Range Rover Sport SVR by SVO
Price: R2 627 400 0-100 km/h: 4,90 seconds Top speed: 283 km/h Power: 423 kW Torque: 700 N.m CAR fuel index: 15,40 L/100 km CO2: 294 g/km
The Germans may do things a fraction better, but you cannot deny the class of this bespoke SVR
Ray Leathern
VW Group products in this class remain an ever-present threat, and rule the roost on-road
Sean Parker
Whining twin-vortex supercharger at full attack, 5,0-litre direct-injection V8 bass note filling the gaps, Continental CrossContact tyres squealing for grip as the high-riding SUV scythes along a typical-Western Cape meander … this is a brief snapshot of life in the absolutely fantastic Range Rover Sport SVR. Despite the overt agro of the drivetrain, integral-link rear with standard-fit air suspension ensures the car is always level and composed, allowing the chassis to translate all 423 kW and 700 N.m to the tarmac. A real iron fist in a velvet glove scenario then.
Which, if you look at it from the outside, isn’t far off the truth for this SVO-customised offering. Aesthetically, our test unit matte-black paint. Land Rover made this vehicle available to us to highlight the near-endless colour spectrum available to JLR customers in search of bespoke commissions. It commissioned 24 custom Range Rover Sports in a variety of one-off hues. These locally inspired colours include Sibudu Stone, Namaqua Orange, Egoli Gold, Sudwala Eve and Bantry Blue and were painted at JLR SVO in Warwickshire, England.
