Land Rover Range Rover Sport News
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The 2014 Range Rover Sport from Land Rover has just gone on sale, but of more interest to performance fans is the sighting yet again of a prototype of a more potent version, something that’s been hinted at in the past by Land Rover officials. Featured in this exclusive spy video is a Range Rover Sport prototype believed to be for a new R-S model. We first saw the prototype last October but now it's in a more advanced stage. Fans of Jaguar Land Rover will note that the R-S label is reserved for the automaker’s most extreme models, such as the XKR-S and XFR-S. Now it appears one of...
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2014 Range Rover Sport Conquers The Empty Quarter: VideoThe Land Rover Range Rover Sport is the perfect vehicle for crossing a Saudi desert.
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2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Priced From $63,495Land Rover’s new 2014 Range Rover Sport has hit the market, priced from $63,495 including an $895 destination charge. That’s about $20k cheaper than the regular Range Rover with which the 2014 Range Rover Sport shares its chassis, drivetrains and styling. The $63,495 pricetag gets you...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Hybrid Range Rover And Range Rover Sport: 2013 Frankfurt Auto ShowLand Rover unveiled new diesel-electric hybrid versions of its latest Range Rover and Range Rover Sport SUVs at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show this week. Unfortunately, neither of these models will be offered in the U.S., though they do provide clues as to what American buyers can expect for planned...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Range Rover Hybrid And Range Rover Sport Hybrid RevealedLand Rover is launching its first-ever hybrid models in the form of the new Range Rover Hybrid and Range Rover Sport Hybrid, which make their world debut next month at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show and go on sale overseas early next year. Both vehicles feature state-of-the-art diesel-electric hybrid...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport first drive reviewMilitary intelligence and jumbo shrimp are the classic oxymorons that keep garden-variety morons like me awake at night. Toss in a third mindbender--"sporty SUV"--and the WTF factor does a damn fine job of counteracting jet lag. We drove headlong into all three in the course of our first drive of...
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A car-versus-car race can be exciting enough. Make it a car-versus-plane race and you're moving in the right direction. Now, if the car is actually the new Range Rover Sport and the plane is a vintage Spitfire you have a recipe for a wonderful match worthy of our viewing time. That's precisely what the good folks at Land Rover have done by pitting their latest (and fastest) Range Rover against a vehicle that's a bit more powerful. The race is a head-to-head blast down a grass runway with the Rover staying grounded as the Spitfire takes to the sky. The driver of the Range Rover Sport plops the...
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Range Rover Sport Sets Pikes Peak Record For A Production SUVLand Rover is well-known for making some of the world's most capable, go-anywhere luxury SUVs. And here’s proof. The automaker’s latest 2014 Range Rover Sport has just set the production SUV record for a Pikes Peak ascent, managing to complete the 12.42-mile climb in a time of 12:35.61...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
The 2014 Range Rover Sport Takes To The Road: VideoFew vehicles undergo such a dramatic change between generations as that of the new 2014 Range Rover Sport as well as its Range Rover sibling that was launched last year. Land Rover started with a clean sheet design for both vehicles and the investment has paid off in spades. Looking at just the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
How Would You Configure The 2014 Range Rover Sport?After seeing the pre-show unveiling of the 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport (with a brief appearance by Daniel Craig), and then getting a bit more intimate with it, we're pretty keen on the new Sport. It's lighter, more modern-looking, and still exceptionally well-finished, inside and out. The new...
Nelson Ireson -
2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Video PreviewLand Rover is well-known for making some of the world's most capable go-anywhere luxury SUVs. That includes the Range Rover Sport, updated at the 2013 New York Auto Show will an all-new design and some new powertrain elements. Now weighing 800 pounds less than its previous version, the 2014 Range...
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2014 Range Rover Sport Live Photos And Video From New YorkLand Rover launched its redesigned 2014 Range Rover Sport today at the 2013 New York Auto Show, and to introduce the vehicle the British automaker brought another Brit, James Bond actor Daniel Craig. In a scene reminiscent of one of the Hollywood blockbusters he’s starred in, Craig revealed...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Edgier, sleeker, and faster, the 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport is the sporting complement to the off-road specialist (with on-road credentials) found in the new Range Rover. Unveiled this evening just before the 2013 New York Auto Show, the 2014 Range Rover Sport improves upon the previous model's formula with quicker acceleration, lighter weight, and greater agility. How much lighter is the new Range Rover Sport? Try 800 pounds lighter. That's like kicking four 200-pound six-footers out of the super-SUV--without having to leave your friends on the roadside. Four variations of the 2014...
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2014 Range Rover Sport Teased For Third Time Before New York Debut: VideoWe're just about a week away from the official unveiling of the 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport at the 2013 New York Auto Show, and today, the company has given us our best glimpse of the vehicle yet. Two previous teasers shed only a sliver of light on the sporty SUV's design, and while the third...
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2014 Range Rover Sport Teased Ahead Of New York DebutLand Rover has confirmed its redesigned 2014 Range Rover Sport will debut this month at the 2013 New York Auto Show. Along with the confirmation, the British automaker also dropped this single teaser image of the vehicle, though it’s difficult to determine any of the details apart from a...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Range Rover Sport Spy ShotsThe all-new 2013 Range Rover from Land Rover just went on sale and has proven a raging success, with waiting lists for the big luxury SUV already stretching six to twelve months. Soon there will be more Range Rover models to help quell that demand, including a new generation of the Range Rover...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Faster Range Rover Sport In The Works: ReportRange Rover’s best selling models in the U.S. market are its Sport variants, and it’s no secret that a new Range Rover Sport is under development. Like the all-new Range Rover, the Sport will benefit from the extensive use of aluminum in its construction, shaving serious weight from all...
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Land Rover Could Go Smaller Than Evoque, Says Design BossLand Rover could build a crossover model smaller than its already compact Range Rover Evoque, according to the brand’s design director Gerry McGovern. The new vehicle would compete against the likes of the MINI Countryman and new Buick Encore in one of the fastest growing segments of the new...
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In the United States, the best selling Land Rover and Range Rover model is the Range Rover Sport. The current model, based on the Discovery, is due to be phased out, replaced by a new Sport model based on the upcoming Range Rover. Jaguar Land Rover knows to tread carefully here, as making too many changes will have a negative impact on sales. Expect a similar family resemblance, but now with an available third-row seat for seven-passenger capability and aluminum construction (shared with the new Range Rover) for less weight. Less weight means better performance (one are where the current...
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2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Spy VideoNext month Land Rover is set to take the covers off its all-new, fourth-generation Range Rover, the vehicle that will eventually spawn a new iteration of the potent Range Rover Sport. Today, we have an exclusive spy video of a prototype for the new Range Rover Sport, taken as it laps up the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport PreviewThe 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport models return with minor changes to paint and trim options.
Kurt Ernst -
Project Kahn Unveils Vesuvius Package For The Range Rover SportProject Kahn's new Vesuvius package for the Range Rover Sport costs £69,875 ($113,124 at current exchange rates) but if this is too expensive, many of the components are available individually.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Land Rovers To Get 8-Speed Transmission: ReportThe eight-speed gearbox will get a year of maturation in European markets before being offered for sale in the U.S. When it does come, it will likely bring a new rotary gear selector with it, as well as improved fuel economy figures.
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2012 Range Rover Sport Gets Upgraded Entertainment FeaturesMost of the more significant upgrades for the 2012 Land Rover Ranger Rover Sport are reserved for strict EU5 emissions countries, but the U.S. will see new entertainment and appearance options.
Nelson Ireson