The Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR is the fastest and strongest in history. Cut from the same fabric as the BMW X5 M and Mercedes ML63 AMG, the SVR is a performance SUV that brings some extraordinary figures with it - more than that in an instant.
It is also the first car that emerges the new special operations vehicles Jaguar Land Rover SVR-badged. The label will simultaneously be powerful and dynamic group of cars. JLR heads to the SVR 911 turbo range instead of GT3 RS relative - force and power instead of the maximum forces of the track, then.
Engine, transmission and 0-60mph time
The engine mount Jaguar F-Type V8 R, there is no lack of power. The charged 5-liter V8 is good for 542bhp and 502lb ft of 2500rpm. Despite 2335 kg the SVR explosion to go 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds to pull 162 hours of walking.
Of course, it is the same engine of the previous model range that powers the Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8, but with an extra 40bhp and 41lb ft of torque.
Most disturbing of all numbers is 8min 14sec. Time Nurburgring SVR - fixed rubber wheels Special equipment 22-inch Ultra High Performance Continental - in fact one of the fastest ever SUVs.
The transmission is a ZF eight-speed automatic - the same used in the Rover model and Jaguar Land online auction - and the power, of course, is delivered to all four wheels.
The main technical specifications
Overall performance and torque large V8 curves are exactly the same in this application as type V8 R F nevertheless, the customized sizing of this car remained to fit. 8 mm is lower than the standard model, and although the system is transported by air springs - and thus the stiffness of the spring has not changed - the stiffer dampeners are recalibrated and bushes have the suspension as a whole 10 percent rigid. Cylinder control system is now mounted on the basis of rigid drive setting standard, but the geometry of the suspension does not change.
When the fog lamps replace for the front ventilation openings and mounting a special carbon fiber air to the brakes leads, the engineers SVO managed to redirect five times as much cooling air over the braking system. However, the brakes are the same elements as the car used Brembo dispenser (380 mm in front). He added a vector torque through the braking system to help more agility while driving enthusiastically.
The amount of support in the steering system has been given a sportier weight to reduce and get heavier back in the dynamic mode of the car. Overall, there is a familiarization phase - in particular electronic vehicle systems - and not a comprehensive reengineering project.
The standard package of wheels and rubber tires is 21 inch slush and snow. For £ 2400, however, buyers can opt for 22-inch wheels with Continental Summer tires - they should not hesitate to do it, we will find out.
What’s it like to drive?
Really impressive. There is a tension in the way the car goes over a bumpy road, but far too rigid for everyday use. Chassis revisions are mild, and you have a job that identifies only the standard Automodell driving experience, but it makes a big difference is the tires of 22 inches available as an option.
When the mud and snow rubber collapses on myself in tight curves, the driving precision of the curve and caring continental tires is absolutely stable. There is the clearest car management response and most direct drive also, which means you can really face pushed along a winding road.
The key to maximizing the SVR is smooth. With so much weight and high center of gravity, the car's face should be treated with patience - throw it into the corner and transmit sudden weight to get the best of it and draw it into overstoer chaotic and unsatisfactory that the control system will meet rush stability.
Pour carefully into a corner, but let the forces build slowly and the car reacts brilliantly. Conducted is needed in this way in the corners very positively, a set is placed, and keeps its line instead of collapsing under its own weight and still feel quite neutral in the corner output.
There is always a delay between the management and the front line line and above a road the great weight of the thing overwhelm the suspension cresting, but the SVR can be bolted along a road alarming speed.
The engine is a power - is so sensitive and lively at the top end - and the transmission is in this application is basically flawless. The new voice of the exhaust system makes his SVR as an older brother of type F, which is not a smart fun for a journalist.
What distinguishes the SVR performance from other sports utility vehicles, however, is the off-road capability. Land Rover has not forgotten its heritage with this new model - the still thick mud during wet water, rocky and slippery slopes face, even in the summer tire. It's really a remarkable thing.
Well, what the SVR thing complete defense, but go to places that X5 M never dreamed of going. This gives an authenticity and a range of skills than anything else on the market.
Rivals
The BMW is almost the clearest and agile of the pair, but how much do you really need your dynamic SUV capacity? We prefer respectable capacities outside the SVR road and we sacrifice the past ten years or two precision and accuracy on the road.
The Porsche Cayenne Turbo is the best handling car in this segment and only £ 92,628 the SVR undermines. The Turbo S version has the Nurburgring round record for performance SUVs with a time of 7 minutes 59sec - 15 seconds faster than the Range Rover - although this model is £ 118.455.
Mercedes ML63 AMG, has now become a close match for the SVR in terms of performance and dynamics, but as the X5 M and Cayenne does not offer a Land Rover talent.
Price
Range Rover Sport SVR starts at £ 93,450 but craves all-wheel fork shoppers and 22-inch Continental tires (£ 2400). Brings dynamic on the road, while keeping a fair amount of SUV skill.
The equivalent Mercedes is a little cheaper at £ 86,920, while the BMW night at £ 3,280.
