Our tester W8 wagon had a mere 9, 181 miles on the odometer when it arrived, but it clearly had warped front brake rotors, a rattle in the automatic transmission lever from overzealous shifting in the manual mode, and bushings that had already been flogged at a level equivalent to what 100, 000 miles of driving by any ordinary owner might do.

FORBES: Test Drives

Adaptive Cruise Control, Emergency Brake Assist, available Blind Spot Monitoring, available Automatic High Beam Assist and an available Surround Camera System are all on the menu.

FORBES: 2011 Land Rover Autobiography Delivers Rugged Luxury at $116,950

He uses an automatic car in which he pulls a hand lever to control the accelerator and brake pedals.

BBC: Geoff Squibb was left paralysed after a crash