Why I can't buy this new Range Rover Sport SV!

Meet the all-new Range Rover Sport SV!

The most powerful Range Rover ever created is finally here, and Mat’s about to see if it’s worth the £169,000+ price tag!

Starting off with the design, this thing is absolutely plastered in carbon fibre! There’s a carbon fibre bonnet, and carbon vents across most of the front end. There’s also an updated bumper and splitter compared to the standard Range Rover. The car also comes with optional carbon fibre alloys and a little side skirt along the car. Around the back, you’ll find quad tailpipes, but all-in-all the car still pairs elegance with sporty styling well.

Step inside and the SV is just as luxurious as the regular Range Rover. There’s leather throughout the cabin, as well as Alcantara on the roof lining. The SV also comes with carbon fibre-backed sports seats as well as a ceramic gear selector, and of course all of the usual luxuries like a fridge in the centre console and soft-close doors.

Under the bonnet, the 5-litre supercharged V8 has been swapped for BMW’s glorious 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 - the same V8 from the M5 CS, no less! As a result the SV now puts down 635hp and 750Nm of torque. Power is sent to all four wheels via an 8-speed automatic gearbox, and the car can hit 60mph in just 3.6 seconds.

So it’s super powerful and super fun to drive - but it costs an incredible £169,000! So is it worth it? You’ll need to stick with Mat and see for yourself!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:29 Insurance
02:06 Fuel Economy
02:47 Reliability
04:37 Infotainment
05:29 Revs
07:38 Engine
08:17 0-60mph
08:51 Design
10:23 Interior
12:00 Driving
12:59 Chassis & SV Mode
14:56 Boot
15:31 Practicality
16:12 Back Seats
16:43 Verdict

[aarong]

Q: Why don't Range Rover drivers wave at each other?
A: Because they've seen each other at the service centre already.

[deqglsq]

I think it is mindboggling that when a car manufacturer replaces physical buttons with a screen that controls literally everything, they decide to install a tablet with lousy performance? The car might drive like a dream, but that screen will annoy you all the time, every day, all year around.

[richardpatton]

This is some proper Range Rover bashing 😂

All the best to everyone

[Max_Ivanov_Pro]

I can't believe how expensive it is to insure a Range Rover or Land Rover. It's ridiculous!

[v_stands_for_value]

The real thieves are insurance companies, the moment their service is really needed they quit, god forbid they actually help people

[npm]

Playing amapiano in those seats would take my soul

[AlanTPT]

The government needs to implement heavier sentencing for car thieves in general to also manage this. There needs to be multi-tier work done to safe keep vehicles.

It’s madness with luxury item crime these days.

[hellome]

To be fair, the fault wasn't due to unreliability it was down to human error, if someone had put the oil in the car, the car wouldn't have broken down.

[turhanozturk]

What I like about you Matt is that you're as objective as possible. No bragging about. No extra unnecessary stunts about British cars. Telling it as it is. You deserve an applause and my good luck wishes from Türkiye.

By the way, what about reviewing Turkish made TOGG branded brand new EV? As they call it "Smart Device" We would, and probably international audience, be pleased....

[thediffguy]

Carwow should start doing tug of wars, right?

[DannyO]

16 miles to the gallon sounds amazing! I have a RAM TRX that gets 9 mi to the gallon and I have a highly modified Jeep trackhawk that gets 10 miles to the gallon.

[myownsite]

14:23 that's why Xantia Activa was programmed to have some roll, because while system could corner entirely flat, people found it weird feeling

[kojirohyuga]

There will be made 500 SV's and there are 533 Premier League (season 23/24) players, the numbers are strangely close to each other...

[al]

Try getting that insured. £2680 annual for me and I’m nearly 50. Utter bonkers how insurance companies are being allowed to continually rip us all off. Something needs to be done across the board

[ogod]

Perfect, was looking for a new model to nick. Let’s make this 1/250 by the end of the year! 🤩

[claudio]

“How much carbon fibre do you want?”

Land Rover: Yes

[jonathanrobinson]

The phrase 'a fool and their money are soon parted' comes to mind with regards to people buying new Range Rovers. The running costs are truly eyewatering. Between the fuel economy, benefit in kind, depreciation and insurance, I reckon you'd honestly be cheaper running a Veyron. At least it wouldn't depreciate.

[josephgittos]

A shame about the issue he had, things like that are not doing JLR any favours. No doubt this is a fantastic piece of luxury/tech vehicle with probably all the tech you need and more

[MrTopdog]

The way Matt caressed the gear shift knob made me feel like I was interrupting a private moment like I should have looked away to give him some privacy. Lol😂

[markdawson]

Sadly RR’s are now overpriced, overweight, overrated and unreliable. They are driven by people with a Costa in one hand and a phone in the other. It’s a statement car, but the wrong type.