New 2024 Range Rover Sport SV - 626bhp AND mega off-road capability

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The new Range Rover Sport SV is a wild car. It has possibly the broadest range of capabilities of any car on sale. Not only does it have all of the off-road ability that you'd expect from a Range Rover, it's also such a carbon-fibre wheeled, carbon-ceramic braked 626bhp V8-powered monster that Range Rover thinks it can hack it on a race circuit.

So we tried it on both - off-road, on race track, and of course on the road too, which will be the Range Rover Sport SV's more natural habitat.

This test is of the launch version of the car, the Edition 1, a limited-run variant that costs £185,360 before options, and there are a few of those.

So what's it to be, a Ford Ranger Raptor and a Caterham and a hundred grand change, or the new Sport SV Edition 1? Join Matt Prior as he tests the latest and greatest Range Rover. Full tech spec below. Enjoy.

Price £185,360
Engine V8, 4395cc, twin-turbo petrol, plus 48v ISG
Power 626bhp at 6000-7000rpm (635PS)
Torque 553lb ft (750Nm) at 1800-5855rpm (590lb ft/800Nm briefly at launch)
Gearbox 8-spd automatic, 4wd
Kerb weight 2485kg
0-62mph 3.8sec
Top speed 180mph
Economy 24.1-22.7mpg
CO2 267-282g/km

Edited by Shreyans Chordia

00:00 Introduction and design
01:28 Technical details
03:17 Road driving impressions
10:13 Off-road
11:13 On track
14:26 Verdict

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RR sure gets tons of criticism. …Truth of the matter. People who own them LOVE THEM!!! And the people who don’t sure

carlhee

I've had the pleasure of driving two of them myself last week. It truly is an epic car, the best JLR have built in a very long time.
Hopefully the transfer box issues aren't too widespread, and they prove to be as reliable as the old SVR.

tomrafal

Great review Matt- most thorough review I’ve seen of this

jj

Gutted they ditched the home - grown 5.0 V8 for something generic. I don't care if it's objectively inferior, it had its own distinctive character.

TheYawun

Amazing that carbon ceramic brake systems save 35 kg’s!!

TODMXNL

I love your reviews and I totally agree with you on the car's abilities.

TheObronx

I have Range rover sports Autobiography since last six month, and iam very satisfied with the car, it's awesome pice of machine.

sudindesai

Very cool bit of kit. JLR have a history of doing this, remember the XKR-S, F-Type 675 or the Range Rover Stormer ? The tech on this car will be trickled down to the rest of the range in due course. From a development point of view this is a big step forward and will be highly collectible in the future.

JacobSmith-hztr

After Edition One version we can buy regular Sport SV?

Vake

If Land Rover air suspension didn’t provide enough headaches they throw in a 6 D system and another dozen computers.

rcqhlph

will they use the hydrolic suspension in their other suvs? Reducing body roll is no easy task without huge anti roll bars and control systems for them

van

Nice to see the next footballer WAG wagon.

brianiswrong

For close to £190k I think I would buy a nearly new Porsche Cayenne turbo and a Bentley for motorway mileage old disco for rougher stuff. And still have change for fuel insurance etc for a good many years

petewatson

Great review as always.
One of the most attractive designs and sportiest luxury SUVs.
But i think the new Range Rover Sport SV's high all-round performance is very much because of the BMW 4.4 V8 twin turbo.
Ufortunately you never reviewed extensively the main competitor who defined this segment.and never gave it the credits it deserves.. The BMW G06 X6 .
In the X6M Competition version with this engine is a beast. Same with the quad turbo B57 inine 6 diesel 50D. In the etry level 40i and 30D is one of the best all rounders.
This car apart that it has brought the sport SAV coupe concept to the industry that today 75% of the designs are copies of it or have been deeply influenced by it, it is now at this 3rd gen keeping the title of the king of this category, being more technologically advanced and luxurius than the Range Rover Sport, the Audi Q8 and Cayenne coupe.

MichaelPapas

185k!!! Is that to cover the warranty claim costs that will be coming a week after you collect it, or are they including 6 months insurance in the price?

Eddhott