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2012 Land Rover Range Rover 5.0 V8 Autobiography Auto 4WD Euro 5 5dr

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  • Make: Land Rover
  • Milage: 4800 Miles
  • Year: 2012
  • Model: Range Rover
  • Transmission: Automatic
  • Fuel: Petrol
  • Location: Chertsey

Description

Possibly the lowest-mileage supercharged L322. Unquestionably the strongest. There is a particular kind of car that is bought in anticipation. Nobody commissions ballistic protection because of something that has happened; they commission it because of something that might. The whole exercise is an argument about the future, made in laminated glass and hardened steel, and its success is measured entirely in events that never occur. This one covered 4,800 miles in fourteen years. Somebody spent a great deal of money making a Range Rover proof against high-powered rifle fire, then drove it around three hundred miles a year and had it serviced six times regardless, and put it through twelve MOTs without collecting a single advisory. The threat never came. The readiness never lapsed. The car beneath the armour is the best L322 there was. By 2012 the model had run a decade and was months from replacement: every fault found, most of them answered. The 5.0-litre supercharged V8 delivers 510PS through a ZF six-speed, with the immediacy of a supercharger rather than the pause of a turbo. The conversion is by International Armoring Corporation of Ogden, Utah, to Euro B7 among the highest levels of ballistic protection recognised for civilian vehicles. Multi-layer bullet-resistant glazing across every glass area, Armormax composite through the body, ballistic steel reinforcement, strengthened pillars and heavy-duty hinges. What distinguishes a good conversion is how little of it shows: this reads as a black Autobiography and nothing else. Sumatra Black is the correct colour for such a car never a shouting finish, and the shade an L322 always wore best. The factory specification helps: Supercharged Design Package and 20-inch Style 18 alloys, so it looks purposeful for entirely ordinary reasons. Nothing invites a second look, and there is nothing to explain. Inside, black leather with brushed aluminium and Piano Black, with rear executive seating and winged headrests. Heated and cooled seating front and rear, Harman/Kardon audio, rear entertainment, satellite navigation, three-zone climate, Terrain Response. Six services with JLC of Herne Hill at 2,136, 2,643, 3,231, 4,320, 4,347 and 4,371 miles three of those inside fifty-one miles of one another. No mileage schedule asks for that. Viewing By Appointment