![]() The steering feels relaxed most of the time and communicates fairly well when you decide to push on. For now, that's only available in the limited First Edition, but you can bet demand will see that engine quickly added to regular models in due course. The P530e uses the BMW-sourced 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 that pumps out 523 hp, will hit 60 mph in 4.3 seconds, and run on to a top end of 155 mph. If you think it's all electrification, then there's one more, at least until something shouty with an SVR badge comes along. Land Rover reckons they will both still return a decent WLTP combined cycle score of 30.1 mpg, although the EPA will likely be a little stricter. It's not that down on power compared to its proper hybrid sibling at 355 hp for the P360 SE and 395 hp for the P400 Dynamic SE, but you lose out on that EV mode. There's also the option of the mild hybrid electric vehicle, which is basically the same gasoline engine but without the batteries. Total range is claimed to be around 460 miles. It'll charge up to 80% in under an hour on a 50-kW rapid charger, or you can just plug it in at home for five hours to get a full charge. Should you choose to engage EV mode, or if the car's clever geofencing does it for you, then there's the potential to drive up to 48 miles for the US market. Power isn't the main point of it, though it's all about being able to cruise through downtown in electric mode, silently gliding past the crowds of people knowing that you're not putting out any toxic fumes through the remarkably unblemished exhaust tips at the back. Combined, the system generates 434 hp and 457 lb-ft of torque, dispatching the 0-60 mph sprint in a claimed 5.5 seconds before topping out at 140 mph.īefore the knowledgeable point it out, yes, the European spec version gets 510 hp, and no, the US can't have it, not officially anyway. ![]() This setup combines a turbocharged 3.0-liter, inline six-cylinder Ingenium gasoline engine developing 395 horsepower on its own mated to a 141-hp electric motor fed by a 32.8kWh (31.8kWh useable) battery pack. The big news is the debut of the new plug-in hybrid version of the Sport with the powertrain designation P440e. But can it still take the rough with the smooth as a Range Rover should? We drove the new SUV in Spain to find out. The arrival of the third generation brings with it some major changes, not least of all when it comes to design, suspension, and the introduction of plug-in hybrid technology. Plus, it was fast and loud, something to take on the Mercedes-AMG G63 brigade. It was more athletic both visually looks and in the driving experience, and it made its owners look cool. ![]() It was an immediate hit with everyone from school-run parents to music stars the world over. Then in 2005, it became a production model, and the Range Rover Sport was born. That was definitely the case for the Range Stormer concept that debuted in 2004 at the Detroit Auto Show. After all, the big daddy Range Rover has always been the flagship model and one of the most well-known luxury SUVs in the world.Īfter wrestling with the idea of whether they needed another Range Rover model at all, the decision was made to go ahead, but it had to be something very different. Land Rover management was not initially keen on making the Range Rover Sport as there was a fear that it might have an adverse impact on the Range Rover itself. ![]()
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