The New Range Rover Sport: A Game-Changer in the Luxury SUV Segment

One of the standout features of the new Range Rover Sport is its option list, which includes a two-seater third row of seats for £1,500. This adds a touch of practicality to the car, as it allows families or groups of three to be accommodated comfortably. The design of this feature is also noteworthy, with a simple yet effective mechanism that flips up to reveal the rear seats.

Inside the cabin, one can appreciate the higher console and improved ergonomics compared to its full-size Range Rover counterparts. The dashboard features an LCD screen and a center screen, similar to those found on the larger Range Rovers, as well as a gear shift rather than the traditional rotary knob used in some models. Additionally, paddle-shifters behind the wheel allow for effortless gear changes.

However, this car marks a departure from its predecessors in terms of approachability. Gone is the low and high range transfer gearbox, replaced by a single-speed transfer case that prioritizes on-road ability over off-road prowess. This configuration sends 58% of power to the rear wheels and 42% to the front axle, rather than the traditional 50/50 split seen in larger Range Rovers. The result is a car that can tackle roads with ease, thanks to its 8-speed gearbox and supercharged engine.

The top-of-the-line model boasts acceleration times of under 5 seconds to 60 mph, with a top speed limited to 155 mph. Engineers claim that this car can lap the Nürburgring in around 832 minutes, an impressive feat considering its competitors were once struggling to match even a Porsche 911's performance.

One notable feature of this model is the rear flip seats, which are another option available on the vehicle. Additionally, a panoramic glass roof has been introduced as an option, similar to those found on larger Range Rovers. However, some may opt for the LCD Dash display instead, which is normally found in smaller Range Rover models.

Another noteworthy feature of this car is its tech-savviness, including an app that allows owners to remotely track their vehicle's location, fuel level, and range, as well as a hot Wi-Fi hotspot that can accommodate up to eight devices. This model for Europe will be powered by the diesel V6 engine, available in both 258 horsepower and 29.2 horsepower variants.

