Land Rover Range Rover Sport

The Range Rover Sport, the new sports tourer 4x4 Land Rover is the vehicle for greater performance and better manage the prestigious manufacturer of SUVs ever built. Powered in top of the range, for a petrol V8 4.2 supercharged 390 hp (287 kW), the Range Rover Sport is designed to combine invigorating dynamic ability with outstanding comfort and refinement.

"The Range Rover Sport is the fifth nameplate for the Land Rover range," said Matthew Taylor, Managing Director of Land Rover. "We entered into the growing market for sport 4x4, but is different from all rivals. We see it as a less frenetic, more refined to the current 4x4 sport. It is perfect for sporty driving and comfortable on long journeys. However , is also exceptional off-road, offering off-road capability than any of its competitors. Like all Land Rover, has the largest range of capability in its class. " "It also perfectly complements the existing Range Rover - the luxury SUV. The Range Rover Sport is more compact and, within the range of Land Rover, will be in price between the Discovery 3 and Range Rover."

The Range Rover Sport uses a range-topping version of the renowned engine specially developed supercharged 4.2-liter Jaguar V8. Its maximum output is 390 hp (287 kW) and maximum torque is 550 Nm, with an electronically-limited top speed of 225km / h. The power and torque are delivered to all four wheels through a ZF six-speed intelligent automatic with Command Shift sports program and (tm), Land Rover, which allows manual control of gear shift. The short is electronically selectable.

HEIR OF Range Stormer
The spirit of the Range Rover Sport was embodied in the stunning Range Stormer concept car that was launched with great success at the Detroit Motor Show 2004.

The Range Rover Sport, one of the most aerodynamic 4x4 combines a soft line with a powerful presence, a muscular wheel arches, a roof spoiler striatum and mounted on the tailgate. It has design features Range Rover, like the feeling of roof "floating" (caused by the black roof pillars) and clamshell bonnet. However, in the interests of improved airflow, have been removed embattled corners of the hood and has increased the angle of the windshield.

The new Range Rover Sport has a five-door body with an aluminum gate in one piece, whose glass is opened to improve access to the trunk.

SPORTS APPEARANCE WITH FIVE PLACES
Inside, it is a roomy yet sporty five-seater, finished with premium leather, wood and metal. The cockpit is designed around the driver, with a high and sweeping center console, the controls are at the height of the driver and not below it. The seats are sporty and supportive.

"It is a real Land Rover in which he underlines its sporty nature," said Matthew Taylor. "There is the traditional command driving position of Land Rover, the car is more involved. We believe the emphasis on the driving experience makes the Range Rover Sport an attractive option for those who currently drive luxury sedans and sport 4x4 thanks to its overall refinement and its unmatched breadth of capability. " Although developed with greater emphasis on road performance than any of his brothers, the Range Rover Sport is exceptionally competent across all terrains. Its off-road capability is enhanced by the effective Terrain Response, Land Rover, which is standard on all versions. The Terrain Response allows the driver to select from five modes of ground through a rotary knob located in the center console.

The system then automatically selects the vehicle's many electronic aids (including the height of the suspension, Hill Descent Control, Electronic Traction Control, transmission and engine torque) to overcome any circumstance.

INTEGRATED BODY AND FRAME
The unique architecture of Land Rover's Integrated Body-frame (Integrated Body-frame) has been tailored for the Range Rover Sport to reinforce the sporty. The air suspension is standard on all versions. This double-wishbone suspension has been designed for sporty driving, especially when cornering. The direction spanned by the speed and agility provides stability at low speed and at cruising speed.

The new Land Rover's Dynamic Response senses cornering forces and acts to optimize body control and handling performance. The Dynamic Response, making its presentation to the Range Rover Sport, is standard on all supercharged and optional on the rest. The system is turned off in driving off road to allow greater wheel articulation when driving on rough terrain.

In addition to the already rigorous tests of Land Rover, both on and off the road, the fundamental work to "tune" the chassis of the Range Rover Sport was completed at the Nurburgring circuit in Germany, as befits his "pedigree" sports. Electronic aids to safety, including Electronic Traction Control, the Emergency Brake Assist and Dynamic Stability Control are standard across the range. In the supercharged performance Brembo front brakes, four-piston, ensure a superb braking.

POWERFUL ENGINES FROM JAGUAR
Along with supercharged engine, also offered two Jaguar-derived engines: a 4.4 petrol V8 aspirated 300 hp (220 kW) and a V6 2.7 turbo of 207 hp, shared with the Discovery and the Jaguar S-Type. All have undergone intensive work to adapt to the requirements of Land Rover, for example, watertightness and dust and operate in extreme off road driving with strong inclination angles.

A gearbox six-speed automatic with sport function and short-term relationships, is available as standard across the range. For even greater driving pleasure, the gearbox is adapted automatically and "intelligently" in the style of the driver.

The Range Rover Sport also boasts the latest in functional, such as adaptive cruise control (for the first time in a Land Rover), the bi-xenon headlamps and auto steering the next generation of satellite navigation for road and field .

Also available are audio equipment harman / kardon 'and a rear seat DVD with high resolution screens integrated into the headrest of the front seats. The Range Rover Sport will be presented at the International Motor North America (Detroit) in January 2005 and is available for sale in Spain in the spring of that year.