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Range Rover 4.6 V8 Vogue SE
An older petrol V8 Range Rover. No emissions standard is recorded in the address, and on a vehicle of this age that is the first thing to establish.
| Marque | Land Rover |
|---|---|
| Model | Range Rover |
| Engine | 4.6-litre V8 petrol |
| Trim | Vogue SE |
| Transmission | Automatic |
| Drive | Four-wheel drive |
| Emissions standard | Not stated in the address |
| Body | Five-door SUV |
The 4.6 V8 petrol is the largest engine in the second-generation Range Rover. This is an older vehicle than the rest of the marque pages here, and it is judged by different standards.
What to check on this specification
Establish the emissions standard and the tax position
The address records no Euro rating. For a vehicle of this age the practical questions are whether it meets the Euro 4 petrol standard for the London ULEZ, and what vehicle tax band it falls into — both of which are answered against the registration rather than the model name. The DVLA vehicle enquiry service returns the European emissions status; the TfL checker answers the charging question.
Corrosion and history
On any vehicle of this age, the structure matters more than the specification. Look underneath with a torch, read the whole MOT history for corrosion advisories, and treat a gap in test history as a question to ask rather than an omission.
Air suspension
Where the vehicle has air suspension, it is a wear item rather than a fit-and-forget system. The common failure is a leak from an air spring, and a compressor that later fails is often doing so because it has been working against that leak for months. The practical test is simple: leave the vehicle parked and unattended for as long as the seller will allow, then come back and look at it from a distance. A corner that has settled, or a vehicle that is noticeably lower than it was, is telling you something. A suspension warning message on start-up is telling you the same thing more loudly.
Electrics
Owner surveys of Land Rover models from this period report electrical faults as the leading complaint — engine and emissions warning lights, infotainment, keyless entry, air conditioning. Work through every function on the viewing. Individually these are small; in combination they are the reason these vehicles have the reliability reputation they do.
Ownership notes
A petrol V8 of this size is expensive to fuel and sits in a high vehicle-tax band. Specialist support for the model is good and parts availability is reasonable, but the cost of ownership is dominated by fuel and by the cumulative repair of systems that are now decades old.
Read the MOT history in full before travelling to see the car.
About this page
The address you are on was part of a used-car dealer site that no longer exists. The individual vehicle it once described was sold years ago; there is no stock here, nothing is for offer, and no enquiry goes anywhere. What has been kept is the specification the address itself encodes, written up as a reference for anyone looking at the same combination of model, engine, transmission and emissions standard on the used market today.
Nothing here is advice about a particular vehicle. Every point above is a thing to check on the car in front of you, and the official services linked below answer against a registration number rather than a model name.