We drag raced a $4,000 fake Range Rover from Alibaba against the real thing

We decided to put a fake Range Rover from Alibaba up against a real Range Rover in a drag race.

For $4,000, it’s not even too bad because it at least looks, vaguely, like the real thing.

Supercar Blondie’s Nathan and Sergi decided to test it against the real Range Rover.

It went exactly as you’d expect, but was hilarious nonetheless.

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How did the drag race go

The fake Range Rover is electric, so it was winning on that front because we’re still waiting on the (real) electric Range Rover.

The problem is, this is no Rimac Nevera.

It doesn’t have 2,000+ hp and it doesn’t do 0-60mph in 1 second or anything like that.

This fake Range Rover has an electric engine boasting 3,500W, with a range of 90km (56 miles), maxing out at 50km (31mph) – similar to an electric scooter.

In the drag race, the fake Range Rover was left for dead.

You could probably drive the real Range to the end of the course, drive it back to the starting point, start the drag race again, and still beat the fake one.

In fact, Sergi tried beating the fake one by driving the real Range Rover in reverse, and he still won by a mile.

What you can expect from the fake Range Rover from Alibaba

Let’s start with the good news.

For $4,000, we got a scaled-down version of the Range Rover that looks roughly similar to the real one, and it drives.

Nathan could only get to about 43km/h (26mph), so you won’t go far.

The bumper, lights, and grille look like they could have driven out of the Range Rover factory – albeit made for a far lower price – so much so that the pair questioned how the side panel detailing could actually be legal.

The bad news is everything, from the body panels to the gear lever and leather interior, feels cheap and flimsy.

The fake range Rover from 37 times cheaper than the real Range Rover, but is it 37 times worse?

Quite possibly, yes.