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All you’ll ever need – the Range Rover Sport

available for this car but frankly Dynamics and Dynamic Response
I don’t see the point: exciting systems, which combine to make
though they may be. In this guise driving a truly great experience.
I averaged 27mpg – aided by an Although the Range Rover gets
unobtrusive Stop/Start which also regularly refreshed you might
works in Sport mode - this could be consider that in its present iteration
improved upon in regular use. the interior might be a little
Our longest trip was on a day dated. I wouldn’t disagree. The
of hard, lavish and perpetual rain. dashboard is clean and uncluttered
Everyone knows the ability of the and everything works as it should
Range Rover to wade in water and although the infotainment and
although there were no streams to navigation touchscreen needs an
ford there was a huge amount of update. Really, it doesn’t matter, but
standing water, especially on the when the next Range Rover model
muddy country lanes. Hitting a huge arrives in 2017/8 then I would
Geoff Maxted of Drivewrite.co.uk takes the Range Rover Sport for a spin puddle at speed threw great sheets expect a transformation.
of water over the Sport. It made no The leather upholstered seats
When the going gets rough the On the road the Range Rover Sport difference. The car just laughs in the are great as you would expect and
Range Rover gets going, that’s what is surprisingly fast. The punchy 3.0L face of bad weather and passengers multi-adjustable too. There’s seating
they say, isn’t it? Fortunately our six-cylinder turbo-diesel sprints stay warm, snug and safe inside. for five plus an extra couple of rear
weather hasn’t been too bad so the from 0-60mph in 6.8 seconds – no The Sport drives like a smaller seats that power-rise from the level
Range Rover Sport HSE Dynamic, mean feat for a car about the same vehicle thanks in part to a diet of boot floor. With these down the
which came loaded to the roof with size as a moon of Jupiter. nice light aluminium. You would boot is like Kent’s Cavern and even
many options and a price tag of Massive torque of 700Nm helps expect a sort of lumbering grandeur, with the extra seats up there’s still
£80k, wasn’t tested as much as it when overtaking. This great lump lording it over lesser motors far usable space for the weekly shop
could have been. of power comes in progressively below your eyeline but it’s way and the like, easily accessed via the
It proved, as ever, to be capable of from 1,500rpm. Kick down and the better than that. powered tailgate.
everything that could be thrown at brilliant eight-speed automatic On motorways it is a fine cruiser The Range Rover Sport is one of
it. There are plenty of decent 4x4s drops down a couple of gears and but it’s when the road gets narrow, the finest, most complete vehicles
out there, it’s just that you get the you’re off! It is deceptive, thanks to twisty and rural that the Sport on the road today at any price.
sense that this tremendous vehicle the size, just how quickly you reach really shows its driveability. This I prefer it to its more luxurious
could take on the world with its ‘All the legal limit. latest version is the best yet. The brethren and it really is the only car
Terrain Progress Control’. There are more powerful engines test car had the company’s Adaptive you would ever need.

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