Sometimes you get lucky. Three Land Rover Range Rover Sport models have arrived in my drive this year and each one was more powerful than the preceding one.
A supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine making 340 horsepower was followed by a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 engine making 510 horsepower. All that was left was the top-end SVR (Special Vehicle Operations) model and that one appeared in my drive earlier this month.
The SVR makes 550 horsepower and bangs out 502 horsepower. Yes, those numbers are for an SUV, making it the fastest SUV in the world, nearly matching the dynamic Porsche Cayenne Turbo.
Lucky me, I had a full week to put the SVR through the paces. Unfortunately, no track time was available (or permitted), so I had to use some of …show more content…
This two-stage active exhaust system is outfitted with electronically controlled valves, what deliver a guttural sound. As the engine speed increases, the system modulates to up the noise quotient benefiting from four exhaust pipes to produce its resounding symphony. Range Rover also employs a symposer to enhance engine sound.
Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations team optimized this model’s chassis for tighter body control, cornering momentum, as well as to enhance overall control. Specifically, improvement to g-force cornering were made for heightened sprightliness. The SUV’s fully independent suspension is double isolated, outfitted with widely spaced double wishbones up front and a multilink arrangement at the rear.
The SVR also comes with cross-linked, four-corner air suspension and adaptive dynamics. The active dynamics system provides continual monitoring of vehicle movements, making instantaneous changes to ensure optimum control. Put this SUV through the paces and you will find that it handles a challenging course better than the average utility vehicle. Make no mistake about it: this is still a high-profile vehicle. But it is no slouch on the corners and it is positively exhilarating when you stomp on the gas and head down the …show more content…
Land Rover does not make that claim although its 4.5-second, 0-to-60 mph time puts it right up there. Furthermore, the SUV maker says that the SVR lapped Germany's renowned Nürburgring Nordschleife paddock in 8 minutes and 14 seconds, registering one of the fastest times ever recorded by a standard production SUV. Its chief competition is the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, what the German manufacture says hits 60 mph from a dead stop in a ripping 3.8 seconds. You’ll also pay nearly $50,000 more for the souped-up Porsche, an amount that can equals a compact luxury
A supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine making 340 horsepower was followed by a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 engine making 510 horsepower. All that was left was the top-end SVR (Special Vehicle Operations) model and that one appeared in my drive earlier this month.
The SVR makes 550 horsepower and bangs out 502 horsepower. Yes, those numbers are for an SUV, making it the fastest SUV in the world, nearly matching the dynamic Porsche Cayenne Turbo.
Lucky me, I had a full week to put the SVR through the paces. Unfortunately, no track time was available (or permitted), so I had to use some of …show more content…
This two-stage active exhaust system is outfitted with electronically controlled valves, what deliver a guttural sound. As the engine speed increases, the system modulates to up the noise quotient benefiting from four exhaust pipes to produce its resounding symphony. Range Rover also employs a symposer to enhance engine sound.
Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations team optimized this model’s chassis for tighter body control, cornering momentum, as well as to enhance overall control. Specifically, improvement to g-force cornering were made for heightened sprightliness. The SUV’s fully independent suspension is double isolated, outfitted with widely spaced double wishbones up front and a multilink arrangement at the rear.
The SVR also comes with cross-linked, four-corner air suspension and adaptive dynamics. The active dynamics system provides continual monitoring of vehicle movements, making instantaneous changes to ensure optimum control. Put this SUV through the paces and you will find that it handles a challenging course better than the average utility vehicle. Make no mistake about it: this is still a high-profile vehicle. But it is no slouch on the corners and it is positively exhilarating when you stomp on the gas and head down the …show more content…
Land Rover does not make that claim although its 4.5-second, 0-to-60 mph time puts it right up there. Furthermore, the SUV maker says that the SVR lapped Germany's renowned Nürburgring Nordschleife paddock in 8 minutes and 14 seconds, registering one of the fastest times ever recorded by a standard production SUV. Its chief competition is the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, what the German manufacture says hits 60 mph from a dead stop in a ripping 3.8 seconds. You’ll also pay nearly $50,000 more for the souped-up Porsche, an amount that can equals a compact luxury