The Range Rover Sport is an SUV that measures 4.85 meters in length and is available with five or seven seats, with the two additional adults unfit to carry comfortably. Is on sale from € 66,000 to € 113,700.
Along with the Mercedes-Benz M-Class , the Land Rover Range Rover and the Volkswagen Touareg , is one of the SUVs that offer better balance between how it operates on the road and off it. The BMW X5 and Porsche Cayenne are better road to go fast but do not have the capacity of the Range Rover Sport to move out of it, not least because of the absence of reduction . The Jeep Grand Cherokee goes worse by road, although it is a very comfortable car and has good skills "off-road".
Despite the similarity in name, the Range Rover Sport is a version of the Range Rover , are different models. The Range Rover (plain, not Sport) is larger, you can not have seven seats, it is more convenient to travel, is less agile and has a higher price, namely € 32,500 more for the same engine , one difference seems excessive. Both have the same battle , but the Range Rover Sport is 14.9 inches shorter, 5.5 inches shorter and 45 kg lighter with the same engine. Land Rover says that between 75% of the pieces are different.
The version of access to the range of the Range Rover Sport has a 258 hp diesel engine and costs 66 000 euros. It's a similar price to that of a BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz M-Class, both also with 258 hp diesel engine. An Audi Q7 diesel engine with 245 hp is about 5200 euros more affordable.
Land Rover has made major changes in this second generation of the Range Rover Sport, the first generation dates from 2005 and was updated in 2010. The two most notable are the great weight reduction and the existence of versions without gear.
The range consists of four versions, one with eight-cylinder gasoline, 5.0 liter displacement and 510 hp-and three diesel, two six-cylinder and 3.0-liter TDV6 258 hp versions and SDV6 of 292 hp-and eight-cylinder and 4.4-liter 340 hp SDV8. Later will come a hybrid version (Diesel and electrical engine) with 340 hp and an average consumption of 6.4 l/100 km. There will, no date set, a version with four-cylinder engine, not know whether diesel or gasoline. All engines have system ' Stop & Start 'and automatic eight relations. Unlike the Range Rover and Evoque , Range Rover Sport has a lever instead of a knob for gear selection.
Can be ordered active rear differential (in versions with gearbox) able to modify the distribution of torque between the two wheels.Also, to help follow the path indicated by the steering wheel, there is the function "Torque Vectoring" braking the inside wheels during cornering. The steering has electric assistance and three turns lock to lock.
The command "Terrain Response 2» field facilitates driving since, indicating the type of surface you are driving, there are five options: 'General', 'Grass / Gravel / Snow "," Mud / Grooves',' Arena 'and' Rocks' - a PBX selects the appropriate settings for the transmission, drive train and engine. There is also a mode "Auto" automatically detects the type of terrain. Premiere: "Wade Sensing", which indicates to the driver the level of water in a wading.
Some versions have an additional position in the command "Terrain Response 2», identified as 'Dynamic', which adjusts steering, throttle response and transmission, damping control and rolling, as well as setting the traction and stability systems. To control the swinging, these versions have a stabilizing bars active (ie, a PBX may vary the resistance offered by the torsion this element is called "Dynamic Response").
There are four trim levels: "S", "SE", "HSE" and "Autobiography". Among the items that can have are the information projected on the windshield , the alert involuntary change lanes , the lights change assistant short and long , the traffic sign recognition , the active cruise control , the object detection the blind spot , an application for smartphones that allows the car located (among other functions) and heated and ventilated seats in the first two rows.
Another piece of equipment available is the parking assistant. This system automatically performs steering maneuvers necessary to park the vehicle, leaving the driver to control the speed. It is valid for online car battery. In the tests we have done, we left the car about 25 cm away from the curb.
You can have a system called "Flank Guard" that alerts you to potential impacts on the sides of the vehicle during low speed maneuvers (eg, in a car park, where you can run into a column or other vehicle). Use the distance sensors that are on the sides of the front and rear bumpers and combines the data they provide with information from the steering angle and the vehicle's path for acoustic and visual warning to the driver if any risk of collision.
There are 19 exterior colors and three for the roof-silver, gray or black. Acquiring the optional "black» the chrome body parts are replaced by black. The tires can be 19, 20, 21 and 22 inches in diameter and the brake calipers Manufacturer 'Brembo' with some versions are red.
In the comparative safety of km77.com, we have calculated the price of a policy for a Land Rover Range Rover Sport with six-cylinder diesel engine. The policy would be a person of 50 years, with ID from 18 and has not had accidents for over 10 years. Lives in Madrid, keeps the car detached garage and travels 25,000 miles a year. The lowest price we obtained for insurance without excess is offered Mutua Madrileña , for 1343 euros.
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