Auto correspondent Casey Williams says the diesel-powered Range Rover HSE is a go-anywhere, do-anything, life elevator. And, it can be surprisingly frugal.

Press one button, flip your lid, and enjoy.

If you're upwardly mobile, or simply royal and looking for an SUV to survey your 'hood, it's tough to beat a Range Rover.

How Land Rover turned its image of building hard-core luxury trucks, renowned for their off-road capability and favorites of British royalty, to high-performance street cars modified by its in-house tuner is rather astonishing.