GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Range Rover SV Coupe to cost $500K

Land Rover has launched a new two-door version of its full-size Range Rover at the Geneva motor show.

The Range Rover SV Coupe, revealed late last night, is said to pay tribute to the original pioneering British SUV that was launched as a two-door back in 1970.

For its 2018 reboot, not a single body panel is shared with the four-door version of the large Range Rover, Land Rover claims.

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Featuring longer frameless doors, a more rakish rear C-pillar, and metallic side strakes milled from a single piece of metal, the two-door sits on huge 23-inch wheels – smaller 21- and 22-inch wheels are also available.

Measuring in at the same length as the four-door SUV, with exactly the same-length wheelbase, there's generous levels of legroom for rear passengers to stretch out.

According to the British car-maker the SV Coupe is hand-built on a different production line to that of the standard SUV.

As well as being designed as the most luxurious SUV ever -- thanks to its 416kW/700Nm supercharged 5.0-litre V8 – the SV Coupe is also the fastest full-size Range Rover ever.

Against the clock the two-door Range Rover takes just 5.3 seconds to hit 100km/h before topping out at 266km/h.

Created to offer a huge level of personalisation, just 999 SV Coupes will be made, with an unconfirmed number set to land in Australia.

According to Jaguar Land Rover Australia, when it arrives Down Under later this year the SV Coupe will be priced at around $500,000 on the road, making it a direct rival for cars like the Bentley Continental GT.