Come rain or shine, grass or gravel, snow or sand, the Range Rover Sport SVR delivers devastating pace. Merging legendary all-terrain capability with 405kW of V8 power and advanced traction technology provides Land Rover’s fastest vehicle with unique real world performance.
Since going on sale in 2015, the Range Rover Sport SVR has showcased the abilities of Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations. This super-SUV has contributed to more than 285,000 second-generation Range Rover Sports being delivered to customers around the world since the range was launched in 2014. Many buyers will have been attracted by the 0-100km/h time of only 4.7 seconds, but the official figure only scratches the surface of the Range Rover Sport’s capability. With the 2020 model already on sale, one wonders what sort of mean speed and capabilities have been injected. If you’re in the market for a super-SUV, and you have a pretty wallet and bank balance, the Range Rover Sport SVR is definitely worth a look. It offers the power to corrupt even the most relaxed driver into a bit of a hooligan.
When the perfect traction offered by clean, dry asphalt isn’t available, most sports cars immediately suffer from a lack of grip, stability and performance. But no sports car has the benefit of Land Rover’s legendary all-terrain know-how.
In this unique test the SVR completes the 0-100km/h sprint on standard fit Michelin 275/45 R21 All Season Tyres on everything from asphalt and grass to snow and sand, using Land Rover’s innovative Terrain Response 2 technology.
The intelligent system automatically selects the appropriate driving mode to suit traction conditions including: General Driving, Dynamic, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud and Ruts, Sand, and Rock Crawl. The driver can also use a simple rotary controller on the centre console to choose a specific mode.
The times recorded are a testament to the Range Rover Sport’s inherent capability. On a notoriously slippery wet grass surface, the 0-100km/h time increased by only 0.8 seconds, while even on Sand the benchmark sprint took only 5.5 seconds.
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Terrain |
Mode |
0-100km/h time |
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Asphalt |
Dynamic |
4.7 seconds |
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Grass |
Grass, Gravel and Snow |
5.5 seconds |
|
Gravel |
Grass, Gravel and Snow |
5.3 seconds |
|
Snow |
Grass, Gravel and Snow |
11.3 seconds |
|
Mud |
Mud and Ruts |
6.5 seconds |
|
Sand |
Sand |
5.5 seconds |
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