Range Rover Sport SVR

Before it touches down in local showrooms later this year, we've had the chance to drive the new 2018 Range Rover Sport SVR in its home of the UK. Featuring a 5.0-litre supercharged V8, the Range Rover Sport SVR develops a meaty 423kW of power and 700Nm of torque, sent to all four wheels via an eight-speed automatic transmission. With all that grunt, the 2.3-tonne SUV can dash from 0-100km/h in just 4.5 seconds. The price? A cool $238,200 before on-road costs.

The most performance-focused Land Rover ever, the Range Rover Sport SVR, is now on sale in Australia, with pricing kicking off from $218,500 plus on-roads. Its SVR-specification 5.0-litre supercharged V8 offers outputs of 405kW and 680Nm – some 30kW and 55Nm beyond the ‘regular’ force-induced eight-cylinder petrol engines adopted elsewhere in the Land Rover range. Combined cycle fuel consumption is said to be 12.8L/100km.