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The Underpowered Hour · August 10 · 32 min

No-Limit Rang Rover SV

Steve Beres and Ike Goss discuss the presale launch of Chery’s new Freelander 8 and why Chinese vehicles face bans in places like the United States while gaining ground in the UK, including ownership-related legislation that impacted Polestar. They react to the Freelander’s “L-A-D-Y” passenger-seat acronym, joke about future models, and note rising JLR China profits as old Evoque stock clears and a former plant becomes a “Freelander Super Factory.” The conversation shifts to the new Range Rover GT—low roofline, minimal ground clearance, and built on JLR’s new electromodal architecture—plus Range Rover removing pricing limits for bespoke builds after a reported $550,000 example. They also cover a 50 million PR budget, a BYD/“Ti7” Defender-like SUV copy headed to Europe, workshop prep for NORRA Baja support vehicles, race-car parts arriving, and motorcycle trip plans. 00:00 Show Intro and Hosts 01:23 Freelander 8 Presale Buzz 02:12 Chinese Car Bans and Ownership 04:01 The LADY Seat Controversy 05:13 Wheelander and Jimny Jokes 06:44 China Stock Clearance and Super Factory 08:28 Range Rover Model Explosion 09:21 Range Rover GT Road Rover 11:51 No Price Limit Special Editions 14:39 Sauna Load Space Wishlist 15:46 Ridiculous Options and Steel Wheels 16:11 Farm Gear Mods 16:26 Forbidden Luxury Interiors 17:28 Wild Range Rover Features 18:21 Just Make It Reliable 19:37 JLR Bad Publicity Budget 21:47 BYD Defender Clone 26:07 Workshop Support Truck Plans 27:39 Race Car Build Update 28:45 New GS Motorcycle Talk 30:24 Chicken Alaska And Denny's 31:31 Closing Trail Signoff

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Steve Beres and Ike Goss discuss the presale launch of Chery’s new Freelander 8 and why Chinese vehicles face bans in places like the United States while gaining ground in the UK, including ownership-related legislation that impacted Polestar. They react to the Freelander’s “L-A-D-Y” passenger-seat acronym, joke about future models, and note rising JLR China profits as old Evoque stock clears and a former plant becomes a “Freelander Super Factory.” The conversation shifts to the new Range Rover GT—low roofline, minimal ground clearance, and built on JLR’s new electromodal architecture—plus Range Rover removing pricing limits for bespoke builds after a reported $550,000 example. They also cover a 50 million PR budget, a BYD/“Ti7” Defender-like SUV copy headed to Europe, workshop prep for NORRA Baja support vehicles, race-car parts arriving, and motorcycle trip plans.


00:00 Show Intro and Hosts

01:23 Freelander 8 Presale Buzz

02:12 Chinese Car Bans and Ownership

04:01 The LADY Seat Controversy

05:13 Wheelander and Jimny Jokes

06:44 China Stock Clearance and Super Factory

08:28 Range Rover Model Explosion

09:21 Range Rover GT Road Rover

11:51 No Price Limit Special Editions

14:39 Sauna Load Space Wishlist

15:46 Ridiculous Options and Steel Wheels

16:11 Farm Gear Mods

16:26 Forbidden Luxury Interiors

17:28 Wild Range Rover Features

18:21 Just Make It Reliable

19:37 JLR Bad Publicity Budget

21:47 BYD Defender Clone

26:07 Workshop Support Truck Plans

27:39 Race Car Build Update

28:45 New GS Motorcycle Talk

30:24 Chicken Alaska And Denny's

31:31 Closing Trail Signoff