The starting price of this new Range Rover Sport is £51,550, which is slightly more expensive than its predecessor but still relatively affordable considering the car's capabilities. As a result, it's likely that demand will be high for this model, with depreciation expected to be minimal in the short term. Overall, the new Range Rover Sport feels like a game-changer in the luxury SUV segment, offering a perfect blend of on-road dynamics and off-road capability.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwell here's the star of New York to show the new Range Rover Sport um introduced last night Daniel Craig drove it into town uh big change for this car because it's an all aluminum car it's had a dramatic loss of weight 420 kilos they're talking about and it's a completely different car to the previous range over sport it almost ought to have a different name now I'm going to take you around some of the details on this car but really make it so different first of all it's a stretched wheelbase 7 in extra in the wheelbase so there's way more space inside there's a real hint of evoke about this car um especially from the rear one one of the aspects I'm not quite sure about this is the supercharged version so 510 horsepower and it looks a bit weedy around those exhaust pipes I'm very surprised at how that looks um but overall I think it's a great design really huge doors on it there something that you do note on this car it's very easy to get in and out but whoa look at the size of that door it's like like a bar door but there's much more space than ever used to be uh in the back they call this a um five seater well I don't really want the middle seat but what's nice is it's a full-size seat with a headrest rather than having that funny headrest used to get in a Range Rover Sport and used to dig into your back not on this model um so it's a proper 5 seat the other thing uh I quite like about it is on the option list there is a two seater uh sorry third roader seats £1,500 buys you these seats in the back flick up a touch of a button a really nice touch to have a 5 plus two seating option like that style I think it I think it is one of the best designs we've seen of this sort of genre of car um we sort of got used to this new look of uh Landrover with the evoke uh but this drags it on to another level now inside what's different to this to the um full fat rang over is a higher console um Step Inside oh there we go um if you see here it's got an LCD Dash and a center screen just like on the fulls size Range Rover and also this a gear change rather than that funny rotary knob welcome return to have that I think in the car and you get uh paddles behind the wheel to change gear on the 8-speed gearbox again emphasizing how different this car is to um the other range RS in the range you there is um standard option is a single speed transfer gearbox what am I talking about we haven't got the low and high range that used to get in Range Rovers for ultimate off-road ability this one is the first range Land Rover product I know where it hasn't got that on the bigger cars yes you got it inoke sorry you've got a single speed one there but on this it's all about um It's on-road ability and the single speed transfer gear case means there's 58% power goes to the rears 42 to the front rather than a normal 50/50 split and the supercharged one this car they're talking under 5 Seconds to 60 uh top speed limited to 155 mph and they're even talking about lap times the guy had a call from one of the engineers they're around 832 around the nor life at the moment with a supercharged car that's the sort of speed that a knen uh turbo was doing 2 three years ago so this car is genuinely going to compete dynamically they're telling me uh with that of a Porsche Ken which the previous one never did because it was so overweight um it was like it was isard Kingdom Brunell sort of designed it or something but uh it was so so heavy so it's great that it's it's competitive now at about 2.1 tons instead of 2085 some of the options you get on this car discussed the um rear flip seats another one is the panoramic roof the glass roof proved a hugely popular uh on the fullsize Range Rover and on the evoke I'm sure it's going to be equally the same on this one strangely the LCD Dash is another area that is an option um normally you get analog dos there but I'm sure people will go for this and also on this car they're introducing a is I'm going to work oh there we go yeah so that's that is going to be an option the LCD uh screens and it's all configurable and you press Sport and then it all go turns red and you know super sporty um you're get an app with this one on your iPhone where you can check remotely how much fuel you've got in your car what sort of range you've got even where you parked it it's got a sort of tracker on it it so you can if you're if are out in town and you've gone walking about and you don't where you park press that and it'll give you the quickest way back to car all sort of clever stuff that we're sort of seeing on this car but it's been introduced for this one there's even a hot Wi-Fi hotspot in here takes up to eight devices only seats seven so I don't know why you want eight devices but anyway it's better than everybody else um the model for Europe is bound to be the diesel um V6 uh diesel there's a 258 horsepower one and a 29 2 horsepower one I find this the uh claim acceleration pretty remarkable 6.9 seconds for the SD V V6 um starting price 51550 so it hasn't had this jump in price that we saw with the with a big Range Rover that was significantly more expensive than the Moder itl this one is about £2,000 more than the outgoing model so all sort of adds up I think this is going to be a bit of a hit in the showroom I think they're going to be in short supply and depreciation isn't going to be problem the first few years because it just sort of feels right it feels a useful car and of the added sort of dynamics that we've not come to expect from Ranger over sport this is going to be on another level so yeah here we go again it's aoke time times twowell here's the star of New York to show the new Range Rover Sport um introduced last night Daniel Craig drove it into town uh big change for this car because it's an all aluminum car it's had a dramatic loss of weight 420 kilos they're talking about and it's a completely different car to the previous range over sport it almost ought to have a different name now I'm going to take you around some of the details on this car but really make it so different first of all it's a stretched wheelbase 7 in extra in the wheelbase so there's way more space inside there's a real hint of evoke about this car um especially from the rear one one of the aspects I'm not quite sure about this is the supercharged version so 510 horsepower and it looks a bit weedy around those exhaust pipes I'm very surprised at how that looks um but overall I think it's a great design really huge doors on it there something that you do note on this car it's very easy to get in and out but whoa look at the size of that door it's like like a bar door but there's much more space than ever used to be uh in the back they call this a um five seater well I don't really want the middle seat but what's nice is it's a full-size seat with a headrest rather than having that funny headrest used to get in a Range Rover Sport and used to dig into your back not on this model um so it's a proper 5 seat the other thing uh I quite like about it is on the option list there is a two seater uh sorry third roader seats £1,500 buys you these seats in the back flick up a touch of a button a really nice touch to have a 5 plus two seating option like that style I think it I think it is one of the best designs we've seen of this sort of genre of car um we sort of got used to this new look of uh Landrover with the evoke uh but this drags it on to another level now inside what's different to this to the um full fat rang over is a higher console um Step Inside oh there we go um if you see here it's got an LCD Dash and a center screen just like on the fulls size Range Rover and also this a gear change rather than that funny rotary knob welcome return to have that I think in the car and you get uh paddles behind the wheel to change gear on the 8-speed gearbox again emphasizing how different this car is to um the other range RS in the range you there is um standard option is a single speed transfer gearbox what am I talking about we haven't got the low and high range that used to get in Range Rovers for ultimate off-road ability this one is the first range Land Rover product I know where it hasn't got that on the bigger cars yes you got it inoke sorry you've got a single speed one there but on this it's all about um It's on-road ability and the single speed transfer gear case means there's 58% power goes to the rears 42 to the front rather than a normal 50/50 split and the supercharged one this car they're talking under 5 Seconds to 60 uh top speed limited to 155 mph and they're even talking about lap times the guy had a call from one of the engineers they're around 832 around the nor life at the moment with a supercharged car that's the sort of speed that a knen uh turbo was doing 2 three years ago so this car is genuinely going to compete dynamically they're telling me uh with that of a Porsche Ken which the previous one never did because it was so overweight um it was like it was isard Kingdom Brunell sort of designed it or something but uh it was so so heavy so it's great that it's it's competitive now at about 2.1 tons instead of 2085 some of the options you get on this car discussed the um rear flip seats another one is the panoramic roof the glass roof proved a hugely popular uh on the fullsize Range Rover and on the evoke I'm sure it's going to be equally the same on this one strangely the LCD Dash is another area that is an option um normally you get analog dos there but I'm sure people will go for this and also on this car they're introducing a is I'm going to work oh there we go yeah so that's that is going to be an option the LCD uh screens and it's all configurable and you press Sport and then it all go turns red and you know super sporty um you're get an app with this one on your iPhone where you can check remotely how much fuel you've got in your car what sort of range you've got even where you parked it it's got a sort of tracker on it it so you can if you're if are out in town and you've gone walking about and you don't where you park press that and it'll give you the quickest way back to car all sort of clever stuff that we're sort of seeing on this car but it's been introduced for this one there's even a hot Wi-Fi hotspot in here takes up to eight devices only seats seven so I don't know why you want eight devices but anyway it's better than everybody else um the model for Europe is bound to be the diesel um V6 uh diesel there's a 258 horsepower one and a 29 2 horsepower one I find this the uh claim acceleration pretty remarkable 6.9 seconds for the SD V V6 um starting price 51550 so it hasn't had this jump in price that we saw with the with a big Range Rover that was significantly more expensive than the Moder itl this one is about £2,000 more than the outgoing model so all sort of adds up I think this is going to be a bit of a hit in the showroom I think they're going to be in short supply and depreciation isn't going to be problem the first few years because it just sort of feels right it feels a useful car and of the added sort of dynamics that we've not come to expect from Ranger over sport this is going to be on another level so yeah here we go again it's aoke time times two\n"