REVIEW: Facelifted Range Rover Supercharged

When it comes to luxury SUVs, the Range Rover rules the roost. And now, the best just got better! With a fresh look, new engine and a throng of advanced technology, bosses aim to keep the model’s sizeable nose ahead of the competition for a few years yet.

 

Crowning the range is a supercharged 5.0-litre V8-powered variant. The engine, co-developed with Jaguar, is already available in the potent XKR and XFR.

 

Power output has increased to 503bhp – that’s 29 per cent more than in the supercharged Range Rover it replaces – while torque has climbed by 12 per cent to 625Nm. Fuel returns and CO2 emissions have dropped by around seven per cent. That hardly makes the model eco-friendly, but it’s a step forward.

 

Performance is nothing short of astonishing for a car of this size. The 0-60mph sprint takes 5.9 seconds, which is one-tenth slower than a Porsche Cayman – not bad for a 2.7-tonne off-roader.