NEW YORK MOTOR SHOW: Next Rangie Sport teased

Update, March 13 2013: A day after revealing a blurry teaser image, Land Rover has issued a similarly moody teaser video of the all-new Range Rover Sport, to debut at the New York motor show in two weeks.

Land Rover has confirmed it will stage the global debut of its redesigned Range Rover Sport in North America in two weeks.

The ground-breaking new Rangie Sport will be unveiled at the New York motor show on March 27 as expected, but it will actually make its public premiere the previous day when it drives through the streets of Manhattan.

Land Rover says it will stream the event live to a global audience via a dedicated microsite (www.newrangeroversport.com), where fans can register to receive a personal invitation to watch the live reveal and exclusive extra content and information.

More Rangie Sports are sold in New York City than any other metropolitan area in the world and the lighter, sportier new model is expected to remain Land Rover’s most popular model in North America.

The British SUV brand confirmed the novel reveal today, when it also revealed a blurry teaser image of what it says will be its “fastest, most responsive and agile vehicle to date”.

No official information has been revealed about the third new Range Rover model to be launched in two years, following the mid-size Evoque in 2011 and full-size Range Rover earlier this year, with Land Rover Global Brand Director John Edwards saying:

"The all-new Range Rover Sport takes the model to another level. It is Land Rover's most dynamic vehicle yet and showcases the best of British design, engineering and technological innovation."

As we’ve reported, however, the next Rangie Sport will adopt the same lightweight aluminium monococque architecture as the all-new L405 Range Rover and is therefore expected to be up to 300kg lighter than before.

The existing Rangie Sport is based on a version of the Discovery’s Integrated Body Frame (a mix of monocoque and ladder-frame) architecture that’s robust but weighty, so the all-new model should bring significant gains in performance and efficiency.

However, its more expensive aluminium construction is also expected to bring price increases of up to 10 per cent over its predecessor, which is currently priced from $100,400 in 3.0-litre turbo-diesel SDV6 guise.

Expect the 180kW/600Nm entry-level engine to continue in the new Rangie Sport, alongside naturally aspirated and supercharged versions of Jaguar Land Rover’s 5.0-litre petrol V8, although the 375kW/625Nm outputs of the latter may be upped to compete with Porsche’s upcoming 405kW Cayenne Turbo S.

The new Sport could also be offered with the Rangie’s 250kW turbo-diesel V8, which slams out no less than 700Nm from just 1750rpm, potentially giving it better real-world performance than the petrol flagship.

It will also be the first production Range Rover offered with hybrid power, with the V6 turbo-diesel and an electric motor combining to produce 250kW with reduced CO2 emissions.

As revealed in these spy shots taken last month, the blurred teaser image hints at a ‘faster’ windscreen, more rearward-sloping roof and more pronounced rising shoulder line than the latest Range Rover, giving it a more wedge-shaped profile.

The new Sport will also feature shorter front and rear overhangs than before, as well as a forward-sloping bonnet, more stylised front and rear light clusters and an all-new, more dynamic interior.