05 RANGE ROVER VELAR SV
Rating 3.5
ENGINE 5000cc V8, DOHV, 32v, s/c POWER 405kW @ 6000-6500rpm TORQUE 680Nm @ 2500-5500rpm 0-100KM/H 4.5sec • WEIGHT 2175kg PRICE $176,412 ($181,325 as tested)
LIKE: Swish interior; decent ride; a riot on loose surfaces; monster grunt
DISLIKE: Lacks handling precision; brakes and tyres underdone; hugely thirsty
Velar almost didn’t make it. With Jaguar-Land Rover haemorrhaging money, it took a hatchet to its
