2006 range rover supercharged for sale

Final mileage: 22,844 milesReal-world economy: 34.5mpg

After 12 months and nearly 23,000 miles, it’s time to draw a conclusion from my time living with our Range Rover.

My view is that it really is the best of British, so it seemed only right to take it along to meet another British icon, the Supermarine Spitfire, which sits proudly at RAF Northolt in West London – a site I drive past twice a day on my commute into London.

I know luxury motoring isn’t about economy, but I have to start with the car’s fuel consumption.

Given how much of my journey is spent in stop-start traffic, my current average of 34.5mpg is exceptional. Sure, a lot of the miles have been covered on motorway trips to football in Liverpool and family in Lincolnshire, but getting so close to the claimed average of 38mpg is pretty rare.

Much of that is down to the aluminium construction of the Range Rover, which,