Range Rover Sport Residuals Torpedoed By New Model Debut

by Derek Kreindler

Published: March 14th, 2013

range rover sport residuals torpedoed by new model debut

The Range Rover Sport is set to get a total redesign later this year, but pictures of the new car have leaked prior to its New York Auto Show debut. Just as we expected, it looks like a full-size Range Rover got shrunk in the wash.

Expect residual values of the current model to take a serious dive once the new car goes on sale. God forbid anybody should be seen driving the previous generation. An easy giveaway will be the sagging air suspensions, which the new owners will not be able to afford to fix, due to the exorbitant shop rates charged by JLR dealers.

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Kyree on Mar 14, 2013

A Range Rover isn't an immediate sign of someone who can't get his finances together. Most of the people I see driving them truly are well-off, and are just treating themselves to something nice, as well they should. Let's all stop hating...

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Sector 5 on Mar 14, 2013

Range Rover is the Jaguar of SUV's. How British is that? All the way back to BMC hydrolastic. Hindustan Motors has outlived BMC.

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Lou_BC Blows me away that the cars pictured are just 2 door vehicles. How much space do you need to fully open them?
Daniel J Isn't this sort of a bait and switch? I mean, many of these auto plants went to the south due to the lack of unions. I'd also be curious as how, at least in my own state, unions would work since the state is a right to work state, meaning employees can still work without being apart of the union.
EBFlex No they shouldn’t. It would be signing their death warrant. The UAW is steadfast in moving as much production out of this country as possible
Groza George The South is one of the few places in the U.S. where we still build cars. Unionizing Southern factories will speed up the move to Mexico.
FreedMike I'd say that question is up to the southern auto workers. If I were in their shoes, I probably wouldn't if the wages/benefits were at at some kind of parity with unionized shops. But let's be clear here: the only thing keeping those wages/benefits at par IS the threat of unionization.