Skip to main content

Would you pay $142,000 for a three-week world trip in a Range Rover?

The Land Rover Range Rover is famous around the world for combining luxury with off-road prowess. The British car maker is celebrating the launch of the SVAutobiography, the most lavish Range Rover ever built, by organizing an epic road trip that will take wealthy adventurers to eight countries scattered across five continents.

The 21-day trip starts in Nice, France. After visiting nearby Monaco, participants enjoy the scenery as they drive a fully loaded Range Rover SVAutobiography towards Lake Como, Italy. They take a quick stroll through the Alps before flying off to the town of Marrakech in Morocco, where they’ll stay for three days. The African leg of the trip allows the travelers to become familiar with the beautiful Atlas mountains and the arid desert on the outskirts of Ouarzazate.

The next step takes participants to national parks in Utah, Arizona, and Colorado. After three days in the American West, the globetrotters head for the Atacama Desert in Chile, fly over to Sydney, Australia, and, finally, board a plane to Tasmania. On the 22nd day, the participants take one last flight to London, England.

Land Rover has booked some of the world’s nicest — and costliest — hotels and restaurants. The trip isn’t all driving, either, and the car maker has planned a long list of activities all around the world. Travelers can take personalized fragrance-making classes in the hills of Provence, embark on a private cruise over Lake Como, ride a helicopter up to the top of a glacier in the Alps for a quick picnic, hike, bike, and even get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Sydney Opera House.

Unsurprisingly, a luxurious world trip behind the wheel of a Range Rover is eye-wateringly expensive. Prices start at £100,000, a sum that converts to nearly $143,000. Thankfully, participants can work with Abercrombie & Kent, the travel agency that Land Rover has teamed up with, to customize every part of the voyage.

Ronan Glon
Ronan Glon is an American automotive and tech journalist based in southern France. As a long-time contributor to Digital…
Tesla and Elon Musk sued over use of AI image at Cybercab event
tesla and spacex CEO elon musk stylized image

Tesla’s recent We, Robot presentation has run into trouble, with one of the production companies behind Blade Runner 2049 suing Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, for alleged copyright infringement.

Tesla used the glitzy October 10 event to unveil its Cybercab and Robovan, and also to showcase the latest version of its Optimus humanoid robot.

Read more
Qualcomm wants to power your next car with the Snapdragon Cockpit and Ride Elite platforms
Qualcomm Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Ride Elite automotive platforms

It’s been a big year for Qualcomm. Alongside its massive launch into laptop chips through the Snapdragon X Elite series, Qualcomm is now entering the automotive space. The company has announced the new Qualcomm Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite platforms at its annual Snapdragon Summit, which it flew me out to attend.

The two platforms are designed for different purposes, and can be used togetheror separately. The Snapdragon Cockpit Elite is built for in-vehicle infotainment systems and services, while the Snapdragon Ride Elite is built to power autonomous vehicle systems, including all the cameras and sensors that go into those systems.

Read more
Scout Traveler and Scout Terra forge a new path for EVs
Scout Traveler and Scout Terra.

Electric vehicles are inseparable from newness, whether it’s new tech, new designs, or new companies like Rivian, Lucid, and Tesla. But the Volkswagen Group’s new EV-only brand also relies heavily on the past.

Unveiled Thursday, the Scout Traveler electric SUV and Scout Terra electric pickup truck are modern interpretations of the classic International Harvester Scout. Manufactured from 1961 to 1980, the original Scout helped popularize the idea of the rugged, off-road-capable utility vehicle, setting the stage for modern SUVs.

Read more