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Depends on where you live.
Florida? Probably not necessary.
Northern Canada? Gotta get thru the waist high snow from last night that the plows didn't bother with. 4wd and some ground clearance is a must.
Range rovers are hardly offroad vehicles anymore. The Defender was the last truly offroad capable model but the latest iteration is just another soccer mom van for the moderately wealthy. My boss has one and it truly is a sad departure from the brands past.
Notoriously unreliable as well.
Lots of them in Hertford and Ware (where I live and work) and completely pointless.
N.B. Those of you outside the UK, look up Hertford or Ware UK on mapping system of your choice. Not exactly the Scottish Highlands is it?
I'm not talking about off road.
Then you definitely don't need 4wd. A front wheel drive performs perfectly well on snowy roads, awd if you're in an area with particularly nasty winters. But anyone who says they need a 4wd suv/truck because of snowy roads is either a shit driver or just plain full of it.
This is in the UK. I used to get around in a 3 wheeled Reliant Robin just fine, even in the snow. You don't need one of these unless you are a farmer, and then you would buy an old Land Rover.
I get by fine with a 2wd car. Unless you are rural you can usually manage unless weather is bad enough to justify canceling your work/plans. Winter tires are defintely a must but you don't absolutely need 4x4.
The year before last; the snow plows in my city literally didn't bother. They were out on the roads once for the whole year, leaving the roads covered in several feet of snow for weeks. People were stranded, there were dozens of accidents (largely from ice buildup), and the contractor crew that was supposed to plow+sand/salt was fired and fined massively.
Just get a sled.
Less gas, no warming up, no worries about plowing.
Really not necessary (maybe unless you're rural in a high snow area). I have AWD and really don't need it, next car (sedan) will be FWD.