Here at HPI we are excited about the upcoming release of the Range Rover Sport SVR and being able to offer it to our customers.
That excitement has just been increased when we heard that the Range Rover Sport SVR had just created a new track record at the Nuremburg race track for a SUV.
Apparently the time of 8m 14 seconds was enough the take the title pipping the Porsche Turbo Maca that clocked 8m 15s earlier in the year.
If you want to see how it perfomed here is a video taken at the Nuremburg Track
The SVR will become Land Rover’s flagship performance model when it goes on sale next year. The car is powered by a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine, the same unit as found in Jaguar’s R-S models, tuned to develop 542bhp.
That’s some 39bhp more than the existing top-spec supercharged V8 model, meaning performance figures for the SVR are likely to improve on the Range Rover Sport’s 0-62mph sprint time of 5.3 seconds. Sources have previously suggested the firm has targeted a sprint time of around 4.5 seconds.
Land Rover says the lap was completed using a production-spec car, with engineering chief Mike Cross saying: “The Nürburgring is a benchmark for vehicle development and testing, and cars become stronger, more durable and faster over its 13 miles and 70-plus corners. We wanted to see whether an SUV could behave like a performance car in this challenging environment.”
Created by Jaguar Land Rover’s new Special Vehicle Operations division, the Range Rover Sport SVR is expected to feature tuned suspension, software changes and a more powerful braking system than the current Range Rover Sport.
Despite its on-road credentials, Land Rover has also said the model will come with a twin-speed transfer case for both high and low gear ratios, as well as a wading depth of 850mm.
Source – http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/range-rover-sport-svr-takes-nuerburgring-record-suvs
I don’t about you but that looks like a winner to me. If you can’t wait to next year we still have all the latest models of Ranger Rover Sport to hire in many locations across the Uk and the Europe.
