Our Cars brief update, Range Rover Sport (month 11), CAR+ January 2016

Updated: 15 December 2015

► Month 11 living with the Range Rover Sport
► Comparing tech with a Tesla Model S
► It doesn’t fare well, but we still love it 

The Tesla Model S makes almost every other car feel very 20th-century, especially if you step straight from one to the other. Unfortunately it proved especially true of my big diesel SUV: the contrast heightened by the fact that I was driving/being driven by a Tesla with Autopilot, and that the Tesla and the Range Rover have, respectively, arguably the best and worst user interfaces at the pricier end of the market. But I still love my explosion-powered death machine. 

Logbook: Range Rover Sport 3.0 SDV6 HSE 

Engine: 2993cc 24v twin turbodiesel, 288bhp @ 4000rpm, 442lb ft @ 2000rpm
Transmission: 8spd auto, awd 
Stats: 6.8sec 0-62mph, 138mph, 199g/km 
Price: £66,250 
As tested: £75,607 
Miles this month: 1238 
Total: 13,963 
Our mpg: 25.6 
Official MPG: 37.7 
Fuel this month: £257.04 
Extra costs: £0

By Ben Oliver

Contributing editor, watch connoisseur, purveyor of fine features

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