2006 Range Rover Sport

SubaruKid37 · Nov 27, 2004, 1:20 PM

Its here at last, I also have a video of a camoflaged RRSport going around the nordschleife... fast! if you want it, i will upload it for you.

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Originally Posted by Detroit News

Ford Motor Co.'s Land Rover unit is about to forge into the growing market of performance sport utility vehicles.

Next summer, the brand will introduce the 2006 Range Rover Sport, available with a supercharged 4.2-liter V-8 engine that will deliver the highest degree of power -- 390 horses -- ever in a Land Rover model.

It will compete directly with the popular Porsche Cayenne, BMW X5 4.8is and Mercedes-Benz' ML55 AMG.

Land Rover's U.S. sales have dropped 19 percent this year, reflecting weaker demand for the Freelander and discontinued Discovery SUV models.

The Range Rover Sport was engineered to be less frenetic and more refined than existing performance SUVs, while offering fast, long-distance driving, said Matthew Taylor, managing director of Land Rover.

As more upscale brands such as Porsche and Audi enter the crowded SUV market, analysts say Land Rover needs to differentiate its product lineup.

"The SUV has become the modern day sports car for many consumers," said George Peterson, president of AutoPacific, a California automotive consulting firm. "It's natural for Land Rover to offer a more powerful SUV."

Peterson said the Range Rover Sport will bolster Land Rover's appeal in markets such as southern California, New York City and Las Vegas.

The Range Rover Sport shares the same platform as the new Land Rover LR3 and will become the brand's fifth nameplate. In addition to the supercharged engine, Land Rover will offer a normally aspirated V-8 engine on the Sport.

It goes on sale next summer and will be priced between the $44,995 LR3 and the $73,085 Range Rover, Land Rover said.

Land Rover hinted it was prepared to enter the high performance SUV market when it introduced the 2-door Range Stormer concept at the 2004 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Land Rover will build the Range Rover Sport at a plant in Solihull, England.

Malin · Nov 27, 2004, 4:24 PM

nice but to big for me

here is some picture

off it
sorry for the swedish text
http://www.sportbilen.se/press.php?id=876

OBX · Nov 27, 2004, 4:53 PM

I'm ready to order one. Seriously

Engine sounds like the same one from the supercharged Jags - XKR, XJR, XJ Super V8, S-Type R. Sounds like a quick SUV.

dark_hunter · Nov 27, 2004, 6:58 PM

What kind of options make it jump from $44k to $73k?

OBX · Nov 28, 2004, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by dark_hunter

What kind of onions make it jump from $44k to $73k?

Nah - they said it'll list between the Land Rover LR3, $44300, and the Range Rover, $72300. So likely around $58300.

12 inch pianist · Nov 28, 2004, 3:33 AM

Is it using the same old Rover V8 or is it a new block?

OBX · Nov 28, 2004, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 12 inch pianist

Is it using the same old Rover V8 or is it a new block?

It looks like it's using the same DOHC 4.2-liter V8 that powers the supercharged versions of the Jaguar S-Type, Jaguar XJ, and Jaguar XK. The current Range Rover uses a 282-horsepower 4.4-liter V8, shared with the BMW 545, 645, 745, and X5 4.4; the current Land Rover LR3 uses a different 4.4-liter V8, made by Yamaha, that produces 300 horsepower. And the old Discovery used a crappy 4.6-liter pushrod V8.

SubaruKid37 · Nov 28, 2004, 4:16 PM

maybe if you watched and heard it, it might help your decision making?

i've uploaded it below (30mb's)

http://tom.sportscarforums.com/scf/RR_Sport_hq.avi

oh and 12 inch, the Rover V8 has been laid to rest, it will no longer be used in any production cars as the engine will no longer be made.

psh · Nov 28, 2004, 10:04 PM

So Ford has finally decided to update the Range Rover.
Will they still be using the old X5 platform or are they going to use one of their own?

OBX · Nov 28, 2004, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by psh

So Ford has finally decided to update the Range Rover.
Will they still be using the old X5 platform or are they going to use one of their own?

I'm fairly sure the Range Rover has its own platform - though as I said, it shares the engine with the X5 4.4i (and the 545, 645, and 745). Either way, Ford is begging to end that deal - they wanted to throw a new engine in it, but they can't find anything small enough to fit without a major nose restyling. So they're sitting on it for now.

FR500 · Nov 28, 2004, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by OBX

It looks like it's using the same DOHC 4.2-liter V8 that powers the supercharged versions of the Jaguar S-Type, Jaguar XJ, and Jaguar XK. The current Range Rover uses a 282-horsepower 4.4-liter V8, shared with the BMW 545, 645, 745, and X5 4.4; the current Land Rover LR3 uses a different 4.4-liter V8, made by Yamaha, that produces 300 horsepower. And the old Discovery used a crappy 4.6-liter pushrod V8.

I think the 4.4 V8 is not the Yamaha one found in the XC90, i think it's derived from the Jag 4.2, i might be wrong though.

Maserati Man · Nov 28, 2004, 11:50 PM

does this suv seat 5 or 7?

Kirstyn · Nov 28, 2004, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Maserati Man

does this suv seat 5 or 7?

5 i would think, because the rr only seats 5

lr3 seat 7 though i think

12 inch pianist · Nov 29, 2004, 3:27 AM

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Originally Posted by OBX

And the old Discovery used a crappy 4.6-liter pushrod V8.

Don't knock it, I intend putting one in a Triumph GT6+. Its also the basis for TVR V8s.

jimkk29 · Nov 29, 2004, 4:33 PM

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Originally Posted by OBX

it shares the engine with the X5 4.4i (and the 545, 645, and 745)

The Range Rover has an older version of that engine with 285 HP, the engine used in the aforementioned BMW models gets 333 HP.

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SubaruKid37 grow old, never grow up Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Trapped on an island called UK Posts: 8,803	Re: 2006 Range Rover Sport maybe if you watched and heard it, it might help your decision making? i've uploaded it below (30mb's) http://tom.sportscarforums.com/scf/RR_Sport_hq.avi oh and 12 inch, the Rover V8 has been laid to rest, it will no longer be used in any production cars as the engine will no longer be made. Last edited by SubaruKid37 : Nov 28, 2004 at 4:29 PM.

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