Matt Calvitto•17 Sept 2013
NEWS
SPY PICS: Range Rover Sport R
Go-fast version of premium English off-roader uncoveredThe range-topper for the new Range Rover Sport line-up has been snapped testing by the spy photographers at Automedia.
Land Rover is reported to be planning to badge the variant as the Range Rover Sport R – a departure from the original choice of Range Rover Sport RS.
Despite the camouflage, the pre-production vehicle shown here exposes front air intake treatments, lowered suspension, Brembo brakes and a quad-exhaust system, hinting that this Rangie has the likes of the Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG, Porsche Cayenne and BMW X5 M in its sights.
Power is expected to come from a boosted version of the Jaguar V8 found in the newly released Range Rover Sport Supercharged, and as previously stated, power output is believed to be above 400kW and torque is to exceed 680Nm.
Power will be delivered to the road courtesy of an eight speed ZF automatic in conjunction with the off-road specialist’s latest Terrain Response 2 all-wheel drive system. Naturally, the chassis and suspension set-up will be tweaked to handle the extra grunt.
The sticker price for the powerful behemoth will be well in excess of the $182,400 that is currently asked for the Supercharged variant of the Range Rover Sport and the R is expected to break cover at the upcoming Detroit motor show.
– with Automedia
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