2012 Range Rover Sport Wins ALG Award for "Best Luxury Midsize Utility Vehicle"

Range Rover Sport continues its run of top residual value awards in the luxury midsize utility vehicle category. A Residual Value award reflects value and customer demand for Land Rover SUVs.

2012 Range Rover Sport

Jaguar Land Rover Canada is proud to announce the company's latest achievement - a Residual Value Award from ALG, the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data. The 2012 Range Rover Sport has been named the "Best Luxury Midsize Utility Vehicle".

The Range Rover Sport models enter the 2012 model year with subtle styling refinements, significant audio/infotainment technology upgrades and additional amenities.

"It is a true honor to receive this accolade," comments Jaguar Land Rover Canada President, Lindsay Duffield. "With all of our Land Rover models, we are dedicated to providing customers with value along with vehicles that combine top notch off-road capabilities and a strong sense of luxury."

The annual ALG Residual Value Awards recognize automakers' outstanding achievements in producing new vehicles that are predicted to retain the highest percentage of their original price after a three-year period for luxury vehicles. Awards are given in 19 vehicle categories and also for the two brands with the highest overall predicted residual values among all mainstream and all luxury vehicles. This year's awards are based on 2012 model year vehicles.

"The Range Rover Sport represents an unrivaled blend of off-road capability, on-road manners, and opulent trimmings," said Geoff Helby, Canada Regional Director for ALG. "Equipped with its full-size sibling's impressive naturally-aspirated and supercharged V8 engines, the Sport takes home its third award in four years."

Award winners are determined through careful study of the competition in each segment, historical vehicle performance and industry trends. Vehicle quality, production levels relative to demand, and pricing and marketing strategies remain the key factors that affect ALG's residual value forecasts.

2012 Range Rover Sport

Range Rover Sport models enter the 2012 model year with subtle styling refinements, significant audio/infotainment technology upgrades and additional amenities. The Range Rover Sport is powered by a 375 hp 5.0-liter V8 or a 510 hp supercharged version, and features advanced chassis control systems, uniquely blend high-performance on-road dynamics with traditional Range Rover off-road capability, along with the brand's renowned luxury.  The new compact Smart Key fob is smaller than before yet retains all functions, including lock, unlock, tailgate release and panic alarm. Steering wheel stalks are revised for easier use and higher quality appearance.

The 2012 Range Rover Sport is available in HSE, HSE with Luxury Package, Supercharged and top-of-range Autobiography models.

Pricing:*

• Range Rover Sport HSE - $73,650
• Range Rover Sport HSE LUX - $77,750
• Range Rover Sport Supercharged - $89,450
• Range Rover Sport Autobiography - $100,650

Source: The Auto Channel

Range Rover Sport: King of the road

If your weekday life consists of boardroom meetings hammering out mega-buck deals and the weekends are spent at your own private game farm in the Waterberg, the chances are your wheels of choice in that triple garage at your golf estate will be a Range Rover Sport.

Range Rover Sport

Since its launch in 2005 it has quickly ingrained itself as a favourite with the movers and shakers in South Africa whose pockets are lined with crisp, new R200 notes.

Why? Well not only does it draw heavily on the Land Rover pedigree for off-road adventure but also because of its sports-car like performance, handling and long list of luxury features.

No wonder its the wheels of choice for international superstars such as David "Golden Balls" Beckham, Steven Gerrard and royalty across the globe.

What is it?

The Range Rover Sport Autobiography is now the flagship for this very popular range and incorporates a number of new external and interior design elements for the 2012 version.

The name "Autobiography" - which, one must admit, is a bit unusual - is based on the opportunity it affords customers to put their own individual stamp on the vehicle when it comes to interior combinations.

A glance at its rivals in the up-market segment of SUVs shows it is right up there with the kings of the jungle.

How does it look?

Like the real deal, that's how. In the cabin you have the choice of five interior themes with a sportiness suggested by the names with which they have been christened - Estoril, Hockenheim, Le Mans, Monaco and Monza.

No fake wood panelling here; it's all genuine and tastefully used.

Its exterior stance is rather brutish and while the angles may have been rounded somewhat, it's still an imposing look. There's a new front grill and side vent while the 20-inch wheels and chrome, square tailpipes seal the deal.

Interiors of Range Rover Sport

What's it like to drive?

Press that stop/start button and the deep baritone growl making its way from the 5.0-litre supercharged engine, to those rear tailpipes, drowns out any Cape Town radio station.

Go hard with your right foot and the 2.5 tons of the RR Sport lurch forward like a startled rhino. Keep your foot flat, so the metal is touching the plush carpets, and you'll get a 0-100km/h time just over six seconds - and that's when things start to get interesting!

