Characteristics table
Gear | Traction | Seats |
---|---|---|
Automatic | Rear-wheel drive | 7 |
Range Rover Sport information
The Range Rover Sport is the flagship of the company that has always been focused on luxury and performance. This design has been made to attract attention, that much is clear to us.
The line of the SUV was updated, lowering it a little to make it look sportier, with refined bumpers, exhaust trim, which give a spectacular visual sensation, very modernized, and complemented by LED headlights, which make the car look very aggressive.
This large SUV is definitely a high-end product, which hides behind its off-road identity and the country heritage of his brothers, the Discovery and Defender. It has high quality materials and finishes worthy of Her Majesty Elizabeth II.
If your intention is to sample some of what Britain has to offer, this Range Rover Sport might be the first thing you should consider if you don’t like tea or chips and vinegar.
The Range Rover Sport is the direct competitor of cars like the Porsche Cayenne or the BMW 5 Series, similar in performance and size, but with an attractive design that despite being updated recalls the previous models of the brand, bringing nostalgia to the faithful followers of these cars.
A perfect vehicle for the family with its 7 full seats and its good fuel consumption, it offers outstanding safety equipment, one of the most praised in the market, which is a very valid plus to consider.
With incredible luxury inside, impeccable finishes, multimedia entertainment and a range of engines for all tastes and budgets, the Range Rover Sport is a car we must try. It offers an alternative to larger brands and what translates into a little more exclusivity, which characterizes this utility model with off-road characteristics but performs excellently as a car for urban use.
The Range Rover Sport is offered with a wide variety of engines, with diesel and gasoline versions, four-, six- and eight-cylinder starting at 240 horsepower.
The engines are the four-cylinder 240 horsepower SD4, the 258 horsepower TDV6, the 306 horsepower SDV6, the 339 horsepower SDV8. There are some gasoline versions which are the Si4 with 300 horsepower, the V6 with 340 and the gigantic V8 with 525 horsepower.
The Range Rover Sport offers a range of engines that aims to cover all market sectors, with different dynamic and performance ranges that are worth studying in depth, as some of these options surely fit our needs.
Several of its power systems were updated, perhaps due to the large capital injected into the company when it was bought by the Indian giant Tata Motors. The ZF Servotronic steering, ensures precision in all movements and a very stable performance with quick response, and that softens or hardens depending on the driving conditions that the car recognizes through its sensors.
The Sport 7-seater version with the 3.0 V6 diesel engine, yields quite good consumption data, with 7.4 liters per hundred kilometers and 232 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer. The fuel tank has a capacity of 86 liters.
The 7-seater Sport version is offered with automatic transmission and several driving assistants that make it a very safe and easy to drive SUV. One of these systems is the Torque Vectoring, with its electronic active differential system with torque distribution in curve, which offers a more precise and controlled response to the tightest curves. It balances the entire braking system to maintain a constant torque distribution to all four wheels.
It employs a dynamic stability control system, which intervenes to maximize driving safety by reducing engine torque and applying the brakes appropriately to correct the car’s direction and steering in case it detects a possible emergency.
The electronically adjustable pneumatic system reduces the vehicle’s suspension height by 15 millimeters when traveling at cruising speed, reducing aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption. This system intervenes from 105 kilometers per hour.
Several driver assistance improvements have been implemented, such as emergency braking, which can help avoid collisions with other vehicles or pedestrians. If it detects a possible frontal collision, an optical warning is displayed, giving sufficient time to react. If the car senses no driver intervention in an imminent collision it applies the brakes to avoid the severity of the collision.
It also includes an updated cruise control and speed limiter system, which maintains the selected speed without the need to use the accelerator pedal, reducing driver fatigue.
With respect to previous versions the Range Rover Sport was deeply updated aesthetically and technically, on the outside we can see an aerodynamic refinement, a lower design and more aimed at achieving a sporty aesthetic. It has aggressive headlights with a band of LED daytime running lights that give a more virile look to the utility.
Land Rover offers a much appreciated option called Advanced Tow Assist, i.e. an assistant for towing, which controls the direction of rotation of the trailer if you go in reverse, through the rotary controller, Terrain Response 2. It helps the driver to correct trajectory so that the trailer moves just as we want.
Inside we have more of the luxury that Range Rover has accustomed us to, with rear screens up to 8 inches in the headrests, or 10-inch high-definition touch screens mounted on articulated brackets attached to the seats.
Both systems include a pair of wireless headphones with high-fidelity sound and HDMI connection, as well as the ability to connect to any smartphone or USB device. This connection can be taken advantage of with the Protect System, and record your journeys, check the fuel level remotely, find the vehicle thanks to the tracker system, or check something as simple as knowing if you left a window down.
Ask for a quote!
Image gallery


