Where is the Land Rover supposed to sit on this scale?

There are current Land Rovers with market positioning suggesting they're "better" than Mercedes, and there are historic Land Rovers which were arguably not much better than camels.

Only a little bit of time in the ME but the Land Rover is likely considered higher status.

Camels are cool still.

To my mind, it's still an automobile, but not a posh one. It's like "I wear a suit with a necktie, but my son wears fatigues".

That's a quote. You may want to ask Sheikh Mohammed (current ruler of Dubai) for why his dad was mocking him for his choice of a car. I just posted the quote - felt relevant.

I've heard mechanics can send their kids to college servicing Land Rovers.

And where is the Jaecoo?

like off-road capable, albeit still luxurious?

Would say Land Rover is considered more expensive than Mercedes