Everything you really need to know about the new Range Rover Sport.
This is the third generation Range Rover Sport, Britain’s high-performance SUV. There’s been a big engineering focus on the Sport’s on-road dynamism, while still maintaining Land Rover’s trademark off-road capability. However, the 4×4 is at least 100kg heavier than the outgoing model, and runs petrol and diesel engines posting high fuel consumption and CO2 figures. Thankfully there are a choice of two plug-in hybrids with 54-mile electric ranges, and a pure EV version coming in 2024.
The on-road bias doesn’t compromise the Sport’s off-roading chops, Land Rover claims. Air springs offer a 135mm ride-height boost, and vertical wheel articulation spans half a metre. Terrain Response can prime the 4×4 for all surfaces, from 45˚ gradients to wading in 900mm of water.To get the most dynamic Range Rover Sport, customers will need to spec the £5330 Stormer handling pack.
The battery pack has more than doubled in size to 38.2kWh, though this makes for colossal cars: the P440e weighs 2660kg and the P510e tops out at 2735kg – that’s 271 kilos heavier than the old P400e. The upside is that the PHEV should manage a real-world zero-emissions range of 54 miles, even on bitterly cold days. Indeed, Collins promises a 460-mile capability when you burn hydrocarbons too. The sizeable battery will take an hour to charge on a DC charger, or just under five hours on a 7.
The proportions are further enhanced by a shorter front overhang, a 75mm longer wheelbase to increase rear legroom, a longer rear overhang and wheels stretching from standard 20-inchers to leviathan 23s. The grille is slimmer, to distinguish from the stately Range Rover’s approach, as are the headlamps.
And it employs some lovely, sustainable new materials. One option is the Ultrafabric luxury polyurethane upholstery, which is grained like leather but has a dramatically different carbon footprint. ‘It’s fantastically tactile and grippy,’ says materials expert Kissia Siqueira. The floor mats are made from 78 per cent recycled plastic too.
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