Once its built up a head of steam the vehicle is actually quicker between 100km/h and 160km/h than a BMW M3!

Take it off road - as we did on the 4x4 course at the Simonsig wine estate - and the vehicle channels every one of those 375kW to a different use while scrambling over boulders, through streams and down steep inclines.

Back on tar it handles surprisingly well. Through the bends you can push hard and at the slightest hint of trouble the roll stability control system kicks in by braking individual wheels if the possibility of a rollover is detected.

Any special features?

Too many to mention but what may be of interest is the permanent four-wheel drive system while the Terraine Response System offers five settings that adjust throttle response, gear changes, ride height and the like.

A dual view touch-screen is available for the first time, allowing the driver to keep an eye on the navigation system, while the passenger can enjoy a DVD. Let's not forget the ultimate Harmon Kardon Logic audio system which churns out an eye-watering 825W through 17 speakers.

Lastly, the tailgate is now powered by the push of a button while rear-seat passengers can enjoy WhiteFire wireless technology which incorporates cordless headphones.

Should you buy one?

If you have a cool R1-million-odd, to spare, why the hell not! You'll be the envy of all as you rock up at the Inanda Club on a Sunday morning for brunch.

The Specs:

Engine: 4999cc V8 Supercharged
Power: 375kW at 6000-6500rpm
Torque: 625Nm at 2500 to 5500rpm
0-100km/h: 6.2 seconds
Top speed: 225km/h
Fuel consumption: 14.9/100km (claimed combined)
CO2: 348g/km
Price: R1159300

We like:

Equally at home burning up the tar or getting dirty off road.

We don't like:

Around town, driving will be mighty expensive. Expect it to guzzle more than 20 l/100km.

Source: Times Live

Range Rover Sport S is coming with 211 HP

Land Rover has recently announced that the Range Rover Sport S will be launched soon, and the model will be coming with 211 horsepower from a 3.0 liter diesel engine.

Range Rover Sport

According to the British manufacturer, the Range Rover Sport S will be launched soon and thanks to its diesel engine, the model will have improved fuel consumption and low CO2 emissions. Land Rover says that the Range Rover Sport S will be powered by a 3.0 liter diesel engine, which will generate a total output of 211 horsepower and it will have a peak torque of 520 Nm. Even if 211 HP isn’t quite a lot, the torque figure is impressive and the 520 Nm will be available from low rpms.

The Range Rover Sport S, with its new engine, is burning an average of 8.5 liters every 100 km and the CO2 emissions stand at 224 g/km. The 3.0 liter diesel unit is mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission which is sending power to an all-wheel drive system for which the Range Rover has become famous. The exterior design is basically unchanged, the only difference being the “S” badge. There’s no official word on its price tag yet, which will be announced close to its launch.

Source: INAUTONEWS

Spyshots: 2014 Range Rover Sport

2014 Range Rover Sport

Everybody’s talking bout the new Range Rover, which will be lighter with the expectation for the new vehicle being sky-high. But what about the Range Rover Sport? The Sport was crying for a lighter, more dynamic chassis even harder than its more upmarket sibling.

You see, the Sport actually comes with on-road handling that is inferior to its big brother’s one, as it uses the Discovery’s Integrated Body Frame chassis, which even though promises to be a compromise between a ladder chassis setup and a on-road driving-focused one, clearly favors the first.

Fortunately, for the next generations, both the Range Rover and the Range Rover Sport will share a modified version of the Jaguar XJ’s aluminum chassis. This will allow the Range Rover to shed around 880 pounds (400 kg), so the Sport should come with a similar move. In addition to that, the new platform will brings us the first-ever seven-seater Range Rover Sport.

While the Range Rover is already in the final development stages, Land Rover is currently using a test mule for the Sport, which that adds new element to the current body. Thus, the Range Rover is expected to arrive in fall 2012, but we’ll probably have to wait more for the Sport version.

As you can see in the images, we get a multitude of front fascia changes, as well as a an exhaust system that sits bellow the suspension. We have to note that the latter is one of the most unusual features we’ve ever seen on a test vehicle.

Just like in the case of its big brother, the engines are expected to be carried over from the current generation, with a hybrid version set to arrive sometime after the car is launched.



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Source: AutoEvolution

The Range Rover 2012 Vesuvius Edition Sport 300 from Kahn Design

A Kahn Design has revealed the 2012 Vesuvius edition Sport 300, a Range Rover which has received the unique modifications and enhancements only available from Project Kahn.

The special edition Range Rover boasts a special orange hood and custom orange interior highlights matched with suede and a specially crafted stainless steel exhaust.

