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THE GOOD LIFFE
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uite simply, the 2019
Range Rover Sport SVR is
the most powerful Range
Rover ever made. It's also
the most not-subtle Range
Rover ever made. From its
eye-popping Estoril Blue
exterior (with cool 22-inch
black rims surrounding red brake calipers) to
its angry, straight pipe-like exhaust note, this
luxury performance SUV loudly announces
its arrival visually and sonically.
But don't worry, like the true Jekyll and
Hyde vehicle it is, you can go under the
radar too. Put the SVR into Comfort mode,
turn off the active exhaust, crank up the
Beethoven and sink back (a little bit) into the
full-grain leather sport seats and people just
think it's a bright blue ordinary Range Rover.
But always lurking underneath is the ground-
pounding power of 575 horses, generated by
its supercharged 5.0L V8 engine.
The 2019 Range Rover Sport SVR comes
out of Land Rover's SVO (Special VehicleOperations) division. It's an in-house
research, development and performance
division – think Jaguar's version of AMG.
They've created the SVAutobiography Range
Rover models, offering the ultimate blend
of performance and luxury, along with SVR
Range Rover Sport models which are serious,
hardcore street racers.PERFORMANCE
It's just thrilling to mash that accelerator into
the floor and launch an angry, 6,600 pound
SUV to 60 miles per hour in just over four
seconds. As this is a Range Rover, you can
achieve similar performance numbers on any
surface. A lot of cars will do 0-60 in under
five seconds on the road, but what about in
the mud or going up a hillside?
Aside from the brute power, the SVR
loves curves too. You get an Electronic
Active Differential with Torque Vectoring
by Braking. This means the brakes slightly
slow the speed of the inner two wheels
when turning. This is joined by DynamicBLUE STREAK
Take a spin behind
the wheel of the 2019
Range Rover Sport SVRWORDS FREDDY SHERMAN
The essence of the
Range Rover Sport
experience is that you
can access that power
regardless of the terrain