Is it just my car or does this apply to all RRS? When hitting a largish puddle (and there are plenty around at the moment) the water does not just get forced up to the sides of the car but seems to enjoy coming straight up over the bonnet and causing momentary but total loss of vision of the road ahead.

Is my particular car missing something or is this a general design fault? If so is there anything I can do to mitigate it other than slowing to 5mph? Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

Mine does that too.

Then throws random electrical faults.

 2014 BMW 530d Touring, 2006 BMW 650i, 2018 Mini Cooper S

I’ve found it does it on any 4x4. I’ve had Range Rovers, Defender, Jeep and L200 pick up - every single one would get a full windscreen wash from puddles

Ah - that might explain it. This is my first 4x4. As long as its not just me! Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

Mine also does it. Andy.
21 Ford Ranger
Gone but not forgotten
Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

It's a common thing. If you compare the front corner of the vehicle to that of a normal car, you'll see that there just isn't much in front of the front tyre's contact patch. This is deliberate in order to maximise approach angle when off road. The road car has more lower front wing/valance to deflect the spray. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

How else would you wash the car?  2008 TDV8 Buckingham Blue- SOLD

Same here.

Am I the only one who enjoys it though?  Kev

MY2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
MY2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey

I do ...until I hit one unexpectedly on a corner. Frantically putting the wipers whilst navigating a bend completely blind makes ones bottom twitch!!

Do it in a Defender and you’ll wash the car following you too, great fun when you can only see the roof of their car above the spare wheel they are that close behind, really makes them pull back extremely quickly too if I’m returning from off reading and the 90 is covered in mud............... white Corsas quickly turn to muddy brown Corsas  2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Haha - every cloud has a silver lining  Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

Driving my wife's MB SLK yesterday in appalling conditions to be serviced and MOT'd along with a courtesy Smart ForFour, I realised how nice it was driving through water and having a clear screen. MY17 RRS 4.4d V8 Autobiography - Aintree Green (also referred to on Topix as British Racing Green)

Chawks wrote:

I do ...until I hit one unexpectedly on a corner. Frantically putting the wipers whilst navigating a bend completely blind makes ones bottom twitch!!

A water dispersal agent e.g. Rain-X, on the windscreen helps with this. The water beads up quickly enough that you can still see where you're going.  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Have had this on all of my cars... i think your meant to go slower......

I guess you would if you drove a soft top Evoque  Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5