A bargain is a relative thing. The 2025 Range Rover SE LWB 7 is a perfect illustration.
See, exactly three years ago in this space (“On the Road,” January 2023), I reviewed the Range Rover SV LWB. It had a price tag of $255,590. As in, if I handed my local Range Rover dealer a quarter million dollars, he’d have told me I’m still $5,590 short.
But if I were to buy the Range Rover SE LWB 7 with that quarter million today, I’d have the vehicle and $102,580 in the bank.
The fundamentals are the same. We start with a long-wheelbase Range Rover, capable of seating seven people. Power, in this case, comes from a 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine with 395 horsepower. It’s capable of reaching 60 miles per hour from a standing start in 5.6 seconds, with a top speed of 150 miles per hour.
For its size and power, its fuel economy is quite good, an EPA-estimated 19 mpg city/24 highway. The transmission is an eight-speed automatic, and it is all-wheel drive. Properly equipped, it can tow 3,500 pounds. Its cargo capacity is 8.7 cubic feet with the third row of seating upright.
I was able to enjoy a road trip from Mendocino down the coast, across Sonoma County, down the Napa Valley, and eastward to the Sierra Nevada foothills in comfort and quiet, never once worrying about passing power.
Ours came with the Premium Interior Protection and Storage Pack (a $740 option) in place, and we left it there. That meant the third row was folded down, and the cargo capacity that way is 43.1 cubic feet. If you fold the second row, it’s a huge 92.9 cubic feet of cargo space.
Second-row passengers enjoy 39.2 inches of legroom. Choosing a long-wheelbase five-seat model increases that to private-jet passenger status – 46.8 inches of rear-seat legroom. The interior of our test vehicle was done in Perlino-perforated Windsor leather seats (at no extra cost).
The base price of the 2025 Range Rover SE LWB 7 is $117,200 ($119,350 including destination). Standard equipment at that price includes 21-inch alloy wheels with a tire repair system, premium LED headlights with automatic high beam assist and front fog lights, soft-closing doors, a power tailgate, deployable door handles, a sliding panoramic roof with power sunblind and power rear side window sunblinds, rain sensing wipers, auto-dimming, heated, power-folding door mirrors with approach lights and memory, Windsor leather seats, a four-zone climate control with air quality sensing, a heated leather steering wheel, auto-dimming interior rear view mirror, power heated and ventilated front seats, power heated and ventilated second-row reclining seats and heated third-row seats, keyless entry, pushbutton start, a 13.1-inch touchscreen with a Meridian sound system, SiriusXM three-month trial, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, wireless device charging and a comprehensive suite of active safety features.
The one I drove cost a bit more than that, though. There was $28,070 in extra-cost options added: The Ethereal Frost Silver gloss-finish exterior paint was $8,450 by itself. In descending order of cost, the others were $5,200 for deployable side steps, $3,000 for Sparkle Silver 23-inch wheels, $1,820 for a Premium Upgrade Interior Pack, $1,400 for a head-up display, $1,300 for Grand Black Veneer trim, $1,200 for a Meridian 3D surround sound system, another $1,200 for the towing package, $1,080 for the Comfort Pack, $740 for the Premium Interior Protection and Storage Pack, $650 for the ClearSight interior rearview mirror, $550 for black brake calipers, $550 for Pixel LED headlights with signature daytime running lights, $390 for the Exterior Protection Pack, $75 for the Emergency Pack (first aid kit) and $65 for the handover pack (a nice box your key fobs come in).
Total price: $147,420. Even for those whose budgets allow six figures for vehicle purchases, that’s not an insignificant amount of money. But it is more than half the luxury of the Range Rover SV for less than half the price. It’s all in how you look at it.
Mike Hagerty, past vice president of membership for Western Automotive Journalists (waj.org), has been writing about cars since 1997. Read more of his reviews at MikeHagertyCars.com.
