Just wanted to share the results of my recent 2,500 plus mile road trip Ft. Worth/Albuquerque/Phoenix and back.
Speed averaged 85 to 95 with numerous visits to the triple digits, and the wonderful 4.4 returned 18.117mpg (US). Experienced quite a variation from just about 16mpg driving into a vicious headwind, to a high of 20.77.
This was with 3 adults and luggage on board. No a/c used, and left the fan off almost all of the time, as the air dam effect was more than adequate.
Even with long driving segments, the seats were very comfortable, and even in headwinds & crosswinds, the RRS felt very secure at speed.
I've just reached 27,000 miles and my only issues so far have been a faulty regulator on the drivers door window (replaced under warranty) and some of the early build issues (struts on the rear hatch and the ashtray lid). This is a pleasant surprise, as I had expected to encounter more issues given the experiences of friends with other LR vehicles, and the fact that I bought a very early build. Good job LR.
So, for any of you contemplating the RRS, I can only say that having driven numerous vehicles over the last 26 years, I truly feel that this is the best vehicle I've ever had the pleasure of driving. I will qualify that by saying that most of my miles are driven on the open highway, and the mpg in stop/start urban driving is not great.
And just to flame some of y'all, GO CHELSEA!!! 2011 BMW X3 35i Carbon Black
2006 RRS HSE 4.4, Zambezi Silver
Swiftly and with style!!!

Nice one, good to see you didnt encounter any problems on route how long did the trip take i thought the speed limit over there was 55 mph  some of my Previous cars
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Great.................. oh that we had the roads in the UK to do this sort of thing. A 1500 miles round trip on the A811/M9/A9/M8/M74/A74/M6/m42/A34/M27 between home and Lymington in Hampshire and back don't sound anywhere near as much fun! 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

After doing a trip like that in this country Tim you would you would be brain FxxxxD as your allways looking for the cameras  some of my Previous cars
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Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
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I don't find that to be a problem now I have invested in an Indago, but I get your drift. I'm well known on here for being a flat cap, non speeding driver so speed cameras are not a concern to me, only the folks following behind who seem to have steam coming out of their ears as I stick to 1mph below the limit The best long distance drives I have done in the UK have generally been heading NW from Glasgow out into the wilds of Glencoe, going up the new roads up the west coast to Cape Wrath - miles and miles of brand new 3 lane hard top and not another car, lorry, coach, pikey wagon or police man to be seen for miles and miles............... Glasgow to Applecross or mallaig and back isn't quite 2500 miles but it is a fantastic drive once you clear Crianlarich. Only problem can be the odd sheep that seems to think the road is only for them and wander all over it.......... 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

i used to speed quit a bit, but i was caught recently, first time in over twenty years, it has sloowed me down a lot, might invest in Indago or something similar as i seem to be doing more miles now, No sheep on roads round here, loads of pheasents though, at least until the end of the shooting season. some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
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current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

Speed limits on the Interstate highways range from 65(urban) to 80(West Texas), and while it might seem to some that I was driving recklessly!!, I was by no means the fastest vehicle on the road. Actually, most traffic was travelling around the same speed. Funny thing happened in Arizona as two other vehicles and yours truly were travelling along in the high nineties, when we approached a vehicle ahead travelling a little slower. Turned out to be nothing less than a State Trooper (police), who simply turned on his flashing lights as we approached, and seemed to have no further interest in us once we slowed to 85 (speed limit on that stretch ws 75). For the most part the police out here are pretty lenient and the western interstate highways can be pretty free flowing. 2011 BMW X3 35i Carbon Black
2006 RRS HSE 4.4, Zambezi Silver
Swiftly and with style!!!

Tim, I can definitely relate to your first reply as I grew up in the West of Ireland where roads were typically twisty two lanes with low hedges or stone walls instead of shoulders, and travelling above 60/65 was an occasional thrill. The only natural obstacles on this recent trip were blowing tumbleweeds, some of which were almost the size of a Fiat Bambino (showing my age). The RRS has many applications, but for sure it is a supreme long distance cruiser. 2011 BMW X3 35i Carbon Black
2006 RRS HSE 4.4, Zambezi Silver
Swiftly and with style!!!

AlsaaMike wrote:

... The only natural obstacles on this recent trip were blowing tumbleweeds, some of which were almost the size of a Fiat Bambino (showing my age).

Dude, you must be ancient... I am in my early 40s, grew up in Italy until the mid-80s and yet I cannot remember a Fiat model named "Bambino"... What the heck is a Bambino?  

Same age group as me Umbertob.
I believe the Bambino was the maketing tag used in Ireland for the 126. Two front seats and not much behing. Excellent size for a lawn tractor, but no minivan!!! 2011 BMW X3 35i Carbon Black
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That would the sort of box shaped one that came after the Topolino/ rounded Fiat 500 of the late 60's early 70's - the one with the twin cylinder lawn mower sized engine where the boot should have been, and the full length canvas roof, rear hinged doors and absolutely no crash integrity at all then! I used to be taken to school in one of them and they seemed to have elastic sides as the lady who owned it must have been able to squeeze at least 10 of us in that thing every morning! 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

Ah, the 126... Boy, that does bring back happy childhood memories. I think my mom drove one for a while in the mid 70s, and somehow she managed to pack myself and my brother in the back seat, too! I was only 10 but I remember the rear legroom was somewhat lacking. And Bluetooth didn't work reliably, either.