Are Enthusiasts Moving From Fast Cars To Faster SUVs? Land Rover Teases High-Performance Range Rover Sport

Destined to crown the Sport range, reports suggest the performance Range Rover will get more power from its 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine, the same unit found in Jaguar's XKR-S, tuned to at least 542bhp. Other models using that engine include the XFR-S Sportbrake and the XJR.

By comparison, the most powerful version of the standard Range Rover Sport has 510bhp, and can reach 60mph in five seconds with a top speed of 155mph. Sources suggest Land Rover is looking for a 0-62mph time of around 4.5 seconds for the new model.

 

knowitall1985 - 6/19/2014 3:25:31 PM

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Most drivers can't handle fast cars now. A high center of gravity mixed with speed and below average driving skills = disaster......

stampfer - 6/19/2014 4:26:45 PM

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Agree, any performance mods necessary to make it handle like a sports car (lower, stiffer springs, tires) will never make it as light as a sport car/sports sedan and probably prevent it from doing the things SUV's do best- drive over things with greater ground clearance and drive off road or in snow. Don't see the point other than as a status symbol and to say mine is faster than yours. Rather have a sports sedan with similar power/weight ratio and boxy SUV to haul stuff and drive in bad conditions.

Henanamani1 - 6/19/2014 6:56:25 PM

+3 Boost

Faster SUVs = Pain at the pump.

t_bone - 6/19/2014 8:15:39 PM

+1 Boost

This is an insidious form of automotive illiteracy.

chewy - 6/20/2014 3:18:15 AM

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That's a sweet camo job.