Pedalling a 2.7-ton box around intricate back-roads should not be this much fun. Grappling with massive understeer and woeful low-end throttle response are a given in a car this size, surely.

Well nobody appears to have told Land Rover. It has now fitted the cleaner but pokier 5-litre supercharged V8 it co-developed with Jaguar to the 2010 update of its imperturbable flagship, and the results are impressive. It’ll hit 60mph in 5.9sec – just a tenth slower than a Cayman. There are some serious forces at work here, but in typical Range Rover style, speed is gathered serenely; only on approaching the red line does the engine’s mechanical gnash breach the cabin’s defences.

Also new is a set of constantly adjusting dampers, which tighten or slacken their grip depending on the surface, providing a superb ride. Yes, there is body-roll, but the Rangie still flows unfathomably well from fast corner to fast corner.

A subtle facelift to the front and rear keeps the looks sharp, while the revamped interior is still the best in the business, offering first class accommodation from door to door – even the headlining is leather.

For better or worse, the revamped Range Rover is perhaps the ultimate expression of how comfortable and effortless a modern car can be.