What is an SE? The SE is the Standard Equipment edition of the Range Rover SUV models, built in the Solihull, UK assembly plant and sold worldwide by Range Rover. The 2025 SE model is available in a 7 seat configuration with a long wheel base (LWB). This option provides a third row of seats and extra space for increased passenger capacity, offering a combination of luxury and practicality with amenities like heated seats, ample legroom, and lots of cargo space when the third row is folded flat.
The key features of the 2025 Range Rover SE 7 Seat LWB Full Size Luxury SUV are:
Three Row Seating: The long wheelbase (LWB) models can be equipped with a third row of seats to accommodate 7 passengers.
Luxury Appointments: This configuration includes premium features such as powered and heated seats, various leather options and a panoramic sunroof.
Enhanced Accessibility: The third row can be accessed by moving the second row seats and the seats can be folded flat into the floor for maximum cargo space.
Comfort and Convenience: The vehicle offers features like climate control for all four zones, ample air conditioning vents and power outlets for rear passengers.
Practicality: The LWB version with 7 seats maintains the luxury and capability expected of a Range Rover, providing both space and advanced features.
The LWB Ranger Rover SE offers an unrivaled travel experience for everyone, including Semi‑Aniline heated leather seats, several USB‑C ports, task lighting and is a natural choice for a large family. Along with its stately exterior presence, Range Rover starts with an opulent interior that only gets nicer with options. The ride quality is glassy smooth, making you forget how capable this big SUV is, over challenging terrain and off road adventures. It’s a10 out of 10 in ride, handling, comfort, ability and shear luxury that should be on your top 10 ride and drive list.
To showcase this new 2025 model, this week Range Rover sent me a SE to test drive and review. The base window sticker price for this LWB 7 seat edition is $116,400. The options on the SUV are: the gloss paint for $1,300, the Meridian premium audio system for $1,200, the interior protection and storage pack for $725, the wheel protection pack for $220, the emergency pack for $75 and the handover pack for $65. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP), including the $1,625 destination charge, is: $121,610.
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealers fees, the out the door and in your driveway total purchase price came to: $136,811. At just 189 bucks under $137 Grand, you get a luxury high performance SUV with the ability to go off road in style and grace at the touch of a button. Nothing can really stop a Range Rover from going anywhere you want it to go in the rain, sleet, mud, snow, rocky road or on a trail.
Buyers for the 2025 Range Rover LWB are typically high income individuals who prioritize ultimate luxury, space, and brand prestige, and are less concerned with a lower cost of ownership, or value retention, compared to some rivals. They are likely looking for a combination of modern technology, a plush ride, and significant interior space, with the long wheelbase version specifically appealing to those needing a third row of seats for extra passengers or maximum cargo capacity. And some buyers are willing to over look potential concerns regarding long term reliability and high maintenance costs in exchange for the Range Rover’s luxury status for its on road and off road capabilities.
So, who are the real buyers for a 2025 Range Rover SE LWB SUV?
High income individuals: A 2025 Range Rover SE LWB costs between $116,375 to just over $240,000, depending on the engine size and interior configuration. For instance, the P400 SE LWB 7 seat model has an MSRP of $116,400, while the P530 SE LWB 7 seat model starts at $139,875, with the top tier SV LWB model starting at $235,475. These prices are all plus options, sales tax, delivery charge, dealer ADM’s and the DMV fees. That positions the entire Range Rover brand for the most affluent upscale buyers.
Luxury and prestige seekers: These buyers are drawn to the ultra luxury status of the Range Rover SUV’s, which competes with a range of luxury SUVs from manufacturers like BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, and Audi. Key competitors include the BMW X7, Mercedes Benz GLS, Audi RS Q8, and the Porsche Cayenne. Other rivals that are often mentioned are the Toyota Land Cruiser, Cadillac Escalade and Maserati Levante.
Space and comfort oriented: The LWB model is specifically attractive to those who need a third row of seating or a larger cargo area for family and friends.
Technology and performance focused: Buyers are interested in the advanced technology, powerful engine options, and refined, super comfortable ride that is a hallmark of all Range Rover models.
Less price sensitive: While a high initial price and a low value rating are factors to consider, these buyers are likely less concerned with a total cost of ownership compared to other vehicle classes.
Brand loyalists: Many buyers are repeat Range Rover owners, and enthusiasts who have a strong affinity for the brand’s reputation and loyal fan base.
You would buy a 2025 Range Rover for its opulent interior, comfortable and quiet ride, and powerful performance, including available plug-in hybrid (PHEV) options. Other reasons include its advanced technology, a wide range of customization options and off road capability. If your vehicle buying budget is in the $150,000 price range, then you have found the best bang for your buck in the top of the line luxury SUV category.
So, call, click or visit your local Range Rover dealer for a test drive, and a Bottom Line price review, on the new 2025 Range Rover SE 7 Seat LWB Full Size Luxury SUV. And remember that the base price for a new Range Rover SE SUV starts at only $107,900. Range Rover – Above & Beyond and Leads by Example in the United States of America.
The key to life is to learn something new every day, and by reading my Bottom Line review, I hope you did just that, learned about something new and exciting. So, be smart, stay safe, and just breathe. Remember, You Are What You Drive, and maybe, just for those reasons alone, you should Drive one, Buy one, Today. Drive safely, have a great day, and enjoy the ride, as the future looks nice and bright – Tony the Car Guy.
This Bottom Line new vehicle review is a Nut & Bolt and Dollars & Sense editorial provided by Tony Leopardo. Tony the Car Guy is an automotive writer, editor and publisher in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you have a question, or comment for Tony, send it to tonyleo@pacbell.net and visit AutoWire.Net at www.autowire.net