’re looking at the new Range Rover Electric, you could also consider the Volvo EX90, the Mercedes EQS SUV or the BMW iX.

At over £154,000, the Range Rover is by far the most expensive. A Volvo EX90 with similar levels of performance will cost you just under £100,000, the most powerful BMW will set you back around £118,000 and the EQS SUV is £140,000.

It sits in the middle in terms of performance. The 659hp BMW iX M70 will do 0-60mph in 3.8 seconds, half a second quicker than the Range Rover. The Volvo EX90 Performance completes the sprint in 4.2 seconds, almost exactly the same as the British car, and the Mercedes EQS SUV takes 4.8 seconds.

For similar money you could also have a high-spec V8-powered Range Rover, and that car does 0-60mph in 4.4 seconds.

But luxury EVs like this aren’t all about performance – the range is just as important. After all, it’s no good having a great long-distance cruiser which can’t manage a long drive.

With 372 miles of range according to official figures, this new Range Rover Electric is pretty impressive considering the size and performance. It’s a few miles less than the Volvo, and almost 30 miles down on the Mercedes, but it has around seven miles more range than the BMW.

If you don’t need the same level of poke, you can also get a less powerful version of the BMW iX with 426 miles of range.

It’s also worth noting that the Range Rover Electric has a much larger battery than the alternatives, so it’s not as efficient on paper. Getting 372 miles of range from a 119kWh battery equates to 3.1 miles per kWh. By comparison, the Volvo gets 376 miles of range from a 107kWh battery, so that works out to 3.5 miles per kWh.

That said, we’ll have to get this car out on the road to see how efficient it is in the real world. When we tested the EX90, we saw a rather disappointing 2.4 miles per kWh, which works out to 257 miles between charges. Alongside the 372-mile official test figure, Range Rover says the Electric will do 333 miles in real-world conditions.

The Range Rover Electric’s design and interior remain pretty much untouched, and this is no bad thing. We’ve said before that the petrol-powered version is the best luxury car you can buy, and this is thanks in part to the lovely cabin. It feels more special inside than any of its competitors, and then there’s the exterior.

You can recognise a Range Rover from a mile away thanks to the boxy silhouette and massive front grille, and it’s not even blanked-off for this electric version – just fared-in slightly.

There are also some EV centre caps on the wheels, and the puddle lights say EV as well. You’d never know this was the EV unless you were listening out for an engine as it drove past.

When we drove the prototype off-road last year, it was evident that the Range Rover Electric is just as capable when the going gets tough as the petrol-powered models – possibly even more so because it has more torque. It should also be even more relaxing on the road thanks to the lack of engine noise coming from under the bonnet.

The new Range Rover Electric may cost more than its closest alternatives, but they can’t quite match this British icon for desirability. When you consider it costs about the same as the equivalent petrol-powered Range Rover, while offering a quieter driving experience and lower running costs, the addition of an EV to the lineup is a welcome one.

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