Range Rover Sport SVR to go on sale in Australia

The Range Rover Sport SVR is Land Rover’s most extreme performance vehicle yet. Developed by Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations team, the high-performance SUV grabbed quite a few headlines when it lapped the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany in 8 minutes 14 seconds, making it the fastest production SUV around the challenging 20.8 kilometre-long circuit.

Having made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June last year, the Range Rover Sport SVR is now headed for the Australian market. According to a few reports, the vehicle will go on sale in May to take on the likes of Porsche Cayenne Turbo S and the BMW X6M.  

The SVR is powered by an uprated version of Land Rover’s 5-litre supercharged V8 engine, which has been tuned to deliver 550bhp of power – a 40bhp increase over the existing V8 derivative.

The SVR is regarded as the most performance-focused Range Rover ever. Despite its track-oriented nature, the company says it has made no compromises as far as off-roading capabilities are concerned. The vehicle features a twin-speed transfer case providing a choice of high and low gear ratios and the same 850mm wading depth as other models in the Range Rover Sport line-up.

Source: InAutoNews