The 2012 Vesuvius edition Sport 300 is entirely colour coded on the exterior and interior in the striking Vesuvius orange that will undoubtedly draw attention where ever and whenever.

A Kahn Design 2012 Vesuvius edition Sport 300 Specification

Exterior

1. Metallic black with "Vesuvius" matt orange roof stripe and bonnet stripe
2. binnacle and door tops.
3. Kahn RS22" black alloys with orange stripe
4. Black rubber sidesteps with orange edge
5. Quad exhaust system finished in black
6. Front extended lip spoiler in orange/black
7. Grille insert in orange

Interior

Inside is the Project Kahn bespoke touch with a whole new bespoke black/orange Rs leather sports interior with:

1. Front and rear seats
2. Steering wheel with Vesuvius orange stitching
3. 4 Door panels quilted
4. Machined vented foot pedals

A full 2012 Vesuvius edition Sport 300 costs £69,875, with some parts individual components available separately.

Review: 2011 Range Rover Sport

The new Range Rover Sport has been revised for 2011 and it’s had more than a facelift because there are some significant changes beneath the skin with a modified, more powerful, more efficient turbodiesel engine.

There are two improved engines on offer including a 3.0-litre TDV6 diesel and a range-topping 503bhp 5.0-litre supercharged V8 which can make 0-62mph in five seconds.

When a car is labelled ‘Sport’ it’s no longer the case it’s all about performance and the new engines not only boast substantial increases in power and torque but also lower emissions and fuel consumption.

Changes to the chassis include active damping and a Brembo brake system which brings the burly Range Rover to a quick stop.

Taking all that was good about the mighty Range Rover and, through the work of designers, presenting a slightly more youthful appearance, it sought to tempt buyers away from rivals that were perceived to be more contemporary in looks and image.

Highlighting the youthful angle is appropriate considering Land Rover has updated its junior Range Rover. It’s also appropriate that the car’s visual appearance has changed slightly. Call it a nip and tuck if you like, the Sport’s nose has been softened. Gone is the stark grille, in its place a more cohesive nose and bumper arrangement. The front and rear lights are now LED – with a smoked-effect finish at the back and subtle daytime running lights.

It all adds up to a sleeker, less fussy and more sophisticated ‘look’, and one that does much to help promote Land Rover’s desire to be viewed as a smart, fashionable brand.

The changes continue inside, with the focus very much on improving the car’s premium ambience. Gone is the dark plastic centre console, in its place a soft-touch, colour-co-ordinated central fascia. There’s upgraded leather on the seats, soft-touch textiles and the array of electronic equipment includes the adoption of a TFT colour screen.

Other new toys include five cameras which provide a 360-degree view of the car when reversing to help with parking. There’s also a system that detects oncoming cars and dips the headlights as well as a clever multimedia system with screens for back-seat passengers and heated and cooled seats all round.

The Sport’s cabin is now on a par with a conventional executive saloon’s. It’s certainly spacious enough, while the Sport’s trump card – lofty driving position – will likely be a deal-clincher for some.

One important reason to get the Sport over a conventional saloon is its all-weather and all-terrain ability. For some the latter will rarely be exploited, yet the underlying ability is nothing short of breathtaking.

It’s helped by the Sport’s engine line-up. Diesel dominates and while the beefy supercharged petrol V8 is now faster, more powerful and cleaner, the new TDV6 is destined to grab all the headlines.

The flagship TDV8 might offer lots of power and torque, but the TDV6 delivers an experience that might be close enough for some. Punchy when it comes to overtaking and powering out of corners yet quiet on the motorway, this new TDV6 puts the ‘lesser’ diesel Sport back on the map.

All this power makes off-roading a breeze. The smooth automatic gearbox makes life inching over obstacles easy enough for novices to feel confident, while electronic aids take your mind off the complicated stuff and allow you to concentrate on the muddy track. Land Rover’s familiar Terrain Response system makes off-roading a doddle. Simply dial up the terrain – mud, snow, sand etc – and transmission, differential and suspension settings are taken care of and adjusted when needed. It’s no wonder the car is popular when off-roading is this civilised.

And that’s a good way to sum up the Range Rover Sport – civilised. With the premium ambience ratcheted up a few more notches and the car’s already peerless off-roading given a further polish, you don’t need to look anywhere else as nothing comes close

Range Rover Sport 3.0 LR-TD V6

Price: From £55,145 on the road

Engine: 3.0-litre, 245bhp turbo diesel

Transmission: Six-speed automatic driving all four wheels

Performance: 0-60mph 8.8 seconds; top speed 120mph

Economy: 30.7mpg

CO2 Rating: 243g/km