Verdict

RANGE Rover’s first steps into electrification are good ones – but with the usual plug-in caveats. If you mainly drive long distances, a plug-in hybrid probably isn’t for you. But if you’re a town dweller who’ll charge up regularly, you’ll reap the rewards of the Range Rover Sport – still a mighty fine SUV – and plug-in power. Meanwhile the 18-model-year updates make one of the most desirable big SUVS even more so.