The first Land Rover to wear the new high-performance SVR badge will be unleashed in the second quarter of 2015.
The all new Range Rover Sport SVR will be the fastest Range Rover ever to hit the road with an acceleration from 0-100km/h in 4.7 seconds and will come with an electronically limited top speed of 260km/h.
Brand Manager Land Rover Australia, Tim Krieger told Autotalk: “This new model will be very important for our car dealerships across Australia as the Range Rover Sport is the fastest, most powerful and most dynamically focused Land Rover ever produced, so very important.”
Needless to say the sales expectations are very high for the new model as figures on the current model are up 85% year to date according to Krieger.
The news of the new Range Rover Sport comes as Tata Motors’ announced today that net profit more than tripled in the first quarter, driven by sales of its British luxury marque Jaguar Land Rover.
India’s biggest automaker said consolidated group net profit climbed to 53.9 billion rupees (A$951.9 million) in the three months to June from 17.26 billion rupees for the same quarter of the previous year.
When asked how much the new Range Rover Sport would cost when it lands down under, Krieger declined to comment on any specific numbers.
The SVR’s 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine has been specifically developed to produce 405kW and 680Nm – substantial 30kW and 55Nm increases – while it’s ZF 8HP70 8-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel-drive chassis have been optimised to complement its performance, whatever the weather.
In initial tests, Land Rover’s most dynamic SUV has lapped Germany’s legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife racetrack in 8 minutes 14 seconds, one of the fastest times ever recorded by a standard production SUV.
The new SVR will also be lighter thanks to an all-aluminium architecture with its all-aluminium monocoque – a world first in the segment – which reduces weight by 39% compared with its predecessor.
In two world firsts for Range Rover, an electrically controlled two-stage active exhaust provides a racecar-inspired soundtrack at higher engine revs without adversely affecting refinement during steady-state driving.
Meanwhile, 22-inch alloy wheels with performance-optimised 295/40 R22 Continental SportContact 5 tyres complement the driver-focused chassis. As standard, new 21-inch alloy wheels with 275/45 R21 all-season tyres offer all-terrain capability.
“Our goal was not to reinvent the Range Rover Sport, but to build on its core capabilities and create a premium performance SUV that’s even more compelling to drive,” says Land Rover’s chief engineer, vehicle integrity, Mike Cross.
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VFACTS July segment winners:
- Mercedes-Benz GL-Class (68 – 57.1%)
- Range Rover (34 – 28.6%)
- Lexus LX (14 – 11.8%)
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