Sunday, 20 October 2013
Range Rover Sport has been launched for Rs 1.09 crore onwards (ex-showroom Mumbai, pre-octroi) and Land Rover is confident about this product’s success. This is the first Range Rover Sport that is based on the Range Rover platform and has an aluminium body shell reducing its weight by 420kgs over its predecessor.
Like in foreign markets, the Range Rover Sport will be
offered with two engine options, the V6 Turbocharged Diesel and V8
Supercharged Petrol. The V6 diesel mill, which will be the preferred
choice for most customers makes 292PS and an impressive 600Nm of torque.
Priced at Rs 1.09 Crore (ex-showroom, Mumbai) the diesel is also the
most accessible Range Rover Sport of the lot. The Petrol engined Range
Rover Sport is equipped with a 5.0-Litre V8 supercharged mill that
produces 510PS and an earth shattering 625NM of Torque. Both the petrol
and the diesel come equipped with the highly acclaimed 8-speed ZF
automatic gearbox that ensures seamless shifting.
The new Range Rover Sport has several design elements that are similar to that of the smaller Land Rover Evoque.
These elements reflect Land Rover’s new design language, which in our
opinion is one of the best we have seen in recent times. The all-new
Range Rover Sport comes with an all-aluminum monocoque chassis based on
the new Range Rover unlike models in the past that had the underpinnings
from the Land Rover Discovery.
The all-new Range Rover Sport is 62mm longer and 55mm
wider than the previous generation model. The wheelbase too is
substantially longer by 178mm which in turn means that the new Range
Rover Sport is much bigger on the inside than the outgoing model. Apart
from the obvious changes on the exterior and interior, an important
addition to the all-new Range Rover sport is the 5+2 seating arrangement
which makes it much more user friendly as compared to the older
generation Range Rover Sport. The rear +2 seats are electrically powered
making them extremely user friendly. However, they are best suited to
the likes of shorter individuals or children. We expect the all-new
Range Rover Sport to be another hot seller like the Evoque in a market
like India.
